A Night Out

On Saturday, we attended the First Term Ball at BYU-Hawaii which Brent has been working feverishly to put together. The theme was 1940's Swinging On A Star. It was a huge success with a live big band, chocolate fountains, beautiful decorations, dancing lessons, and a pretty good turnout. Everyone who came really enjoyed themselves. I had fun getting dressed up (although, as much as I wanted to dress for the theme, my choices were somewhat limited because I don't fit in most of my clothes anymore:(

But I have to say my favorite part of the dance was seeing these advertisements all around campus in the weeks leading up to it.

What a hottie!

Baby Shower

In July, I had the opportunity to fly home for a couple weeks and spend time in Boise and Utah with my family. Sadly, Brent couldn't come with me because he was right in the middle of Summer Term:( But while I was home, my wonderful sisters-in-law, mom, and mother-in-law threw me THE CUTEST baby shower ever. Baseball themed! If you know Brent or I, you know that they couldn't have picked a more appropriate theme. And they couldn't have done a better job with the food, decorations, and games. Loved it!

It was so wonderful to see all of you who were able to make it! And thank you for all the gifts to help us get ready for little baby boy! I came back with more than a suitcase full of exciting and cute baby things to show Brent!

And here's a picture of me at 26 weeks, 2 days. I think my shirt makes it hard to tell how big I am, but I feel like baby grew a ton while I was at home! I thought maybe Brent wouldn't be able to recognize me when he picked me up from the airport.

Baby is kicking a ton now and I love to feel it. I can't believe we'll get to meet him in just three short months! I've got my maternity tours, childbirth class, and pediatrician consultations scheduled. We've even got a bed, car seat, and stroller. It's getting so close and we're definitely getting excited to meet our little guy!

The Fourth: Hawaiian Style

So I know this post is a bit late, but our Fourth of July celebration was perfect and I didn't want to skip blogging about it.

We slept in since Brent didn't have to go to school, then we packed up all our food, our grill, and our towels and headed to the beach with our friends. We found a big, beautiful, and secluded spot on Sunset Beach and we had the perfect setup for a long day of relaxing and playing in the sun.

With the grills cooking up hamburgers, hot dogs, and freshly speared fish, and a surfboard and body board to keep us entertained, we had quite the day at the beach. Around 5pm, we packed up and drove down the road to Turtle Bay Resort where we could watch a fireworks show against the backdrop of the beautiful Hawaiian mountains. While we waited for it to get dark, we laid out our towels, unpacked our grills, and cooked up some delicious steak and potatoes for dinner. I couldn't have imagined a more perfect way to celebrate Independence Day with some of our favorite friends.

Baby Update

Last week we got to go in for our 20 week ultrasound appointment -- the anatomy scan. We loved being able to see every part of our healthy, perfect little baby; especially when they turned on the 3D equipment!

The first shot confirmed we are indeed expecting a wee laddie.

Cute!!

When the technician tried to get us a shot of baby boy's face, he was hiding behind his hands and wouldn't let us peek! The lady tried to shake my belly and get him to move, but he just wouldn't. But I thought he looked so cute hiding from us that I didn't even mind that we couldn't see his face!

Silly little boy:)

And while we're doing a baby update, I've got another belly picture for you. Taken yesterday at 21 weeks 2 days.

I've been told I've "popped".

When Brent snapped this picture I was getting something off my shirt, but I'm surprised at how pregnant it makes me look.

I still feel pretty small, and kind of just chubby, but I guess I have a different viewpoint than everyone else. Looking down on my tummy, it stills seems to barely poke out, but I'm definitely getting bigger:)

Surprise!

Last week, Brent told me we had to drive to town to pick up his friend Andres from the airport. Having never heard of this friend Andres, I asked who he was and Brent told me he was a kid in one of his classes who apparently had no other friends. Well, okay then! We pulled up to the curb at the baggage claim and Brent got out to greet Andres. With Brent blocking most of my view, I was surprised that this Andres had girly legs. Then Brent moved out of the way and there stood my sister Tra! I was so surprised and so excited! Then I felt bad that I had eaten the burger Brent had bought for Andres in case he was hungry after his flight (I'm sorry, but I'm pregnant and 4 chicken nuggets just isn't enough for me. But I didn't know I was really eating Traci's food!) We had 6 days together of relaxation, fun, yummy food, Cosby episodes, and good ol' Hawaiian adventure.

I had to work a couple of half days while she was here, but it was ok because Brent and Traci came and visited me at work both days!

Tra loved our panini and haupia pineapple smoothie. Then I showed them around the farm a bit.

We picked a bunch of beautiful plumeria so we could make our own leis.

The bag smelled really good!

One day, Brent and his friends taught Tra how to surf.

We went to a lot of beaches and worked on our tans. At Secret Beach, we found this guy relaxin in the shade.

We named him Ted.

One night we made Traci's famous bagels. Yum!

We also ate some delicious sushi (don't worry, nothing raw in mine),

some delicious breakfast,

some delicious Ted's Bakery,

and some delicious macadamia nuts.

We found this pretty lookout,

and this pretty plumeria tree,

and this gecko hanging out in a lantern.

We stopped at the malasada truck, went shopping at the swap meet, and looked around Pearl Harbor.

It was so fun having you here Tra! Thanks for the wonderful surprise. We miss you and can't wait for you to come again in December! Love you.

The Evidence

Here's our little boy, showing off for us.

Remember how I told you our doctor is English? He's also got some Irish blood in him. Hence, the "Wee Laddie" instead of "It's a Boy." Love it.