What to do when you are away from your husband for three weeks

Turn your bedroom into a card making craft room

Lay out at aunt Barb's pool

And change your hair style
(Hyrum hasn't seen my new bangs)



Go on fun girls trips to Barb's cabin (I fit right into Hyrum's family, we look like sisters)

Visit the Manti temple

Make fabulous flower clips for baby (thanks for teaching us Bobbi)

Make cute jewelry (thanks to aunt Debbie)

Spend money to decorate the nursery (Sarah suprised me by recovering this chair. I love it!)

More swimming (ok laying out) at Barb's pool

And growing bigger everyday!

I've tried to keep myself busy, but still miss Hyrum more than I thought was ever possible. Baby is due on the 22nd and I'm feeling great still. Good thing because Hyrum claims we are having at least nine more children. I love him.

Look what I made

I crocheted this all by myself! It is for baby. We've decided on a name, but I won't say yet just incase I decide to change it once again. Only 5 more weeks!

Welcome to North Carolina

This picture is for you mom. Back to your roots. The people there were...interesting.

We made it and it is so nice. I think we were getting the short end of the stick in Milwaukee. Our apartments here are less than a year old and have a very nice gym, "business center", "internet cafe", pool area, and theater. They even have tons of cookie dough that you can eat. Now I'm sad to be leaving on Friday. It is nicer being bored here than in Milwaukee. Good thing I grew up with a dad who has a deep North Carolina accent or I would never be able to understand what the people were saying here.

We can't wait to be parents.

Hyrum is going to be the best dad. He has a great example set for him by his dad.

I think baby is running out of room because she moves so much and keeps me up all night. I guess it is great preparation for the years to come.

A friendly french festival

We went to Bastille days in downtown Milwaukee this past weekend....

These men did not know I was taking a picture of them, yet they are posed perfectly.

There were men in skirts.

A guy who claimed his name was Waldo.

Men in belly shirts.

Lonely people on street corners.

Crazy up-do's.

A tourist cowboy from New Zealand.

Boys with their pants half way down and a girl on each arm.

A gentleman who left a brush in his hair. How embarrassing.

Girls holding hands.

Belly dancers. You should see the moves she taught me. My tummy can bounce.

Middle age women rocking out to live French bands.

This Milwaukee place holds some crazy festivities.

Goodbye Milwaukee

Hello Raleigh, North Carolina.

We head there on Thursday. It was a last minute decision on the sales people's part. Talk about inconvenience for a pregnant woman. It's only a 15 hour car ride. And a change of 3 plane tickets that APX may or may not pay for.

And the summer continues.

Summer Fest

Milwaukee puts on the biggest music festival in the nation. Although we did not go in, we could see all the bands from the other side of the fence. It was such a beautiful day and I didn't feel like letting my baby be exposed to all that second hand smoke.