Fourth of July: photos courtesy of Allison...

I didn't ask permission to use these photos, but I'm sure she won't mind.  Thanks, Al!

Baby Update...

Sorry about that lack of blog posts lately.  It's just that it's summer and I have all three boys at home and I am so pregnant I can hardly move.  Finding (or making) the time to blog has not been at the top of my list.  But I guess that's a good thing, because right now, no news is good news.  Baby girl is still hanging in there and growing.  A lot.  Like I said before, I can hardly move.  And as uncomfortable as I am, I am incredibly thankful that we have made it this far.  She really could be born at any point now and be just fine.  We have three weeks left, which in some ways feels like an eternity and in some ways feels like no time at all.  But do know, I will definitely keep you posted when she arrives.  I'm sure I will share far more photos than any of you want to see.  :)  Happy summer!

This was taken a couple of weeks ago at 34 weeks.  Looks are deceiving.  I feel about three times that big now!

The boys' room...

When planning for this baby, we decided it would be good for the older boys to share a room.  Until now they have always had their own rooms, but we wanted to keep the guest room available to use as a guest room and we also wanted the kids to get used to sharing a room.  So, Ezra's old room turned into Owen and Silas' new room and the baby will be in what used to be Silas' room.  The boys' room was a challenge for me to photograph, however.  One, I don't have a lens with a wide enough angle to get the whole room in one shot, and two, the light and color were hard to capture.  But oh well, you get the idea.   So here is a peak at the big boys' room: