Blog ratings

I was blog-surfing a little while ago and found a blog rating. I thought it was pretty neat. They just check your blog real quick for language (even the word death), and give you a rating. Pretty neat, huh?

Camping fun?

Okay, so camping has never been one of my favorite things. You have to get all dirty, you have to sleep in a tent. You have to build a fire, then cook your food. You get bug bites and sun burns. There are wild animals around. But we went camping!

We had a great first day! We cooked hamburgers over the fire. We set up our own "Hillbilly Golf" game and played it. We enjoyed talking and spending time with each other. It's so much fun to play with my nephews. And the little one is getting so big. It's fun to hear him try to say new words. He is a busy little guy...kind of hard to keep up with. :)

It really was fun...except for the rain. It rained quite a bit. The first evening, it got all the blankets wet in my sister's tent. So we drove a long way to a laundromat to get them all dry. The second day (Tuesday), it rained a little during the day, then all night long, along with some pretty fierce wind. It was pretty rough. Plus, on the way to a laundromat, we saw an animal running across the road. We are calling it a bear. It really looked like a bear. Then we saw two wild boars running up the side of the bank! Talk about being paranoid the rest of the night! Other than that, we had a great time!

Waiting out the rain in our tent. I know you all miss my makeup as much as I do.



They're pretending to love each other! (l to r: Daniel, Braden, and Ryder)

The tent...partially collapsed after Tuesday night's monsoon. Luckily, it was not our tent.

We really enjoyed being together. Once again, I failed to get a group shot. That's just a tough thing to do. I really love making s'mores on the campfire, I love spending time with my nephews, I love being where it's quiet...I just don't love camping!

The Ultrasound

Everything went well with the ultrasound. It was only to help with the due date...still too early to tell if it's a son or daughter. It was so precious! It was a squirmy little baby. Mom went with us and was all choked up through the entire thing. Jamin and I just stared at the little baby...it sure is a miracle! We got some pretty good and clear pictures. I'll try to scan them soon. I'm 15 weeks now so it won't be long before we find out what it is!

We're heading out very early in the morning to go camping with my sister and her family. I'm looking forward to it...except for the dirty, no shower part. :) I'll post later this week.

Have a great week, everybody!

Eating dust...

Last night, we went to the fair in Rural Retreat, VA. I don't think I have ever been to a fair. We just never went growing up. This was a small fair. I think there were about five rides. But since I can't ride right now anyway, that didn't matter to me. The cool thing going on was the truck pull. I have never been to any kind of pull either...tractor, horse or truck. It was really neat. We were there for a little over two hours watching these guys see who had the biggest, baddest truck. There was a lot of ego. :) A few of the trucks had their exhaust pipes turned sideways, and they FILLED the bleachers with smoke. So gross! I was crunching dust in my teeth. But it was so much fun! I know the pictures are terrible, but you can get the idea!




Here's Jada with her innocent look. We know better! ;)

Tired again...my new look for the next six and a half months.

Our Happy 4th

We spent Independence Day in Virginia, in the town of Independence! We went to a parade there with the whole Boyer family. We were glad Jeanene, Jase and Jarrod could be there! We had a great day all together (minus my nap) but didn't get a family picture. We just can't remember at the right time, can we Jeanene?

Here is Jarrod with his flag.



Later, we went back home and had a cookout. The weather was perfect! Here we are looking tired.

Jarrod sang "God Bless America" for us. He did a GREAT job!

We ended our day watching fireworks!

I am so thankful to be an American where we are free to live our lives as God would have us live them. I am so thankful we got to be with our families on this great day!

How it's all going...

Today, I had to make a dr. visit to get the infamous orange drink glucose test. It's an early test because of some past medical problems and the rampant diabetes in my family. It wasn't too bad except that I hadn't eaten, and I feel terrible if I don't have food in my stomach. So while they were drawing the blood, I proceeded to get hot, dizzy, and lightheaded. Tunnel vision was near. It's embarrassing when that happens. But it was all over soon. I just had to lay down for a few minutes and drink the apple juice they brought me, and feel the cool wash cloth the put on my head. I'm glad it's over! But then I had some food from Taco Bell, and magically felt better!

Tomorrow I'm going for my first ultrasound. I am SO excited to see the baby! I hope I don't have to pretend to see the head and arms. :) I'm sure with the ultra-sonographer's help I will be able to see it pretty clearly. Yea!!

We're heading to Virginia tomorrow after the ultrasound, so I will not be able to post for a while. I hope you all have a wonderful, safe, and blessed 4th of July!

More on the Reagans

Here are the pictures I meant to post earlier.

It took the kids a little bit to warm up to us. But when they're warm, they're warm. :)

This was at the Amish place. Fun swing!

The little baby doll herself.


Little Macey sleeping the day away.

The whole family


We had such a great time getting to know them all better. To get their side of the story, click 'The Reagans' on the right.

More Anniversary Pictures

Here are some more pictures from our anniversary trip. On the way back home, we drove through Pilot Mountain, and Mount Airy. If you don't know what legendary tv show comes from this area, I feel sorry for you. :)



As you can see, a storm was brewing. We got into the car before it hit, though.

Also, in honor of our anniversary, I had wanted to post a wedding picture or two. But I had to wait until I was back home before I had access to them.




*Btw, these are not professional. I did a lot of re-touching on the computer before I had them printed.

Ahh... the memories!

Personal Policies Meme

I had never heard of this before, but Rachel tagged me, and I think it's cool. Just for this post's purpose, I'm renaming it "Pet Peeves."

1. My feet have to be clean when I go to bed. And they have to be moist. I cannot sleep if my feet feel the least little bit dirty or dry. On occasion, I have gotten out of bed to go wash my feet.
2. I do my own dishes. There are a few exceptions to this rule (i.e. mothers, sisters), but I don't like for my company to help clean up (of course, this only goes for when I have my own house).
3. I have to wear makeup when I go outside the house.
4. I must wear shoes when I go outside. (I know, I already did one about my feet.)
   
5. I take my own Bible to church. I don't like to share, or have to use a hard-backed one out of the songbook rack.
6. I take the camera everywhere, even when we're just going for a drive. The one time I don't have it, something really cool will happen.
7. I will not try to catch a mouse if I see one in my house. Nor will I walk across the floor it just ran across. My job is to yell for my husband, or to stay put on top of whatever object I lept onto until he comes home.
8. In the winter, I have to put on lip stick/gloss and lotion every time I get into the car. I don't think the car will go unless I do.
   

Okay, since I've only just heard of this, I'm not sure how I did. :) I now tag Stephanie M, Jeanene, Alicia, Suzanne, and Angela. Post your personal policies on your blog and tag five more people.

We heard the heartbeat!

Today, I had my first appointment with the midwives I have chosen to see. I really enjoyed them. I am planning to go to the Lisa Ross Birth and Women's Center for all my prenatal care and delivery. Of course, if the Lord places us in a church somewhere too far from Knoxville, I will have to choose something else. But for now I am loving it. Anyway, we went over a mountain of paperwork, weighing :(, and blood draining, I mean drawing. Then we heard the little heartbeat. It was such a precious moment! It took her a while to find it. We heard it for a second then it was gone. Then she had to look and look to find it again. Then we heard it for a minute really steady and clear. I think we have a squirmy baby on our hands. :)