24 Weeks...

(
The bump last week)
Yes, 24 weeks as of today!

I can hardly believe it! Time is flying and going so miserably slow, all at the same time. Our little one moves CONSTANTLY! He mainly just loves to hang out right by my bladder (which sends me to the bathroom more times than I like to admit). Other than when he's sending me to the bathroom, I love feeling him kick and punch around in there. My absolute favorite is when B gets to feel him. B lights up, smiles from ear to ear, lets out a few happy yells, and we both end up laughing.

We're still working on a name. We have not been able to come up with anything that sticks quite yet. We both have thrown out our fair share of ideas, but just cant seem to agree on anything yet. 

Even though we do not have a name for our little one... We sure are getting ready for him. One good thing about being the baby of the family is acquiring all my siblings left overs and I am very grateful for it. Our room is being consumed with baby items and I love it!
From the multiplying pile of baby stuff, to my expanding belly, it is all becoming more real. 

We're going to be parents! 
(A little camo for our future hunter. A gift from Papa and Nene! 
Cant wait to get him in it!)

What a day...

Floating the Salt River and catfishing...

Now that's American!

Anything to do with water in Arizona is a good thing.
Seems like we had the same idea as most on how to spend the 4th.

 The water was absolutely perfect!
We caked on the sunscreen, loaded up an extra tube with goodies, and just relaxed down the river!
Couldn't have imagined a better afternoon!

The night before the 4th B and I went catfishing...
Ended up catching 4 of those suckers.
Each time we let them go, all I could picture was the beginning of The Little Mermaid...
 When the little fish gets free and jumps back into the ocean and gives a big sigh of relief.
All in all, it was a great holiday.

We, of course, finished the 4th by watching fireworks from the comfort of our apartment.
(Perks of living by the Goodyear Ballpark) 

The Great Outdoors...

This past week I had the opportunity to go to girls camp with our ward here in Arizona. 

It was such a blessing to spend time with these girls and get to know each of them better.

Our ward has some of the most amazing young women and I learned so much from each one of them.

Our week was spent hiking, eating, rappelling, going to the temple in Snowflake, playing in the water, and even acting out our inner Katniss with a little archery.  

Not to mention, it was wonderful to escape the heat of Phoenix.

  We may have had an ant infestation, a few sleepless nights, and ended up coming home with swollen ankles...

But it was well worth it!