38 weeks

Baby Michard could come any time!! :) What do YOU think -- boy or girl?!? We can't wait to find out!!

Alder Lake

Last weekend we camped at Alder Lake with friends from church. Rich took a couple days off work and we made a long weekend of it. What a great time to relax!!! And, it was baby Michard's first camping trip! :) It's pretty crazy to think that next year we'll be keeping up with an almost one-year old!!!

Thanks, Annette, for the pictures!! I didn't take a single one ........

Are you ready??

The countdown is on (baby Michard is due in less than 6 weeks) and the question of the hour (aside from "Are you having a boy or a girl?") is "Well, are you ready?" My response ... Sure, why not!?! :)

Here is an updated picture of the nursery. Many special people are represented by the items in the room!

Since we don't know if we're having a boy or a girl (the answer to the other question!), we've decorated with primary colors and numbers and letters.

The little things ... Hard to imagine such a little one to fit into these little clothes. I think it's time to get all those tags cut off and the clothes washed! Thanks, Elise, for ALL the hangers!!

This one is for Megan!!

Celebrating 4 Years of Marriage

This past weekend we celebrated our 4th anniversary. We had a very nice evening walking along Redondo Beach (also happens to be where we walked on our first date over 6 years ago!) and ate a delicious dinner at Salty's (thank you to a dear student and her parents for a generous gift card)!!

Doing the Tourist Thing in Seattle

This past weekend my mom's cousins from Kansas came for a visit. On Friday we went to Seattle to see the sights. It was a great day! We walked around Pike Place and the waterfront then did a Locks tour seeing Seattle from the water. It was great! Thanks, Dolores and Becky, for coming for a visit!! :)

Our Locks Cruise

Cousins!

Scott and Me!

Happy 40th Birthday, Rich!!!

Rich turned 40 yesterday!! We celebrated with family at The Iron Grill.

Happy Birthday, Hon!

Surprise!

Thursday night several of my coworkers threw a surprise Baby Shower for baby Michard! It was definitely a surprise!! Thank you ladies for a very fun night!!!

I thought I was just having dinner with a few friends!!

Megan and Blair were two of the instigators. Thank you so much!!!

"Team Girl" on the left and "Team Boy" on the right!!

Me and Mom!