Maternity Pictures

We wanted to take a few baby bump pictures before it was too late (maybe "bump" isn't the most accurate word...I feel like "massive mountain" might be more appropriate), and my sister was kind enough to take a bunch for us one evening. She ended up taking a ton! And it was pretty hard to narrow it down to just a few favorites to share, but I did my best so here you go:

2 weeks to go!

Baby Shower

On Saturday, October 11th my mom and sisters threw me a little baby shower. It was so fun to see some friends and eat delicious food! I didn't get any pictures of any people, but here are a couple that I was able to snap really quick:

How adorable does that food table look? There were cupcakes, M&Ms, and sugar cookies with cream cheese and fruit toppings. Yum! Everything looked so cute and I had a really good time socializing with everyone who came. My mom and sisters rock.

A Few That Were Missed

After going through the SD cards in our camera bag recently, I found a few pictures from earlier this summer that I failed to post on the monthly photo dumps, so I am going to post them now. Most of them are from a hike we took to Battle Creek Falls. Even though it is a relatively easy hike, I remember being really proud of myself because it was during the second trimester and I had been too sick to do any hiking (or exercising for that matter) for months before then. Plus, not only did we hike to the falls, we hiked quite a ways past the falls too! The other pictures are just from random nights/sunsets this summer. I think most of these were taken in June/July.

I love our beautiful Earth!

September Photo Dump

I can't believe September is over!! Why are the months suddenly going by so fast?? They need to slow down!!! I am getting more and more nervous about this baby coming, and I have been spending my days this month getting ready for just that, and also catching up on books and tv shows that I am behind on, because heaven knows I won't have nearly as much time for them after the baby is born. Jon finished working at 7 peaks as a Security Guard at the beginning of September so now he is just back to the 1 job in American Fork but that keeps him super busy by itself. He is also taking classes this semester so between work, school, and homework his schedule is extremely full from early morning to late at night! He is such a hard worker and I love him so much and I am so grateful to him for it. I feel like I have been bragging about him a lot lately in my posts but I honestly feel like the longer I am married to this amazing man, the more I am just gushing out my overflowing love for him all over the place and it's kind of impossible to hide. So that is what is going on with us, now onto the pictures:

This "baby bump shadow selfie" was taken on a date night to Trafalga. Since Jon worked at 7 peaks over the summer, he was able to get us in for free!

My mom, sister, nephew and I went raspberry picking one morning at a raspberry patch. I picked over 3 pounds and they were delicious! We ate most of them raw, just as they were, but I also used several to make a lemon raspberry bread. Yum! 

I definitely want to come back next year!

On a little trip up to Traverse Mountain to take advantage of a baby clothes sale at Carters.

We accidentally happened upon this Kebab shop in the food court at the Provo Town Centre and Jon just about died of happiness since he hasn't had one since his mission in Ireland! He immediately had to go and order one even though we had just eaten dinner. 

And by the way, he LOVED it. 

On a walk up to Bridal Veil Falls one Sunday evening.

That same night

We let Togo walk around the apartment while we clean out his tank once a week. He loves the exercise, but lately he has taken to trying to climb the furniture, and Jon!

Another beautiful sunset at the lake. 

Goodbye, September!