and some more bahamas memories

we just got another camera developed from our honeymoon, and the pictures are AWESOME! keep in mind, i am not photogenic (don't argue, it's a fact), and so usually i have to take about twelve digital pictures before i find one where my face isn't shaped like a bell, but amazingly most of the pictures turned out great. guess we should use disposal cameras more often! 

right after we went snorkeling. LOVE this picture. 

the sign in the middle says "No Swearing. And Keep Your Island Clean". we love the Bahamas. 

just call me mrs. jason bourne

steven doing his jason bourne pose next to the scooter. 

they sounded soo0 good, but they were sooo not good. 

at a fancy dinner 

handsome steven.

not the most flattering picture, but i posted this for dad - it's just like guam! Roscoe, the skipper, let me be captain for a while.

on our way to go snorkeling

just enjoying the beach

the view from the back of our resort

bracelets we bought from a stand at the market. awwwwww.

steve's just chillin, drinking his pina colada (it's non-alcoholic, i promise ;) 

the view from our room

this is an awesome picture, but i don't know how to make the colors right and make us less fuzzy - any suggestions lindsey/trevor/caci/anyone else who knows anything about photos?

GO BRANDON!

brandon, steven's big brother, got married last week to whitney. they are a very well-established (they already own a house) and super cute couple. we like 'em. 

here are some pictures from the wedding weekend:

steve-o and tyson

the couple! doesn't whitney's hair look fabulous? 

the Sacramento Temple - absolutely gorgeous. 

the entire affair was so well put-together, i swear there wasn't an ounce of stress, and if there was, it was well-hidden. they both looked great, and the ceremony was very sweet. i love attending temple weddings, they always really help me adjust my perspective. i always try to catch a glimpse of the dads during the ceremony - their expressions are always so tender - i wasn't disappointed, both dads were obviously very proud of whitney and brandon. 

one thing i decided though: i will not let our kids grow up. just imagining them growing up and moving away makes me want to cry. i don't know how you parents do it. 

that's about it for now. we updated our political blog, so feel free to check it out. 

XOXO

happy 4th!

last year on this day, we were in the florida keys with trevor and caci. 

last year we were here with trevor and caci.

since then:

 we are married

 expecting

 have been blessed with another nephew

 welcomed a new sister-in-law (yesterday - pictures will come soon)

 and are a million times happier than we've ever been. 

hasn't this year zoomed by?

happy fourth! 

3 very important issues

the first is a list i've been dying to make. 

here are the top 5 fictional people i would name our son after if their names weren't so weird. 

1. albus

 

after albus dumbledore. he is my fictional father figure, and one of the greatest martyrs in all fictiondom. 

2. bean

from ender's game and ender's shadow. we are already going to use ender as a middle name for one of our kids, but bean is just as great a character as ender and even more relatable in some ways. we love bean. 

3. the toad

from wind in the willows. watch this to understand why i feel so much affection for him. he's the funniest little character, i love his accent, he is so free-spirited! and his voice reminds me of my childhood. 

4. matthias

from the red wall series. if you haven't read the red wall books, do.

5. indiana

indiana jones, of course! only the most realistic hero EVER CREATED! he's a history professor, for crying out loud. and he's so handsome. nothing reminds me more of sunday afternoons with my family as a kid than the love theme song that comes on when indiana sees marian. what's indiana's real name? his dad calls him junior, but is that it? 

2nd order of business:

i have found the most delicious treat in the world. it is Lindt's white coconut bar. OH. MY. HECK. it is TO DIE for! it is absolutely amazing in every way. the taste is just so perfect. i can't even describe it. they're like 2 bucks at walmart, go buy one. please! and then tell me all about it. 

3rd order of business:

remember when i posted about how i have gained so much weight? well, at that point i was gaining about 4 pounds a week (the month of may). in june i was averaging about 2 pounds a week. good news - since last week, i have only gained .5 pounds! why, you ask?

because i have gone to the gym every single day except sunday since my last appointment! 

hip hip hurray for me! i will not be gargantuan! i promise! 

hepatitis

i had to go in to the doctor yesterday for a contraction monitor thingy, just to make sure the baby isn't coming any time soon... long story. 

anyway, the RN asks you a bunch of questions when you come in, one of them being

"what's your hepatitis?" (apparently it's some type of blood test - not the disease)

to which i replied,

"neither."

she wasn't amused.