California Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving weekend in California and it was a fun filled weekend to say the least! My brother flew down to spend the holiday with us and it really completed our Thanksgiving.

 

Our weekend started with me realizing I forgot my Thanksgiving shirt- a shirt I bought specifically for Thanksgiving Day! I was SOO bummed, but it quickly turned around when after a seeing a sign noting 'rest area closed for 63 miles' Kevin zoomed off the highway and pointed to this gem in the middle of nowhere. Portapotty on wheels? I'll take it! Thanks hunny.

 

 

Anyways, our weekend was spent with amazing friends, great fellowship, yummy eats, a trip to the zoo, a visit to a local CrossFit gym and ended celebrating one of the most darling little girls 1st birthday. A weekend for the books. Hoping you all had a great weekend too!

 

 

Thanksgiving

Thankful for best friends, waking up next to the love of my life, Gods anointing in raising our son, Mason kisses, Starbucks holiday cups, chilly mornings followed by warm afternoons, new business ventures, mint green nail polish and extra thankful for this thanksgiving weekend we're spending in California. 

Thankful for so much this time of year. 

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you!

Our darling sweet pea.

Much to our heartache, we found out yesterday that I lost the baby. 

 

Thursday morning I began spotting and by late Friday I was in the ER for an ultrasound. The Lord answered our prayers so incredibly and the ultrasound showed a strong fetus and the sweetest little heartbeat. I instantly fell in love. Over the weekend things progressively got worse and I knew what it could mean. I leaned on the Lord for his continual peace and knew without a doubt, that whatever his plan was, it was perfect.

 

Kevin took Wednesday off and we went to the Dr. for another ultrasound. I told the Lord the entire car ride that I knew his will was right and I trusted him with every inch of my being. As Kevin and I held our breath, waiting to see something, anything on the ultrasound screen, the technician finally told us with a sadden face, that there was nothing there.  As she left the room I instantly burst into tears. Kevin held me as I sobbed and sobbed. When I finally thought I was ready to let go, he held me tighter and I realized that it wasn't just me crying and it wasn't just me being comforted. He needed my comfort too. So we held onto each other longer and cried. Afterwards all I could say was, the Lord knows. 

 

My heart broke in a way I never knew was possible but thank God in such a huge way that he gave us that baby. For a small moment in our lives I was growing the most precious soul who is now forever with the Lord, and what could be better than that. Thank you Lord for your path, your comfort, your peace, your mercy, your gentleness and your love.  Thank you Lord for our sweet pea.

 

Our precious little sweet pea left us on a sweet November day.

 

a holiday

This week, Monday was a holiday for everyone so we decided to load up the cooler and spend the afternoon at the lake... and it was perfect. Picture an afternoon with the greatest group of friends, delicious food, ducks to feed, football and lots of laughter... and that would be our day at the lake. Like I said, perfect! 

Halloweenie... a Month Late

Obviously I'm late posting anything from last month.. but I'd rather post now than not at all. The Halloween festivities in our little town are just divine. I love them. Mortimer Farms has a huge event all month long with a corn maze, pumpkin patch, music, rides, vendors, food, trailer rides etc.. Mason loved it! They have the cutest little train ride for kiddos to take and you could practically hear Mason giggling and laughing the entire way through the farm. A few weekends later, our downtown courthouse square hosted a Halloween pumpkin picking event along with bouncy houses, games, candy etc. Another big hit for M. I didn't really get Mason a Halloween costume with year- not sure why, he did get a really awesome Batman shirt with a cape though. And he wore it a lot- in fact, he still does! 

a 7 week blueberry

At 7 weeks my little sweetpea is now the size of a blueberry.  It's still incredible to me to think about the tiny little miracle growing in my belly. I already love this darling so much. I have a feeling it's a girl. So much about this pregnancy is already different from M. I'm craving sugar, sugar, sugar oohh and more sugar. It's bad. I try REALLY hard not to indulge since I'm only 7 weeks and let's be honest the whole 'eating for two' thing just isn't true. OH, how I wish it was! I'm still crossfitting- taking it easy of course. I pace myself and go with light weights. My belly is already chubbier than normal but I'm taking it with stride.  I just hope my butt doesn't get any bigger- wishful thinking? probably. Mason is incredibly cute when I ask him where the baby is and he points to HIS belly and says "baby?" ha. Then he remembers and touches my belly and says "baby, mama! baby." cutie. I have zero morning sickness or food aversions which I'm continually thankful for, I'm also past any sort of exhaustion I felt in the very beginning. My only real big pregnancy 'thing' is hot flashes- I'll be minding my own business and the next thing I know I'm a 150 degrees and ripping off my layers. It's comical really. My first prenatal check-up is Tuesday... I'm so excited! I love knowing that next Summer I'll be cuddling the smallest little baby and thinking to myself that M couldn't possibly have ever been that tiny. He'll instantly transform into a little boy next to little blueberry and I'll be in this new bliss of being a mama of two. The Lord is so good. Happy Thursday everyone. 

A little sweetpea

That's right! I'm expecting! hooray!! I found out last week and couldn't wait one second to tell Kevin, so I ran right out of the bathroom into the living room and shouted "I'm Pregnant!" Both my parents were in the room too. Not quite as romantic as it could have been but I couldn't think! I was just SOO thrilled that those two pink lines had showed up. I estimate I'm at 6 weeks which means our little baby is the size of a sweet pea.  I fell off the blogging wagon the last few months but I'm re-motivated again with baby on the way. So be on the look out for a huge recap of what we've been up to and loads more posts as I progress through pregnancy number two. Our family of three will be a family of four next Summer...ya! Thank you Lord!

xo,
Laura

Weekend Recap

Happy Monday Night! Hoping you all had a wonderful weekend. Ours was just perfect. A zoo trip, drinks with my bestie, Football, blueberry pie, church, new jeeps, hot weather and hugs & kisses from my little mister.  What could be better?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers to the Redskins!

 

 

 

OH.. and we decided to buy the most practical family car around....

ha. it actually is quite amazing and we are very thankful the Lord blessed us with such a fun rig.

 

 

Mason wasn't so sure about the wind at first...

But, it didn't take long for him to fall in love with the open roof, sun beating down and wind blown hair...

Much love to each of you reading this! and don't forget to follow me on Instagram- igobylaura

 

Montana.

Several weeks ago (going on almost a month now!) we spent a week in Montana for another CrossFit event with our family. Have you ever been to Montana? I would have never thought to vacation there, but it is spectacular and SO worth a trip! We stayed at an ultra awesome resort- Big Sky. It has it all! Our room was ridiculously large- which turned out to be perfect since Paul was able to make it down for part of the trip too! Centrally located at the resort was mini golf, playgrounds, jumbo trampolines, zip lining, pools, grassy fields, beach volleyball courts.. and the list goes on. Not to mention, the CrossFit crew just about took over the place with all it's signage and work-out gear set up. I planned a 6 mile bike ride for the family to a beautiful waterfall and on our last day, I treated myself to a 60 min deep tissue massage. Vacations don't get much better than this. Most of you don't care about all the CrossFit hoopla I know, so I won't bore you with any dorky work-out pics... just the most important ones- Family pics! 

CrossFit Games and California Beaches

A couple weeks ago we spent the weekend in California for the CrossFit Games and omg was it a blast! My parents were awesome and booked us a room at the same hotel they were staying at- the Shade. This swanky little hotel just a half mile from the beach. Upon first arrival I was pretty apprehensive.  We pulled in around 11pm and the valet man greeted us (valet only parking in this swanky place!) and as we headed for the lobby with our tired little Mason we walked into what seemed to be the most happening night club around-  music thumping, drinks pouring, men & ladies flirting.. a hotel lobby turned nightclub on the weekends.  As we walked to our room I heard a young guy say "nice PJ's" and looked at Mason. I responded with the look of a typical mother- tired from a long drive, defensive of my baby and annoyed by this twenty something year old who has no respect for darling little children.  The room lived up to it's high dollar price tag and we enjoy luxury items the minute we stepped in- including an overly cozy bed. After we said goodnight to my parents, we all slept soundly until morning.

 

The next day my apprehension lifted as all the hotel staff was more than happy to have M flying around in his hat & sandals. We grabbed breakfast, coffee and strolled to the beach. A perfect California day. I figured Mason would like the water but didn't anticipate him full on running right into it- laughing the entire way. He LOVED the ocean! He got waist deep in seconds, chased the pigeons and buried his feet in the sand... and can you believe, between Me, Kevin, my mom and Dad not one of us had a camera or phone? GASP.

 

Next we headed for the CrossFit games. Being a VIP means you get to go wherever you want and eat whatever you want. My kind of gig. It was great meeting all the top people of the company and hanging with other CrossFitters. It was REALLY awesome seeing all the CrossFit athletes compete. WOW. They are insane- in a good, strong, muscular way!

 

Our night and the next day were similar- lots of good eats, another walk to the beach (we ALL brought our iphones this time!), CrossFit Games, coffee.. and then we made our trek back to Arizona. It was such a refreshing time- even the drive was easy and enjoyable. Mason was a gem the entire time and dazzled everyone we met with his blue eyes and good behavior.  I'm already planning to spend an entire week next year so we get plenty more time at the beach and perhaps Kevin and I can even join in on for a drink at the lobby turned night club?

 

And now for pictures!