California!

So for Brandon's break from school at the end of May we headed to California to spend some time with my parents! It was a lot of fun and the weather was really nice. We were there for almost 2 weeks and Brandon headed to Colorado for 3 of those days so that he could meet with some more dentists and get an interview with a company called PDS. Anyways, it was a lot of fun. The evenings and mornings were so nice and cool and the afternoons were nice and warm. It was a nice break from the 100 degree weather we had been having here in Arizona. One of the days we decided to go to the park and play for a little bit and then feed the duckies. Although when we got there the slides and everything were already hot and there were signs by the pond telling you not to feed the ducks, which was not a problem since there were only 2 ducks there! LAME!! So we were not there for very long before we decided to head home and put Ethan down for his nap. He sure does love the park though. :-)

My mom had bought a little kid pool for Ethan to play in while we were there and before we headed to the park that day we filled up the pool and then planned on letting Ethan play in it later after his nap. So we went to the park that morning and then after Ethan's nap we let him play in the water. The water in the pool was like bath water it was crazy. Our water here in Arizona does not get that warm that fast when we will up Ethans pool that we have. So that was surprising and pretty awesome. Then of coarse when Ethan got in the water he kept pointing to me and saying "too" so Brandon and I got our bathing suites on and got in the little pool with him. It was fun even though the pool was pretty small for the three of us to sit in, but it worked out.

Then we turned the sprinkler on. Ethan loved running and and out of the water and then getting back into the pool with us. It was a lot of fun! :-)

Ethan was so funny when they were running through the sprinkler he would stop outside of the water and reach for daddy while saying "help" haha it was so funny. They did this quite a bit and after doing it they would run through the sprinkler and then come back into the pool!

Ethan liked getting us wet and pouring water on our heads!

But he didnt like it when Daddy would pour water on my head. haha He would get the most concerned look on his face and then afterwards he would give me a hug! haha What a cute little boy I have! :-)

We had a lot of fun in that little pool! Who needs a big pool when you can have so much fun in a little one! :-)

Then one morning we went outside and we had to refill up the pool. So papa let Ethan fill up the pool. Which always ends in Ethan soaking himself and trying to get others wet. So my dad taught him how to cover the hose with his thumb so that it will spray farther. Ethan LOVED it! haha

He almost got daddy all wet! haha

He had so much fun playing outside all the time at his Grandparents house.

The last night before Brandon got back we were hanging out outside and there was a big grasshopper close to where we were sitting. So my mom caught it and put it in a mason jar and covered it with wax paper and a lid. Ethan loved sticking pine needles in through the wholes. He thought the grasshopper was pretty cool. After playing with it for a while we took the jar out onto the grass and let Ethan poke wholes in the wax paper so that the grasshopper could get out. I recorded it on my phone and it was so funny. Ethan was getting a little nervous and the grasshopper would jump in the jar and hit the wax paper. My dad told him that it was ok and that the grasshopper would not hurt him. So I told him that he was going to get out and to go over to see it. Then as soon as Ethan got close and squatted down to see it the grasshopper hopped right out of the jar almost landing on him. He FREAKED out!! haha It was so funny!! Then after the shock of the grasshopper jumping out at him he followed it around and kept trying to get it to move and then towards the end he went up and touched it. haha He was so brave, I would not have done that! haha Then the next day Brandon was back and we went out to breakfast with my parents before taking off. It was a yummy breakfast and we were all full afterwards. So we let Ethan play out in the backyard one last time just to get him tired out so he would take a good nap in the car. While we were playing outside my mom decided to take some pics of us and get a little belly shot of me. So here are the pictures from our last morning in California before we headed back to hot Arizona.

about 21.5 weeks along

Comparing bellies! haha

I love my little family!!

We had a great time at my parents house and I was not excited to leave the nice weather for the hot weather, but it is always nice to get home! We drove home that thursday evening and then Brandon's parents flew in that next day. They came for memorial weekend and it was fun having them come hangout with us for a few days. Sadly I dont have any pictures of that visit. I am not as good as my mom is about taking pictures! Then we still had a whole week left before Brandon went back to school. It was a nice break and the first break were we had any time at home with just the three of us the whole time we have been here in Arizona so it was nice. We went to the zoo and just relaxed and went golfing and swimming! It was a fantastic break and now Brandon has started school again but it is his last year of Dental school so I think we can handle it! :-)