Lately

Lately:

 

I've been spending time with my sister.  I'm so happy to live close to her and explore beautiful California with her. 

Blocks from their house we watched seal mothers and pups practice swimming ...

and we saw this pretty waterfall in Big Sur ...

and isn't she beautiful???

The JELLIES EXPERIENCE exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium IS an experience.  Karen loves Jellies.

My man turned 29.  We first met when he was 18.5.  I have known of Luke Wagner for 36% of his life.  He probably isn't creeped out that I calculate things like that, but I'll have to get to know him a little better to be sure.

This is a sour cream chocolate cake with cream cheese peanut butter frosting.  (Luke loves those things.)  It is delicious and addictive and will put you in a sugar coma.

 Our boys are all boy and awesome:

Haircuts involve a wagon ride to the barber shop across the street.  Wagon rides involve toy power tools.

Trampoline time at our super neighbors' house!

We eat lots of popsicles in the summer.

I'm almost 30 weeks (110 weeks) pregnant and, whoa, I am feeling and looking it.  In the evenings when I am sitting, the little girl wakes up and moves around ... but most of the day I have a very hard time remembering that THERE IS A BABY IN THERE.  It feels like I'm carrying gallons of water around my middle (because, well, I am) and it's exhausting. The boys want airplane feet rides and I can't lay on my back; I want to carry Mark and that's not working so well; blah blah blah. 10 more weeks seems impossible!  I need an attitude adjustment big time because I want to appreciate this moment.  I am round and life-bearing and blessed. 

And tired.

And it's okay to be all those things. 

I am a capital letter B.