Aquarium

We went to the aquarium last week for dinner and walked around. That was the first time we had ever been there at night and it was AWESOME! The lighting was really cool and you could see so much more. Plus there weren't as many people there so it felt like we were the only ones walking through. Our aquarium has tigers in it...really random but great:) Ella picked out a couple of baby stuffed animal tigers. She said one was hers and the other one she wanted to bring to the hospital for her baby sister:) We didn't take very many pictures but here are a couple.

Baby--34 Weeks

I had my last ultrasound with the high risk doctor this morning and everything looks great! I am now turned over to my regular doctor for the rest of the pregnancy. The baby is still measuring a little bigger than her due date so I am scheduled to be induced October 1st! We are SOO excited! I think the next 5 weeks are going to be the longest wait ever! She is weighing in at 5lbs 4oz right now which seems HUGE to us compared to what Ella was:)

I'm sorry I haven't posted any prego picks for those of you who keep asking for them! I thought I'd throw one in since I'm almost done!! I look thrilled in the picture, I know...I was up all night with heart burn, finally fell asleep just in time for my alarm to go off to get in the shower, etc.

This picture of the baby is the ONLY picture we have gotten of her face since I was 12 weeks along. She has been face down with her hands covering her face ever since. Her arm is still resting on her forehead but at least you can see her eye, nose and lips on the left:)

Ballet Class

Ella's ballet class FINALLY started! She has been waiting and asking and waiting and asking:) The girls were all the cutest things ever!

Ballet

We just signed Ella up for ballet class!!! We have been waiting a very long time (probably since we found out she was a girl) to sign her up:) She will be taking classes at a studio that I danced at when I was younger. We are very close with the owner and VERY excited to know that she will be Ella's teacher!!! She let Ella try on all kinds of dance wear to find the perfect outfit. It was really cute...Ella got all dressed up, went in front of the studio mirrors and whispered, "Mommy, I look like a ballerina!" Her first class isn't for a couple more weeks so of course she asks us everyday if it's time yet:)

Train to Royal Gorge

This was the train at Frontier Town that took us for a ride down to the Royal Gorge. The owners have two Goldens that ride the train every morning. They were VERY excited to have Simba taking a ride that afternoon:)

Buckskin Joe's Frontier Town

We took Ella and Simba to the Royal Gorge this weekend. There was a little town kid/dog friendly called Buckskin Joe's Frontier Town. It is a real town from the 1800's that was really cool! You can walk through the old houses and see all of the bars/bedrooms/dentist/etc. They had a gun fight show, a magic shop and panning for gold. The donkey you see was just hanging out, walking around town. Ella didn't see him at first so we told her to keep running....as soon as she was right next to him she stopped dead in her tracks and ran the other way:) It was too funny! Then we went on a horse trolley ride and they told ghost stories and said there are 20 some spirits that are still in town! Creepy! After walking around town, we took a ride on the Frontier train that goes to the Royal Gorge.

Best Friends:)

Simba has been a perfect addition to the family! I have to admit though...it wasn't easy in the beginning and I didn't think he was going to last. He drove me absolutely CRAZY for a little while! He stayed with a trainer while we were in Ohio and we came home to a totally different dog! He is such a sweet, well behaved, potty trained little pooch now:) We LOVE having him around, especially Ella. They have so much fun together!

Amazing Jake's

We went to a place called Amazing Jake's this weekend. It's basically a big Chuck-E-Cheese. It was an interesting place but we had a lot of fun:)

Ohio: Baby Fisher, Lake House, 4th of July

We had another busy Ohio trip this summer! My brother and sister-in-law welcomed their first baby Fisher:) He is such a cutie and we miss him so much already! Ella had a great time with him and showed us how excited she is to be a big sister (she also showed Josh and I what we are in for when this next baby comes). Ella was able to spend time with her cousins Fisher, Maddie, Livi, Kenzie and Andrew and loved every minute of it! My cousin Megan and I were volunteered by our mother's to be in the 4th of July parade this year:) The girls loved it and probably ate more candy than they threw out to the other kids! It was a great trip and as always, went by so fast!

Anniversary Trip

Josh and I took a MUCH NEEDED Anniversary trip last weekend:) It was SO nice to get away for a few days with just the two of us! We stayed at the Hyatt in Scottsdale and relaxed by the pool. It was awesome! We for sure wanted to stay for awhile longer. Ella had a great time with my mom, so great in fact when we got home she said, "I thought you were going to stay later!" Nice to know she'd be just fine if we did:)