Lara's Room!

While my parents were here we did several projects aroudn the house including converting the Study into Lara's Nursery! Dad and Lucas put up the chair rail and Mom and I painted. I think it turned out great! Now the room is just waiting to be used in just 10 short weeks when Lara gets here!

Before:

Dad and Lucas putting up the Chair Rail

Me painting!

Mom was the official "roller" - It turned out SO good!

I was the official "Edger." I think you can see it pretty well in this picture but dad says that the nursery looks like Neopolitan Ice Cream! ha! I agree! Yummy! :-)

Mom and I putting the bedding in!

Finished Product! It turned out perfectly! Exactly what I had envisioned!

We still have a couple of things that we want to do to the room, but I feel much better knowing that it is mostly finished and that Lara has a place to sleep should she happen to come a little early!

30 Weeks!

30 weeks... only 10 to go! Crazy.... Time is really flying now. Lara will be here before we know it!

30 Week Belly Picture for all who have been asking :-) It's getting bigger....

Lara's First Pictures!

Lara had her first photo session on Monday. We had the 4D ultrasound done. It was so cool to get to see how she is really going to look!!!

Lara's foot - She definitely has Lucas' toes!

Profile Shot - She was sleeping on her arm the whole time.

Front shot - So cute! Too bad she had the cord or her hand in front of her face the whole time. Glad we got some pretty good pictures though!

Big yawn!

Only 12 weeks until we get to see her in person! We can't wait! :-)

Colorado - Hiking in Boulder

On Monday, we decided to go hiking in Boulder at the Flat Irons. It was a beautiful day and there were LOTS of people there (I guess we weren't the only ones with the idea to go hiking)

View of the Flat Irons as we were walking up to the trails. Look at all of the people coming down the trail!

Ashley and I on our way up the trail - look at the view!

Levi and Lucas leading the way

Lucas posing with mountains and Boulder in the background!

Levi, Ashley and I hiking with the Flat Irons in the background.

A trail that we were planning to going on - There was a sign saying that there was bear activity in the area on that date... Of course the boys wanted to go see the bear, but we decided to go a different way.

Lucas and Levi decided to climb up a rock - The boys posing on top of the rock.

Lucas with the rock climbers in the background - I'm not sure that you can see them in the picture, but they were there!

We had a great time on our last day in Boulder. On Tuesday Levi and Ashley drove us to Denver so that we could catch our flight. Thanks guys for such a great time! We were definitely sad to leave... Hopefully we'll get to go back to this beautiful place soon!

Colorado - Rocky Mountain National Park

On Sunday we drove up to Estes Park to go through part of Rocky Mountain National Park and do a little hiking. It took us a little longer than expected to get there because there were lots of tourists in Estes Park (I kept forgetting that it was a holiday weekend!) The drive was beautiful of course and we took TONS of pictures of the hike and the drive that we took through the park.

Levi and Ashley looking out over the city of Estes Park - Beautiful!

Group shot as we entered Estes Park

Our first stop within the park was an elk viewing area. There were lots of people taking pictures, and the elk didn't seem too worried. It was so neat to be so close to the elk, and we got several pretty good pictures!

Walking to the elk viewing area - it was a little chillier up here than it was in Boulder! - Glad we brought some warmer clothes!

Elk!

Another view - So cool!

From the elk viewing area the plan was to drive up to the trailhead for Bear Lake. We were told that the parking lot was full so we would have to utilize the park and ride. It turned out to be really easy. You just park about half-way up and then take a shuttle up to where you want to go. There were several stops along the way that you could get off at and start your hiking.

View from the top!

Beautiful Bear Lake - The water was so clear and with the storm clouds rolling in, it was breathtaking!

Another view of the lake and the gorgeous view

Lucas taking a moment to admire the clear water and the view

Lucas and I posing for the camera - Look how clear the water is

Levi and Ashley posing in front of Bear Lake

Walking along the trail

Me posing - Look at the cool reflection - The sun was starting to come back out.

After leaving bear lake, the plan was to hike up to Alberta falls, although it was more hiking down to the falls for the most part rather than up. (Let me tell you I was not complaining about this... I didn't think about how much more difficult hiking would be with the altitude... granted I was also 26 weeks pregnant, but we'll blame it on the altitude!)

On the trail - Lucas insisted that I take a picture with the baby Aspen trees - So here is the picture Me with Baby Lara in the baby Aspen forest!

Standing on a bridge looking over a small stream

We made it - Alberta Falls

Lucas and Levi of course decided that they needed to hike over to the other side of the river to get some better pictures of the waterfall.

Lucas in front of Alberta Falls

Sitting in awe enjoying the beauty that was this place!

Ashley and I at Alberta Falls

Standing at the top of the falls looking out over where we hiked from - Beautiful!

Lucas and I - Self portrait from the top of Alberta Falls

On the way back to the shuttle, it started raining - Good thing Ashley and I were prepared! :-)

Levi and Ashley on the shuttle on the way back down

Lucas and I on the shuttle coming back from hiking

After we got back down to the car, we decided to drive along the road that goes through Rocky Mountain National Park. We drove until we got to the highest point and then turned around and came back.

Beautiful rainbow that we saw as we were driving along the road - I think we made a couple of people mad when we stopped in the middle of the road to get this picture - But if you are driving on this road, why would you not stop to see this beautiful sight? It was a scenic route!

Stopping at the top - It was getting colder the higher we went - Lucas generously let me borrow his sweatshirt - I was not thrilled about his insistance that we take a picture... as you can see from my face!

Look at those amazing mountains... with SNOW!!!

Awesome bird that say still long enough for Lucas to snap a picture - So close that it almost looks fake... but I assure you it was real!

Another beautiful view

As we were heading down from the highest point, it started getting cloudy, and then all of the sudden the sun broke through the crowds - I think that this picture turned out awesome!

When we got back to Estes Park we stopped at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to get a few treats, then headed off in search of something to eat. We ended up at a Mexican restaurant that had the biggest buritos I had ever seen! I couldn't even eat half of it - And this is the pregnant lady speaking! :-)

After dinner we decided that it was time to head back to Boulder. Of course it took longer than expected to get back because there was a game (University of Colorado vs. Colorado State.) Now Levi and Ashley know that it does indeed get crowded in Boulder on college football game day!

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