Climbing

 Barry went to Pittsburgh, Mom and Amy came up to visit. Barry happily came home early, and he and I got to go on a rare little date ....sans makeup. Oh well, he's stuck with me. 

Uh, yeah, in the middle of sunday school, Barry surprised me and snapped this picture of us. I kept it, because James makes that exact same face when he's up to mischief.  It makes me smile ....and my chubby face. ;)




Hello!

My name is Eleanor, and I love to climb rocks!

 I have been having lots of contractions and feeling icky, so when I woke up feeling okay today, we decided to take advantage of the day and go climbing! :D (well, some of us)

" I'd rather be fishing, but I'll come along"

WE found a challenging rock to climb. I didn't want Barry to try and free-climb it, so he hiked around back and hooked up the rope.

 Waiting for Dad to get back...... Can you spot my apple juice bottle in the picture. Gotta have my juice. ;)

 IT was a beautiful morning, and NOT too hot. A requirement for super pregnant women.

 Emma requested these pictures.

 Rope ready!

 Almost made it to the top. She got a little scared and tired and came back down, but did a super job for her first time on a big rock.

 That was far enough for James. He admitted to being super scared.

 "I thought it was my turn next" :(

 Lauren basically just wanted to swing on the rope and pose for pictures. She was pretty funny.

 Lauren found some treasures. She found this button thing and brought it home. Barry made it into a ring for her as a surprise.

 Trying again to get to the top. She made it! I guess her goal in getting to the top was that she could hike down. That wasn't an option, so she was pretty bummed about having to repel(scary) back down.

James trying again. He got a little farther.



When did my baby get soo big?!? I love Emma so much. She is my sweetest child and loves her Mommy.  I am very grateful for the last few months we have gotten to spend together. We've both been limited in our activities because of our size and she's been my little companion and friend throughout. I really couldn't love her more.

 knuckle dimples. :D

 The kids have been improving leaps and bounds in swimming this year. James was doing handstands in the pool last night! At the beginning of the season he wouldn't even get his face wet. Ellie has pretty much turned into a fish, and Lauren is getting more comfortable in the water everyday. 

 Ever want to see something crazy.. ask James to scamper around the room for you. He is crazy FAST! 
(I didn't ask him to this time, I think he thought he was faster than my camera ...almost James, almost.)