Life as we know it.

Things in our life are moving forward weather we're ready or not. Winter is one of those things. Fortunately for us, our house is almost finished. I will soon be able to enjoy a warm house without spending a fortune on electricity. 

Goodbye 100 year old condo. You probably won't be missed (that much).

Halloween was once again very eventful. Carson's family tries to have an annual Halloween party for all the cousins. It's always a good time with good food and good company.

I dressed up as Snow White and Carson dressed up as Michael Phelps. Carson was trying to get a rise out of his brothers (it's one constant competition with the Campbell boys) and that is just what he got. It was pretty funny to hear their responses when we walked into the party. 

 

The whole gang. 

I'm not one to boast, but I did win the "Best Costume" award. 

(thanks Karli for letting me borrow it)

The famous doughnut eating competition. Guess who won? 

Carson! I'm sure he cheated though. He always finds a way to cheat at everything. 

My life as a pregnant woman has been improving almost daily. How grateful I am for nauseous-free nights. I have not posted a picture because my belly is not that big. If you didn't know I am pregnant you would never guess it by looking at me. When I really start to show, I will post a picture. We find out what we are having December 7. I AM SO EXCITED! 

The holidays are upon us and I can't help but get a little giddy just thinking about it. What a wonderful time to spend with family and friends. I can't wait!

Excitement!

Well I guess since everyone is finding out, I better announce it personally so no one gets their feelings hurt.

Carson and I are expecting!

We are both really excited, but feeling a little overwhelmed with the house and a baby. We just keep telling ourselves that things happen like they do for a reason.

I am in my 13th week and starting to feel much much better. Goodbye first trimester. I am due in April and will find out the gender in December. I seriously cannot wait. The weeks have never moved so slowly. Carson is hoping for a boy (shocking!) and I am hoping for a healthy baby. I know that every pregnant woman says that, but I never completely understood why until now. Every little thing makes me nervous. There are so many things that are out of my control and I don't like it. Hopefully the things that I can control really make a difference.

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Well the month of August went by in a flash and it seems as though September is going to too. Winter is going to be here before I know it. HOW AWFUL!

We have been living pretty boring lives as of late (who am I kidding, our lives are dull almost ALL of the time) but I don't mind a bit. It feels nice to just kick back and enjoy things every once in a while.

Lake Powell was awesome, just like always. Seriously one of the best vacations ever. This year the weather was perfect; hot days, cool evenings, and not very much wind. What else could a girl want besides a bunch of good food and great company? We also got to have our very own firework shows while we were there. We're not talking neighborhood fireworks here kids, we're talking Stadium of Fire fireworks. It was pretty sweet.

We saw this giant hole in the wall one day while out boating....

so we decided to hike up to it.

A cute little lake that we found while hiking around. There is a rope attached to the wall at the top of that black/green stuff. Some of us decided to try to climb up it so we could see what was up there. We quickly found out that we were in for a challenge. Most of us finally made it, but not without scuffed knees and blistered hands. And do you think it was worth it? Not really. And to top it all off, getting down was a nightmare. What an adventure!

proof

It's 100% official. My diploma finally came in the mail. I've now got it on paper just in case someone doesn't believe me.

I had a lot of people tell me that once the semester began I would probably feel a little sad or left out. Who were they trying to kid. I had no such thoughts!

And just to end this post with a kick, we have some exciting news. Our new house is in construction mode. Goodbye annoying neighbor that sings opera in the shower EVERY morning. Goodbye other annoying neighbors that party til three in the morning almost EVERY weekend. Hello peace and quiet. Hello garage (I seriously can't wait to have my own garage). Hello extra space.

Needless to say, Carson and I are done being apartment dwellers. We are SO stoked about this new project.

Until next time, peace out.

CAN

Today in church we were talking about fathers and the role that they hold within the family. At the end of the lesson, our teachers showed us a great example of a good father. This story is so incredibly touching that I had to share with all of you (be prepared to shed a few tears).

Dick Hoyt and his wife Tamara had a child born with cerebral palsy. The child is named Rick. Because of his disability, Rick cannot walk or talk. He is confined to a wheelchair because he has no control over his muscles. One day when Rick was a little bit older, his neighborhood was holding a charity 5K run and he told his dad (he communicates through a computer that writes out his thoughts using slight head movements) that he wanted to run in the race. Knowing that his son could not physically do this, Dick decided to run the race while pushing Rick in a wheelchair (it might be important to know that Dick had not run a day in his life previously). They finished second to last, but Rick was so happy that he told his father that he did not feel handicapped when they were in the competition. That first race started a life time of racing for the father son team. After many years, these are some of their achievements. 

216 Triathlons, 6 Ironman distances

20 Duathlons

65 Marathons, 25 Boston Marathons

They have also biked and ran across the USA in 1992 with a total of 3,735 miles in 45 consecutive days.

This video illustrates the relationship that this amazing dad has with his son. 

I can't figure out how to get the actual video on my blog so go here to watch it. 

I promise you, it's worth your time.

LOVE

I probably wouldn"t loathe the coming of winter so much if I had this in my closet

or this..

Find more lovely things here

Improvement?

My cute step-sister gave my blog a much needed makeover. She is so smart and talented when it comes to computer stuff. I just think it is adorable. What do you think?

Update

Just a little update of some of the things that we have been up to as of late.

- Our new camera is awesome. 

Notice the beautiful frame and neat handwritten description? 

Love It!

- We played a little game of Sunday softball and had a really great time!

Flip flops and softball really don't go well together. Oh well.

Don't judge my form. This is not my first sport of choice.

(It might be important to point out that I NEVER missed the ball. If it aint broke don't fix it right?)

His form might be a little better than mine. 

Carson running home. 

(He wasn't fast enough. He got out.)

-I made bread. From scratch!

You might think that this a regular thing, but you would be wrong.

It was my first time.

I was so excited that it looked halfway decent.

It tasted good as well!

-Last, but not least, we got a new niece.

Lauren May Campbell

How ADORABLE is she?

Wedding and stuff

My older sister got married last week in Vegas, and true to my word I did not show my teeth in any pictures. I know I kind of look like a brat but I'm over it. 

She may be the cutest niece anyone has ever seen!

The bride and I waiting for the limo. 

Vegas was fun, but I was more than ready to come home because it was SO RIDICULOUSLY HOT there. There were times when I would be walking down the street and I honestly felt like I couldn't catch my breath because of the heat. I was wiped out for a whole week upon returning home. Seriously!! 

We also got a new camera. I love it! 

Summer has been zooming by. I got up this morning to go running and it was still dark out. Just a couple weeks ago, at the same exact time, the sky was completely lit when I woke up. This ANGERS me! It makes me sad to see back to school shopping commercials on the television. Why oh why can't we have only two months of winter and three additional months of summer? Carson would not enjoy this so much, but who asked him? 

I'm not sure what the fall is going to bring because for once in my life I am not returning to school. How weird is that? No more walking through campus in the frigid wind. YAY!

Happy August!