...to our friends Jon and Bonnie on the arrival of their daughter, Callie Lauryn on June 30. We were able to go to the hospital and visit them and Callie is precious! We are so excited for you guys and look forward to many play dates.
On Friday, we had Scott Pankratz from Paramount Portraits take some pregnancy pictures for us. We got the proofs back and are really happy with them! Here are some of our favorites.
This past weekend Nate and I had the chance to go on a "Babymoon" before Baby #2 makes its appearance! It was so wonderful to be able to get away.
Sunday afternoon, after family naps, we loaded Natalie up, dropped her off at Grammi and Gramps' house and headed out to White Rock. We arrived to a beautiful 5star Bed & Breakfast and incredibly beautiful weather. The B&B wasn't on the main strip, but was 1 street up and had great views without the noise. The view from our room.
Which we viewed from: 
The "room" was quite spacious with a sitting area, as well as a large bedroom.
After settling in a bit, we headed down to the Strip for a great dinner on the rooftop patio of the Boathouse. And then a wonderful walk along the Strip and Pier.
Monday morning we woke up to another beautiful day (the clouds broke around 8:45am and we had clear skies the rest of the day!) We enjoyed a delicious 3 course breakfast, of which Nate had to finish...it was too big! Then headed down to the beach for a nice, long walk on the beach. I absolutely love the beach, whether the ocean or a lake. It is so relaxing and rejuvinating for me!
We finished off our time shopping at the outlet mall in White Rock. It was a short, but so needed time away together!
On a baby note, we had our second ultrasound last Friday (my placenta was sitting low at my 18 week ultrasound) and everything looks great! My placenta has moved up to where it should be and baby is measuring right on schedule. We got some cute pictures of Baby's face...with chubby cheeks and everything (at least it looks like it). But unfortunately we don't have a scanner at the moment, so I am not able to post the pics.
If you would still like to make a guess in our baby poll, visit http://bebepool.com/toewsbaby.
It's amazing how fast my baby has grown up. I can't believe that she is just about 17 months old! She has been such a blessing to our family and I could not have asked for a more perfect fit for our family!
Last week we moved Ali from her crib into a new bedroom with a "big girl bed"! She has made the adjustment so well and she seems to be absolutely loving it! She only fell out only once, and it was the first night. It took a few nights of her getting up out of bed and banging on the door, but she now goes to bed pretty well and is sleeping great...as far as I know. I do wonder sometimes if she is just in there playing, as I have walked in there a few times and caught her. But she is quiet if and when she does and seems quite content.
enjoying the pool
reading "Her First Bible" with Daddy - one of her favoritesWith only 9 weeks left until Baby Toews' due date, it is time to set up a Baby Pool. To enter your guesses, visit http://bebepool.com/toewsbaby. We look forward to hearing your guesses.
And to help you, here is a picture of me at 31 weeks pregnant.
It was wonderful to have a long weekend where the only work my husband did was the 4 hours we were at church on Sunday! The rest of the weekend was ours...no phone calls or emails regarding work! :)
And it was relaxing! This past weekend, we figured out, was the only weekend until July 19 that one of us doesn't have something up or is gone! And so it was dedicated to our family! That and purchasing things for Natalie's new "big girl" room! We have decided to move Natalie into a big bed before this next little one arrives so she doesn't feel pushed out or any resentment to the baby for taking "her" space. And so, Friday we ventured out to IKEA to make some purchases. We didn't find a bed like we were looking for, but did find some great bedding and accessories, including a little table and chairs (which Natalie found by accident the other day and fell in love with!)
Saturday we did a bit more shopping for the kids rooms and hung out around our place, enjoying the beautiful weather!
Sunday we went to church and then headed to my parents for a BBQ evening. My mom had a treat for dessert of Popsicles. It was quite humorous to watch the difference between Ben and Natalie. Ben treasured every bite of his and took his time. Natalie on the other hand couldn't chew it fast enough and finished before EVERYone else!
Monday we again ventured out to Vancouver, though this time it was not for shopping. We headed down to the harbor and loaded down my Uncle's company's yacht for great family day of cruishing around. It was to celebrate a belated Mother's Day, my Uncle's birthday and my grandparents anniversary. The weather wasn't the greatest, but still we had a wonderful time playing games, eating food and hanging out as a family.
Here are some pics from our trip. Hope you all had a wonderful long weekend as well!
Life is moving by very quickly! Its hard for me to believe that my due date is in less than 11 weeks...that's a bit scary! But we have been able to check a few things off our "To Do List" of before the baby comes. On Friday we did our hospital tour and purchased our double stroller. We also had our new bedroom set delivered, which means Natalie now has part of her new bedroom (our old stuff) and we will be finishing off her bedroom this weekend and putting her into her new "big girl bed" in the next few weeks! Slowly but surely things are getting done!
And this weekend was crazy busy, but wonderful! Friday night we headed to Nate's parents to celebrate Mother's Day with his fam. His brother and wife were able to come out from the island for the weekend and so we had a fun games and dessert family evening! Saturday we left Natalie with a "real" babysitter for the first time (real meaning not family or relatives) and headed off to a wedding! She did great and we had a nice day out.
Sunday I got to be on worship team as Nate led a youth service! This is the first time since Natalie was born that I have been on a worship team and it felt great to be serving God in that way again! And then in the afternoon, I was blessed by my wonderful daughter and husband to a Mother's Day treat! Natalie came running into my room with a card that she had signed herself! She was so proud and excited to give it to me! :) And we had a wonderful family walk and picnic at the park! It was such a wonderful Mother's Day, just to be together after the chaos of the last week.
Here is some pictures of me at 29 weeks pregnant and of our new purchase, a Phil and Teds Double stroller.
