Collective Soul in Cary, North Carolina!

This is Stephen's favorite band and they just happened to be in NC while we were there!

Atlanta, GA

As much Coke as you can stomach.

Too many flavors to try! I'll stick with the classic cherry coke.

If you didn't already know Stephen is OBSESSED with the Atlanta Braves, so I was so excited for him to fulfill his life long dream of watching them play at thier home field, Turner Field. Stephen was like a kid in a candy store, just wide eyed and smiley the whole time. He was excited to point out all the cool little historic tid-bits that us girls would have never noticed.

The original game we went to watch got rained out....but we stayed an extra day to watch them play an afternoon game the next day.

It was HOT!

This was Stephen's favorite player's number, Dale Murphy, and the reason his whole obsession began.

I made this shirt to tell the Anderson's that I was pregnant!

"Mom....I'm Pregnant!!"

We have been in North Carolina visiting my parents and the last few days have been a blast! We broke the news to them about thier grand-baby and mom was exstatic, dad was happy too! We feel like we're staying at an all inclusive resort...we got our hair and nails done and we've seen a show and been to a baseball game and the zoo, we are having so much fun and the party has only begun! We've still got a week and a half full of fun activities and trips....

Mom really wanted me to point at my stomach so I finally gave in.

Mom and dad took us to "The Barn", a diner buffet followed by a musical review of mo-town songs. It was an absolute riot, we were definitely the minority and sitting in the front row we stuck out like sore thumbs, but mom made her way on stage and got down with her bad self (I was really mad that they wouldn't let us take pictures during the show).

We really liked this guys plaid suit we just had to find out where he got it so we could pick one up for Stephen.

Carolina buffet...only one thumb up.

These next pics are at the Natural Science Center which is partly a zoo.

Big Kitty!

Meerkat

Some weird bugs they have here in Carolina.

Mom and Dad's house so far.

Their back yard with big tall trees!

Mom kissing the big Grasshopper to wish him luck for the big game.

Our new t-shirts, thanks mom!

Twin Falls Temple and Shoshone Falls

Thanks Russ and Noelle for showing us this very cool spot and for taking us with you to the temple open house!

Happy Birthday Stephen!

Stephen LOVES the Ribs at Texas Roadhouse so we went there for his birthday dinner with Russ and Noelle and Garrett and Audree.
Then we went to Boondocks for some miniature golf, this is his new birthday outfit and flip-flops!

I surprised him with Collective Soul tickets for when we're in North Carolina....can't you see the excitement on his face.

We had some friends over to help us eat our German Chocolate cheese-cake filled birthday cake, it was delicious if I do say so myself.

Happy 25th Birthday bud!

California......knows how to party

This is the fam at Santa Cruz beach soaking up some sun

These next few are at the Sequoia National forest, those trees are HUGE!

This is a fun little swimming hole at the Sequoias, Rockwisha.

This is in front of the L.A. Temple.

Happy 4th of July!

This picture really has nothing to do with 4th of July festivities, but I just think these telephone booths at our apartment complex are cute and they remind me of England.

This was one of my favorite roses from the Julia Davis rose garden that we walked through after our breakfast in the park.

Our 4th started out with a picnic in the park, pancakes and sausage mmm good. Then we went for a walk through the rose garden and around the park. That afternoon we floated down the Boise River in a four man raft from Walmart, I wish I had taken some pictures becuase that was a sight to behold. I was really slacking on my picture taking for the rest of the day, we went to Old Chicago's and had pizza for dinner and then we watched the amazing Boise Parade, pretty lame, and then we took a nap before the fireworks show across the street. We had a great weekend with Robert and Robyn, shopping, sushi, baseball game, we're so glad they came for a visit!

Camping

This post is a little late, but we've been having a great time camping every other weekend with Noelle and Russ. You can't beat tin foil dinners and s'mores! It's so nice to get away and just hang out, sit back and relax and watch the boys obsess over building the perfect fire. Can't wait to go again soon!