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This past weekend I started to feel our little baby moving around. It is so neat everytime!

Next week the sonogram. Not sure if we are going to find out the gender!

We are doing good.

This time, instead of a short trip to the Monohans State Park, Chad took a week off of work and we headed down to Port Aransas for a real vacation in the sand….on the beach.

It had been an annual event for my family to go to Port Aransas for a few days in the summer. The trip did not occur since Chad and I had been married, but this year it was resurrected. We enjoyed spending time with my aunt, uncle and their two daughters; my sister and her fiance, and my dad. It has been nearly a year since I have seen my dad. I also got to visit with a childhood friend who lives in Corpus Christi. I was great seeing you Anna.

So here are the pictures. For some reason I did not get any pictures on my camera of anyone except for my dad, Caleb and Chad. One pictures shows everyone else out in the ocean, but they just look like colorful dots out there. Enjoy, or scroll through quickly.

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Well, we have not done anything too exciting lately.

Caleb chased a baby bird who was trying to learn to fly. Poor bird.

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He got a new swimsuit (he looks pretty funny). He swims somewhere nearly everyday.

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I had my 16 week check-up. The baby is doing good, heartbeat in the 140’s. We have a sonogram scheduled for the first week in August. I definitely want to find out the gender, Chad doesn’t. I guess I just won’t tell him when I find out.

Nothing else.

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Okay, so it wasn’t really a vacation (just a quick day trip this past weekend) and it is not the sand you are thinking about (ie. the beach). We went to Monahans Sandhill State Park. Just an hour away from Midland is….sand, and lots of it. You can bring your horse, take a dune buggy ride, or slide down the tall dunes on a disc. We did the latter. Afterwards, you must take a shower…..sand is everywhere! Caleb loved playing in the sand and sliding down the dunes. It sure was hard walking up the dunes. If anyone wants to visit us, we would love to take you.

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Afterward, we drove to Balmorhea State Park to swim in the spring fed pool. It was cool, but Caleb loved splashing around in the water. We had a nice little road trip. We didn’t take many pictures.

This week has been busy, I have been working like crazy. But it has been good.

Have a great 4th of July weekend. No plans as of yet for us. I work this weekend.