Pregnancy Photo Shoot!!!

My sister in law, Janelle, offered to take pregnancy pictures for us. I hadn't planned on taking any, but I am so glad we did. They turned out really cute! I am about 7 months in these pictures, and didn't start to get really big until 8 months. I will try to get some more recent pictures on here before the baby comes. He is due Dec. 5th. There are a lot of pictures, but it was hard to choose my favorites. Out of over 250 pictures, I think I narrowed it down pretty good. Enjoy!

6 Months

I have reached 6 months pregnant! Everything is going well, and I am slowly gaining weight. I feel tried, and I am still putting up with the strange pain in my side that has been there since April. I am really excited for my baby shower in September!

Dixie Stampede

The last night we went to the Dixie Stampede. We had drinks in a boot, a large dinner that we had to eat with our fingers and a great show. There were competitions and ostrich and pig races, songs and magic, and lots of horse back riding. It was a very entertaining show and they did a good job of involving the audience. We weren't allowed to take pictures during the show, so I don't have very many.

Clingman's Dome

We went on a hike to Clingman's Dome, which has an elevation of 6,643 feet! We drove about an hour through the mountain to get there, and then we had to hike 15 minutes straight up. I dont know how Becky carried Grace most of the way. I could barely make it with my side pain.The view was amazing though.

Gatlinburg

We went to Gatlinburg to look at all the little shops and to taste some moonshine. We met up with Becky, Kris, Julia, and Grace to walk through the mirror maze. It was tricky, you had to be careful not to run into walls.

Bird Mountain

We went to Bird Mountain one morning and hand fed some birds. It had beautiful gardens. I saw this sad butterfly though sitting under the trees.

Vacation in Tennessee

This year we went on vacation to the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. We rented a large cabin near Dollywood, and had 17 people share it for a week! We had a great time. We went to Dollywood a few days. J and the kids loved the roller coasters, I mostly watched the two little girls, Bella and Grace, with Aunt Cindy and Uncle Glenn and my parents, since I couldn't ride very much. I did get to go on the swings with Becky and ride the flying elephants with Grace in kiddie land. We toured some museums at the park and went to listen to a few shows. The water park was really nice even though it rained part of the day. I enjoyed the wave pool with Uncle Glenn, and I was able to go on the water roller coaster with my mom and J. The lazy river was relaxing. At the cabin we enjoyed going to the pool, and we had a perfect view of the fireworks from Dollywood every night.