Saturday, October 29, 2011

happy halloween from the 3 of us!

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

October EAT

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Toppings:
Milk Chocolate
White Chocolate
Crushed Butterfinger
Crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Crushed Oreo
Cinnamon & Brown Sugar
Nuts
Candy Corn
M&M's


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amanda..jenae..sara

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mike..jenae..russell

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me..melissa..blair

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melissa..landon..lauren

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snuggling w/landon
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playing catch phrase
{girls WON}

Sunday, October 23, 2011

grandpa j

my dad {baby girls grandpa j} came for a visit a few weeks ago. we had lots of fun showing him around town and doing some things we'd never done before.

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at the Santa Anita race track. i brought our camera but forgot the sd card.
so i used my phone. awful quality.

{i was 28 weeks here}

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a little game day breakfast.

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russell took my dad to in n out for lunch.

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wsu vs. ucla @ the rose bowl

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my dad scored us some great seats with backs instead of bleachers.
baby and my body were very grateful.

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we hiked to the hollywood sign.

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view from the top.

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we started the hike the same time as another family but beat them to the top.
when they made it to the top they told me i was their inspiration.
if a 7 month pregnant lady can do it, anyone can.


thanks for a great trip dad.
can't wait til you and mom are back for Christmas and baby's debut.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

30 weeks

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pregnancy tumor

i'm sure the last thing anyone wants to see is a picture of the inside of my mouth.

but this is my journal and i need to remember this
{like i'll ever forget}.

i developed a pyogenic granuloma about two months ago. in layman's terms it's called a pregnancy tumor even though they don't consider it a tumor by today's standards, they still keep the original name.

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i had it checked out by a dentist last month. sadly they dont think it should be removed until after i give birth
{for reasons i wont bore you with}.

the worst part of all of this....
1. it's growing! it's now at least twice as big as the picture. and it's also now affecting the front side of my gums. {yay}.
2. i've had to switch chewing sides! food just does not taste as good when chewed on the right side of my mouth.
3. it bleeds all the time. i can't bite into anything anymore and crunchy foods are no longer friends.

4. i can no longer wear my retainer and my teeth are all kinds of crooked.

okay... so i'm done telling my sob story. but maybe baby girl will look at this one day and see what i went through for her.

love you baby girl.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

September EAT: Little Italy

back to school meant back to EAT.

some said this was their all time favorite EAT. and of course i didn't take a single picture. i even got the camera out but then i just forgot til i was cleaning up after everyone left.

typical me.

the menu run-down:

..Bruschetta
..Garlic Bread

..Spinach & Parmesan Ravioli
..Sausage & Pepper Pasta
..Another yummy pasta that my pregnant brains fails to recall

..Strawberry Shortcake. that's totally Italian, right?


October EAT is next week....SO excited.




Thursday, October 13, 2011

sunday dinner

before i flew back to cali we got together for dinner at my cousins.

never a dull moment in this house.

can't wait to see them all for a Cali Thanksgiving!


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mom..tiff..dad
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jeremiah..bryn..kennedy..kylee
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aunt karen & kennedy.
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caleb & uncle mark.
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caleb..me & baby.
{when you ask caleb, "where's mandy?" he points to my belly and says, "BABY!"}
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dad & kennedy snoozin.
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silly girls who love to play in the pantry.

WA Shower

My mom & cousin threw me an amazing shower while I was in Washington last month. My cousin thought of everything-she is amazing! It was so fun seeing old friends and catching up. And we got some adorable outfits for little miss.

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{i was 25 weeks at the shower}

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L to R:
Mrs. Thompson, my 5th & 6th grade teacher (1 of 2 favs)
Margaret Leavitt, close high school friend
Aunt Joy!
Mrs. Slosson, my 1st grade teacher (2 of 2 favs)

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Jenna! My long time bff.
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The girls! They all got to feel baby kick!
SO F.U.N.