My craving

I haven't really been craving much during my pregnancy, with the exception of cinnamon rolls. I always want one. After spending a lot of money for one at a bakery, I decided to make my own. They actually turned out pretty well, I'm sure I will make them again, maybe next week;) But I decided I needed to add about twice as much cinnamon and sugar next time, to make them truly fantastic.

Also, here is my 22 week baby bump picture, for those of you not on facebook.

The big news

The big news from this week, that most of you probably already know, is that we are having a girl!!! I am so excited because now I can actually buy the cute girl outfits I see in the stores.

The pic below is a closeup. You can see her yes, nose, mouth, and even fingernails!

This week I also had 2 days of training for the new math program I will be teaching. I will be going into school everyday this week to get things ready in my classroom. Teachers start back on Friday. My summer is practically over.

In other news, I learned Brian can pick a lock using a bobby pin and screwdriver. This discovery came when we somehow locked the lower lock of our house (the one we don't have a key for). After realizing that every single window and door were locked we knew we were in trouble. To make matters worse, our landlady is out of town for 2 weeks, so we couldn't get the key from her. Then Brian decided to try picking the lock with the one bobby pin I had in my hair. 20 minutes later he finally did it. We were able to get into our house!

Idaho/Wyoming family vacation

This past week we went up to Idaho to see my family. We had fun doing many activities. Brian and I went camping up Scout Mountain one night with my brother Weston and Sister-in-law Kirstie. We had fun roasting Starbursts and taking a night walk to see the stars. Our sleep, however, was interrupted by our neighbors who were up until 4 am partying it up with their children. The next morning we went on a nice nature walk that wasn't too long or strenuous.

Enjoying our campfire breakfast:

This bird was close enough to touch.

During our nature walk. Don't we look like we have been camping?

We also went bowling one afternoon with my family. I did very poorly. My highest score was a 77. Brian did much better than I did. I rediscovered something during this bowling trip. While bowling is fun, I enjoy playing pool a lot more. I think I am better at it as well.

The main event of the week was day trip into Jackson, Wyoming. We were a little disappointed when our plan to have lunch at Jenny Lake was ruined. We didn't know that they are now charging $25 a car to enter Teton National Park, which we didn't want to pay just to eat lunch there. Instead we found a campground with picnic tables. The highlight of this lunch trip was our run-in with a herd of wild buffalo. Brian was excited to be able to stop and get a lot of pictures. It was so crazy having them feet away from our car. After lunch we spent the afternoon wandering around gift shops. Then for dinner we went to Bar J Chuck Wagon grill where we were able to enjoy a big BBQ dinner of chicken, beef, or ribs and then a show. It was pretty good, but the benches got really uncomfortable.

During our scenic drive to Jackson:

The Jackson antler arches. You can't come to Jackson without getting a picture in front of them.

Family photo of siblings and baby!

Lovely western decor.

We drove back to my parent's after the show (9:30) and didn't arrive until 1:00 in the morning. I'm glad I didn't have to drive. I fell asleep pretty fast.

It was a fun week. It was nice to get together with all of my family. We are already planning next year's family vacation to the Oregon Coast with the baby!!