Vacation time!

Since the last time I wrote I've been out of town in Waco and Missouri for a baby shower, a wedding, and a fishing trip! We've been so busy! I'm loving this time off and not wanting it to end at all! My trip started off with a girls' night out (after a delayed flight) and then my baby shower the next day! :)
I met Jenn, Brooke, and Steph at George's when I finally got into Waco. We then went to some new place downtown to hang out. Some guy hit on me while we were there! haha I thought it was pretty funny because I'm pregnant, not to mention had a ring on my finger! I really thought he was looking at Brooke but when we got up to leave he stopped us. You should've seen his face when Brooke told him I was married and pregnant! I was in shock that he was hitting on me and Brooke just answered faster than I could! We had fun though and stayed up way later than I've stayed up in a LONG time!

Jennifer, Tara, Therese, Brooke, & Danielle threw me a baby shower the next day. It was perfect! We even had ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins! :) It was so good to see lots of family and friends. I got so many cute outfits and fun things for Sawyer!

After the shower, Jennifer and I drove down to Houston to see Grandmother and Grandpa and dad for Grandpa's birthday and Father's Day. I was so excited to get to see them! I miss getting to see my grandparents and my dad whenever I want. Grandmother and Grandpa were doing so good! They both seemed so happy and in great moods! Grandmother stayed awake the entire time we were there and Grandpa was in a good mood the whole time! I'm so glad they're doing so well. It was also good seeing dad. I'm glad I get to go spend a few days with him in a couple of weeks.

After lunch on Father's Day, Jenn and I headed back to Waco. I had to get back to meet some of my girls at Baylor. We had a few kids sign up for softball camp at Baylor. Throughout the week I watched them learn new drills and play in scrimmages. They all had a great time and said they really learned a lot! Hopefully next year we can get more girls to go!

I was also able to spend a lot of time with mom throughout the week! It was great! Monday I met Mom, Mamaw, Aunt Cynthia, Tara, and Jennifer for lunch at Chuy's. Then Tara and I went out to Mom's to lay in the pool. It felt so nice being in the water and cooling off! Tuesday, Mom and I went to Practically Pikasso and made a couple things for the baby room :) I made a piggy bank and mom made a little monkey. We then also made a mosaic bear with a BU on it. This picture was before we finished the bear and before the monkey and piggy bank were put in the fire.

We had a good time, but it took us a long time to do these! For dinner we went to mom's and made homemade pizza! Wednesday we went back and finished the bear, then shopped around at the Baylor book store and Spice downtown. Then Danielle came into town to start getting ready for her wedding!

We ate at Shoguns. I love that place! :) Thursday Danielle and I got pampered! We had facials at Facelogic and then massages, pedicures, and manicures! It was awesome! All were so relaxing! The prenatal massage also felt so good and made my back feel and legs feel so much better! It was the perfect gift from a good friend! :) After the manicures and pedicures, all the girls went out to La Fiesta for dinner and then back to Jennifer's house to celebrate Danielle getting married! We had a lot a fun! We then went to the midnight showing of Bad Teacher. It was pretty funny. Friday we went out to the wedding site to clean and decorate. We then had the rehearsal and dinner later that night. The ranch was very cute and a neat place for a wedding. Danielle seemed so excited and happy to be getting married to William. I'm glad they found each other. The dinner was at Lake Brazos Steakhouse.

Saturday was wedding day! :) Danielle looked beautiful! It was very hot, but the ceremony was nice and the reception was a lot of fun! Joel also made it in for the wedding. I hadn't seen him in over a week so I was very ready to see him!! I was also glad my dress fit! It was a little snug, but I'm glad it zipped! I couldn't even wear it the entire night, though.

Joel and I were able to get a couple hours of sleep before leaving for Missouri for our fishing trip! We left around 3:30 AM to head to Roaring River. Joel drove the entire way, while I slept. :) He's such a good husband. We did a lot of fishing and caught a lot of good fish! We also got to spend time with Jesse and Donna; Amy, Joey, Chase, & Kamryn; Grandma and Granpa Hinton; Roy & Coleen (grandpa's brother); and Alan, Sandy, and Justin (Jesse's brother). I wish we could've spent more time there. One day Amy, Kamryn, Donna, Chase, Justin, and I rode the water slide for about an hour. It is a fun slide but you have to climb up a very steep hill every time to ride again! It wore me out! We then got ice cream :) I didn't catch as many fish this year as usual, but I think it is because I spent a lot of time cooling off in the car! I guess being pregnant had a little bit to do with it! We did catch our limits every day and brought home quite a bit of fish to eat throughout the year! I know Joel was not ready to leave. He loves it there. I didn't take as many pictures as usualy, but here are a few from the fishing trip:

Justin with his first catch ever at Roaring River!

We got back late last night after spending almost 10 hours on the road! Even the dogs were worn out! They've slept all day! We get a few days to recharge and then it is time for Colorado and to see Jarrod and Michelle! I can't wait to get up there and see them!

That's all for now! It is definitely bed time!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! It is ending way too fast!