What we did on our summer vacation.....

I remember writing this essay pretty much every year I was in school. Some summers were definitely more exciting than others. This summer has been pretty fun! First, for those out of the loop,

We found out we are having another little boy in September! We are still undecided on his name, but we've been calling him "Huck" as a nickname for this whole pregnancy. Greg would love to name the baby Finn or Huckleberry, but I have yet to jump on board with either of those names. ( I love the name Finn, I just think Finn Pyne sounds funny, and I think people would think we were Mark Twain groupies if we had Sawyer and Finn.) My favorite name so far is Hudson, and Greg says he doesn't hate it like some of the other names I liked, so hopefully, it's in the running. I will find out on Sept 1st if I need to schedule a C-section based on Huck's size. If he's in the 90th percentile for size, they will recommend a C-section. If he is smaller, then my OB group will let me go to my due date to try and labor naturally. If he hasn't come by then, they'll go in and get him. I can't wait to meet him and can't believe he will be here next month!

This summer we've tried to beat the heat by going to the lake and to the pool. Sawyer loves the water so much that I enrolled him in swimming lessons. He had a ball! Even though he was the youngest in his class, he did great! He wasn't afraid to stick his head under the water or jump into the pool.
Here are some pics of his swimming adventures










As mentioned in our previous post, Greg has been taking care of our garden this summer. We were blessed with zucchini, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, broccoli, squash, lettuce, spinach, jalapenos, bell peppers, carrots, a watermelon, a few strawberries, a few blueberries, and some blackberries. I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but almost everything we planted produced at least one fruit/vegetable for us to eat. I canned spaghetti sauce and salsa, and made strawberry freezer jam (not with our strawberries though). I felt very domestic!





We grew all of that in our backyard-it was kind of exciting. All credit goes to Greg though. I did not weed, fertilize, or plant a single thing in that garden. I just cooked what came out of it.

We're currently working on the baby's nursery, and Greg is building Sawyer's big boy bed. Any advice on transferring an active toddler to a bed seamlessly? My goal is to have Sawyer staying and sleeping in his big boy bed by the time the baby gets here. Am I crazy or can this really happen? We'll post pics of both of the boys' rooms as soon as they're ready. Wish us luck!

Dirty hands are very satisfying

About three weeks ago my dad Terry and grandpa Max came out to me graft our apple tree. My dad brought some dormant clippings from our orchard out in Utah. While they were here I decided that as long as we were working on the apple tree, we might as well plant the garden that Meli and I have long talked about. Meli's dad Quentin and my brother-in-law Todd came over to help as well.

Greg, Terry, Quentin, Todd

Dad digs a hole for one of our fruit trees while Todd tills the ground.

Grandpa Max supervises me load the tools back in the pickup.


And here is our garden this morning, just over three weeks after planting.

Here is our apple tree. As you can see, at least two of our grafts have taken and are starting to grow leaves.

Our garden now has:

• Tomatoes
• Bell peppers
• Corn
• Spinach
• Romaine lettuce
• Onions
  
• Broccoli
• Strawberries
• Asparagus
• Zucchini
• Beans
• Peas
• Carrots
• Potatoes
• Cucumber
• Watermelon
• Cantaloupe
• Raspberries
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Apple tree with a few different varieties (we will have to wait for a while to see which ones)
  
• Pear tree with 3 different varieties
• A tree with nectarines, plums, and apricots
• 2 Peach trees

I've been told that we were a little over-ambitious this year.

Baby #2 is on the way

That's right! Little pynenut #2 will be making his or her grand appearance at the end of September. My official due date is September 24. We are so excited! I've had more nausea and been much more tired with this pregnancy than when I was pregnant with Sawyer. Overall, I feel good and will be excited to find out the baby's gender some time in May.
Since our last post, we went on a cruise to Mexico with the Pyne family. I still need to upload pics from that trip, but we had an amazing time. We got to spend a lot of time with the majority of Greg's family. We went zip-lining, swimming, boating, some rode dune buggies, and we all ate too much food. It was so much fun!
We have a garden now too! Greg's dad and grandpa came to help till and plant "our crops". It is a little larger than what I was picturing, but if all goes well, we will have all kinds of fruits and vegetables in our backyard.
Amy and I took Chloe and Sawyer to get their Easter pictures taken. We thought it would be cute for them to be in some together. We were fairly successful and got some cute pics. Here is one of the best ones of them together.



This is one of my favorites-I think he'll be a great big brother.


She is such a precious angel! I love her!



Here is Sawyer "sneaking" into a shot. He wanted to be in some pictures that he really wasn't supposed to be in.


Such an infectious smile!



He looks so handsome in his suit and tie.





I hope everyone had a happy Easter!