Friday, June 26, 2009

I made it to my third trimester- 28 weeks!

On father's day I was officially 28 weeks and my belly definitely shows it! I'm glad to be back in Texas with Courtland- being away from him for 3 1/2 weeks was not such a good idea.. way TOO long!
This is what Courtland got for his one and only "father-to-be" present. The little red shirt says, "daddy's little cupcake."
Happy 28 weeks, third trimester, and father-to-be day!

CMA Country Fest in Nashville Tennessee!

My husband was so sweet to let me go to Tennessee this year for the country fest! If you didn't already know, I'm a HUGE country fan and was super excited to go. All the big stars were there and would perform 5 or 6 songs each. The big performances started at 8pm every night and went to just past midnight from Thursday to Sunday. I was in heaven all weekend long. Some of the people we saw were: Jason Aldean, Josh Turner, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Jake Owen, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock, The Judds, Reba, Jamey Johnson, Zac Brown Band, Trace Adkins, and the list goes on.
So the first night of the fest there was a tornado warning issued and they had to clear the whole stadium and most people just left. But us die-hards stayed and waited it out. It started raining and hailing so hard it looked like a blizzard outside! We waited until just past midnight when they announced they would continue on with the show! That was probably the most fun night we had, waiting and then the show was awesome because there wasn't so many people and the artists were super fun with the crowd. Dierks Bentley even fell on his butt because the stage was all wet and slippery. A definite unforgetable night!
Some random girls sleeping out the storm...haha

Me, Kendra, and my cute aunt Sarah- her husband was so sweet to get us the tickets, Thanks David!

The sunsets there were gorgeous!

Sarah, Jacqueline, Kendra, and I on day two of the concerts.

Titan stadium where it was all held.
I had such a fun time in Tennessee at country fest, even more fun getting to spend time with Ben and Kendra and my Uncle David and his family. Thanks for letting me come!

Family Bowling Night

Sorry- we really need a new camara so the pictures aren't the greatest quality.
My mom and dad took us all bowling for one last night together before Kendra and I left for Tennessee and we had a blast.


Pretty sure even my niece and nephew bowled better than I did! I blame it on being pregnant!

Friday, June 19, 2009

Blake & Taryn's wedding reception at the Eccles Center in Ogden

Cutting the cake...

My gorgeous mom & dad- happy to have all their kids married in the Temple and be done with weddings!
Grandma & Grandpa Critchlow- what true love looks like
Me, Jill, & Kendra- bridesmaids
(Kendra and I are both prego- I'm about 25 weeks and Kendra's 30 weeks)
Me, Grandpa Critchlow, Mom, Grandma Critchlow, & Great Grandma Clifton who is 100!
Me and Sophie- anyone who knows us knows we're best friends... haha
Courtland kept busy at the reception running around chasing our niece and nephew- he chased Nolan up those stairs over and over. He's going to be such a great daddy! Can't wait to meet our little baby girl!
Posing it up- 25 weeks pregnant
Me & my daddy- I have the best dad in the world!
Me & Courtland- cutest couple there!
Ben & Kendra
It really was the perfect day! And to have my whole family in town was the best part, the last time we were all together was back at my wedding and lake powell after. Can't wait until everyone is done with school and hopefully we'll be able to be all together much more often!
Congrats Blake & Taryn! You've made the Rabe family complete!

The last Rabe to get hitched!!

Blake & Taryn got married on May 29th in the Salt Lake City Temple.
Giving my brother a big hug! Love him so much!
Jill & Jake, Ben & Kendra, Me & Courtland- sweet face Jake!
Jill, Grandpa Critchlow, Kendra, and me
My Grandma Jeane, me, and mom
The Rabe family is finally complete!
Blake's very "interesting" group of friends... haha
It was a perfect day and I'm so proud of my big brother and the decisions he's made!

Blake & Taryn's wedding dinner

The night before Blake & Taryn got married they had a wedding dinner at the White House in Bountiful. It was so fun to have the whole family back together and see lots of other relatives and friends.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Getting Pedicures with the Rabe Girls before the wedding!

Jill, Kendra, Taryn, me, and my mom got pedicures the day before Blake and Taryn got married. A girl tradition before big events! We had a blast- thanks mom!

Visit to Utah with my niece and nephews in town!

Swimming at Grandma & Grandpa Critchlow's

Our faces say it all!

Jake & Jill's kidos- Nolan (above) and Luke (below)
Ben & Kendra's Sophia


Visit to dinosaur park!
Sophie and Grandma Rabe digging for fossils

Nolan loved all the dinosaurs and running around
I loved having my niece and nephews around for a couple weeks! It had been WAY too long since I'd seen them and hadn't even seen Luke yet. I had so much fun playing and entertaining- getting a minor hint of what I'm in for! haha