Tick Tock

I feel like a ticking time bomb ready to explode! In the picture I am 39 weeks and 1 day. I have never been this pregnant before! Riley was two weeks early so I don't really know the feeling of being this huge! Plus I am way bigger this pregnancy!
Yesterday for Fathers Day we took a walk in our beautiful Bidwell Park. First, we stopped and let the kids throw rocks in the creek. Riley absolutely loved it! Then we "power" walked to try to get labor started, no luck! =) We came home and put Riley down for a nap and my wonderful hubby got to watch golf for about 5 hours! He was in his element. He rarely gets to just sit and watch any TV so this was a special treat. I even got to take a cat nap. I really wanted to make yesterday special for him and I think we succeeded considering I am ready to pop! I was REALLY hoping to go into labor yesterday for Fathers Day and I tried not to get discouraged when I didn't. I know God has the perfect timing for Avery to come out.
On Saturday we took the kids swimming. We figured we better get Riley comfortable in the water before swim lessons start soon. Within 10 minutes, she was jumping into Jims arms from the side! I could not believe it! Our little girl is growing up so fast. She amazes me with how smart she is. She was doing a puzzle the other day, all by herself and I just started crying because she is truly amazing. She copied an "R" I wrote on my FIL's card. My MIL made sure she grabbed the card so she could file it away!
We had a great weekend with our kids and I can't believe that soon we are going to have 3 kids!

So Many Projects, So Little Time!

Lately I have been starting so many projects and then not finishing them. Either because I don't have the time or just have been so tired! It's usually for the second reason! But today I was reminded that I could be in labor on or around Fathers Day and really didn't want it to get put on the back burner. Although, if I give birth to our son on Fathers Day, I told Jim that Avery is his gift every year. And I am kind of not kidding!

I decided to whip out some craft paper I had been saving for something special and make a "Happy Fathers Day" banner for the mantle. I am slightly obsessed with banners right now and my goal is to have one made for every holiday. They are super easy and make a great decoration.

Second, I found these cupcakes online and thought they are perfect for Jim! He LOVES his grass so these are definately fitting for the occassion. As far as a gift is concerned, he's been talking about wanting a Japanese Maple for our yard so I am on the look out for the perfect one!

If you want the recipe for the cupcakes, it can be found here.