A Trip to Vegas

When my mom was visiting we took her up to Vegas for a Lax Tournament. It was fun to see Trevor and Taylor. Our cousin Anthony and Lance's sister Brooke were able to come down too, also fun. We had great weather for a fun day of lacrosse. The boys played great and walked away as Best of the West Champs. After the tournament we went and explored Vegas. It was a fast weekend. The next morning we packed up and headed to the Hoover Dam looking for the all spark before going home. I guess the Autobots beat us to it.

The Ultrasound

One of the highlights of my mom's stay with us was the trip to the Radiology Dept. We had our first ultrasound done. It really is remarkable what we are capable of doing with technology. It was so fun to see our little baby moving around. We also were able to find out the sex of the baby. We are having a little girl! We were worried we wouldn't be able to tell because she was not being very cooperative at first. I already know she is going to be like her Dad.......stubborn. They already have developed a father-daughter relationship. Lance was sure she was giving us the ASL sign for father either that or she was just scratching her forehead. We are so excited for our little baby girl. She is strong and healthy and extremely active. Sorry the pictures aren't the best quality but thats what we got for now.

The Boat Launch

My parent's view of the San Diego fires as they flew in for a visit.

A few good pictures of the growing belly.

So it's been awhile since I've last updated. We've managed to keep ourselves pretty busy. After Lance returned from his hunting trip we went down to San Diego to meet up with my parents. They were in town for a boat launch. We were afraid they wouldn't be able to come because of all the fires, but luckily they were able to come with just a few adjustments in the weekend's schedule. We met up with them and an intimate group involved with the construction and launch of the boat for dinner. The next day we headed to the ship yard for the ceremony. The formal ceremony had been canceled but the ship had to go out that day due to the tide schedule. Most of the people that had come for the ceremony were glad it wasn't as formal. They still had the champagne sprayed and bottle cracked on the ship. I wish I could give you a good description of the process involved in order to successfully launch the boat, but really you just have to see it for yourself or have someone more technically aware explain it for you. It really is an incredible site to see this massive piece of steel slide gracefully into the water. After the launch my mom, Lance, and I were given a tour of the ship yard. Very fascinating! Unfortunately my dad had to head back to VA so that was the end of our visit with him, but it was only the beginning of our visit with my mom. I promise more updates to come!

Safety first! The ship yard workers get around using these company vehicles. Pretty nice huh!