play time!

This past weekend was a fun one! It has been a while since Robert and I had set plans for a weekend, but this past weekend we were booked! On Friday night, we met up with several of Robert's siblings and their families for a game night. We all hung out at his parents' house (who were out of town with his two youngest sisters... so we basically reeked havoc) and played Rock Band. Michael smoked some ribs, but they magically turned into a ball of fire, so we opted for pizza instead. Luckily for me, some ribs were set aside in the oven, so I had something to eat as well. After food, we played. The intent of the game night was NOT Rock Band, but that was all we did for the rest of the evening. Several of us were bummed because we wanted to play Curses, Apples to Apples, or Imagine If... but we all had fun regardless!
Saturday, after Robert got home from work, we went to a pool party hosted by my friend Amanda and her hubby, Brent. It was like a blast from the past! Almost all of the friends have been friends since junior high. Brent cooked up hamburgers for everyone while we caught up on the happenings in each others lives. Nearly all of us are married, three of us are pregnant (the other two are a few weeks further along, but I look the furthest), and one already has an 11 month old little boy! After food, we swam. Swimming is so entertaining when you are a little kid. When you get older, swimming isn't the same... so we spiced it up. We got a little crazy, needless to say. Robert and I really enjoyed ourselves. When the party dwindled to a close, Robert and I went to the movies with Brent and Amanda. We saw Kung Fu Panda; way fun!
Luckily, Sunday wasn't as "go-go-go" as the rest of the weekend, so we were able to relax and enjoy some time together. After church, we went over to my parents' house; my dad made us steak. YUM!
I have a bunch of pictures from the game night on Friday, but none yet of the pool party (still working on that). Enjoy!

so...

So... our offer on a condo was accepted! YAY! Our new home is only two bedroom, but seeing as how we plan on only staying there until Robert finished his degree, that wont be a problem. Besides, 9 Root children grew up in a 900 sq. ft. home; we have 1,200 sq. ft. (not that I plan on having 9 children...) My favorite part: it comes with ALL appliances AND it is in top notch condition! The only painting I will have to do is in the nursery (babies need color)! I am so excited! We should be in our new home in less than a month. I recently took some more pregnancy photos for those of you who don't see me on a regular basis; I am really starting to fill out! Luckily, the only area that is getting larger is my belly. :)

graduation and anniversary

This past week has been a big week. On Friday, May 29th, Robert and I had the "luxury" of driving out to Maricopa with my parents for my cousin, Kristen's graduation. For all of you who are thinking "why go to a cousin's graduation", I come from a family of 8.5 (if you want a breakdown of what that means, ask some time)... And that 8.5 is including all of my extended family. Kristen is my ONLY cousin and has been the closest thing that I have had to a sibling. I also take every chance I get to see her... she practically lives on the other side of the moon. Graduation for Maricopa High was one step away from being ghetto. It was held at a baseball field owned by a casino... Though there were only 180 graduates at most, it took longer than my high school graduation of over 730... One of the main speakers gave congrats to the class of 2009... It was just an interesting experience, not to mention the other side of my cousin's family was there... In all honesty, one family has enough drama of its own; no need for someone else's family to add to it. But all that said, I am proud of my cousin. She graduated salutatorian and has a full-ride scholarship to ASU.

The other big happening this week was Monday, June 2nd. It was our first anniversary! Honestly, I wasn't really expecting anything HUGE... I've never been big on celebrating anniversaries. Robert surprised me with lilies when I returned home from school in the early morning. We then took my ring in to have a chipped diamond replaced. After dropping the ring off, we headed off to Chandler Fashion mall; we went to Build A Bear. Since Robert proposed using bride and groom bears, I thought it would be fitting if we made a baby bear for our soon-to-be baby. The rest of the day was spent relaxing; no plans, no schedule! It felt nice. Robert treated me to Chipotle for dinner and we finished off the evening by watching I Am Sam. It was a great day; I wish we had been as relaxed and unrushed on our honeymoon in Hawaii! It is strange to think that it has only been a year... but at the same time, it seems like the hustle and bustle of the wedding day was just yesterday. I am so incredibly grateful for Robert. He is such an amazing person.

pictures

For those of you who click on the links to look at my pictures... good news! Aimee spotted a problem with my links and everything is fixed. If you would like, you can go back through my last 3 posts and view the pictures now! Thanks again, Aimee!

onesies, cameras, and twinkies

For Father's Day/our anniversary (which I know haven't happened yet), I got a gift idea for Robert from my friend Aimee. I loved the idea, especially because it allowed me to go buy more baby clothes. :) I bought a cute little onesie that says "COOL just like Daddy". I also bought a cute jacket, a striped onesie, and khaki shorts... all for $22! Robert loved the Daddy onesie.

For Mother's Day/our anniversary, Robert decided to get me a new camera! I have been bugging him about it for months, but didn't think I was getting my need for a new camera through to him. He didn't understand why I needed a new camera when the one I have works just fine (for all of you photographers out there, I am sure you understand needing to upgrade size of megapixels... duh!). After he told me about the gift, he gave me a budget to work within... Given an amount, I researched several different makes and models and finally settled on a Canon Powershot A590IS. Maybe one day I can advance onto an SLR, but for now I am content with my advanced digital. We picked up the camera on Memorial Day! This is the first shot that I took:

Later on that day, we went over to Robert's parents' house for a BBQ and Family Home Evening. Part of our lesson involved communicating with others in order to built a twinkie tower. The tower had to be at least 3 inches off of the ground, using ONLY plastic silverware and had to be able to support 10 twinkies for 5 minutes. We were given 8 forks, 8 spoons, and 8 knives. The teams were chosen by my niece, Noelia, and my nephew, Diego; it ended up being boys vs. girls. And the girls ruled! The guys started cheating, using clothing and cups to help support the twinkies... Our tower was totally legit! In the end, Lisa and I took charge and plowed through, but we had help from some of the other ladies in the family. Poor Cami! Everytime she tried to help, the tower collapsed and we would have to start over. But we appreciated her help anyway! It was fun and entertaining.

half baked

Yesterday was a great day for me; my bestest best friend Jodi (who got married then immediately moved to no-where, Florida) arrived for her visit to AZ (Jodi's visit is mainly to visit a friend in Tucson who is graduating from U of A). I met her at the airport with our friends Carter and Nikki. It was awesome seeing her after so long! She was so excited to see me; she left when I got pregnant so she has only seen my growing bump via webcam. Jodi, Nikki, and I went out to eat with Jodi's in-laws. The food was great; I ate SO MUCH. Afterwards, the three of us went swimming. We were going to spend the rest of the evening watching 27 Dresses (Robert was SO excited), but we were nearly passed out and skipped on the movie. That night, right before going to bed, I let Jodi feel the baby move. Her eyes got HUGE and she started squirming and giggling once little Joel kicked me. After running some essential post-wedding errands this morning, Jodi and Nikki left for Tucson for the remainder of the weekend. She will be back Sunday evening, so I will probably have more pictures later...

On another note... I hit my half way mark in the pregnancy! It feels great to know that I am closer to giving birth than I am to having gotten pregnant (I still pray he isn't a week late like my hubby was...)! To "celebrate", I did some special pregnancy pictures with my friend, Aimee. The tag on my tummy says "1/2 Baked". Jodi likes to tell me that I am a baby cooker, so I figured the phrase half baked fit perfectly!

sweet and simple

Sometimes the world gives us annoyances; for my dad, that would be his Jacaranda tree. It looks gorgeous when in full bloom; purple flowers everywhere. Unfortunately, those purple flowers everywhere include his yard. The ground is covered in dried purple flowers by the end of spring. They get in the house, the car, everywhere! I decided to make something beautiful of the mess the other day while over at my parents' house; I made a pretty purple heart!

Today, when Robert got home from work, I realized we looked like "goody two shoes"; he was clad in powder blue and khaki, I in petal pink and khaki! It made me laugh. Since the two of us are techinically three, I pulled out a light green onesie for our future baby Joel and snapped some shots.

bump

I finally have some pictures of the "baby bump"!

baby and ducks

Well, to begin the post... Robert and I found out what we are having. A baby. Just kidding, we already knew that (though I would debate that it feels more like an alien). But we will be having a baby boy. In fact, that was the FIRST thing we saw with the ultrasound; our baby was balancing on his head with his butt in the air. The ultrasound was so fun! I enjoyed watching my baby kick me... For those of you with patience, I put the video up. It runs about 3 minutes... the best part is in the middle when he pushes off the side of me to flip over. I thought it would make it more real when I felt the baby kicking, but it honestly feels like an alien trying to break through me. The ultrasound was what made it more real.


When we got home from the doctor, we were baffled by two ducks next to our apartment. There is a lake next to the complex, but we live in the middle of the complex so ducks don't generally wander around near us. I grabbed some popcorn and fed the ducks for a while. I love ducks.

d-backs

We went to the Dbacks game with Jess & Cami and Michael & Stacy. How fun! Free hats to the first 35,000 guests. Score! I was a little put out when we arrived; our seats were directly in the sun and I didn't bring sunscreen or much water. I was dehydrated and nearly passed out, but I blame that on the pregnancy. After getting a refreshing beverage, I was able to better enjoy myself while working on my tan... er sunburn. During the 7th inning stretch, Robert and Jess caught two of the t-shirts thrown to the crowd (poor Michael... nothing to show). We finished off the game by going out to Chili's for dunch/linner. Go Dbacks!