backyard campout.

last night was our first annual {can we please make it annual?} backyard campout with my family. it was a blast :)

festivites:

set up camp.
the boys set up a golf game {chipping into the kiddy pool}.
dinner! {hot dogs, frog eye salad, baked beans, watermelon}
serena's first time on the tramp, with 4 spotters making sure she didn't run right off the edge.
lounging.
campfire.
sparklers.
dutch oven raspberry peach cobbler! yummmm!
movie with the projector.
lots of mosquito bites {i counted 8 on my left foot alone}.
sleeping in tents.
waking up sweaty when the sun hit the tents.
yummy breakfast.

well everyone except for my dad, serena and i slept in tents. i was totally ready and excited to do it, but halfway through the night i started having some serious sciatic nerve pain. so i went inside and got comfortable on a real bed.

basically we enjoyed all of the fun camping stuff, with the luxury of indoor plumbing, electical outlets, and the ability to step inside and cool off for a few minutes when the heat was too much :)

it was a good time. you should try it sometime.

indoor day.

serena's favorite, and one of two things she would eat today {the other was mac n cheese}.

toys. and laying on mama's belly.

my crochet hook came out of retirement {making a blanket for girly #2}. and a belly shot. which upon inspection doesn't really show off how big my belly really is. oh well.

today we have spent the entire day inside. serena has been sick with something {that the dr couldn't identify} and has been a huge grump. one moment i'll think she's for sure getting better, the next she will completely flip out/scream at the top of her lungs. maybe that's an improvement from yesterday, actually. yesterday she refused to eat or nap, and laid on me for most of the day, watching shows and acting very sad and pathetic. anywho... she's having plenty of ibuprofen and we'll pray that her fever comes down and she gets back to her spunky self soon.

{and that our backyard campout doesn't get rained out tomorrow!}

for your listening pleasure.

so i'm typically not a fan of lds pop music, or any christian rock/pop. it cheeses me out. but i'm a fan of mindy gledhill. and i especially love this arrangement of one of my favorite hymns: jesus once of humble birth. a few years ago i emailed her to see if sheet music of the arrangement was available, but unfortunately it's not. i love the piano accompaniment.

enjoy :) {or don't... but i will.}

she loves her books.

and she has a cute zebra striped bum today.

summer lovin.

what we've been up to:
{and why there's never a spare moment for blogging}

singing at the days of '47 sunrise service.
having a great big 24th of july breakfast with my parents.
catching up with kess & jamie {slurpees + fireworks... just like the old days ♥}.
napping.
church.
picnic + bocce ball with my family.
letting serena eat watermelon to her little heart's content.
chasing her around for 2.5 hours at the park in 98 degree weather.
bathing her immediately afterward.
sunday movie night with friends.
debating about names... again.
making a trip to ikea to get a backup kitty for serena. just in case we lose the original.
cleaning our house.
dinner with kess, alicia & truman {who is so grown up now!}.
eating cherry tomatoes from our backyard garden {2 potted plants...}.
reading a good book.
trying a good recipe.
planning a baby shower for my little sister.

and as soon as serena is up from her nap, we are going swimming.

looking forward to our big ultrasound tomorrow, a backyard campout, a wedding, a trip to d.c., and lots more summer fun. summer is flying by. and we are enjoying every minute.