Baby Shower

Sat Nov 15th Steph, KaLee and Lisa helped put together a great shower for me.
I had such a good time seeing familiar, supportive faces and talking pregnancy. It helps me to hear other's stories about pregnancy and what not.


I also got awsome gifts and some really nice scrapbooking pages out of the deal. On the whole, it rocked! Little baby "Thor" and I were spoiled!

Beautiful Arizona Sunset

For a cheap night out, Jared and I stole our friend Steph for some photography moments at Freestone Park at Sunset. It was a perfect night, and I must say, Arizona gets the best sunsets anywhere!!

Baby Pictures!!

I had my last Ultra sound today (they were a little worried because he was so small, usually you don't have so many) My other ones I didn't post because the pictures didn't turn out so well, but these ones turned out really well! At the moment he is 4 pounds 7 ounces, showing great growth and everything so far points to a very healthy pregnancy and baby, which made for a very happy and relieved mommy!!

Portraits, $2 ea

Pictures by Jared.

Sedona

A couple friends (okay Stephanie and Brandon, many of you know them) took a trip to Sedona to take pictures and we got to tag along. It was a lot of fun, but tiring after so much hiking. The area was beautiful and together we probably took close to 1000 pictures. Jared also got to practice his portrait taking skills and I'd say they turned out pretty good!

Baby's first campout

I can't be certain of couse but I'm pretty sure baby liked his first camp out. (Especially his honorary aunt KaLee posing as a jackalope) He better because he has many camp outs to come!

Camping

So I went camping at 7 months pregnant and was a little worried I was crazy, but it was actually really fun! It was so nice being outdoors and with Jared and friends. We went to 4 peaks and had an outstanding view of Lake Roosevelt. The weather was perfect! Not too cold, just nice and cool. The only hard part for me was the 20 miles of dirt road to get there.

Warning, strong opinions ahead!!

So I've forgotten how much of a feminist I can be, but the recent election got me way fired up the other day. I'm am irritated out of my mind the way the media has been able to destroy Governor Palin!! And it wouldn't irritate me so much if it wasn't so successful. Over the few days before and after the election I cannot tell you how many WOMEN I hear saying they didn't like Palin for the most stupid and petty reasons!! The first argument was that she spent too much money on her clothes and always stayed in 4 star hotels. Excuse Me? Have you taken a look at the budget or habits of any of the other candidates, including Obama? What makes her the exception, except for the media playing it up because they can't find any legitimate reasons to squash her. Then, my favorite, one of my collegues said that she doesn't think we can have a "good looking women for President." Uh, okay, that makes all kinds of sense. It just goes to show how successful the media has been to make all good looking women seem petty and stupid!! Just because she was a beauty queen suddenly she is too stupid to hold office. Actually I think politics and beauty contests are about as alligned as two things can be. It's all about appearances and the quest for "world peace". No but really, how is it that these are the arguments are so successful in standing in the way of a Governor who has one of the top approval ratings in the Nation, and who actually gets stuff accomplished as opposed to just talking.
Obviously for all this monumentus change and acceptance happening in our country, accepting a women is still last to come, just as it was with voting. With such rediculous excuses for arguments against Gov. Palin, apperantly we aren't ready for a women president, let alone a competent president in America. Unfortunately we are a spoonfed generation and accept whatever spoonfuls of garbage the media feeds us, and it's really depressing!