We spent last weekend in Quincy. On Saturday, Kevin and Murray had plans to play golf with friends and in the evening we attended a wedding. Mommy & Daddy enjoyed a nice evening out with Grandma & Grandpa at the wedding while Clara LOVED being babysat by her cousin Ashley. On Sunday, everyone in Kevin's family ended up having plans so we got on the road early and made a few touristy stops along the way. First off was the Ginkgo Petrified Forest in Vantage. I had been to this state park once in college with a friend and despite it being so close to where Kevin grew up, he had never remembered going there.
Clara got a kick out of running around to all of the different pieces of petrified wood.
The view was amazing on this HOT day!
Mommy posing with her girls - Baby "Gem" is due in seven weeks and seems to be growing quickly! Over the weekend, I swear to have gained another inch and my navel is completely flattened! The baby's kicks have changed into more of a rolling feeling and she gets hiccups several times a day. I get hungry all of the time yet can only eat very small meals before feeling stuffed. We are all getting very excited to meet our new little sweetie pie!
When we drove past this sign we laughed and found it fitting to have "Lil' Gem's" photo taken with it. We found the name "Gem" fitting as a womb name for our little gal for 2 reasons: 1) because Jem is the sibling to Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird and 2) there used to be a vendor who sold Gems out of an old hatchback car along side of the road in Bellevue back when we were dating. He was so consistently there on weekends that it became a joke between Kevin & I. He always threatened to buy me these rare Gems, and so the word has become some sort of an ongoing, but sweet joke between the two of us. As we passed the sign we both smirked at one another at the same time which lead to a good belly laugh and Clara asking us, "What are you laughing at?"
A little further down the road, we decided to stop at the Thorp fruit stand to pick up some cherries and peaches. We also indulged our little girl in a little ice cream - doesn't she look so sweet eating it?
Not long after we got back in the car, our kiddo sacked out thus ending our series of fun stops along the way home. She must have been worn out from her weekend of fun because she continued to sleep once we got home!
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