Jacob and I spent the day I San Francisco walking on the beach and having lunch at Rainforest Cafe. It was such a fun day, and you can definately see the baby starting to show!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
2008- Our Year in Pictures!
We had such a busy year in 2008! Here is a quick recap of the year... in pictures!
JANUARY- Was pretty uneventful, I worked a lot, hung out with some penguins and worked some more. Jacob pretty much did the same thing... minus the penguins.
FEBRUARY- I went home to Alaska to visit th family, got to spend ten days at home in the snow, and of course went shooting with my papa while I was there.
MARCH- We had Easter of course, and here is Tink all dressed up like the Easter Bunny!
APRIL- Jacob's birthday month, He turned 24! Here is a picture of us in Sonoma. We also went to a Giants baseball game in San Francisco... it was freezing, but we had lots of fun!
MAY- I turned 24 this month. It was a very busy month, Jacobs mom, brother and sister came to visit as well as my best friend Becky! it was a great birthday month!
JUNE- I got my promotion to Trainer at the park, I was very excited and even more excited when I got promoted to Senior Trainer just 3 months later! It was a busy summer! Here I am sharing a cuddle with my very Fave. Animal at work- Mya the Coatimundi
JULY- My mom, Charis and Ned came to visit, we played at the park and even went to Santa Cruz to play in the ocean!
AUGUST- We celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary with a day in Calistoga! It was absolutely gorgeous out, and 80 something degrees all day!
SEPTEMBER- We explored the bay area a little more. we went to beaches on the other side of San Francisco, and shared some good times and good kisses:)
OCTOBER- Was a crazy month! We finally got our house(YAY!), I worked a ton for Fright Fest, I was a bat for halloween:), Andy, Sonnet and their family came for a visit, we played with tiger cubs and the most exciting thing, I didnt know it yet but I got pregnant this month!
NOVEMBER- Also very busy! We found out we were Pregnant! We got to go in to the doctor and see our baby on an ultrasound for the very first time, it was absolutely amazing! The hardest part of this month was trying to not let it slip that we were expecting until we got home and got to tell everyone in person! It was so neat, even though it is her 19th Grand Baby, My mom cried it was so sweet, and Jacobs parents were thrilled. Other highlights of this month include... Glen and Lelya found out they are having a baby girl, We got to spend Thanksgiving with Jacobs family in Alaska, Jacob finally got to meet all of hi nieces and nephews and Cristin my sister in law had a gorgeous winter wedding!
DECEMBER- Finally! The last month of the year- with a MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Cotters and Bacardi the fruit bat:)
And last the New Year brings changes, here I am at 14 weeks starting to show, its hard to see the bump very good in this picture but it is definately getting there, ill have better ones soon to show:)
JANUARY- Was pretty uneventful, I worked a lot, hung out with some penguins and worked some more. Jacob pretty much did the same thing... minus the penguins.
FEBRUARY- I went home to Alaska to visit th family, got to spend ten days at home in the snow, and of course went shooting with my papa while I was there.
MARCH- We had Easter of course, and here is Tink all dressed up like the Easter Bunny!
APRIL- Jacob's birthday month, He turned 24! Here is a picture of us in Sonoma. We also went to a Giants baseball game in San Francisco... it was freezing, but we had lots of fun!
MAY- I turned 24 this month. It was a very busy month, Jacobs mom, brother and sister came to visit as well as my best friend Becky! it was a great birthday month!
JUNE- I got my promotion to Trainer at the park, I was very excited and even more excited when I got promoted to Senior Trainer just 3 months later! It was a busy summer! Here I am sharing a cuddle with my very Fave. Animal at work- Mya the Coatimundi
JULY- My mom, Charis and Ned came to visit, we played at the park and even went to Santa Cruz to play in the ocean!
AUGUST- We celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary with a day in Calistoga! It was absolutely gorgeous out, and 80 something degrees all day!
SEPTEMBER- We explored the bay area a little more. we went to beaches on the other side of San Francisco, and shared some good times and good kisses:)
OCTOBER- Was a crazy month! We finally got our house(YAY!), I worked a ton for Fright Fest, I was a bat for halloween:), Andy, Sonnet and their family came for a visit, we played with tiger cubs and the most exciting thing, I didnt know it yet but I got pregnant this month!
NOVEMBER- Also very busy! We found out we were Pregnant! We got to go in to the doctor and see our baby on an ultrasound for the very first time, it was absolutely amazing! The hardest part of this month was trying to not let it slip that we were expecting until we got home and got to tell everyone in person! It was so neat, even though it is her 19th Grand Baby, My mom cried it was so sweet, and Jacobs parents were thrilled. Other highlights of this month include... Glen and Lelya found out they are having a baby girl, We got to spend Thanksgiving with Jacobs family in Alaska, Jacob finally got to meet all of hi nieces and nephews and Cristin my sister in law had a gorgeous winter wedding!
DECEMBER- Finally! The last month of the year- with a MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Cotters and Bacardi the fruit bat:)
And last the New Year brings changes, here I am at 14 weeks starting to show, its hard to see the bump very good in this picture but it is definately getting there, ill have better ones soon to show:)
Thursday, January 1, 2009
1 down... 2 to go!
So I just finished my first trimester of carrying my beautiful baby Cotter. I am now 13 weeks along, only 27 more weeks to go! Right now the doctor is telling us our due date is July 8th, so we are going to have a summer baby! We have our next appointment on Jauary 12th for a baby check up to make sure everything keeps progressing normally and then toward the end of February my mom and dad are flying to California and get to come with us to find out if their next grandbaby will be a boy or a girl:) Here is a picture of how far the baby is developed so far. What an amazing miracle, I am so in love with this baby already and cant wait until I get to see our baby face to face!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
November in Snowy Alaska
So we just got back from a visit to snowy Alaska! Jacob and I went up to Anchorage for his sister Cristins wedding. This was actually the first time Jacob has been back to Alaska since we got married and moved away over 4 years ago! It was such great timeing because we actually got to tell Jacobs whole family in person about the baby and we got to spend Thanksgiving with our family, something we havent done for over 5 years now! Of course it was snowing while we were there and got to a crisp -9 degrees! We still had a great time and so much fun with all of our family and friends.
Here is Thanksgiving day, we ended up having Thanksgiving dinner at the church because there were so many people there!
Here is the day of the wedding. Jacob and Caleb with their sister Cristin who made an absolutely gorgeous bride! Jacob and Caleb were ushers. The best part about this picture was the photographer said ok boys give your sister a kiss on the cheek, they all three looked at eachother then looked at the photographer and said Um No... ha ha ahhhhh my mushy husband.
I was one of Cristins Bridesmaids, here we are before the wedding.
Here is Cristin with all of her bridesmaids, just a few minutes before she was going to become Cristin Bowser!
Chase and Cristin cutting the cake at the reception, before they headed off for three weeks in Florida! Jacobs uncle Danny made their cake, and he was the same person who made ours so not only was it beautiful it was delicous too!
Jacob and I slow dancing at the reception:)
We spent one day n Port Alsworth with my family. Just a quick trip out in the morning and back again that night. My papa makes the best sourdough pancakes in the entire world. That is always one of my fave. things about coming home!
With Menda and Sonnet, enjoying some sister time before I had to leave.
This was the first time we have had my whole family together since our wedding over 4 years ago so we got a family shot. Of course there were a lot less 4 years ago than there are now!
We had left our wedding cake topper at Jacobs mom's house. It was pretty funny because traditionally you are suppossed to eat it on your one year anniversary. Well we were living in Washington so Vickie saved it for us this whole time and thawed it out while we were home. It was frozen for over 4 years.... I wonder why Jacob wouldnt take a bite?
Our last night in Alaska , Jacobs Grandma Shirley took us all to dinner at Applebees. Jacobs mom Vickie, Jacob and me, his cousin Katie and Caleb and his girlfriend Julieanne. It was a fun trip but we are glad to be back in California sunshine!
Here is Thanksgiving day, we ended up having Thanksgiving dinner at the church because there were so many people there!
Here is the day of the wedding. Jacob and Caleb with their sister Cristin who made an absolutely gorgeous bride! Jacob and Caleb were ushers. The best part about this picture was the photographer said ok boys give your sister a kiss on the cheek, they all three looked at eachother then looked at the photographer and said Um No... ha ha ahhhhh my mushy husband.
I was one of Cristins Bridesmaids, here we are before the wedding.
Here is Cristin with all of her bridesmaids, just a few minutes before she was going to become Cristin Bowser!
Chase and Cristin cutting the cake at the reception, before they headed off for three weeks in Florida! Jacobs uncle Danny made their cake, and he was the same person who made ours so not only was it beautiful it was delicous too!
Jacob and I slow dancing at the reception:)
We spent one day n Port Alsworth with my family. Just a quick trip out in the morning and back again that night. My papa makes the best sourdough pancakes in the entire world. That is always one of my fave. things about coming home!
With Menda and Sonnet, enjoying some sister time before I had to leave.
This was the first time we have had my whole family together since our wedding over 4 years ago so we got a family shot. Of course there were a lot less 4 years ago than there are now!
We had left our wedding cake topper at Jacobs mom's house. It was pretty funny because traditionally you are suppossed to eat it on your one year anniversary. Well we were living in Washington so Vickie saved it for us this whole time and thawed it out while we were home. It was frozen for over 4 years.... I wonder why Jacob wouldnt take a bite?
Our last night in Alaska , Jacobs Grandma Shirley took us all to dinner at Applebees. Jacobs mom Vickie, Jacob and me, his cousin Katie and Caleb and his girlfriend Julieanne. It was a fun trip but we are glad to be back in California sunshine!
Home is where your heart is
So we did it, we are finally home owners! We moved into our very first home together about two weeks ago:) I wasnt much help because about a week before that Jacob and I found out that we will be expecting our first baby in July! We are so excited, the due date right now is set for July 8th and when I went in and had my first ultrasound we saw a clear picture of our little sweet pea and its beating heart! What a miracle! we feel so blessed and so excited so have a house for our children to grow up in!
Here are Eric and Kurtis moving in the couch and Jacob supervising:) We are so thankful for all of our good friends that came over and helped us move that day!
So not everything is set up yet, since we got on a plane for Alaska just one week after moving in but here is the start of the bedroom sort of thrown together, eventually I would like to paint some of the rooms but that is going to have to wait for now.
Here is the living room, complete with fire place!
And I think my fave. part of the whole house- The kitchen! I love the granite countertops, its so much fun and so much room compared to what we have been living in. God is so good!
Here are Eric and Kurtis moving in the couch and Jacob supervising:) We are so thankful for all of our good friends that came over and helped us move that day!
So not everything is set up yet, since we got on a plane for Alaska just one week after moving in but here is the start of the bedroom sort of thrown together, eventually I would like to paint some of the rooms but that is going to have to wait for now.
Here is the living room, complete with fire place!
And I think my fave. part of the whole house- The kitchen! I love the granite countertops, its so much fun and so much room compared to what we have been living in. God is so good! Monday, October 27, 2008
I Heart Jack Johnson!
Every year in October the Brdige school for disabled children holds a benefit concert. This year one of their main acts was Jack Johnson so Angela and i being the fans that we are decided to go:)
Here we are at the beginning of the concert around 2:30. We figured Jack Johnson would go on around 4, but when we got there we found out he would be basically one of the very last acts to perform:( The concert is put on by Neil Young so he did a lot of guest apperances. Besides Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Norah Jones, Smashing Pumpkins and Josh Groban were there.
I thought my family would be very excited to see the Josh Groban stuff:) He came out and im gonna say he is just a bit of a dork. Needless to say he was wearing plaid and glasses so Angela absolutely fell in love and you cant deny that he does have an absolutely gorgeous voice!
Here he is singing one of his songs, all decked out in plaid:)
Here we are at the beginning of the concert around 2:30. We figured Jack Johnson would go on around 4, but when we got there we found out he would be basically one of the very last acts to perform:( The concert is put on by Neil Young so he did a lot of guest apperances. Besides Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Norah Jones, Smashing Pumpkins and Josh Groban were there.
I thought my family would be very excited to see the Josh Groban stuff:) He came out and im gonna say he is just a bit of a dork. Needless to say he was wearing plaid and glasses so Angela absolutely fell in love and you cant deny that he does have an absolutely gorgeous voice!
Here he is singing one of his songs, all decked out in plaid:)Here is a video of Josh Groban singing and Angela confessing her love for him...
So finally after 6 hours it was time for Jack Johnson to come out- here is Angela all ready for the big perfomance!
And there he is... Jack Johnson!
Here he is singing Wasting Time, one of my fave. Jack Johnson songs! It is so much fun to hear him perform since live he sounds exactly like he does on his albums! He also sang constellations and Better Together which are my two very fave songs of him!
And finally after we got to hear Jack Johnson we decided to call it a night and skipped out on Neil Young. It was a long sort of shilly day but lots of fun... and hey we did it for the kids:)!
So finally after 6 hours it was time for Jack Johnson to come out- here is Angela all ready for the big perfomance!
And there he is... Jack Johnson!Here he is singing Wasting Time, one of my fave. Jack Johnson songs! It is so much fun to hear him perform since live he sounds exactly like he does on his albums! He also sang constellations and Better Together which are my two very fave songs of him!
And finally after we got to hear Jack Johnson we decided to call it a night and skipped out on Neil Young. It was a long sort of shilly day but lots of fun... and hey we did it for the kids:)!Saturday, October 25, 2008
Fright Fest...
Fright Fest is here! Every year at Six Flags, the park gets all decorated for halloween and fright fest. During the day its all kid oriented and then at night they do haunted houses and have "zombies" walking around to scare you. I am terrified of well everything so I spent most of the time with my eyes closed clutching the person clostest too me.
Here we are kicking it off at 5:00. dr. Proctor is in the middle she is the most wonderful veterinarian in the entire world! These are some of our best friends here, Angela, Kelly and Kory.
Carissa, Me, Kelly and Angela getting ready to ride some coasters then heard to spooky sealion show.
Jacob and I in the front plaza of the park, its starting to get dark.... so scary!
This is such a typical picture of Jacob telling me not to take his picture.... What a silly boy. This is before we went in to one of the haunted houses Camp Chaos and I was just telling him how it is not funny for him to try and scare me on purpose....
In line for Camp Chaos, I dont know why i get so scared, I put my hood up and clutched on to Carissa's arm the entire time, I never opened my eyes once yet I still seemed to do all the screaming. Apparently I was squeezing Carissas hand pretty tight poor girl... I hope her fingers are ok today!
We met up with our seasonal Kurtis so we could get some pictures with him before we ended the night and went to our monster free home!
So During the day its not quite so scary... This is Jordan posing for some halloween pictures with a pumpkin.
Java the bush baby taking a bite out of my nose.
This is my costume I have to wear for our halloween show that we do during the day. A Witches Brew and A Wildlife Zoo. So my coati Mya decided to pose with me for a few shots:)
My best friend st Wildlife Kimberly,we decided to use both bats for the show so here we are getting ready to go out to perform:)
And finally a picture of Java all dressed up. He is such a cute pie:) I definately prefer the "daytime monsters"!
Here we are kicking it off at 5:00. dr. Proctor is in the middle she is the most wonderful veterinarian in the entire world! These are some of our best friends here, Angela, Kelly and Kory.
Carissa, Me, Kelly and Angela getting ready to ride some coasters then heard to spooky sealion show.
Jacob and I in the front plaza of the park, its starting to get dark.... so scary!
This is such a typical picture of Jacob telling me not to take his picture.... What a silly boy. This is before we went in to one of the haunted houses Camp Chaos and I was just telling him how it is not funny for him to try and scare me on purpose....
In line for Camp Chaos, I dont know why i get so scared, I put my hood up and clutched on to Carissa's arm the entire time, I never opened my eyes once yet I still seemed to do all the screaming. Apparently I was squeezing Carissas hand pretty tight poor girl... I hope her fingers are ok today!
We met up with our seasonal Kurtis so we could get some pictures with him before we ended the night and went to our monster free home!
So During the day its not quite so scary... This is Jordan posing for some halloween pictures with a pumpkin.
Java the bush baby taking a bite out of my nose.
This is my costume I have to wear for our halloween show that we do during the day. A Witches Brew and A Wildlife Zoo. So my coati Mya decided to pose with me for a few shots:)
My best friend st Wildlife Kimberly,we decided to use both bats for the show so here we are getting ready to go out to perform:)
And finally a picture of Java all dressed up. He is such a cute pie:) I definately prefer the "daytime monsters"!
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