Halfway Mark!

I can't believe it but I am already halfway through my pregnancy! We had our 20 week ultrasound last Friday and it was so awesome. We saw the baby yawn and then it was moving like crazy! The ultrasound technician actually had a hard time getting pictures of the baby's arm because it kept dancing all over the place! So fun!

20 weeks

21 weeks

Cross Country officially started this week - just in time for the hottest week of the summer! For that I am glad I'm only just over the halfway mark!

Geo-caching with Nick & Becca

Last weekend, Becca, my best friend from high school, and her husband Nick, came to visit us! We had a great weekend with them. For the most part we just hung out and took them around Iowa City to see the sites and walk around downtown. However, they did introduce us to a new activity: geo-caching! In case you are unfamiliar, you use a GPS system to find caches that other people have hidden. It is kind of like a scavenger hunt but you don't really know what you are looking for. The caches are usually in small key boxes or other metal boxes. We went to three different locations but only found one cache - not the best statistics but we had a fun time anyway! Thanks for visiting Nick and Becca!

Here are the boys looking for a very small cache at one of the gates around Kinnick stadium. Unfortunately, we did not find this one and we don't have a picture of the one we did find.

A Weekend for Carrie

The last weekend in July, we headed back to Sibley for a packed weekend with family. While Paul spent a lot of time with his parents, I spent a lot of time with my sister-in-law to be! On Saturday morning we had a bridal shower for her, followed by a trip to the Lakes for her bachelorette party. After spending the night at her sister's house, we drove to Sioux Center and had another bridal shower! She received lots of fun gifts throughout the entire weekend!

On Sunday night we had a wonderful meal with my family - made by my dad on the Green Egg! It was a rare and special occasion to have all of us home in July! As you can see, it's never a dull moment!

Paul then had an interview in Sioux Falls, SD on Monday. He has not received a job offer thus far but we are actually kind of thankful for that as he doesn't interview at Iowa until mid September. Please keep us in your prayers as we go through the job searching process. We were also able to spend some time with some good college friends, Ryan and Pam Klenner, when we were in Sioux Falls. It was so nice to see them!