Whooo....What a weekend!

Friday Duane and I both enjoyed a day off of work for the fourth of July holiday. Alexys and I went shopping for the day to help get ready for another stay in the hospital and her new baby brother/sister. Grandma Connie joined us for the day at Oak Park mall. We picked up a few new outfits from Nordstroms that Aunt Peggy helped us with, then off to pick up some pajamas for me at the hospital and home. We enjoyed lunch at the food court where Alexys enjoyed Rice, Bourbon Chicken and Crab Ragoon's. Duane spent his morning working a side job then off to ride for the afternoon. We met back at the house around 6pm to take off for a get together at my friend Chrisy Nickell's home in Parker. Chrisy was celebrating her father's recovery from lung cancer and having half of it removed this last year along with his birthday. They had a large crowd there to celebrate and a great dinner. After dark we headed back to Paola to try and enjoy their fireworks display from the Nutt house (my friend Kym's parents last name). They were hosting a few of the family and we stopped in kind of late to say hello.

Saturday was the fourth of July and what a better way to celebrate other than help family move. Not really, it was a sad day but one that had to be done. Duane's cousin Heidi and husband Josh hosted family and pack their POD or however you spell it. A picture of Duane, Cousin Joel, and Brother Bryan.

Alexys was a little show off that day, we skipped the packing of the POD but went over at lunch to enjoy some yummy grilled food. Then Alexys started entertaining everyone with some break dancing and playing to make us laugh at her. Duane's Aunt Janet took the attached picture of my prego self.

We made our goodbye's a few short hours later and headed home for a nap before the next party. The Epp family celebrated the fourth this year at the Isenhower home in LaCygne. We enjoyed great food and friends. Alexys was able to swim, swing, slide, play with friends her age and run around. They had a great firework display that evening but Alexys wasn't much into the fireworks. She was more interested in playing with the buckles of her stroller.

Yesterday Alexys and mommy stayed home to relax and get a few more things together for the new baby that will arrive soon. Along with clean out some drawers that I have a tendency to stuff with papers when expecting company and no time to go thru them. :-). Around 6pm we headed to Gardner for Duane's moms. There we celebrated Bryan and Peggy's 12th Anniversary with dinner on her new back deck. Alexys enjoyed her first corn on the cob and we'll post a picture of that when Aunt Peggy gets some time to send it to us.

We return to the doctor tomorrow for our 37 week check-up.