12 weeks and 5 days

That's how preggers I am we is.

At first it was just Mike, but now we both suffer a little hyperemesis... too much JOY. Mixed with fear. That's normal, right?

Here's the li'l tyke at 11 weeks and 4 days!!

Many thanks and love to our friends and family who have shared their excitement and support... and have thereby, unwittingly, entered into an implicit agreement to babysit in the years to come.

Surf's up

Mike had meetings in San Diego last weekend, so I tagged along for sun and relaxation time by the pool at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. Well, sun and relaxation time by the pool for me. PowerPoint presentations for him. We did get to sneak away for a few hours to meet up with friends. Below are some photos of John and Mike surfing in Scripps Beach.

On the road...

Just four days after our return from the Desolation-Gray Canyon river trip, we packed up the raft again and got on the road for a ten-day adventure across Idaho, Montana, and Washington. It has been YEARS since we've taken a road trip. I mean a REAL road trip where you stop in small town cafes, detour to obscure/historic sites, and take your time taking in the scenery from the slow lane. We even got to see gas prices jump to $4.89/gallon for the low-grade stuff. A little painful on the wallet when driving a 19-miles/gallon SUV. We might as well have spray painted PLANET KILLAH on the side of the FJ.

First stop: Stevensville, Montana.
Stevensville is about 40 minutes south of Missoula, and the Haggerty's new home. We spent three quality days teaching the kids some bad habits, rafting the Blackfoot river, and hiking in nearby canyons.

Allison and Ruby.
Jack "Peter Pan" Haggerty and little sis Ruby.
Phil and Allison.
Duncan getting ready to jump in the rapids for a swim.
Thoroughly enjoying the day.
AWWWWWWW.
Phil and Ruby.
Allison and Ruby.
On the road again... Duncan taking it easy.
Second stop: Okanogan, Washington.
Rich and Miranda moved to central Washington two years ago and have truly embraced small town living. We spent the day kayaking and rafting the nearby Methow river.

Happy Miranda.
Rich - his second day out on a kayak and already paddling like a pro.
Third stop: Seattle, Washington.
As much as we tried to convince Jim and Lori to raft with us in Seattle, they were adamant that they did not know a good place to float in the city... So the raft stayed tucked away in the FJ on this stop.

Oh, but we were VERY EXCITED about a trip to the Space Needle!
Ta-Dah!
Yes, our FIRST time... Our last visit to Seattle was over six years ago when we had just started dating and too "cool" to admit that we wanted to go up the Space Needle.
Phil (a.k.a "Trickey") pointing to his apartment from the top.
View.
Trickey representin' our pretty great state with his fancy tat.
Jim and Lori.
Last stop: Vashon Island, Washington.
We took the 20-minute ferry from Seattle to Vashon to visit Mike's aunt (Barbara), uncle (Dan), and cousins (Sarah, Matthew, Ture, and M & T's son Issac). It was one of the most peaceful evenings for us, even with the 4th of July fireworks. Their home sits in the middle of beautiful secluded woods... Picture perfect.

Barbara and Issac.
Jen, Sarah, and her new puppy MiMi.
Ture, Matthew, Dan, and Barbara.
On the return trip home, we took a 45-mile detour in Oregon for a short dip in Snively hot springs.
Check out the rest on Flickr.