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Last weekend we went to the annual Dion/Casey/Martineau family reunion in Turners Falls, MA. (It’s my Dad’s side of the family).
It was a pretty quiet year with not much turn out, but kind of nice that way. Theresa came up with the kids which was nice. Jeremy’s favorite word is now “No!”, but he’s still awfully cute. Jakey is getting bigger (and heavier) by the minute. Chris’ nickname for him is “S.A.P (sack a’ potatoes)”, cause that’s what he feels like when you hold him!
We got to see some relatives from Virginia and New York, and of course we got lots of congrats and tummy rubs (mine, not Chris’ ). The weather held up so all in all it was a pleasant weekend.
We even got to see some fireworks from my Aunt’s house as their was a boating festival on the river.

In other news, our house is yet again in a shambles as we try to prepare it for the baby. Note to self: starting several projects at once in a SMALL living space plus non-compliant weather for things like painting and spackling equals chaos. But we’re doing ok and I think we’ll be in good shape once the baby comes. Chris just laid the last tile in the shower, we just have to mud around it and do some trim and then we should be good to go! the project took a lot longer than we expected due to the walls in the condo being uneven. Who knew? Oh well…

This week we are going on our last official vacation without a baby–a “babymoon” if you will. Sigh… it’s kinda bittersweet.

Hopefully it will be fun though!
We are spending a few days in Montreal for the Osheaga music festival, and then later on in the week we’ll spend a few days in New jersey with my sis and go to the All Points West music festival. Since both festivals are outdoors, we’ll pray for good weather. I’m sure we’ll have a good writeup when we get back!

In other ramblings, Chris and I are addicted to the show Dexter (thank you Netflix watch instantly!). It’s macabre but the writing is really good and you can’t help but like the guy!

Here is a really yummy, simple summer recipe that we’ve fallen in love with since peaches are in season:

cut a couple of peaches in half and de-pit them (this is challenging but it CAN be done)
grill them for about 4 minutes
then put a dollop of ricotta on them (in the part where the pit would be)
and drizzle with honey.

Yum-tastic!

Chris and I spent a weekend in snowy Killington with his sister and four of our friends. Chris’ sister’s friend owns a nice ski cottage near Killington and was nice enough to let all of us stay there.
We spent most of the weekend bumming around and sitting by the fireplace, playing games and chilling out. It was heavenly, despite the freezing temperatures outside!
Jen’s friend had everything you could possibly need in her cabin, including a washer and drier, a huge kitchen, 3 bedrooms and a hot tub.

A couple of our friends went skiing on Saturday but I couldn’t go (for obvious reasons). I’ve actually never skied before in my life. How strange is that? One of these days, after the baby of course, I’ll have to give it a try. I’m NOT graceful so it should be interesting!

Chris got some more of his Nightmare before Christmas tattoo done on Friday before we drove up north. He’s still in a bit of discomfort but it’s looking great (pics to come!).

And in other news, I had my very first ultrasound. It was neat to see little fingers and toes–and a tail! (Hope that goes away ).
The doctor told me I have a heart-shaped uterus, but that there is nothing to be concerned about with that. How odd though. Just means I have a lot of love to share I guess

I’ll see if I can upload the pics of the ultrasound–I’m about 10 weeks along with a due date around Oct. 30th, and the baby’s about the size of an olive right now!

Hello all! This is going to be our website blog. We thought it would be a great place to post updates and get feedback, hopefully more frequently than our usual posts! More updates to come soon. Please post here if you have any questions or comments about upcoming events–especially St. John. We love you guys!