It's a . . .

So I haven't wondered very much about the gender of this next baby.  I guess it's because I have felt like this baby was going to be a girl.  Add to this feeling the fact that I have been more sick with this baby, and I thought that for sure we were going to have a Claire England.  Even as I went to my ultra-sound appointment, it was really just to confirm what I already knew, and to make sure that the baby was growing the way he/she should.
The discussion with the nurse who did the ultra-sound went something like this:
Nurse: "Would you like me to tell you the gender?"
Me: "Yes, I would."
Nurse: "Oh, wow, this is a really good gender shot, look here."
Me: "Can you point things out,  I'm not very good at reading ultra-sound photos."
Nurse:  "It's a BOY!"
Me: "It's a . . . wait, it's a boy?"
Nurse: "Yep, look right here.  There's no mistaking it."
Me: "Wow, a boy?!?  I was. . . I mean, I'm just as happy, I guess I just really thought I was going to be a girl."
Nurse: (laughing) "You have no idea how many times I hear that."

So we are having a boy!  I am thrilled to be having a boy, just as thrilled as I would be to have a girl.  I am just way surprised.  I guess I will never just assume that my feminine intuition is sure-proof again:)

Thanksgiving Point

Yesterday we took advantage of Thanksgiving Point's "Two buck Tuesday", and we visited their spectacular gardens.  This is something of a tradition with Chase and I.  Chase proposed to me at the gardens three (wow, really, three?) years ago this August, and we've returned every year since.  This year, we went with my sister Rachel, and Matt and Jaime's kids.

 Mckay was so excited to be here, he wore his parents out within the first five minutes.

 Mckay and his cousins rolling down the hill at the very front of the Thanksgiving Gardens.

 I chose to add this picture because it depicts what Mckay looked like 95% of the time in the gardens.  Running around with a cheesy grin on his face.

 This little Avenlea is the cutest little poser, I just had to take a picture!

 This was our attempt at a good family portrait.  Mckay didn't want to pose, he wanted to dive in the water.  Thus, both he and I were struggling when this pictures was taken.

 Ah, the bench where Chase popped "the question".