FARR Better Ice Cream

Farr's Ice Cream is truly the best ice cream place EVER. This is where I got my first job when I was 16 and I've been in love with this place since I was a little girl. I was so excited to go to Utah because I knew we'd be able to stop in and get 2 or 3 scoops (I'm pregnant don't judge).

Just to give a little background we drove from Vegas to our campsite on Friday (about an 8 hour drive), stayed Saturday and planned to drive back to Vegas on Sunday. I thought perfect we'll get ice cream on our way home. Before driving down the mountain we stopped at the only gas station in town and grabbed a snack I noticed that they had Farr's ice cream but had decided I would rather wait so this way I could have more choices. Well being my greedy self and needing more choices I realized when we were around the corner from the cute little ice cream shop that it was SUNDAY and we were in UTAH. I was so bummed when we pulled up and I knew I could have had ice cream but I wanted to be picky. So needless to say I still have not had the best ice cream ever and will have to wait until who knows when to get some. Me 22 weeks pregnant at Farr's with no ice cream :(

Bartlett Family Reunion

Dad & Kenny

Every year my Mom's side of the family has a huge reunion and this year it was in Utah up by Causey Dam. We didn't think we were going to be able to go but David surprised me for my birthday and said that we could go! I can't describe how peaceful and relaxing it is to be in the mountain air and not have to worry about anything. It was a short trip but worth every minute. One of the best things about camping near the river is the tubing! I was a little bummed because I couldn't go, but my Mom and I were able to mingle with the extended family and we won a few good prizes from the raffle. The rest of the family played in the river and the older group would drive up to the beginning of the river and ride down to the camp ground (about 30 minutes). The water is FREEZING but so worth it! Megan and Kenna

Brittany & Ian

Miss Meg freezing her bum off

Jessie & Chris

Uncle Rex

Kenna, Spencer, Rachi & Megan

David

(I love the look on his face! Classic for "I'm going to run into that bush!") He absolutely loved tubing, he had never been before and my sisters said he looked so happy.

Mom & I

Rach & Kenna

Crazy Meg

The cute little guy in the orange is the sweetest cousin ever! Mike and Jackie's youngest Dean. He was so much fun. I don't think anyone could get enough of him. His big sister, who I'm totally bummed that I don't have any pictures of, Miss Em, is so darn cute too! They are the cutest kids ever!It was so nice to see everyone! We hope we have more of the family next year and can't wait to go back. Thanks David for the best birthday present ever!

Lazy Sunday...

A few weekends ago David and I took ourselves and the dogs to Duck Creek. We were hoping to enjoy a lazy Sunday in the mountains. The pictures are a little deceiving of the first half of the day. We weren't smart enough to check the forecast and were pleasantly surprised when we arrived and it was raining. After driving for 3 hours the dogs seemed to be a bit antsy little did we know this was code for "I NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM NOW!!!". Next thing you know we're pulled over on the side of the road out in the rain, the dogs running around crazy scared, dog poo in the back seat of the Jetta (oh yeah we're that stupid), and lots of yelling. Needless to say the anger blew over and we resorted to using the blanket in the backseat and my socks to clean up the mess the dogs made. (who knew socks could be so handy?) Since we hadn't eaten we decided to drive a little ways and let the dogs run free while we ate our packed lunch. We ate our sandwiches in the rain and despite the wet, cold, and mosquitoes we enjoyed the rest of the time and ended up laughing about the whole thing.

*From the photos above I'm not sure if you can tell who's happier, David or the dogs. :)

Colton

Meet the newest family member on the Carter side.... Colton Valentine.

Isn't he so handsome?

Heather and Aaron sure do make some cute babies! We're so excited for their family and are glad our little girl will have a cousin around the same age. Welcome to the family little guy!

Can you believe we're half way there?!

20 Weeks!!!

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16 Weeks

15 Weeks

I cannot believe that I am 20 weeks pregnant! Some days it feels like time will not move quickly enough but when I realize I will be giving birth to this little baby in only 4 more months I'm okay with the passing of time.

We're so excited for our little BABY GIRL! That's right we're having a girl! David guessed right and I really thought we were having a boy. But with the odds in our families I guess another girl would be in order, haha! Everyone is excited to spoil her with pink things.

The ultrasound with the specialist was so amazing. She's a healthy little girl and one week ahead of schedule, this means our due date of November 28th has been moved up to November 21st! SWEET!

She kicks a ton, which I absolutely LOVE. :) During the ultrasound the nurse had a hard time getting a picture of her face because she was moving so much. The same thing happened at the regular doctor's office when they were trying to listen to her heart beat. I love that she's a little kicker and that I know she's okay in there. I can't stand chicken and turkey, just thinking about it makes my stomach churn. But I sure do love sugar and I bet that's that's why she's so active. :)

Happy 4th

The last few years David and I have gone to the Boulder City fireworks to celebrate our country's birthday. This year we were lucky enough to have members from both sides of our families join us and they loved it. If you want to see the best firework show in town Boulder City is the place to go! The favorites were the ones that would fill up the WHOLE sky, and I'm not exaggerating. The show lasted 25 minutes and were in such awe that I forgot to take pictures, but it was great and I'm sure we'll have just as many people next year if not more.

I'm totally bummed that I didn't get more pictures and I didn't get any of David's family but here are the few that I took...

Happy 50th Papa!

The one thing Dad wanted to do for his birthday was for the whole family to go to Disneyland! Who wouldn't want to spend their big day at the "HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH"? I mean doesn't he look so happy?

This was a surprise on Mom's part. We had to stall... and Dad wasn't too happy with our lies. He started to get upset until he realized something was up. Mom showed up with the "special hat" and he was not having it even though you could tell he thought it was funny. Thankfully the family in line next to us was very vocal about Dad having to wear the hat and we were able to snap a few pictures with the beauty on his head. :) Such a good sport!

Look at how happy everyone is! This was taken when we were trying to stall while Mom was buying his funny birthday hat. He guessed what she was doing before she made it back. But we all had a good laugh anyway and it kept the sun from hitting his bald head! ;)

We were having WAY too much fun.

David being his crazy self!

Rachael being cute, as always!

What a funny husband I have!

Can you tell Ali wasn't happy about eating a pickle and me taking a picture? Candid. :)

David + Linda + Baby Bump + Disneyland = Happy Family

We did alot of waiting in lines in turn Ali was sweet enough to give Meg and Kenny a few piggyback rides. What a good sister.

Megan was driving the car.... enough said. Mom and Dad will sure have their hands full when she turns 16!

(Mr. Kenny was one tired little guy.)

We all had one great day and dad is one year older. We love him all the more! Thanks for a great 50th BIRTHDYAY party Dad!