We've got some news!  Baby Boy Applewhite is due this November!  Lauren is going to be a big sister!  I've been slacking on the blog a bit because this little boy I'm carrying was making this mamma very sick this spring.  I felt like I was living under a "nausea cloud" because I felt sick every day, all day for 16 weeks.  Ugh, the cloud finally lifted and by 20 weeks into the pregnancy the nausea was nearly gone.  Thank goodness!  Baby boy is due November 28th.  Looks like we could have another Thanksgiving baby!

This summer has been a busy one.  It has been absolutely gorgeous this summer; sunny and warm almost every day.  We've been visiting the splash park across the street often.  In June we went to Tennessee for Greg's grandpa's birthday.  The whole family was there;  it was great to see everyone.   Lauren just loved playing with Grandpa.  It is hard living so far away from family.  Here are some pictures from the TN trip.

 

In July we had the Peatrowsky family visit!  It was so much fun to have my sister here with her two cute little boys.  We visited Brianna and Matthew in Ellensburg, hung out by the pool a lot, and took a day trip to Deception Pass.  Lauren was very sad to see her cousins leave.  She still points to little boys that look like her cousin Nathan and says "nay-nay."   She wants her playmates to visit again!  

 This month Lauren has been busy chatting away in her own little language.  She loves to have conversations with mom and dad even though she is the only one who gets what she is saying.  She says a few words now.  "Uh-Oh!" is one of her favorites.  Every time she drops something it's "uh-oh!"  She also say "hi" and waves and she's got "dada" down.  She hasn't figured out mama yet.  She loves to play with her toys, and explore outside.  She also loves to "play" the piano and listen to mom play.  She bangs away at the keys and is quiet proud of herself.  Her favorite food is grapefruit (which I think is a little funny myself); she eats an entire grapefruit herself almost every morning.  Here are a few pics from this month.