Warren & Izzy...

Hello all...this is Dani again. I wanted to post a few pics of Hank's uncle Warren & cousin Izzy.

Steve and I spent the holiday weekend with Warren and Izzy and since many on the Ray/Gollings side have seen very little of Isabella, I thought I would keep y'all updated. She was in her most patriotic dress on the 4th! She is getting so cute.

As for the video...well, thats just Warren. What can I say?

Check it out here: http://www.vimeo.com/26036900

27 weeks...

So its been a while since I posted and for that I apologize. Life catches up with you. Steve and I have both been super busy the last couple of months!

I have to give some kudos to Steve for getting a promotion to project engineer. He now has a fancy title and along with it he works twice the amount of hours. Poor guy. He is actually sick as I write this but has been dragging his butt into work for a 7:00am start each day simply because

he does not want to fall behind. Hank and I are really proud of him... particularly because if anyone knows me, I don't do much of anything at 7:00 am aside from sleep. (Typical realtor, I know.)

As for me, I just finished my junior bar for first year law students. The test is given by the CA State Bar and required when you attend an unaccredited law school in California. It was a 7 hour exam and for the sake of my butt and this baby (who was kicking the entire time), I am really hoping I passed the test because I don't want to do it again. Aside from that, I have had just about enough of Torts, Contracts and Criminal Law as I can take.

Side note on the exam...I actually had a proctor come tell me to keep my eyes on my own paper because I was so fascinated with a one armed girl behind me. No joke...this gal wa

s typing at court-reporter speed. I would her the 'click-click-click' of her computer and not believe that

she was typing at the rate I was hearing. Sure enough, I would turn around and just stare in awe...she looked liked a one armed Mozart. It was quite impressive, even more so because she actually looked up at me a few times with a "What the hell are you staring at?" type of glare while continuing to type at full speed. Amazing.

Anyways, I won't find out the results for another month or so which is probably better. If I didn't pass, I am blaming it on the one-armed, wonder girl behind me...too distracting. =)

The pictures I am posting today were taken on July 1. I am now just over 27 weeks and have less than 3 months to go. Our due date is September 28. At this point, there is no hiding the fact that I am pregnant.

Over the last month, it seems like I popped. All of the sudden my belly has become center stage and the first dreaded stretch mark has made its appearance. Yes...despite my gross overuse of 'Bio-Oil' and a multitude of other lotions and potions, I found the first trespasser last week and have been wearily watching for any other intruders since then. I was hoping to somehow keep what little figure I had before the pregnancy (no laughing, please), but it looks like I will have some mommy marks to show as proof of this little boy inside me. Ahhh well, there are surely worse things.

I am going to sign off for now and try to keep this blog a bit more updated from here on out. Hope this post finds you all well.