New Laurie Kate Pictures

We had our anatomy scan ultrasound at the doctor's office today. We got to see the bones in her legs and arms, her hands and feet, her stomach, her kidneys, all four chambers of her heart, her spine, her brain, and even her lips!!! Wow! It was so neat to see out precious baby girl! The doctor said she looks as healthy as she can be! Praise God! Here are a few pictures from the ultrasound today...
This is just the traditional 2-D, but look how much she has grown!
Look at the detail of her face, nose and even little fingers! I love this picture!
In this one you can see her crossing her ankles and her little finger pointing out. So sweet!

Israel and Rome Trip

We just got back from our trip to Israel. Wow! What a trip! We learned so much about the country and even so much about the Bible we didn't know. It was amazing to walk in places where Jesus walked! And to be able to see the geography of the land and put all the pieces together was awesome! It is going to be so neat to read the Bible from now on and know I have been to these places and to be able to actually picture where they are! Wow! Here is a sampling of pictures from our trip... I took over 600! :)
This is a shepherds cave like where the angels would have appeared to announce Jesus's birth.
This star marks the place in Bethlehem where Jesus was born.
Some Israeli food: Falafel and Shewarma
The Eastern Gate of the wall of Jerusalem that has been sealed but will be open again when Jesus returns! The Muslims built a cemetery in front to try to prevent this... Ha!
The Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus spent some time praying before He was arrested.
Floor of the dungeon where Jesus was kept the last night before He died. He stood here. Wow.
The empty tomb!!!
Breck's souvenir- a shofar!

So hot in the desert! Breck cut off the bottom of his pants to make shorts and used the bottom as a sun shield!

We renewed our wedding vows at the Church in Cana where the wedding feast was that Jesus performed his first miracle! Our pastor that did our wedding was there with us to perform the ceremony.

This is a view from the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount with the path leading down to the Sea of Galilee in the background.

View from the top of Mt. Carmel with Armageddon Valley in the background.
A cheeseburger in Israel! (NOT kosher!)
In front of the Coliseum in Rome.
Our favorite thing about Rome... the gelato!!! Yum!
The Romans had a lot of control in Israel for a long time, so it was neat to go to Rome and see the complete picture. What a great trip! Thanks for taking the time to look at our pictures!

Packing

Here is the beginning of my packing progress... going to be a long weekend... so much to do! But I am so excited about our trip!
We still have to decide which suitcases we are taking. Then I can start packing clothes. Going to make a Walmart and Sam's run in the morning to buy snacks... :)

Busy Weekend

We were very busy this weekend. After going to out to dinner with friends Friday night, Breck and I headed home to start moving furniture and taping to get ready to paint our bedroom. We were so excited about the new paint we found. Behr Premium Ultra Paint and Primer in One is awesome! It took one coat of paint to cover our pretty chocolate brown with neutral tan. Our realtor said the brown was too bold for people looking to buy. So we are very excited to move and paint our new bedroom brown again!

Our bedroom went from this...

To this...

Sunday we had lunch at my parents' house. Mom surprised us with a "Laurie Kate" Party! Everything was pink! She even had little party favors for everyone to take home to remember to pray for our baby girl! Mom is so thoughtful! It was so much fun! Here are some pictures:

Party favors filled with pink and purple jelly beans!

Little chocolate mints in all different baby and animals shapes! So cute!

Delicious almond-flavored cupcakes! My favorite!

So cute!

Yum!!!

Isn't pink fun?!