Parade of Homes

The last two weekends we have been going to the Parade of Homes in Salt Lake. We went last year and got lots of fun ideas and won an LCD TV so we thought it would be fun to go again this year. There are some amazingly huge homes out there! Ethan had a lot of fun going around to the different homes and exploring the nooks and crannies while clinging to his toy cars. We took too many pictures to post them all, but here are a few fun ones.

Here, Kyle and Ethan couldn't resist trying out the trampoline.
This was a playroom in one of the houses. Ethan didn't want to get off of the swing. We liked the painting on the walls. It might be a fun idea for a kid's room.
Some people are so creative with the space under their stairs. We've seen many turned into playrooms. This one was awesome! It looked like an old English storefront including a few light poles and a sign that read "toy shoppe." It had all sorts of fun things inside.
This same house had a play area built like a pirate's ship complete with a crow's nest, hot tub, slide and a rope bridge.


We thought this was a fun idea for a decorative pillow.Baby weighs about 2 pounds this week (about the weight of a head of cauliflower), and is about 14 1/2 inches long. This week she has gotten much more active and started kicking a lot stronger. Today marks 3 months until her due date.

Pregnant moment: Last night Jen decided to quickly throw a load of laundry in the washer before bed. While lying in bed, she wondered where her brand-new cell phone was and remembered that she left it in the pocket of her jeans she just put in the washing machine 20 min earlier. We thought it was toast for sure, but after letting it dry out, it seems to work fine!! What a miracle!! It is amazing what affect pregnancy has on the mind!