We spent several nights on the coast with Mom and Dad B. and Grandpa and Grandma Shelton in a small beach town called Waldport. We rented a home just a short walk from the beach. It was so nice...very well furnished and comfortable. David and I were given the privilege of the Master Bedroom. The king-sized bed was AMAZINGLY comfortable...with lots of room for my slightly-bulging baby belly. During these few days we had some nice beach walks, reading on the porch with a lovely view, and lots of family time...with ROOK of course! This picture just below is from our drive down the coast at a lookout called Cape Foulweather. As you can tell, the weather this day was certainly not foul. :) 
One very fun activity while we were on the coast was going to the Newport Aquarium. Our favorite exhibit was the sea otter's...no doubt. David and I had some much fun watching them swim around and play. We decided that Baby Scout was our little sea otter because of the ways she moves around inside...I think she must be very playful.
Here we are outside of Georgies Restaurant after another very tasty meal. This restaurant sits right on the beach and we were entertained throughout dinner by the residential whales just off the shore....we couldn't see them but saw lots of spouts!
One afternoon we went to the Rose Gardens and Japanese Gardens. Portland is famous for their roses, fyi. There all sorts of beautiful types of roses and people are always getting married in the gardens. David likes to take pictures of all the roses. :)
This picture is overlooking the city of Portland from the Japanese Gardens. David and I planned on being color-coordinated for pictures this day....haha....or maybe it was totally coincidental. (seriously, not at all intentional).
And this is a bit of the Japanese Gardens. David and I enjoy all the little waterfalls. It is a very relaxing place.....lots of pretty scenery.
One day we drove up to Marion Forks to the cabin David's family stayed in for the summer when he was 5 years old. David and Dad B. went on a search for the ever-elusive Gooch Falls. Last summer we got close enough to hear it, but couldn't quite get there. As you can see, this summer's seach was much more rewarding! Unfortunately, I didn't get to see it. We didn't think Scout could handle all the hiking to get there. That evening we had a cookout with some family friends and roasted marshmallows. After sunset we drove up to Horn Ridge to enjoy the amazing stars.
This is a view of Mount Jefforson from a place called Pamelia Overlook. It's quite a drive up there....one spent praying that the car doesn't overheat or get scraped up too much by the overgrowth on the narrow road up here. We enjoy spending time up here together because it's so quiet, deserted, and peaceful....not to mention the majestic mountain view. 
We also drove to Lost Lake one day. As Bridget, Sarah, and I would say...Beautiful! Gorgeous! Wish you were here! It's pretty amazing. The lake is this great deep blue color...much different I have to admit from your run-of-the-mill KY lake. This is one of the few preggie-pics that I don't dislike, so I thought I would include it.
We rented row boats and spent about an hour rowing on the lake. Here's a little romance for you...who said you're done being newly-weds after a year. It was really fun watching the osprey dive for food. They are pretty amazing.
David and I took off on one of our last days in Oregon to head to Canon Beach. We treated ourselves to lunch at a special restaurant there called The Wayfarer. Very fancy and very fun. We had a great table with a view of the ocean. The day was very blessed because the weather wasn't supposed to be all that nice, but as soon as we got their the clouds started to break up and the sun came out for our LONG walk on the beach. Baby Scout made Mommy very tired on this one, but we had a great time and saw lots of little critters at Haystack rock, which is behind us to the left in the picture.
Mom B, Grandma Shelton, and Darla gave me a baby shower on our last night in Hillsboro. Lot's of family and friends came. For dinner we enjoyed "SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN." This is Grandma Shelton's famous chicken dish in which you build a mountain and add toppings as you move around the table. Isn't the table lovely? And the cake was delicious....white cake with raspberry filling...I wish I could have eaten more!!! (I did have a few bites the next morning before going to the airport...I couldn't resist).
Oregon 2007 was a great trip.....it was nice to get away from all the stressors in Louisville and have some nice R&R. Spending time with David's family is always wonderful and we were excited for them to get to meet Baby Scout before her big arrival in September. Since our return, life has gone back to its normal busy-ness. This past weekend we moved out of our first apartment into my dad's condo. Poor David had to do most of the work since I'm out of commission when it comes to lifting and carrying. He did a great job though. And props to Jason Upchurch and Matthew Manche for their help too! Things went much more smoothly and quickly than we expected. Now we are busy getting settled into our new home.In other news...Lauren and Abby gave me such a nice baby shower this past weekend as well. It was so much fun getting together with so many of my high school friends and catching up. Most everyone was able to make it! I am blessed to have such great friends! There is certainly a baby boom right now...I know at least 9 pregnant women and friend at church just had a baby.
In more news...I put in my resignation at work this week. My last day will be either August 3rd or 7th. It's hard to believe my time at Seven Counties is ending. It's all I've known since college, but I know that God has great things in store for our little family and I am so thankful to be able to stay at home. We decided that I should quit working a bit early because of some unforseen stressors at work, moving, and lots to take care of before Scout comes. I'm blessed to have a husband who wants me to, "take walks, go to the pool, take naps, and relax" during the last few weeks of my pregnancy. (personally, I think he's looking forward to more of my yummy food...hehehe...just playing).
I think that's about all for now....we've got about 9 1/2 weeks until Scout's arrival (or less)! Definitely we are excited to meet our baby girl, but we will certainly keep busy until that time comes.
