What we've been up to

Well another month or so has passed, so here is another update on what we have been doing.

First Kevin just finished another tax busy season! Hooray for Sept. 15!

I am starting to feel better! Hooray! This pregnancy is now feeling like the other girls. I still don't have as much energy, but I don't feel as sick and have stopped feeling so dizzy/fainting. :) And I am almost to my last trimester!

The girls are just being themselves with lots of energy and funny things coming out of their mouths daily.

So events....here are some of the few things we have done.

We went to the beach! (It was FREEZING!) Cami has started to get more courage around the water.

We play in the sand!

We run on the beach!

Postcard view. (Be careful...it is also a nude beach)

Cami and Daddy

We sometimes scrape our noses really bad. Cami told me that she tripped on her nose. Looks like it!

We paint finger nails.

We watch movies.

We celebrate really important birthdays. Happy Birthday Daddy!

Opening presents with lots of help.

We went to Muir Woods. It is a National Park really close to San Fran. It is a bunch of redwood trees. It is really cool!

If you look close, Emma is hiding behind me in this pic. She didn't want her picture taken all day.

So we forced her to be in this one.

We throw fits!

In front of the redwoods. Another pic Emma didn't want to be a part of. :)

These trees are seriously so huge! We all fit inside one of them. (And we're pretty tall people)

Inside another tree. I just love her smile here.

Finally a smile from Emma!

Along the trail with Daddy.

Another postcard shot. Seriously so tall!

This first video is at Kevin's b-day. Cami can't stop blowing out everyone's candles.

The second video is showing her playing in the ocean. She was terrified, but now starting to like it...you can still hear her scream....I hope these work?!?

Numero Tres on the 100th post!

So we are announcing baby #3! And we thought it was fitting that this marks the 100th post on our blog! And we just had our ultrasound today and it is a GIRL!!!! Yep, three girls...bring on the pink!
We are really excited. She looked so good today. It is such a relief to see all the fingers and toes and a healthy looking babe.
This pregnancy has been a HUGE trial for us. I was way more nauseated with this one than the other two COMBINED! Then I started having some bleeding so they put me on bed rest. The bleeding has stopped, but I have less energy than I did in the first trimester. Now I like to black-out and feel dizzy most of the time. I can hardly do anything without feeling just not right. So we are anxiously awaiting DECEMBER when this bundle of joy will join us.
Emma told me just the other day that we need to have a baby sister before a baby brother can join us. So I guess she knew!

Sad News

I feel like I have to post something. I am so disappointed with California this week. One judge can revoke Prop 8? Seriously? Mostly I am upset with all the CRAP that is on facebook about it. So this is what I stand for http:// http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/religious-freedom Oh and I agree with this too http://http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-statement-on-proposition-8-ruling To me this isn't a political debate, it is a moral debate. Last thing I am going to say, people are going to do what they are going to do. Don't teach my children about it!

Happy Birthday to this Hunk!

Happy Birthday Honers! Hope you have a great day. Know that we all love you and think you are the greatest Daddy and Hubby.
Love,
The Belnap Babes

A Month in Review a.k.a. pic overload!

So where have we been for a month....stay tuned!

Emma started swimming lessons. She did really great! Her friend Laney is in the background. I am told that that is the only reason we can live in CA is because Laney does. :) She did great and loved it! Then we headed off to Idaho! Do you ever drive and drive and can't take it anymore? Yeah we couldn't, so we stayed in Reno! Here is Brandon having a make-shift breakfast...cereal in a cup!

Reno!

Isn't Nevada so interesting Cami? BTW, thank goodness for dvd players. How did we ever travel without them?

We arrived and celebrated the 4th of July! (And Mom's birthday the day before.)

Then we went swimming. Proof that my dad does get in the pool. He went down the slide and so did my mom!

Then off to see the Grandmas. Grandma Jenkins had this when we were growing up. My girls loved the Little People castle!

Grandma Jenkins and the girls. (Emma split her chin sliding down the slide at the pool)

Grandma Benson and us girls. Thanks for letting us come! Traveling is hard because you don't have enough time. I wish we had more time to visit everyone!

Then off to Island Park for a family reunion!

Here we are at Quake Lake. It is so cool. My girls kept asking why the trees were in the water. (there was an earthquake that created this lake, thus the trees ended up in the water.)

At Wade Lake. My Father-in-law's paradise...in a canoe with his wife.

At Hebgen Lake. It started to rain so we took the scenic route home and it wasn't raining at this lake.

Hebgen Lake

Then of course, a trip into Yellowstone...one of my favorite places on earth.

Gibbon Falls.

A buffalo. Emma yelled, "he is so ugly. I want to see him poop!" Nice.

Too much traveling makes really dirty kiddos. :)

Sibling pics. From oldest to youngest. Me, Rich, Stephanie, Brandon and Alicia

Upclose.

And tallest to shortest. My little brother hails in at 6'8". And Alicia is an inch shorter than me.

Then we headed home! We miss everyone!

Kevin got tickets to the Giants game! Fun story: when we were in high school, we came on choir tour to San Fran and sang the National Anthem here for a Giants game. Fun memories and it was fun to go back.

At the game. Sad story: the public transit took really long so we made it for the ninth inning. :(

And last...whew...did you make it? Cami is our little fit thrower. We were in Yellowstone and she just decided she wasn't going home with us. Not even the bribe of ice cream could get her.

It's always fun!

For everyone when company comes! Mom and Dad and my younger three siblings came to Cali. We had so much fun while they were here. The main reason they are coming.....to drop off my little brother, Brandon. (and I mean younger, because he is 6'8" and not so little :) He is now living with us. He just graduated from high school and is planning on working. So stay tuned for more pics of him on our family adventures.

We spent one day at the beach while everyone was here. The shy, scared Camilla turned into a fierce little girl who would run at the waves with no one beside her! This is Brandon catching some waves!

All of us at the beach.

Emma just played in the wet sand the whole time building her sand castle.

When not running, Camilla was pouting. One of her fav past times.

We spent another day in the city. We went out to Golden Gate Bridge. These guys walked across some of the bridge.

At Pier 39 in front of the sea lions.

By Golden Gate. Brandon and my two sisters, Stephanie and Alicia. And my kiddos.

We found this fun sign. And Mom is the ultimate Rosie! I'm pretty sure she could out-work her any day!

And Emma tried to strangle herself with the sign. :)

We had a blast and are excited to have them come back again sometime! Thanks for making the trip!