Don't worry we haven't fallen off the face off the planet

I know it seems like it, but we haven't fallen off the face of the planet, I swear, time has just been flying by this summer! I guess I better start off with the most exciting news. The rumors are true; we’re having a BABY!! The newest McClenaghan will arrive the beginning of December and we can’t to meet the little guy! Yes you heard right, it’s a boy, we found out the other week and we certainly have a proud dad over here! Pregnancy has certainly been a unique experience, I’ve made it through the being sick phase, the “is she pregnant or is she just getting fat” phase, and now I’m on to heart burn, but don’t get me wrong it’s a great feeling to know that my little boy is growing inside of me. The ultrasound showed that he was pretty long, but let’s be honest that wasn’t much of a surprise.

Our little guy at 18 weeks.

One of Todd's proudest moments

And here is the much anticipated belly shot.  It's crazy how much I've popped out in the last couple weeks.

21 weeks

We started off our summer selling security systems up in Grande Prairie, Canada. Todd did really well selling, I didn’t fare quite as well, I blame it on being exhausted and pregnant all

 the time while we were there, but it makes me even more proud of how hard Todd worked. Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of Grande Prairie, it is one the northern most cities in Alberta, just to get an idea of where we were this was the exit sign on the one highway that ran through the city.

It’s been fun to back in Canada for summer 

because we’ve gotten to spend a lot of time with family. 

I made my little sisters play models so that I could play with my new camera.

Because of my dads job we were able to go to  a Stampede BBQ with Steven Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada.

Todd’s sister got married last week, and all of his siblings were able to fly out with all their kids. There were thirty of us all living in one house; it was quite the party. The wedding was wonderful, and we were able to get some really great shots of the new couple.

We spent a few days camping with Todd family near Lake Huron, and had so much fun. We swam and hiked, and I think I ate my weight in roasted marshmallows.

We spent a day a place called the Grotto. I have never seen such clear water in all my life, it was beautiful. There was endless cliff jumping and exploring to be done. If you tell anyone who has ever been there before that you went, they want to know if you swam under the Grotto. It’s an underwater tunnel that runs from inside the cave out into the lake. You have to hold your breath for nearly a minute, while you’re swimming through the deep, freezing cold water. Todd has known about it since he was young but had never tried it (the stories of people dying are slightly intimidating!), so he and his brothers took the plunge. Thankfully they all made it out alive, but not necessarily scratch free. Todd clipped his head on a rock on his way out, it was a little messy but now he’ll have the scar to back up the story.

I can’t believe the summer is so close to being over, before we know it we’ll be back in sunny Phoenix, and back to the grind for Todd. We feel so lucky that we have been able to have such a great summer so far, and we still have some pretty exciting things still to come.