Annual Fischer Family Campout

Before heading to Grandma Deb & Papa Denny's, we decided to take Cooper to the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley.   We had not been there since we were pregnant with Cooper.  Angie, Grandma Deb, Dylan, Sawyer, Maguire and Jason joined us as well.   After walking around the zoo for hours, it was time to head to Papa Denny's and get ready for our campout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friendship Days & First Trip to the Circus

We decided to drive up to Nicollet on Saturday afternoon for Friendship Days.   Cooper and his cousins played with GG for a while, then we met up with Audrey to go on some rides downtown.  Later, mom & dad headed down to the beer gardens.    It was nice to see everyone and spend some time with our family. 

 

 

 

On Sunday, we took Cooper to the Shrine Circus in Worthington.  It was very warm in the building but Cooper loved seeing the animals perform.

20 Weeks Pregnancy Update

How far along: 20 weeks

Weight Gain: 10lbs

Stretch Marks: None

Belly Button: Still In, belly button ring still in.

Wedding Rings On/Off: Still on!

Movement: Definitely feeling kicks and movement. 

Feeling:  Really good.  I'm on coast mode now!

Cravings: Bananas, Cheese and Ruffles chips. 
Symptoms: None

Missing: Angry Orchard Beer.  Especially after attending Winstock all weekend

Looking forward to: Having Big Brother Cooper feel baby kick.

Sleep: Going well when there aren't any storms in the area.  We are so over all the rain we have been receiving.  The severe weather can end soon!

Doctor Appointment:  20 week ultrasound went really well.  We got a lot of great photos of baby.  But he/she was a squirmer, so not as many as we had hoped.   Baby is measuring 4 days bigger, but they will not be changing my due date.  See below for photos. 

What's Next: The next appointment is on July 9 for the 24 week mark.   I am still trying to stay active and eat healthy this time around.

Baby's spine

Hand up by his/her mouth

Big feet, cute little toes

Big hands - hi everyone!

Heart rate at 147bpm

Profile of baby - definitely going to have daddy's lips.
Just like big brother Cooper!

20 weeks profile picture of mommy

Winstock

Another country music festival in the books!

We had never been to Winstock before, but decided in October 2013 that we would join Keith and Ashley and Holly and Nate this year.

We arrived on Thursday night.  After waiting in line for almost two hours, we were into our campground.  We got the camper unloaded and set up while we waited for Keith, Ashley, Holly & Nate to arrive.   We made some supper and everyone else enjoyed some adult beverages.  This girl sucked down a Capri Sun and some water. 

 

Friday - We slightly slept in, but it's hard to do when the sun is coming in full force in the camper.  We got up, and hung out.  Nate made some breakfast.  We tried to get some sun, but most of us just got a burn instead.  Chelsea and Berger showed up around 1pm and everyone kept drinking beer. 

 

Around 5pm, we made our walking tacos and proceeded to head to the concerts.   We got to see part of Danielle Bradbury's set.  She was pretty good.   Billy Currington put on a good show, for sure.  We had a blast, dancing around and singing our hearts out.    We left after Billing Currington.  Rascal Flaats came out after.   We didnt' want to stick around to hear them.

It was also Brad and I's 5 year wedding anniversary (9 years together)!   Man, how time flies.   It started to rain later that night.  

Saturday... oh Saturday... It rained ALL DAY.   In the morning, Brad and I decided to run to Runnings in Hutchinson to get some rain boots.  I'm so glad we went when we did!  We got some of the very last pairs that they had.  There were people piling in, looking for boots and ponchos. 

After spending most of the day in the camper, we tried to venture to the concerts for Jerrod Niemann.  It ended up pouring rain and we decided to go back.  It was thunder and lighting for quite some time.  It turns out that Jerrod Niemann and Justin Moore both didn't play.   Toby Keith ended up playing a full set at the end of the night (11pm-1am).   By that time, I was cold, wet, dirty and tired.  I was just ready for bed.  

Sunday was very intersting.  After it rained all day and all night, we ended up needing a tractor to help us get out of the campground!
 

All in all, we had a great time. It was a very expensive Danielle Bradbury/Billy Currington concert - but I would defnitely try it again. We had great company (Holly, Nate, Ashley, Keith, Chelsea & Dustin), so we can't complain! We'll see what 2015 brings.

To Dos again for next year:

If camping in Lot C, stay around row M.
Do walking tacos one night

Bring With:

Poncho/Rain Suit

Rain Boots

More food for the grill