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We went to Bend this weekend for Bend Brewfest. Last year it was rather a raucous affair and we wanted one last weekend with our friends before hunkering down to work in the final weeks of pregnancy.  The morning of Brewfest, we played in the Deschutes River. Randal and I canoed and the rest of the crowd floated. It was great. Maizie swam and swam and Juneau tolerated it. They both looked quite dashing in their life jackets.  Evidently, energy wanes during the 9th month of pregnancy though and Randal and I opted to be designated drivers and sit out of the festivities. When the crowd came home, quite happy and full of joy and karaoke, it wasn't quite as charming as I had remembered.  The next morning, as Randal and I went to breakfast with the middle-aged, pre-hangover crowd, we mourned the upcoming change and potential loss of pre-kid selves. Of course, we also had a five minute wait for Sunday brunch, so there are perks to waking up at 6am on a weekend.  And so it goes. My wish fo

Summertime flies by and we've been happily busy here in smoky southern Oregon.  There might be too many things to update, so we'll have to do with a photo log of our life since our trip to Boston (which was fantastic, by the way).   So, returning to June... We've enjoyed weekly dinners with Adam and Lindsey.  This was taken on their deck (they'll be hosting our baby shower tomorrow, which will be quite fun!).  Siobhan and daughter Maeve are also featured.  Siobhan, her husband, Liam, and Maeve live two doors down and been my good fairy of maternity and baby supplies.  And now, Siobhan is pregnant again!  It's a fertile block in our neighborhood.  (Another neighbor just had a baby last week.) Randal's family came for the 4th of July.  Unfortunately, I was terrible at taking pictures, but this is Randal's Uncle Glen and I on a hike on the hill with the pups.  It was great to have everyone in town! Chris Paasch came for a whirlwind weekend an