Robert's Body Building Competition

After 6 months of intense weight lifting, waking up at 5 a.m. to run for an hour, eating practically nothing (1200 calories a day), all while dealing with realtors and brokers, shopping for appliances, appeasing his pregnant wife and of course working daily the body building competition arrived and HE DID AWESOME!!!!!

He competed in two different areas:

Novice (for those who have never one a competition) and the Open Class (for anyone regardless of experience or age).
He also had to do a 90 second choreographed muscle showing performance.
Choice of song: "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" by Offspring.
The audience loved his wit, facial expressions, and big muscles... yes I did hear other girls hootin' and hollering for him.

Back up girls, I'm 8 months pregnant!

(Layla was flexing too!)

He won second place in the Novice class and third place in the Open. Let me tell you... There were some big dudes out there. Competition was stiff! What an accomplishment!!!

Finally, real food!... it's not lettuce, tuna, or broccoli.. just the greasiest, fattiest, American meal he could find. He was in heaven! :)

Blueberry and Blackberry Picking

It's berry time!
Busted!

Lots to pick from

Me helping too! But it was HOT!!! So after about 30 minutes I sat in the shade and sipped water. Robert kept on picking berries as our bucket wasn't even 1/2 full. Needless to say, we came home with a new appreciation for high cost of berries at the grocery store.

Update on the Friedmans:

We're in the process of buying a home 2 miles from where my big brother and his family live. We are hoping to close by the end of the month! Meanwhile, every weekend we're out looking for appliances, furniture, home decorations etc., so once we do get into the house we'll have a bed to actually sleep in. :)

Robert is training for a body building competition that will take place in 3 weeks. His 5am runs, followed by a day of work, and then lifting at the gym, and helping his pregnant wife are really paying off. I'm just amazed at the discipline he has. He really looks amazing!
I'm planning on working up until Layla Jane comes or when my mom gets here in November. We're super excited for Layla Jane to arrive. She's moving around all the time and my belly is getting bigger and bigger.