a little wave

Peanut decided to wave at us this morning. He/she was moving and flipping all around. Everything looks good, so they will do the big reveal ultrasound next visit. We aren't going to find out, or we might and just not tell anyone. Ha Ha that would be fun!!!

just arrived...

Look what just arrived on my door step...safely. I am very excited about this new "book." I have heard so many people go on and on about it. No, it is not a another cookbook to add to the collection. It is a book. A beautiful book with beautiful pictures, words, and yes beautiful food. Yes, Ryan we did just send a box of cookbooks to Salvation Army, but this one is different, I promise. I promise to share any recipes that I find shareworthy. No, Maggie did not chew up this package. We did manage to chase down the big brown truck and convince the delivery lady to put packages inside the storm door. This package didn't quite make it inside the door. But Maggie held off her temptation, thank goodness. I do need to post some pictures of the Merrill shoes she did manage to get a hold of. Do you think she knows that things might be changing in a few months???

Favorite moment of 2009...

was hearing peanut's heartbeat!!! That's right, WE'RE PREGNANT!! I know many of you never thought this day would come. Yes, we finally decided to start our own little family. Little peanut is scheduled to arrive around July 7th and we are very excited.

Things are going good so far. The first trimester consisted of 24 hour nausea, eating lots of cold fruit, a short stint of bed rest, and regularly scheduled Wednesday night trips to hang my head over the toilet. Thank goodness the nausea stopped just in time for Christmas! I am very thankful to be eating normal and cooking dinner again. I hadn't cooked a meal since Thanksgiving and I think Ryan was getting a little tired of fishing through the pantry every night.

I am going to try to post more often this new year. There were so many things that happened last fall that I just didn't take the time to post, and more than anything I want this to be a journal of our life that we can look back on. So one of my goals for the new year is to try to post once a week.

We go back for another ultrasound in about 2 weeks and I can't wait to see how much peanut has grown and hear that little heartbeat!

Deliveries

I guess Maggie was a little upset about not being in the Christmas card this year.

A few days later another package was delivered... and opened. She managed to open the box and the Christmas wrapping without breaking the beautiful Christmas plates inside...pretty talented.

Good thing we got a heads up about the Omaha Steaks package being delivered tomorrow.

Slacker

I'm a slacker. I know. It has been almost 2 months since the last post. Sorry. We had an exciting November, Catherine and Josh have moved!!! They finally live 7.3 miles from us!!! I am so excited!!! It was so hard only seeing Jacob every few months. I just felt like I missed so much and he really didn't know who I was. That has all changed!!! It melts my heart when that big boy greets me by running towards me with open arms. It just makes my day!! Here are some pictures of the 2 weeks they stayed with us in between houses.

We made lots of tents,

watched a little football,

and had lots of fun!!!

WE LOVE YOU JACOB!!!

What's Your Style??

The past 2 months I have been trying to figure out how I want to decorate our new house. I have no decorating talent whatsoever, so thank goodness mom loves to decorate and is FREE!

When we started looking at pictures, fabrics, furniture, etc I seemed to favor the more modern look than the traditional look in the old house. Since my budget loving husband says I can't purchase all new furniture, I am just going to have to blend the traditioanl with the modern.

I came across this style quiz.

Click on it to take a short quiz to find out about your style personality.

Here's a snapshot of my style

Here's the fabric mom is going to use to make some curtains in the kitchen.

I LOVE IT!!!

The Millers came in town a few weeks ago to help us paint. I'll have to post those pictures later, but we got the trim, molding, and walls done in the kitchen and den. I love it! It is amazing what a coat of paint can do!!

Couples Retreat

I cannot wait for this one to come out next weekend!!!! I loved Wedding Crashers and I think this one might be just as good.