Bun in the Oven :)

Weeeelllll.....now that I am out of the first trimester, I want to post and let everyone know that we are expecting our 3rd little blessing! We are due Feb. 5th and are so excited to be expecting again :)



First look at the bean :)

Getting huge already!

My little shadow :)

I Made a Pie :)

And I am so proud of it :) Everything was made from scratch, including the crust. I have no idea if it tastes good, but it's pretty, so I think that counts for something ;)

My attempt at organization and creativity :)

So, creativity is definitely not one of my strong suits. I love to look at other people's blogs and see all the cute and creative things that they come up with, but I have never been much good at it myself. While cleaning and organizing in Hannah's room, I got completely irritated with the mess that was her hair bows. So I got myself motivated and made her a bow board :) I have seen these on a lot of other people's blogs and it looks like such a cute way to keep hair bows organized.

The best part is that it only cost me $1.86 :) We already had the sign from a Christmas gift two years ago, and I used my 50% off coupon at Joanns for the ribbon. Cute and cheap...can't beat that in my book :)

Family Fun Weekend

We had a really fun, and really busy weekend! Saturday we went to the inlaws for a cookout and spending time with Nick's Aunt who is visiting from New Zealand. The kids had a blast playing with cousins, and we even managed to take a family picture :)


My little monkey!


Hannah playing in the dirt. She is so girly in some ways, but also a tomboy playing in the dirt :)


Family picture! We were all there at the same time, so this was a definite must :)

Sunday we spent the day with my mom's side of the family. My aunt and uncle have this fantastic cabin that is up on a huge hill and we all try and get together there every summer. It is a great way to spend time with family that we don't get to see very often, and just a relaxing way to spend the day :)


My mom and her sisters. I love this picture of them laughing and being goofy :)


My adorable grandparents :) I seriously don't think they could be any cuter :)


Our little fish. My aunt brilliantly thought to bring a pool for the kids to play in. It was perfect for a super hot day and for keeping the kids busy so the adults could visit :)


Who knew grill tongs could be so fun?!

Overall it was a fabulous weekend! We are so blessed to have most of both sides of our families close and love it when we all get together :)

Birthday Party

We had Gabes 2nd Birthday Party this past weekend, and it was sooo much fun! I know its a bit dorky, but I love doing the kids parties and coming up with fun themes, and then making a cake to match :) This year we did a farm theme. Here are some pictures of the fun :)


The birthday boy and his big sister. These two are such good buds! They fight of course, but if Hannah isn't around, Gabe is completely lost. The other day I took him to the grocery store and Hannah stayed home with daddy, and we hadn't been in the store 5 minutes when he started telling everyone, "Hannah home." I love that they are so close!


Mommy and the birthday boy :)


His present from Mommy and Daddy. Gabe is completely obsessed with mowers. When Nick mows the lawn he will stand on porch and watch him for the entire 45min-hr it takes. Then he goes on and on about "Daddy mow, daddy mow...." He was so cute opening his presents this year. He would open one thing and then he could have cared less about what else he had to open because he wanted to play with the gift he had just opened. We really had to encourage him to open something new :)


The cake :) I love making these! Unfortunately Gabe was so interested in his mower that he could have cared less about the cake and didn't even want to blow out his candles. That's ok though, I am just glad he was having fun!

2 Year Old Stats

Height = 34 1/2 inches
Weight =25.8 lbs

Sigh...he is growing up way to fast...