Happy Late Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day Everyone! I certainly had a wonderful day and I hope you did too.

We are so blessed to have such amazing women in our lives and cannot thank them enough for all they do for us.

Happy Late Birthday Post

Andy celebrated his 26th birthday last month. The Friday night before his birthday I planned a surprise dinner at Fredrico's with our families. It was a fun get together that hopefully was enjoyed by all. Words cannot express my feelings and appreciation for this man so I will stop now and just show the pictures.

Happy birthday Andy, we love you!!

2010, what the?!

I'm not quite sure where 2009 went but it was a pretty darn good year for us. We moved into our house on August 10 and we are extremely glad that we're not building through this winter. It's fantastic to finally be living in something that is our own. We had some great parties with family and friends and we are so glad that we have you all in our lives. My last day of work was Nov 3 and we welcomed baby Jane into the world on Nov 4. It all went very smoothly and recovery was good. She has been an extremely good baby and I don't know how we are so lucky. The spirit that a new baby brings into your home is so amazing and humbling. Andy is just as wonderful as ever with his love and patience. I am reminded everyday of how lucky I am to have him and I know that my girls have the best daddy in the world. This is usually how the photo shoots go. Mom, she hates your camera. Hopefully this will change.
These two angels keep us humble and remind us of what's really important in life.

This little girl is large and in charge. She definitely wears the pants at our house. We usually don't accomplish anything without some major tantrums and meltdowns. About a month and a half ago she informed me one evening that, "Mom, I need to go poopy in my room. Can you turn the light on for me so I can see please?" We had been trying to potty train her and it was a constant fight to get her to sit on the toilet. I had been questioning if she was ready or not but after that statement, I knew that she was ready and now she is doing great! She is sooooo much fun and keeps us laughing and amazed at all of the things she says. She is a wonderful big sister and has done really well with having a new baby. I think it's because it's another person that she can be the boss of.

And this amazingly handsome devil (or saint I should say) is going on a mission to Seattle, Washington. We love you and are so proud of you Uncle Judd!

Side note. Our computer is old and not working very well so I haven't been able to read up on all of your fantastic lives. I'm sorry if I see you and don't congratulate you on something that you wrote about on your blog because I probably haven't read it. I am posting this at my mom's house and I can hear both of my girls crying in the other room so I really should go. I'm still trying to get used to being a full-time stay at home mom and entertaining a two year old that doesn't nap anymore. It is wonderful and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Yes, we're still alive

So, I'm pretty sure nobody probably looks at our blog anymore. That's okay. This is for me anyways and it's unfortunate that I'm so bad at journaling. We moved into our house in August and it has been so nice to be able to relax once in a while and to be able to be home with my husband. There are still a lot of projects to be done but I figure that will never change. I'll post some pictures when I get the babies room put together.

Baby # 2 is coming anytime now and we can't wait to meet her. This pregnancy has been a lot easier than the first. I'm not sure if that's because we've been so busy with the house and with Alli. Alli constantly talks about baby sister and frequently says, "Lets get her out." She will be a great big sister and fits the bossy roll perfectly.

Alli is 2 yrs and 3 months going on 16. She talks like crazy and definitely seems older than 2. She is a pro at the ABC's, counting, shapes, colors and loves to sing "I am a Child of God" along with many other songs. I love to listen to her sing and she never hesitates to sing to the baby.

We had a fantastic Halloween. We went to an awesome party put on by the Buttars and Webbs. I went as Prego Spaghetti Sauce and Andy was a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Alli was Minnie Mouse for Halloween and we got to go to Andy's work on Friday and trick-or-treat. She absolutely loved it! I'm only posting a couple of pictures because I have good intentions of posting more after the baby comes. We'll see if that happens.

Cutest Mouse on the block

Me, just shy of 39 weeks. Man I look tired.

Exciting news!

We are waaaaaay excited!

Life, or something like it

Well, since I last posted, we've celebrated many things. To name a few: Andy's birthday (the big 25!), mother's day, the ever pressing task of building your own home and the fact that this cute little face will get to be a big sister! We're having another baby, due on November 9 (my mom's b-day) and we are ecstatic!! I am 15 1/2 wks and we'll find out what we're having June 16.

In other news, the house is still alive and kickin'. We got our cabinets in and they look awesome! It's fun to see the final aspects come together. Andy continues to work full time as an internal auditor and spends every night and every Saturday at the house. He is currently working on the wood floor, siding, and painting the molding. He works EXTREMELY hard, does not get stressed and always remains calm. With everything on his plate he continues to be a fantastic dad and amazing husband! He is so very patient with my pregnancy orneriness. I love him to death.

I also got the chance to get out and spend some quality time with these lovely ladies (minus Michelle. You just live too dang far away.) Andy took a night off at the house to watch Alli. We left early afternoon, did some shopping, ate dinner and went to Wicked. I must say, it was wicked awesome. No pun intended. The music, the lights, the costumes, the singing! It was the fastest 2 hrs and 45 min of my life. I recommend it to anybody who gets the chance to go.

As for Miss A, she never fails to make us laugh, is quick as a whip, and is the cutest thing in the world! She now sleeps fantastically in a big girl bed and loves to show people her room at the new house. Apparently the new baby will sleep in the closet of the other bedroom. Maybe she has memories of when she slept in a closet and thinks that's just normal practice for babies. She talks like crazy and is a pro at singing Happy Birthday. She knows everybody's name at Day Care, even better than me I'm afraid, and loves babies. She will be such a good big sister.

I spend my days working, neglecting laundry, playing with Alli, taking dinner to Andy, neglecting laundry, going to bed as early as I can, and neglecting laundry. I'm going for the world record. Guinness anyone? I've been feeling pretty good besides the second trimester headaches. I'm also missing my husband. Our only link of communication is via e-mail. We HAVE managed to go on two dates since our anniversary. One of which was going to Wal-mart and the other was seeing X-men origins. I was very excited about the last one and was not disappointed. Well, how could anyone be disappointed with the Hugh? It was amazing. I am a HUGE X-men fan and I loved it! Oh, and if the Hugh doesn't do it for you, we'll take a little Ryan Reynolds on the side. Well, that's all for now. My next post will be in approximately 3 months.

P.S. Will somebody please find me a cute baby ticker? I just don't have the time to find one. I would greatly appreciate it.

A to the N-N to the IVERSARY # 5!!

You read right! Last Friday marked our 5th anniversary. It's amazing how time flies. It was my turn this year to plan so we celebrated a week early. Earlier in the week I had asked Andy if we could go out to dinner on Saturday. He was game and didn't suspect anything since it was a week before the big day. He also mentioned that maybe we could go to a movie. I talked him in to going to dinner early. We went to Sizzler at about 5:30 pm. The "movie" that we were going to didn't start until 7. He thought we should kill some time so we headed to Home Depot. What's a romantic weekend without going to the Depot? While we were walking around, I was trying to get him to leave, but also trying to play it cool so he wouldn't think anything was up. When we finally left, I took the driver's seat and told him I needed to go to Lee's. I was going to go in and rent a movie, but there was a long line at the red box. When I got back in the car, I told Andy that he couldn't ask any questions and he had to close his eyes. He got an excited look on his face and said, "This is so unlike you." He played along and didn't cheat, or so he says. We ended up at the Anniversary Inn, or the AI as I like to call it, in a room called Rich's Drive In. It was awesome! It's one of their new rooms and it has it's own theatre in it with an old truck so it's like a drive-in movie. My mom was nice enough to watch Alli for us and we had a great time.

The room came complete with popcorn, candy, soda fountain and hot dog. I have to admit, the hot dogs were the main selling point of the room. A girl needs her hot dog!

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end but we definitely had a great time. And yes that is Sport's Center playing on the T.V. in the back ground.

Confession: when I read other people's blogs about how their husbands are the best, I'm secretly thinking, "Yeah right, mine totally takes the cake." Hate to offend somebody but that's how it goes.

Here are a few reasons why I have the BHITW:

He always has a level head

He keeps me calm and living in reality

He is the best daddy ever

He is ambitious and not afraid of hard work

He is good with numbers and budgeting

He is very smart but not nerdy, ok, the glasses are kind of nerdy, but what can you do?

We love to do the same things

We have a blast together

He is a very thoughtful gift giver. He puts a lot of thought into his gifts and they really mean something.

He is building me a beautiful new home and isn't overwhelmed with working a full time job and spending nights and weekends on the house.

I love you Andy and your accident prone self! Happy Anniversary!!

Quick trip down memory lane

My 16th birthday and my first date. We went to dinner at the Copper Mill and Andy had a dozen red roses delivered to our table while we were eating.

Homecoming dance Andy's Sr. year, my Jr. year.

Shortly after we were engaged.

Engagement photo. I'm sure ours kids will laugh their butts off at these pictures in 30 years.

A few hours before Alli was born. Notice how well rested Andy is after his 3 naps that day. (BTW, Alli was born the same day the last Harry Potter came out. My mom was nice enough to bring us a copy.)

Sky Diving in Hawaii, May '08