Sugar and Spice and everything nice

It's official... we are having a girl!! Kyle and I found out last Monday at our 20 week ultrasound that our precious little baby is a girl!

She definately wasn't shy in the ultrasound and was quite active, but we were able to clearly see that it's a girl for sure, though soon-to-be daddy doesn't want me exposing her online - HAHA! Someone is a little protective already :)

We couldn't be more thrilled with a bundle of pink coming our way in less than 4 months. Now to get started on the nursery -- can't wait!

Recent Ramblings

Here is a summary of what's new in our house:

1. Stretchy pants have to be the best invention! I'm not sure why I resisted so long, but once I put on my first pair, I knew I couldn't go back. I finally went shopping right before Thanksgiving with my mom and started my maternity clothing wardrobe. My new best friend (stretchy pants) also became quite handy on Thanksgiving. Think I might have to wear these for years to come - pregnant or not!

2. We are counting down the days until we find out if we are having a boy or girl... any guesses? Two more days to go until we find out!!! Can't wait either way :)

3. I completed nearly my entire Christmas List online this year and think I might have single handily increased Amazon's profits this year.

4. We are now the proud owners of a 12 foot Christmas tree!! My parents traded with us this year - though I think we got the better end of that bargain. This tree is HUGE -- see pictures below

5. Think my belly is just now starting to become noticeable to people who don't know me. Case in point - the sales lady at Haverty's came up and talked our ear off on how to raise the baby. She should know she kept saying... she has SEVEN! Needless to say, she was more excited about telling baby stories than selling furniture and we left with nothing.

 Santa's Elves hard at work

 The finished product

18 weeks -- before Kyle's office Christmas Party

The Cat's out of the bag

So I've been laying sort of low recently... mostly because I'm a bad blogger, but also because I've felt too worn out to do anything but grow this little guy (or gal)

I will be at 15 weeks starting tomorrow and hoping I'm offically out of the throw up danger zone.

While the baby is still pretty tiny it's starting to show...

14 weeks

Kyle and I are beyond thrilled to welcome our first little one into the family come May :) More updates to come. Hopefully my blogging skills will improve as my energy level improves!

Summer Birthdays

With Dad & Gretchen's birthdays only a week a part, we celebrated both together earlier this month! Dad was surprised to get some much needed new golf clubs - though I'm not sure who was more excited - Dad or Kyle!

Even though it wasn't her birthday, I think Ellie thought everyone was there to celebrate with her. As you can see, she was excited to help blow out the candles & open the presents.

What will we do in a few months when she turns THREE!!

I think his Tractor's Sexy

We are discovering home ownership comes with expenses we didn't have to worry about before... like a lawn tractor. A regular mower wouldn't do (though I don't really blame him with the size of the yard). After a few test drives on our friend Brandon's John Deere, Kyle just had to have one for himself.

The fun part of finally having a yard has been planting flowers. Here are a few shots of my recent plantings. Hope I can keep them alive through the summer!

Love my girls

In High School I was blessed to have a fantastic group of girlfriends. Who knew 10 years later we would still be the best of friends! So thankful to have such great friends that remain close - dispite the miles between us.

(Only one missing is Jig! Thank goodness she's moving closer to GA!)

True to form, we finished up our night out at Krispy Kreme! One thing I love about these girls is their love for sugar & sweets -- would hate to be the only one devouring donuts :)

Kerry & I striking a pose!

Long Time no blog

Wow! I've been pretty bad at this blogging this, huh? Somehow the spring flew by and we're now into summer! I'm counting down the days to our week long beach trip to Fernandina, FL... t-minus 7 days!
Since my last post *GASP* FOUR months ago here's what we've been up to:

Celebrating Easter at Gretchen & Justin's

What the pictures don't show is the little adventure we had between church in the morning & Easter lunch. Kyle & I spend the night with Gretchen and Justin the night before Easter and went to church with everyone in the morning.

Since we only had Sadie for a few weeks and she was adjusting (ie - sometimes had accidents inside) we left Sadie and Buddy outside in the fenced in yard together.

When we got home Buddy was there to greet us, but Sadie was no where to be found. No holes, no open gates, no sign of her anywhere. Little did we know what an escape artist we had! Kyle and Justin went out and searched the neighborhood for Sadie with no luck.

We were getting a bit nervous when we couldn't find her after an hour of searching. Just when the boys came in to take a break and change out of their church outfits, who comes walking up the driveway... That's right - Miss Sadie!

We still don't know exactly how she got out or where her adventures took her, but we were so relieved she decided to come back!

Our little escape artist

More to come...