December Photo Project Day 6

Joy

Addison's first pre-birth ornament from grandma.

December Photo Project Days 1-5

Day 1- Welcome December

What a beautiful site! Nothing says December like the frost covered ground of a tree farm.

Day 2- Perfect Tree

My father-in-law looking for the perfect Christmas Tree.

Day 3- Waiting

While waiting for my husband and his friend to grab food I saw this tree. It looked so lonely yet strong and proud. Maybe that's a silly thing to see in a tree but I liked it.

Day 4- Lazy Days

Leo being lazy as normal. What a Life. I truly envied him this day. I just wanted to snuggle up with him and go back to bed.


Day 5- A Colorful Winter

Winter is so beautiful, even with it's lack of color. I just love to find the true colors of winter.

Time Flies

Time just seems to keep flying by. Only three more months till Addison is here is my arms. I can't wait to hold her and kiss her. Plus I look forward to some relief. :) Thing have been pretty busy. I had a wonderful shower. My sisters did a great job! My sister made all the wonderful food!

Checkout her website. http://www.bebemeals.com/

It was great to have family and friends there for such a special day. The games were great and everyone was so gracious!

The holidays are here! I love the holidays and we just had our first snow! Shane and I got our tree up and it's looks beautiful.

New Journey

I'm starting this new, exciting, amazing, scary, wonderful journey. I'm going to be a mother! My husband and I are expecting in March. I haven't had the energy do to anything for the last 3 months or so but now that I'm feeling more energized I thought my poor blog needed some love. I am 17 weeks today. I tell you the crazy things you hear about pregnancy are all true! I used to think that "Pregnancy Brain" was an exaggeration. It is definitely not! People told me I would forget things and lose things but I had no clue how much. One day I forgot my phone number. I barely remember things my husband tells me a few day earlier. I have forgot where I put my keys just about every morning and have to go on a hunt for them. The simplest tasks I have forgotten how to do. I feel like I am loosing my mind. Hehe! The mood swings are crazy. One minute I'm fine the next I'm mad and then crying. This morning I cried because my husband had to go help his friend do some roofing but I didn't want him to leave. Lol! I have to laugh because it sounds so ridiculous. I tear up every time I see a pregnant woman or someone holding a baby (which I see a lot, seeing I work with kids). One minute I feel happy and love my baby bump. The next I feel fat, like I'll never be skinny again. I sound like a mad woman. I'm happy to be out of the nauseous stage. I felt sick everyday all day. It was horrible. I had a week or two of feeling pretty good and then the acid reflux and indigestion started. YAY! I can't handle anything. Even water gives me indigestion.

My 20 week ultra sound is scheduled for October 18th and I'm very excited. Now all I have to do is convince my hubby to find out the sex with me. If he stands his ground I have to somehow keep it from him the rest of my pregnancy. Yikes! Hehe! He has given me free rein to pick whatever I want for the baby though. I'm very excited to find the perfect baby stuff and to hopefully enjoy every minute of my pregnancy (even the crazies).

Life Changes

Oh how I have missed my blog. I have been so busy. It's therapeutic for me to write. I forgot how much it helps. I'm so excited about how things are working out. The summer is approaching quickly. I will be teaching the K-5th graders this summer. There's lots of exciting things planned... field trips, science projects, dancing, and music! I auditioned and am now a part of the Blackhawk Acting Team. I was also asked to be part of Family Fusion. Family Fusion is a program that brings music and theatre about God to K-5th graders. I am most excited about being a part of this! I went to see the last performance (till next fall). I can't explain it but a feeling just washed over me and I knew that was where I was supposed to be. It's so easy to get off track and lose faith in ourselves. I have to always remember this feeling of being strong, confident, hopeful and believing in myself. I can achieve anything I set my mind to if I believe and never give up. Remember to be encouraging to the people around you and the children in your life. My biggest dream is to make a difference in children for a better future and that they grow up confident and believing they can do anything.

The finished headboard...

Making our headboard should have been easy. Hehe! Shane and I had different views on how it should be. So after putting it together and taking it apart, we finally got on the same page.

Yeah I used power tools.

Finished... now we just need to put it up.

Cute Aprons? Sassy Aprons!

Cute Aprons? Sassy Aprons! Check out this site! It's fabulous!

Aprons

Life just gets so busy! Well also I have a really old and slow computer. We are buying a new one with our tax return. I'm so excited! I have been collecting recipes lately. My sister gave me three cookbooks to add to my growing collection of things to make. And now my mother-in-law just gave me a recipe book and some recipes. I am not much of a cook... but I am learning and loving it. I need an apron! I have found some online I like but I think I have found the cutest one ever. http://www.flirtyaprons.com/ has other really cute ones too.
This apron is perfect! I think a kitchen would look nice in these colors too. :) I found another site that has the cutest aprons. They have matching bags and pot holders too.
http://www.jessiesteele.com/

The New Plan

"Your too young to be having back problems." The doctor told me yesterday. I have thrown my lower back out 5 times and I'm only 26. Monday I was playing with the kids on the floor and dancing. Then all of sudden I had pain shooting through my neck and shoulders. I finished the rest of the day at work but it was hard. When it was so bad the I couldn't sit up without screaming and crying I decided to go to the doctor. She told me I'm having a muscle spasm. Apparently poor posture is just one of the reasons for my weak back. The doctor recommended Physical Therapy and Yoga. I also bought a special pillow. I can't remember the last time anything was this painful. You don't even realize how everything affects your neck and shoulders. This was a reality check for me. I need to take better care of myself. I have been eating health and exercising when I can. It's not enough.

So I'm starting a new plan. I'm going to try to release my stress and practice Yoga. I never did yoga because I thought I wasn't flexible enough. That's not what yoga is about. It's about strengthening your core and will hopefully help me deal better with stress. I found this place online that I cant wait to go to. http://www.blissflowyoga.com/ As soon as my back is better I'm going to try it out. They also have a class called Yoga and Wine. I want to do that as well. Also one of the Yoga Instructors has a blog that is great as well. http://www.liquidblissblog.com/ I haven't figured out how to follow her blog since its not through blogger but I have it under favorites. Check it out, it's great!

What a busy busy holiday. I have not had any time to write. Ah to be back at it again. So tonight I made Weight Watchers Tater Tot Casserole. My first real meal for my husband. I am not much of a cook but I'm trying. It actually turned out really good. I think there is hope for me yet!