Easter

Yes I know Easter was well over a month ago but I never got around to blogging about it- so here goes!

Easter seemed so early this year- and before I knew it, it had come and gone. We didn't do a whole lot for Easter- though on several occasions before Easter I did indulge in some fabulous Easter candy (i.e. Starburst Jelly Beans and Reese's Pieces pastel eggs)

Russell and I were fortunate enough to get tickets for General Conference for the afternoon session. We watched the morning session from home then got cleaned up and headed into town for the afternoon session. We thought we had left in plenty of time and ended up barely making it in! My mother told me a fabulous place to park that was close- but gave me the coordinates wrong and sent me to an address that didn't exist. We ended having to park by the capital and walking all the way to the conference center. (yes super fun when you're prego!) Conference was wonderful and thankfully my dear husband went and got the car so I didn't have to walk back up that huge hill!

After Conference we went to my parents house for dinner and an Easter Egg Hunt. I love that we still do a hunt even though most of us are older now. Before the hunt begins we assemble on the steps for a family picture:

We each had an egg with our name on it so off we went to find it!

It was a great Easter spent with family!

Productive Day

I'm pretty sure Russell and I (wasted) spent almost an entire day watching this:

Travel channel had it on all day and we got sucked in. We both find this stuff fascinating- but at the same time it freaks us out. I kept hearing noises all night as a result of watching like 6 episodes of this. So what did we accomplish on a lazy Sunday- not laundry! but we are now considering career changes (ghost hunting anyone?)

Harder than it looks

My mother has this fabulous talent- she can crochet cute edges on blankets and she is super fast at it. Well I thought that maybe she could teach me how to do this so that I could make a few blankets for our little one and who knows- a friend or two. I mean- how hard can it be right?? So Carlye and I went with our mother to pick out some fabric and she gave us both a little lesson. There are two parts to it- the basic stitch around the edge, and then you go around again and add the fancy scallops. We started with the basic stitch and Carlye had hers done in record time. I on the other hand- well see for yourself :

I have yet to finish the basic stitch around the edge of a simple little burp cloth! It's not super hard it's just learning how to hold your fingers just right- and well it's much harder than I thought it would be! My patience has only allowed me to do about 10 minutes a night (if that) so who knows if this thing will ever get done. I am thinking that I may not add the fancy stitch on the edge of this- after all it took 2 months just to do the basic one! Maybe a blanket will be easier? :)

My mother in the meantime has made about 8 blankets, 2 of which are for our little one. They are so cute!

I may just have to have her make the rest of mine if my kid wants them before he is 2.

New Floor

Well we finally did it! After having the material for a LONG time we finally replaced the floor in our master bathroom. We did our guest bath awhile back but for some reason never got around to doing the master. The project took a little longer than we had hoped (due to Russell being on-call at work) but it's finally done and I absolutely LOVE it. It makes such a huge difference!

When we bought the house the master bath was decked out in forest green. We replaced the lovely forest green counter top about a year ago but the floor remained a little longer. Here is what it looked like:

*Don't mind the mess on the counter or the edge of the tub!*

We did a little better on this floor since we had already practiced on the guest bath and I have to say- we did a pretty dang good job. Here is the new floor:

Thanks to my awesome hubby for all his hard work! I must say- home renovations definitely test your patience :) But we made it through and still like each other- so all is well.

New Wall Color

After quite a bit of persuasion on my part- I finally talked Russell into letting me paint just one wall in the baby's room. :) I was super excited and could hardly wait to pick out the color and get the paint onto the wall and Russell was nice enough to go along with it. He was very adamant about me not painting- which was nice but at the same time- I love to paint! So I was sad I couldn't help but he did a great job and I love it!


Here is the wall before:

Here is it after:

I love the contrast of the dark against the lighter tan and the white furniture. I can't wait to get all the bedding on the crib to see the full affect!

In other baby news we got a fun surprise in the mail about a week ago from Russell's parents in Washington. His mom sent us 3 boxes full of baby clothes/blankets! She is having so much fun shopping for the little one and opening the boxes was like Christmas all over again! I'll have to post some pics of some of the cute things she purchased. It's so fun to get presents for the baby. He is definitely already spoiled!

We hope to tackle another home renovation project this weekend- so if all goes well I'll post pics when it's done!

**another fun thing?! My baby counter is under 100 days! How fun to see double digits

Spring Fever

I can't even begin to tell you how much I LOVE Spring!! It's not too hot, not too cold, just perfect for a light sweater :) Not to mention it means NO more snow and lots of these:

Oh and these delicious things they only have around Easter time:

It's still a little cold but the rising temps and the sunshine have really made me anxious for spring. I can't wait to get out and work in my yard and go on a walk or two. I feel like I've been couped up all winter and can hardly wait to get out. What I really want is to do some of this:

but the Dr. told me- NO WAY! So I'll obey and just try to make up for it after the baby is born :) Spring here we come!

Recent happenings

I can't hardly believe its been a whole month since I last posted- where does the time go? We haven't been up to much but here is what we have been up to:

These guys

*No they don't normally wear those around their neck it's their Christmas attire*

turned 3 on the 22nd of February (yes we know our dogs' birthday!) I thought about doing something nice like maybe using the cookbook (dog biscuit recipes) and cookie cutters shown in this pic (they got this for Christmas from Grandma Cramer) but after viewing the recipes and the time involved- I decided it was far too much work! I don't cook this much for myself! So, sorry dogs- maybe next year?

We ordered our crib awhile back and last week Russell assembled it and put it in the baby's room

*Don't mind the mess around it- we still have cleaning to do!*


I love it! Now we can move on to the fun things- like picking out bedding! This currently is the bedding I LOVE and hope to purchase soon.

Let the decorating begin!


The choices for boys bedding is somewhat limited, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. When I only have so many options, it sure makes making a decision a lot easier! When I have a girl- I'm screwed. Way too many choices!

I've thought about posting some fabulous belly shots on here- but well- there aren't any. The belly isn't quite cooperating as I'd hoped and instead of a cute baby bump it just looks like a nice oversized fat roll. It's fab. I keep hoping that any day the belly will round out and be cute- and when that day comes- we'll take some pics :)

In the meantime- here are a few little things I've learned about being pregnant: (not that every pregnant woman feels like this- just me!)

1- 40 weeks lasts FOREVER- and whoever said you are only pregnant 9 months, can't count

2- Just looking at a ketchup packet can cause heartburn (along with eating random things like crackers or a soda on an empty stomach)

3- Heart burn can and will wake you up in the middle of the night. Along with several trips to the restroom

4- Tylenol is worthless. Of course it's the only safe thing to take. It doesn't work! If you get a headache, your better off drinking coke than taking a tylenol

5- You really are an absolute wreck - an emotional, forgetful, whiny wreck! Fine one moment- the next reduced to tears. And when people ask how you are - do they REALLY want to know? haha

6- You get lots of sympathy from people and get out of doing stuff like lifting or moving things- it's great!

7- Feeling the baby kick and move around is one of the coolest things- it feels like someone is tapping on my stomach

8- I have the nose of a bloodhound- I swear. This of course can be good and bad- and I'm finding out it's mostly bad.

9- And the pregnancy waddle? Unavoidable at times. I can only imagine as I get bigger....

I really am excited to be pregnant- just learning all the fun things that come along with it! We are over half way there and can't wait to see our little guy in July (or he could come in June- I wouldn't mind!)

And most important- I have a new niece! She arrived on the 1st of March and is just as cute as can be (well from what I can tell from the pics) I can't wait to meet her! Hard to believe I will have one of my own in a few short months.