CRAZY Weekend!!

Oh my goodness this past weekend was absolutely insane!! We literally didn't stop!


Last week we got new bedding and we're really trying to keep the dogs off of it and Bella is NOT happy with this new arrangement! This is the face she gives me!! How can you resist?!

Last Wednesday I was 34 weeks! I can't believe it! The weeks are just flying by now!

This is my view these days!!

Friday night we went to the Miranda Lambert concert! She was so good!!

We ran into our friend Blake, so sad this came out so blurry! We love Blake so much!!

I finished this painting this week for a family at our church. Finishing up his brother's this week.

Saturday, my cousin got married in Memphis! Mom, Dad, Matt and I drove to Memphis to see the beautiful ceremony! Here we are waiting for it to start- we got special treatment and got to sit on the front row with the fam!! We felt so special!

Ceremony

Michael's groom cake- apparently his shoe is always untied! So funny!!

Mandy's beautiful cake!

The beautiful bride Mandy!! Love her so much!

Here's mom and I with our cousin Ann- the mother of the bride! So good to see them!


And last but not least we had our 2nd shower on Sunday hosted by our church! It was so wonderful! They transformed the room into all cowboy and John Deere decor! It was perfect!!

This is just one table- but all the tables had boots and burlap on them!!

Food table

Matt and I with the grandmas! Mimi and JuJu!


Auntie Em!
The Von girls

Sharon passed down Matt's sailor outfit for our Matthew! So funny!

Matt and I at the food table


And... I think I'm finally done! Today I stayed home from work because I got sick last night! Apparently, Ryan didn't like something I ate yesterday! It's been really nice to just relax and get a few things done around the house today- this past weekend really wore me out! We have 2 more showers and things will slow down for a few weeks before Ryan comes!! It's getting so close!!


with love,

34 Weeks

I had my 34 week appointment today! Everything went great. Blood pressure and weight are still good (I didn't gain ANY weight this month! Shocker!!). She said that there is a small amount of protein in my urine but that it wasn't anything to worry about. She said it's such a small amount that it's ok and they check every time I go so they'll know if it changes.

He's still measuring big at 35 cm, which is a week big. We got to have a sonogram today (no pics sorry)! We hadn't had one since I was 17 weeks so we were excited! He was so big on the screen that we could only see a few parts of him at a time! And even then, it was hard to make out at times! Good news- he has dropped!! She said that he will most likely stay head down from here on out- they rarely move once they've dropped! We're so glad that he's not breech!

She measured him and he is weighing in at 5.6 lbs! She said that he'll at least be an 8 lb. baby once he's born! Of course Matt is thrilled about him being big! I reminded him that he's not the one carrying and delivering him haha!

We had our first baby shower this week! Ryan got a lot of great stuff, and he still has 3 more! It was fun getting stuff and putting it away in his room!

Well, we are down to 2 week appointments! They are getting closer and closer! Thanks for all the support and encouragement! We love yall!

with love,

1st Baby Shower!

Last night we had our first shower at Matt's work! It was so great! We got tons of great stuff and Aimee did a great job of decorating and organizing all the food! We are so blessed!









with love,

Paintings and "Boots"

This past weekend was CRAZY!! I was in 2 performances of our Easter program and... it was Easter haha!

Saturday we went to Build-a-Bear and made a bear for Ryan. We put in a recorder inside with his actual heartbeat on it! It was so cool and it sounds great! I can't wait to give it to him! We named him "Boots"! I will be ordering him some cowboy boots soon- they didn't have any at the store.

Aidan in Matt's sunglasses.

Most recent paintings- some touched up.





with love,

Easter 2012

And... I'm absolutely swamped at work!! Sorry- enjoy the pictures!!














with love,

Wedding, Painting and Dress Rehearsal

Oh my goodness we had such a busy weekend!!! Last week Matt was out of town for business, I had dress rehearsal for the Easter program at church and I had dinner with one of my closest friends who lives in California!
That's right, Katie was in town for one day only!!! I told her that I MUST see her! I love that girl so much it hurts!!! We caught up over dinner, laughed until we cried and then sadly it was time to say goodbye again :(

I thought these pictures were cute of the puppies! They are so spoiled! Here's our sweet little black beauty!! She'll be 11 in May!

And here's our spoiled rotten princess! This seriously never gets old... virgin Mary haha!! I love it. She'll be 4 in May!

Friday and Saturday I coordinated a wedding for a friend's little sister. It was a lot of fun and everything went perfectly but I was so tired once it was over! No pictures, sorry. I was running around like a mad woman!!

Sunday, I painted in the service while pastor preached! I've done this several times at Grace but never at 1st Church! It was a lot of fun! And let me tell you, this is the fastest painting I've EVER done! I was hurrying to finish it by the end of the service! Still needs a few touch-ups but it was pretty much done!
Everyone loved it and was so sweet. I have actually had quite a few people order a copy for themselves! So, I'll be painting like crazy this week!



Sunday night I had dress rehearsal again for the Easter program. I really love being in the choir and I love the Easter program, but with the weekend we had I am exhausted!! We have practice again Wednesday night then we perform on Good Friday and Easter morning! I am excited about it! Both our families will see the performance and celebrate the Easter weekend together!

with love,