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Saturday, May 21, 2011

flannel burpies

I made some flannel burpies for Lindy's shower awhile back.

Now I just need to make some for me!

Happy weekend everyone! :)

Sunday, May 15, 2011

portland day 2

It's been awhile since we were in Portland but it's so fun to look back at the pictures.

On our second day there, we woke up and had a wonderful breakfast. Then we went to the Saturday Market.

It was located by the river and these beautiful trees were all in bloom.

The view from across the bridge.

I guess I was feeling maternal because I took so many pictures of these ducks and ducklings.

Then off we went to Multnomah Falls. Beautiful!! This was a stop on the way there.

And one of the smaller falls near Multnomah. We couldn't believe how close all of this was to the city.

We had such a wonderful trip. It was so much fun to be together and dream about our little boy. Speaking of which, he is due to arrive in less than 3 months!! I started the third trimester this weekend.... hard to believe! Our lives are going to change dramatically in 12 weeks (give or take) and we can't wait!!

Monday, April 25, 2011

portland day 1

Man - I feel like I have so much to catch you all up on! Well, Matt and I found out we are having a BOY! We are so excited and can't wait to welcome him into the world in a few months. Craziness.

We decided to go on a a babymoon to Portland over my spring break. It is a beautiful, creative, quaint place. We loved it. Here are a few pictures of the first day there.

The trees were gorgeous. They were blooming and just spectacular.

Portland has an abundance of 3 things: pizza restaurants, coffee shops, and breweries. Matt was excited to try out all the local beer. He was really anticipating going to Rogue Ales but they wouldn't serve him b/c his drivers license was expired...even though he had a temporary.

Matt drinking beer at the wonderful Cafe Nell - my favorite restaurant of the trip.

Me before we went to the Kennedy School - an old school that was turned into a bar/restaurant/movie theater/hotel. It was pretty great.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

what's been going on around here...

You might have noticed that I didn't check in here much for awhile. I have a wonderful excuse..in my opinion!

I'm pregnant! Matt and I will be parents (CRAZY) in August!

As I've heard from many people, creativity doesn't come easily the first trimester. That is definitely how I felt. I was sooooo tired all of the time. I didn't have horrible morning sickness but I did have a lot of food aversions and a good bit of nausea. It's all worth it though!

I'm 18 weeks now and finally have more energy. I'm starting to be creative again - which is a good thing because I want to make all sorts of goodies for this little babe!!

More updates to come!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

lindy's baby shower

My dear friend Lindy is having a boy next month. By the way, she will be such a wonderful mama to that boy! I can't wait to meet him!

A baby on the way means something wonderful.... a baby shower! Beth, Jessie, and I had so much fun planning and preparing for this special day. Here are some of the highlights from the shower.

We took an old youth hymnal, added paper, and had people write messages to Lindy and her family.

Lindy loves fabric so in honor of her, we made handmade cloth napkins for each place setting. They were a gift to Lindy so now she has a set of beautiful napkins. I'm not going to lie... all of us wanted to keep them for ourselves.

The place setting. We used 16 oz mason jars for glasses.

Beautiful flowers courtesy of Macall.

This was on a table placed outside the shower. I'm bummed I didn't get a far away picture so you could get a real feel for what it looked like. Precious is what it looked like.

There were three tables set up in the dining room using a collection of chairs from our homes. Wonderful idea, Beth!

I love this picture of these three ladies: the mama to be, Jessie, and Reggie (Beth's mom).

Lindy, we love you and had such a wonderful time celebrating you and your sweet boy!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

paso robles

Matt and I have a little Valentine's Day tradition of going out of town every year. We LOVE the holiday because, let's face it, we love any excuse to get out of town. I'm the lucky duck because he plans it and surprises me every year. I'm one lucky girl, huh?

This year we went to Paso Robles. We love it there. It is calm, small, and quiet. We went to a brewery, Firestone, that Matt had been wanting to tour.