Congratulations Keila!

My sister, Keila, has officially graduated with Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education with a Reading Minor!!!  Yay!!!  Congratulations sister.  We are so proud of you!!!

Christmas at the Stewart's

We celebrated Christmas with the Stewart Family a week early this year.  The nephews didn't seem to mind at all ;)

Not bad for 3 very excited little boys!

Beautiful Baby Shower

The same weekend my sister was having her birthday celebration just happened to be the next day my baby shower was taking place.  I can not even begin to describe how amazing this shower was.  From the beautiful decorations {Christmas and Baby both}, to the wonderful family and friends {One even surprised me, coming all the way from SD}, to the beautiful presents, the afternoon was filled with great conversation and a room full of love for Little Peanut.  Darcy {A friend and coworker}, the host, did such an amazing job.  Her house is gorgeous and then filled with Christmas decor brought the entire ensemble together.  Here are a few of the wonderful memories.

The Cakes!  One was Vanilla with Strawberry filling (My Favorite), the other was Chocolate with Raspberry filling, and the last one was Vanilla with Lemon Filling.  Delicious!

This is where all the Christmas ornaments for Peanut are going next year!

My surprise visitor from SD, Steph (One of my best friends).  I had no idea which never happens!!  I like too much control to be completely surprised so when I saw her I instantly began crying.

Look at all those Presents!!

We got alot of everything....Which we needed!

Friends

Friends and Co Workers

Sylvia, RN I used to work with and Tammy, a nurse I currently work with.

Keila (Sister), Mom, Steph

Lorie (Coworker and Friend) and Karlie (A friend since I was 5)

The wonderful host, Darcy

The diaper cake, put together by my Mom and Sister.  It is so awesome with diapers wrapped around it and little socks as flowers.  So creative for my mom who claims she is "uncreative."  {We all know the truth though}

Ali, my very good friend, who took majority of the pictures you are seeing!!  Having a scrapbooker as a friend...Priceless!

My wonderful Mother In Law, Mary

I am 30 weeks and showing a great big belly!  I get to feel all her precious movements, even when she just decides to twist herself a different way.  Those are the "Mommy Moments" that I have been dreaming of since I was a little girl!!

Cassie's Sisters Birthday

Finally!!  My sister and I got to spend her birthday together!  I was so grateful and wanted to celebrate it big by having a professional cake done for her.  I think it turned out beautiful.  Mary and Gary (Ben's parents) were there along with our mom to enjoy a delicious Italian meal at Carino's.

{I have to tell this story quickly because it was just a memorable moment.  Gary orders a steak, medium rare.  Yes, we all commented on an Italian Restaurant maybe not being the right place for that, but let us digress.  The first steak is RARE, like a bleeding cow, RARE.  They cook the steak again, and yet again the steak is Rare.  They then try and cook the same steak again and it becomes this gum ball of chewiness (I know, not really a word).  So he says ok, maybe a new piece of steak will help.....Yes, I could not make this up.  The second steak is RARE.  Not just red inside but red, red.  Anyway, we are all done, giving up completely on the steak and they finally get it right.  If nothing else it added great conversation as we watched the cooks look over it, re-do it, look at it, re-do it, look at it, the head chef re-doing it and then finally success for all!!  Amen!}

Like I said, a fabulous dinner at a great restaurant, with great company ;)

I think she liked it ;)

So Keila's Style

Getting Ready!!

Nice Cozy Restaurant

I love my sister!!

Baby Room!

The Baby's Room is coming along.  We bought the crib and her adorable lady bug bedding.  We just need all the necessities surrounding this little one.  The baby shower is coming up so once we see what we get there, then we can decide what else we need.  

Isn't her room adorable!!!  Now for all the cute wall decor!

Daddy sewed this beautiful curtains himself.   Mommy and Little Roo were very excited!!

{Perfection}

I know...The cutest!

Just imagining our precious little girl in here chokes me up every time.

The room is finally coming together!

I had to show off this diaper bag I got at T.J. Maxx for only $20!!  The bag is so cute and practical.

I love it!!!

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I have bought an excessive amount of clothes ALREADY, and don't plan to stop any time soon ;)  Ben is reading this right now and shaking his head. HAHA!

28 Weeks

I have definitely began to grow, with more and more people asking me when I am due.  Having a little miracle inside you is such a blessing, and then to be able to brag about her is even better!

Thanksgiving Weekend

We spent Thanksgiving weekend with our family in Rapid City.  Here are a few pictures:

Uncle Ben bought Ryan and Nick little wood toys that they glue and paint.  Both boys had so much fun.  Ryan built a catapult and Nick built a ship.  Quality time with Uncle.

Nick and Ben gluing the boat.

We also spent time with my side of the family, even taking some nice family photos.