It's a Couples Night....

As many times us gals have gotten together for some girl time, we thought it would be fun to bring along the hubbies for a change. And we had a BLAST!!! Last night, we enjoyed some yummy seafood, tons of laughter and a little entertainment from the Joe's Crab Shack employees.... Cant wait for our bowling night!!!!

Spirit Lifter

A wonderful feeling is being surrounded by some great Christian women and celebrating together the "REAL" reason for this holiday season. This past Thursday, my dear friend, Lindsay, invited us gals to join her for a Women's Christmas Dinner at her Church. Each table was decorated by its host to go along with a Christmas Carol and Lindsay did a superb job. I enjoy every minute I get to spend with these special ladies and truly blessed to be sharing this holiday season with them!!!

Crystal, Kristen, Lindsay & Me

LOVE the HOLIDAYS!!!!

I have been looking forward to the holidays for a long time....1~because I absolutely love this time of the year and 2~knowing that once the holidays arrived meant we soon would be welcoming our little girl (not much longer I might add)!!!!

Turkey day arrived and left really fast. Little late on posting something about Thanksgiving but I guess I have been a little slack in the blogging thing lately. This year, we were spending turkey day with my side of the family and it was held at our home. Once everyone arrived, we enjoyed some really good food and relaxation. I was completely exhausted and after everyone left, Cohen and I passed out. Snapping pictures of this holiday obviously slipped my mind because I managed to only get 3 of Cohen.

One of my favorite things about the holidays is DECORATING!!!!! We normally do this the weekend of Thanksgiving but this year the Hubby allowed it to happen the weekend before (minus any outside decorations). Now I do have to admit that I really didn't have much to do with the decorating this year. Pops and GG came over to help Charlie get everything down from the attic and besides the few items I placed through out the house, Charlie and Cohen did everything else. Cohen enjoyed helping Daddy hang the ornaments on the trees. Here is the one and only picture I have taken so far of the decorating.

I had to be patient and wait until after Thanksgiving Day to have the outside done. With the help of Pops, on Saturday they got the lights on the house. I couldn't wait to show Cohen because I knew he would absolutely love it. After enjoying a Gibson dinner at Uncle Clint and Aunt Kimmie's house, we headed home to surprise our little man. And I was right, he loved it and his response was "Oh, that good"!!....Again, I haven't taken any pictures but to show you what it looks like, here is a picture from last year when Charlie surprised me....

So with the house decorated and the shopping almost complete, we will sit back and wait to see who shows up first.......SANTA OR MISS CAYDEN!!!!!

A Fun "Turkey" Craft!

I have mentioned before that I love crafts, so there was no doubt that I when I ran across this post, Gobble Gobble..., on my dear cousin-in-love's blog, I was going to have to make this cute "Turkey" shirt for Cohen. Even Daddy joined in the fun and took care of sewing the button on. So go check out the post for her instructions and you will have fun chasing your little turkey around the house sporting this shirt this year!!!

What a week!

As I started this post, I actually had typed five long paragraphs. Paragraphs that were nothing but details complaining of how things have been lately. Then I decided to delete it all. I mean, it has been ruff. We are still dealing with the stress of which day will be Charlie's last day at work. The battery had to be replaced in my car last week and now it is in the shop while the service guys are trying to figure out this noise that no one is sure what it is or where it is coming from. And to add to this, since this past weekend, I have been feeling bad, experiencing some cramping and lower back pain. I was glad that when I went in to get my H1N1 shot today, I mentioned it because I would find out that it is the start of a bladder infection and that I was dehydrated. So hopefully with a prescription and plenty of cranberry juice and water, we have caught it before it got any worse and help this major discomfort that I am experiencing....

So we all have ruff times, right?... And though I cant help myself wonder if I will get through it or wonder what is going to pop up next, I remind myself that I am so blessed. Blessed beyond words and I will in fact survive whatever comes my way.

I will leave you with some weekend pictures of the TWO BEST BLESSINGS GOD HAS GIVEN ME!!!!

Top Reasons I love this Belly!

As I reached my 32 week mark and wishing for the day to hold my baby girl would get here, I thought about what would be my favorite reasons of being pregnant. I am so thankful that God has allowed me to become a mother not just once, but now twice. However, I would be lying if I said I enjoyed being pregnant. I have truly been blessed to not have had any major issues with either pregnancy but just feeling uncomfortable and breathless 24/7 is driving me crazy. So while I wait for that unexpected day Cayden makes her appearance , I will hang on. Enjoy what time I do have left of this very active little girl, who apparently has found the ribs, inside this belly....

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Just a few of my favorite reasons I love this belly!!!!

~ My Body pillow~

~ Receiving Compliments on a Not-So Good Day ~

~ Eating Whatever You like~

~ All the Cute Baby Girl Stuff

~ Feeling the Baby (ultimate favorite)~

Two of my favorite things to do....

Chatting and Crafts.....Last night, I hosted our monthly girls' get together at my house and we had a great time!!! We enjoyed some yummy appetizers, plenty of laughter and a cute personalized lighted glass block to take home....

After stuffing lights, painting your letter and with the gracious help of Kristen make our bows, here is the result of our fun little craft.....

"Kristen"

"Lisa" and "Shea"

"Amy" and "Nikki"

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"Bridget"