More Nursery Stuff...Crown Molding!

We were so excited that my brother Matt was going to be in town for a short visit! While he was here, he graciously shared his expertise with us by helping us install crown molding in the baby's room. He brought all of his pro tools and he and Bryan had the job done in under an hour. Thanks so much, Matt!! We love you and REALLY appreciate it!

We enjoyed the rest of the evening by having dinner and just spending time together. I love my family so much, and wish they lived closer!!

Color-Coordinated Carpet!

Last summer Bryan's sweet grandma gifted us some brand-new carpet. We determined at that time that if we had a baby girl, it would be perfect for the nursery. Well, this weekend, that carpet was pulled out of it's cocoon in our basement and actually got installed in the nursery! Bryan's friend Devin came to help, and the whole project was done in one day. Things are looking really good, and our nursery project is coming right along!

The Nursery Project

Ok, so we've been really busy putting the nursery together. I've waited a long time to be a mom and I've been thoroughly enjoying every minute of all of the process of building a baby and getting outfitted with baby gear. Of course, having a cute nursery is no exception! Gratefully the hubs agrees with me, (and sometimes is sweet enough to just humor me) in my enthusiasm!

The baby's room is going in one of our two extra bedrooms, so we were excited to make some updates. Among the updates were new paint, carpet, closet doors, light fixture, electrical outlets & covers and a bunch of other little details. We've also added crown molding for a finished look. We plan to do this to every room, but one thing at a time...and baby takes precedence right now!

I have always wanted to do a nursery in frogs & castles, (I think it's just such a fun fairytale theme) and I've always had a thing for frogs. Over the years I've collected little frogs here and there, so that has come in handy and provided a fun selection of nursery decor. Here are a few pictures of our projects and nursery items:

Oops!

When hauling furniture, be sure to wrap any heavy wooden legs or other appendages that might be touching GLASS WINDOWS in a quilt or other soft wrapping, thus avoiding the following:

April General Conference 2011

My cousins Caitlin & Joe Caudle came down for Conference weekend and stayed with us. We had so much fun! We were also able to attend the Saturday afternoon session at the Conference Center.

It's a Girl!

Baby Blessing in Boise!

The last weekend in March we headed to Boise for a baby blessing! Bryan's oldest sister Amber, and her husband Dan were blessing their new baby boy, Teagen. We had so much fun spending time with family and being able to be a part of this special day!

Disneyland!!

We spent a fabulous long weekend at Disneyland with Bryan's family to celebrate his dad's 50th birthday! We had so much fun, made lots of memories, and of course took lots of pictures. There were a few things that I couldn't go on since I'm prego, but there was still plenty that I was able to do. We stayed in a hotel almost across the street, with four rooms all in a row. We packed each day with plans at the park and had so much fun!

Our Big Announcement!

After the festivities of Christmas morning were over, we had some phone calls to make. We had to share our big news with our family, and even though we were only seven weeks along, we really wanted to be able to share the news on Christmas day!

Bryan wrote a poem for the occasion, which we decided we would read to everybody as we called. So of course, we pulled out the video camera, and got on the phone!

Here's the poem, another Bryan original:

Decorating for Christmas

Even though this will be our second Christmas together, it's our first Christmas that we'll spend together at our house. So we were excited to decorate and really get into the spirit. Traditionally in my family, the Christmas stuff (including the tree) comes out the day after Thanksgiving. Because of schedules and Ben & Tasha's wedding over Thanksgiving weekend, we decided to decorate a bit before that so that we could take full advantage of the festive trimmings the entire month of December. We were happy to have a weekend with good weather so that Bryan could also put up the outdoor lights. Here are a few photos of the finished product.

First Anniversary Cake

We got the top tier of our wedding cake from Bryan's parents just a little bit late for our first anniversary, but we still had fun eating it! It was surprisingly tasty after a year and two months in the freezer.

Bryan took the opportunity to smear the cake in my face...an urge he had resisted more than a year before, when he promised me that he wouldn't do it at our wedding. Good man. Here are a few pics from the occasion.