Dream Boots

Always wanted this one pair of boots. 

Never had my size anywhere. 

Greg, heaven sent, got wind of this and tracked down these beauties and was able to special order them for my birthday. 

Just arrived this week. Been living in them ever since. 

So in love....

25...already?!

I don't know what it is, but 24 sounds so much younger to me than 25. But I am embracing it and enjoying being (as Greg's dad so lovingly likes to put it) a quarter of a century old. I always like my birthdays growing up even though it got tough having it only 4 days after Christmas, but now being married, I never feel more special than I do on my birthday. 

Greg does an amazing job every year to make me feel so special and loved and turns my B-day into a big deal. Love that man more every year.

He started the day off with making me breakfast with a nice side dish of presents!

I had a picture of these really specific riding boots hanging on my mirror for a long time and he tracked them down only to learn they weren't being made any more. He did however find me an adorable pair I love.

Then came the work day. Blah. 

When we got home, we got ready to head out to dinner. I had one gift left from my Dad and Julie so I got to open that one. 

 They got me a very sweet Willow Tree statue. This one is called "Cherish". I beautiful little prego mama huggin' her tum. Sits on our mantle now. So sweet. 

Then of course being who Greg is, he told me I had one more gift I had to open. 

It was a biggy.

I got all sorts of excited.

I thought he might have but didn't dare to get my hopes up.

Then I ripped the wrapping paper off it....

Yes, he had. He got me a baby glider for our sweet baby girl's room. 

This face doesn't do my reaction justice. It was priceless.

This is the beaut he got me. Baby G is gonna love it. 

 Then finally, it was time to eat!

Being pregnant...I was maybe a little too excited for dinner...

 As it has been tradition since I was maybe 14, we go to Benihanas for my birthday every year. It's pretty much the best. And this year without fail, Greg made it happen!

Most of our friends were out of town for the holidays but lucky us, we had an amazing time with our go to couple, the Foxes. Love them.

It really was an awesome day turning 25. Perfect way to finish up 2011. I'm grateful for all the things this year has brought to our lives and all we have been blessed to experience. I look forward to everything 2012 has to offer and can't wait for the newest member of our family to get here and start life with her. Finally, I'm especially grateful I get to be married to such a wonderful guy that makes every day better than the one before. Love you honey. 

Obsessed much?

Seeing as were having a girl, of course I'm going to want to dress her up and a ba-jallion different bows, clips and headbands so I figured we might as well decorate her room while staying organized at the same time.

Here is one of her walls above her changing table that will be her hair accessories department. I just found a few frames from Goodwill, had the hubby paint them purple and added some fabric and ribbon to the backing and voila! They make perfect little hair accessory holders!

These are mostly bows I made before I knew I was even prego. I love making them for other people. Needless to say, our baby girl is gonna have a ton of them seeing as I'm obsessed...only a little... ok a lot.

I'm still working on making another frame like holder with little posts that I can hand all her headbands on, she's got several! Can't wait to show ya!

Today's Featured Baby Craft #2: Bow Boards

Addicted

Now that the madness of the holidays and my birthday are calming down....I have finally found time to start a new blog series to keep me busy till baby girl gets here.

 For several months now, I have been stock piling things I have made for baby girl. You could say I'm a bit of a baby-craft-addict. Even before we knew it was a girl, (I just thought she was) I went to town on a list of things I wanted to make for her. So, now that I have so much stuff ready for her to enjoy, and dying for her to get here....I figure I'll share them with you while I wait.

Today's featured baby craft #1: Newborn Bracelets

With the convenience of our Christmas tree still being up, I have featured several of the newborn bracelets I have become addicted to making. They are so easy and she has them in about 10 different colors right now...yes, I have a problem. 

(At least now she'll have one for every outfit.)

Watch for baby craft #2 coming soon!

Halloween 2011!

Happy Halloween....a few days late!!!

Any guesses what we were....?

How bout now...?

 Well if you were able to guess characters from Castaway, well done.

Greg was a scruffy Tom Hanks and me and baby girl went as

Wilson, his faithful companion. 

 It was a lot of work but it turned out to be really fun and a Halloween

success. Me and baby couldn't even walk the next day from over exhaustion so

we might wait a few years to throw another bash this size.

Our adorable costume contest winners! 

So funny.

Can't wait to dress up baby girl next year! Greg is going to love our family themed costume I'm sure of it. And now that my big project I have been working on for the last two months is over, it's time to focus on baby projects. I already have so many things started, I can't wait to post about them all!

Finally it's Here!

No, not the baby. ♥ I absolutely love HALLOWEEN!  I have been planning a Halloween party since August. Greg loves to remind me of that...and It's Finally HERE! I must have the greatest husband in the world because while he likes Halloween, he is married to someone who maybe takes things a bit overboard every year. 

Ok, maybe not overboard but no matter what, he always dresses up as whatever I want us to be. I came up with a few options and told him my ideas. I then decided to let him pick from those 3 or so what we would go as. I know, I amaze myself that I actually gave him the option to choose. What can I say, I'm growing.

So we tend to make our own costumes every year since we've been married so we were walking around Goodwill looking for some inspiration. We went there with a plan in mind then i saw this awesome fur coat. I've always wanted to go as Cruella De Vil and the coat was perfect. I asked Greg earlier in the year if he would go as one of my Dalmatian puppies and being the greatest husband in the world he agreed.

As it turns out though, we will not be going as Cruella and Dalmatian #1.

I am just about 6 months pregnant and we wanted to do something featuring baby in our costume as well so we went back to our original idea that Greg picked from my list of possibles.

I am super excited about them and think they will be a hit! After the big party, I'm going to post pictures, until then....the costumes are a secret! Stay tuned!

We're 1/2 Way There!

So we have officially past our half way mark as of Tuesday 

this week! The same day as our half way mark in the

pregnancy, we found out we are have a

beautiful baby GIRL!!!

We couldn't be more thrilled! Greg thinks its just so I can go buck 

wild with my girly crafts I've been dying to make!

Sure enough I have a few projects already started for our sweet baby miss!

Can't wait to blog those...

So since we are past half way, I thought it was time to post some 

preggo pics of the journey thus far. I really haven't been consistent

since about week 17 taking these but from there on out I 

promised to have a weekly photo for our baby journal.

6 weeks. 

We told my mom on her birthday then took her golfing. 

It was an amazing day!

9 Weeks.

Eating at outback. Another week of bad belly photos.

 10 Weeks.

I had just started the play I was in. Sick as a dog.

 11 Weeks.

 15 Weeks.

Baby's first Ranger Game.

17 Weeks.

Visiting soon-to-be Grandma and Grandpa in Coeur d'Alene.

  

18 Weeks.

First that most people started noticing I was preggo. 

Really when I thought I looked preggo. 

 19 Weeks.

Feeling Good.

 20 Weeks.

And going strong. The day we found out about our 

sweet little girl!

More excited than we have ever been in our lives. 

The day after we found out it was a girl, Greg told me he had a surprise for me and went into the closet and pulled out two precious little baby girl outfits. Couldn't help but tear up.

She already has him wrapped around her finger.

Love you little sugar bear. We can't wait to meet you!