Hi Bloggy Friends

I am kind of MIA right now

and probably will be for another week

school is INSANELY busy but I am working really hard

to get the grades I want and KNOW I can get...

and I am spending a lot of time focusing on God and my relationship with Him

somewhere along the way in the last 6 months

I lost some of my focus because of the craziness this world has thrown at me

but... God is good ALL the time

and HE has really been working in my life lately

on top of that the house is crazy as always

and my baby girl is 18 months

and deserves way more attention and fun than I have been giving her

AND

we are going to Ohio for 5 days for thanksgiving to see babygirls

GREAT GREAT GRANDMA

you read that right great times 2!!

Sooo look back for me in a bit when things slow down

and... have an amazing blessed happy filled with love and family Thanksgiving

Miscellany Monday

1. It's that time of year where all the stores start putting out their Christmas stuff
the hubs and I were walking through walmart tonight and I noticed the Christmas goodies were out

which of course led these bad boys to catch my eye

except in the huge 1/2 pound bar...

I definitely had to buy one..

yum!

2. This weekend we went on a family day out to DC

it was so much fun 

we packed a picnic lunch

and ate it in front of the National Monument

and then explore some of the Smithsonians

we will definitely be doing it again ASAP

3. Now that fall is officially upon us

our backyard is kind of out of control

we have like 20 trees total just in our yard...

so it's pretty crazy

the last few days the hubs and brother in law have been working on it

I pretty much just watch and open bags

but it's been fun 

because I can catch moments like this one..

4. My baby is loosing all her baby features

and headed full force into toddler hood

and it's really fun!

She is officially trying really hard to eat with her own utensils,
(we started this one late!! bad mommy)

and today

we bought her a toddler bed

no more crib for this girl! 

We also bought her her first pair of REAL shoes

not just the soft baby shoes

and

they were a success!!
She loves them!
Doesn't want to take them off

(So cute right?!)
5. To go with toddler hood 

she is officially 18 months old!
Craziness!
To match the new found 18 month old

the hubs and I are trying to really cut back on the binky useage

the doctor wanted us to a long time ago

but I didn't feel like she is ready

and now I definitely think she is ready

we still let her have it for sleepy time

or any time she is really upset

but overall I have been trying to keep it away from her to just suck on randomly

she would just find them and stick them in

not cause she needed them

but because they were there

so that's what we are working at eliminating

I'll keep you posted!

6. I will be 16 weeks tomorrow

and that is mind boggling to me!

I will start taking pictures to document the belly

that is definitely starting to grow!

Anyways,

check back this week for some fun and serious updates about my life

until next time,

My new best friend... and worst enemy.. Pinterest!

This weekend I met my new best friend

and probably my worst enemy

Oh yes it has officially begun.

I know I am behind on the times

and most of my bloggy friends

have been pinning for ages

but 

at least I am finally on board! 

Next I will have to figure out how to get that cool little

"follow me on pinterest" 

logo thing on my side bar so all my bloggy friends

and followers can see all my fun pins too

but... 

one battle at a time!

Our week was so crazy that we decided to take yesterday off

and have some family time

we took a trip into DC

so I will be blogging about that this week
but when we got home

my hubs and I agreed

we just wanted to relax and vegetate on the couch

and that's just what we did.

We played his new Skyrim game 

that we preordered and paid for months ago

and I pinned to my little hearts desire.

At bed time I couldn't even sleep right away

because my brain was in over drive

with all the sensory details,

creative juices,

plethora of ideas,

and excitement about my newest pins

and projects!

Since I haven't linked up my boards yet

I thought I would share with you a FEW of the fun things I have found

literally I am in love with all my pins

and after 2 days...

I have just over 400 pins..

KIND OF INSANE

but... 

exciting anyways.

I have recipes for all sorts of goodness,

ideas for decorating the house, the babies room, and outside,

craft projects and DIY decorations,

mommy ideas,

kid projects,

organizational ideas,

cleaning tips,

and sewing projects

out the wazoo

and I can't wait to get to work!!

So here are some of my new finds:

I am obsessed with mozzarella sticks and pretzels
So there was no way I could pass on these
mozzarella balls and pretzel bites
I plan to make them in the near future so I will keep you posted on how they turn out.

I am starting to gather up ideas for when I start to decorate the kids' room

Kaylee and the new baby will be sharing one of our larger rooms

so I want it to be extra special

and extra awesome

to function for a toddler

and as a nursery

I think this set up
with the little chair

and garden baskets for books, stuffed animals, and toys

is a super fun way to make an area

all for Kaylee!
Super cute right??

I love the idea of decorating with things that are personal

and really cute/functional

so when I saw these adorable little prints
I was totally sold on recreating them.

I know they will work with what I want to do with Kaylee

so now we just have to wait and see what our newest little peanut is
(which fyi in dec we find out!!)

I could literally go on for hours with the millions of awesome things I have found..

but that would make this post a mile long

and it would take me forever to write and link everything

and I want to get my devotional time in

before I go to bed...

I pinned a little too long this evening ;]

So I will leave you with these two little sewing projects

I plan to try and conquer

a pillow case/pillow mat for kiddos

Awesome right??
Kaylee would totally love this!

And

this nifty little toiletry travel buddy

 I think this thing is stinking awesome

and will be making one ASAP

for the next time we travel

because I personally hate putting things in plastic bags

and hate those icky plastic makeup/toiletry bags
Plus... this is totally washable

just toss it in the washing machine

and be on your way!

Amazing!

Anyways..
Happy Pinning...

and if you aren't pinning yet..

get over to

www.pinterest.com
RIGHT NOW

first leave me your email

so I can send you a personal invite

because

they sort of take forever to get you one

and I wasn't able to pin for a while

and finally asked someone to send me an invite

and oh boy am I glad they did

until next time,

Veteran's Day 11/11/11

As I sat up today I noticed a ton of people posting about how today was 11/11/11 and how cool that was and not how today was VETERAN'S DAY and how thankful they were. 

This made me think about last years post on Veteran's day which you can find here
and the fact that

last year I said there would be no venting 

that no one could take away the meaning

of this special day. 

I posted this on facebook this morning

and it seems fitting to blog as well:
"Today is so much more than a date that reads 11/11/11... it's a day in which we take the time to honor, remember, and be thankful for ALL who have served this great nation. To my great grandfather's, to both my grandfathers, to my step grandfather, to my uncle, to my dad, to my husband's grandfather, to my husband, to my brother in law, to so many of our friends, to ALL who have served, are serving, will serve, and paid the price for our country... THANK YOU. Thank you for making a commitment to protect and serve regardless of the price and for standing up for the freedom of this country."

This country is the best in the world. 

I truly believe it

and 

I will always proclaim it.

And part of what makes it the best

are the forces that protect it!!

Our sailors,

marines,

soldiers,

airmen,

coasties,

national guardsmen,
active duty and reserves,

retired and current, 

past and present

put their lives on the line

so that we can live the lives we do.

A Veteran is someone, 

who at one point in their life,

wrote a blank check 

payable to the United States of America

for an amount up to,

and including,

their life.

So please,

honor, remember, acknowledge,

and

THANK a Veteran today

for the sacrifices they have made.

Last year I found this quote and found it suiting for this year as well:

“With bravery and strength they serve,
with dignity and pride they stand,
with courage and hope they fight,

the life they live is
dangerous,
treacherous,
rough,
and hard going

but when the fog clears they are the one who will still stand.”

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Aghhh Bathroom problems galore... and the Duggars are on baby 20

Hey bloggy friends...
things around here have been sooo crazy

I mentioned a few posts back

that our ceiling was leaking for the (THIRD) time since we moved in

well...

they started the work

and literally every hour there is some more bad news

we are literally swimming in problems with this house

I feel so bad for my husband who is stressed beyond belief

but we have been leaning on each other and on the Lord

and it'll all get worked out

we are having to sue the man who we bought the house from

because all of the problems

are because he did a bunch of improper installs

life keeps going

and we are getting through it one foot in front of the other

the only way we can

I am not as stressed as the previous Amanda would be

the Lord has really changed me

I continually cast my anxiety on Him

and He truly has provided every time.

anyways... that's the update on my life..

not really but it's kind of encompassing my life right now!!

Another thing I really feel the need to talk about are the Duggars
This morning I saw a post on a popular blog page on fb about the news clip saying that the Duggars

are expecting baby 20

I read the article and watched the clip

and then I started reading the comments people were posting below on this feed on FB.

And all I have to say is HOW DISGUSTING people are these days.

How hateful, judgmental, mean, and outright wrong of people to say the things they are saying

((let it be known now these are MY opinions on MY blog and if you post a nasty comment on here I will delete them and ignore you because this isn't about hating on each other))

Obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinions

and I am all for positively and NICELY stating your opinions

I think debating and sharing views on things is healthy

but to instantly start judging, saying hateful things, and bashing people you DON'T EVEN KNOW. 

is just not okay

these women on this page are cursing them for their decision,

saying they can't afford their kids and when their fame runs out America will be supporting them too

saying that other women can't have kids so they shouldn't have any more

and saying all kinds of other much worse things that I don't care to repeat

I guess my biggest problem is that unless we actually know our facts on something

how can we even say such mean things? 

This family has always taken care of themselves...

Jim Bob is a solid hard working man,

they have lived debt free for years and well under their means

and without many modern luxuries we have (including something as simple as tv/cable)

do they work as a family unit where the older kids help with the responsibilities? 

yes they do 

and yeah they are an abnormally huge family...

but that doesn't make them wrong

or deserve to be hated.

They are very good parents who LOVE their kids

Their 20 kids (esp the older ones) are more well behaved then some families who have 2 kids

they have raised their kids to have morals, values, and be well behaved

sure they are old fashioned and very traditional

that just makes them different.

I could go ON AND ON AND ON about this one

but the last thing I will say

is the whole point of this

is just because someone is different then you 

because they are able to and want to have a lot of kids

because they desire to follow God 

and desire to live an old fashioned life

just because you don't UNDERSTAND or AGREE with their life

does NOT give you an excuse, an okay, or a free pass to hate on them.

People hate to be judged and yet are so quick to judge and bash people.

If everyone just learned to show people a little love and respect and courtesy 

we would live in a much nicer place. 

Those are my two cents on the whole thing.

I think the worse part for me reading all these nasty comments

and the fights being started

are all between a bunch of military wives

C'mon ladies!
We are one of the MOST stereotyped community groups out there

people are ALWAYS talking trash about our "large" families,

having too many kids, having them too soon,

being too young when we get married,

being too young when we have kids,
having kids too close in age,

the list goes on and on
and we as a group should learn

we hate being judged

so why are we the first to jump up

and judge this family.

Anyways,

What are your thoughts?
And remember...

be nice or I will delete your comments.

BY THE WAY, I am fully aware of the health concerns and risks etc after her last baby

but in the clip she talks about it being cleared with her doctors to move forward

and that's something that everyone needs to respect is their decision. 

Taking a Time Out

I was doing good about blogging everyday which has really been a goal of mine

so I was pretty happy about that.

But Monday I set myself some goals to get a ton of homework finished before my dr's appt to see the baby

and then that evening we headed over to our neighbors for some chili 

and then out for trick or treating with this little cutie

I know you are dying at her cuteness because I sure was!!!
Anyways I had really wanted to blog but obviously... those things took priority!!

Yesterday the hubs left for some military stuff for a few days

so it was just me and my little.

I had a lot of errands to run and decided to start our day off 

by having a mommy baby lunch date at Red Lobster

As you can see..
she was enjoying those biscuits..

she had her own

and still kept stealing mine!
Silly girl

So after lunch we ran some errands and
then spent some time at home cleaning and taking care of business

but she was soooo whiny the rest of the day

I think she now really notices when daddy isn't around

I have been feeling super drained so by the end of the day I decided I just needed to

take a time out.

I put Kay in bed a little early

I turned my phone to silent, turned off my laptop, and stayed off of FB and blogger
I went into my room and I just enjoyed the silence

and solitude.

I pampered myself with some stuff around the house

took a long hot shower

did some reading in my new book

Following God with All Your Heart by Elizabeth George
(which is amazing fyi)
prayed

read my devotional

and just recharged my batteries

mind, body, and soul

And that was EXACTLY what I needed.

This morning everything is still the same

the ceiling still has a hole from the master shower's leak

my husband is still gone

my  daughter is still whiny

the errands still need to done

and the homework is still stacked up

and the list goes on

the difference now 

is that I am at peace

my hair is nice and soft

my nice are nice and shiny
(which is huge because the old laqcuer was yellowing since I never got it taken off after my sisters wedding...

in JULY... sad I know)

my teeth are white

and my feet are soft

and my heart and mind are rested and happy.

So please... do yourself a favor 

and take some time for you.

Put the babies to bed a little early

and stay up a little later

and enjoy some mommy only quiet time.

You will be so glad you did

T is for Toddlers... which is for Tiring! And a Song-Link Up

My daughter is almost 18 months old

and is officially ALL toddler

there is NO baby left in that girl

except that she is MY baby

my sweet, adorable, funny, smart baby girl.

I absolutely adore the age and phase she is currently in..

always watching, soaking in, and learning

AND GOING!

Yesterday I was chasing her around the house

per our usual routine

and I stopped and was like

"WHOA TODDLERS ARE TIRING"

granted I know that part of the major tiring is that I am pregnant

and I would go to bed at 8pm every night if the hubs didn't call me an old woman

but anyways..

Toddlers are tiring...

but they are also sooo rewarding

I am having so much fun watching her grow and learn

and learning right there with her.

I have all kinds of fun posts brewing about my sweet girl

But I thought I'd share a story from our WIC appt this morning

It was our first appt at the WIC here in MD

and I won't lie.. I was dreading it big time!!

I HATED WIC appts in CA.

They always looked at me like I was retarded

but anyways that's besides the point

anywayyyyy

We go to our appt

and we finally get called back

and she takes both our weights and heights

and then she says she has to do an iron test

and I am like...

doesn't that mean she has to prick us???

and I start to sort of panic

see.... I am not a fan of shots, blood, or needles

I am not a freak out melt down girl like I was as a kid

but I like warning to prep pep talk myself

Well she did have to prick us

she asked who we should have go first

and wanted Kay but I said that it'd probably be better if I went first

because if she went first she'd be crying and squirming

and I wouldn't be able to stay still for mine.

So I went first and I was like whoa ow that kind of hurt when she pricked me...

then it was Kaylee's turn and I was gearing up for the melt down

So they clean her fingers and they prick her...

and....

NOTHING.

She said oh ow and then was mesmerized by the bandaid and that was the end of it!

What the heck!

There is no way my 17 month old daughter handled a finger prick

better then I did!!!! haha

It was pretty funny!

Anyways... for this week's song link-up over at Goodnight Moon

I chose

"Never Grow Up" by Taylor Swift

it's super cute and I hope that no matter how old she gets

Kaylee always loves to snuggle and give me hugs and dance in the kitchen with me

This is my 100th post!!! And.... An easy, delicious recipe for Bowtie Lasagna!

Hey bloggy friends!
I have to say... 

I am pretty stinkin excited that this is my 100th post!! 

This isn't the most exciting post... BUT...

it is about a delicious recipe that I made last night and you can make for your family too!!

I found it over at The Pioneer Woman's website. 

She has all kinds of delicious recipes and I decided to scope it out for some inspiration

and came across this delicious little recipe... Bowtie Lasagna!

My husband looves anything meaty and pasta filled and so does my brother in law.
Lasagna happens to be one of their fav things..
but it happens to be one of my least fav to cook...
so whenever I come across an easier version I am always game.

I didn't take pictures of the whole process just of the end result in the pot and then on my plate with a simple salad and some biscuits I whipped together.
The biscuits are the instant pack of bisquick cheese and garlic all you have to do is add some water and bake!
I love the ones from Red lobster so I was hoping for some like that
but... they weren't the exact same... pretty delicious though.

Anyways!
The exact recipe calls for the following measurements and ingredients:
1 pound Ground Chuck
5 cups Bow Tie Noodles
3 cups Spaghetti Sauce (or Pizza Sauce, Whatever You Prefer)
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoons Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning (or More, Make It To Your Taste)
½ cups Mozzarella Cheese
½ cups Sour Cream

But... just for the record... I never even looked at the exact measurements or recipe until right now.
You can get the exacts of everything at this link, but I just went off of the original link up there
from the pioneer woman

I used a pound of ground turkey instead of ground chuck just because that's what we had on hand

and what I actually prefer

instead of using 5 cups I just used a whole box which was about 6.5 cups but it worked perfectly for this recipe

as far as the marinara sause.. I use a whole jar and then a little of the left overs I had in my fridge

mostly because I like things extra saucy!
The olive oil I just poured some over to coat and went with it
And the mozz cheese I just mixed it in until I thought it was cheesy enough.
As far as the sour cream, I am a sour cream person..
you couldn't even taste it and it made the texture really yummy so def put it in 

even if you aren't a sour cream person!!

My big piece of advice is make sure that you are stirring it regularly
because it burnt to the bottom of my pan

and

was so sucky to clean out!!

hahaha

So here are the pics:

Finished product in the pot

and
on my plate with salad and the biscuits

It was delicious and everyone loved it.
There was so much that the boys each has two very large servings
I had two small servings
Kaylee had a serving
and we STILL had a very full to the brim tupperware of leftovers.
Which my brother-in-law ate for lunch because he liked it so much.

So there you have it..
I def recommend you to try this out
We will be making this again but I think next time I will add
mushrooms and olives
and maybe bell pepper!

Tonight I have crock pot beef stroganoff going and will be boiling up some egg noodles
and serving a salad.
I wish I had something to make garlic bread...
but the boys will survive haha

So check back for that recipe too..
because I think it's a winner!!

Park Playdates.

Last week Kaylee and I dropped all our regular plans, bundled up in warm clothes, packed a picnic and headed out to find a new park I found online.
We ended up not being able to find the park, but we kept driving and stumbled upon the jackpot of parks.
This park had an insane play structure that covered the whole park!!
It was filled with slides, swings, rock walls, bars, planks, play cars, drums, you name it... they had it!
We had a blast just playing at the park for 2 hours and enjoying each others company.

Here are some of my favorite shots:

I have found myself feeling pretty guilty lately that Kaylee doesn't get to do enough for just her.
We are always working on the house, or doing homework, or running errands, or working or whatever and she sometimes gets lost in the hussle and bussle.
My mom told me not to feel guilty because I am 13 weeks pregnant, going to school, and trying to maintain a house that seems to be trying to crumble around me and I can only do so much, but Kaylee is my number one ALWAYS and I want her to get fun stuff too.
So we will be trying to do something like this more often

Be it heading to the park, or to DC, or whatever...
Next up I really want to get her to story time at the library..

Sounds like something she would enjoy!

Anyways,
We are off to pick up the house and bake cookies before daddy gets home from work.
He needs a little extra love in his life with all the stress of the house.

A case of the Monday's... with a little hope

It's definitely Monday... just finished a whole post and went to add pics... blogger malfunctioned and never even saved it... AWESOME.
Here's a recap... simple and to the point... even though my other post was a lot more in depth and learned more.. I have to get my day started and will just do the bullets and post more about stuff later

-- Morning sickness seems to finally be subsiding... win!
-- Ceiling is leaking again.. fail!
Will def be posting more about this later

-- Finally pulled out my sewing machine and made Kaylee this cute dress.. from a pillow case... win!

And lastly, after a very stressful morning (by 8 am hubs was already on the verge of a heart attack) I opened my devotional for some time with God to read this:
"Life-giving Power
"This is my comfort in my affliction, for Your word has given me life." -Psalm 119:50

Sometimes life is difficult. We face many challenges and disappointments that we may find hard to accept. But fortunately we have a heavenly Father who cares deeply for us in every way. He has given us His Word to guide us and give us the wisdom to withstand any situation that life brings. We only have to open the Book of Life to find comfort that allows us to be all that God wants us to be for our benefit and His glory."

Isn't it amazing that He always knows exactly what we need to read and when it needs to happen. I emailed this to my hubs at work in hopes it would help lighten his day a little. I plan to refer back to this through out the day when I start to get frustrated.

It's Monday... and mine was off to a pretty rocky place but I am thankful for a God who sends comforts when I need them. Life is difficult and I am hoping I can stay light in spirit and positive through my difficult day.

Here's to hoping the same for you and hoping this was what you needed to read today too..

What's YOUR Song Link-Up 35!

I swear I was going to blog everyday this week.... of course that didn't happen though!

Man one of these days I will figure out a schedule for my life that really works..

Maybe in a few weeks when I hit my second trimester

and don't spend the majority of my life laying down or barfing.

Seriously though... I am so sick of being sick

I can see the light though...

I am just over  12 weeks...

and with Kaylee when I hit my second trimester I was a lot better

so cross your fingers friends!!

Along with the whole pregnancy thing...

I have been having the craziest cracked out dreams lately

no doubt it's pregnancy

because I had some crazy ones with Kaylee too

It's getting kind of insane though.

And they are the kind of dreams that like... never stop

where you wake up..

and go back to sleep

and they pick right back up

Last nights I don't entirely remember

except that it was really hard on me

and I woke up very freaked out at one point in the night

but the cool thing was... when I went back to sleep

"Held" by Natalie Grant started playing in my dreams like a CD on repeat

This is the chorus:

"This is what it means to be held

How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life

And you survive

This is what it is to be loved and to know

That the promise was that when everything fell

We'd be held"

So as you can guess.... this is the song I decided to link up for Goodnight Moon's Link-Up.

I had a different song planned out... a lot more fun and upbeat

But this morning when I woke up and thought about this song

I knew I had to post it!

Because He is holding me... always.

In my dreams, in my nightmares, in my everyday life,

in my trials, in my good days, and in my bad

I am held.

And that is so reassuring.

You can listen to my song here

And be sure to head on over to Amber's page at Goodnight Moon to check out the other songs people linked up

You might find some fun new songs

or re-live some fun memories from the songs people share.

Have a Blessed Day

XO

OH PS..... Be on the look out for my post about my first adventure with my sewing machine...

I am off to finish up project one right now!!

Misc Monday!

one

This quarter of classes are finished! I honestly couldn't be happier right now because I NEEDED a break! I have been going literally nonstop since the beginning of Jan with NO breaks... so this week I have a mini break and next week I start back up on my new classes! Craziness will commence then too! 

two

This week I have a lot planned for the little miss and I. Today is a long day of errands filled with some grocery shopping, getting my brother in law a state ID, post office, gas, and target. When we get home it's going to be a full fledged cleaning frenzy. I want to clean out the fridge, organize some of the cabinets (including that pesky spice cabinet!), I want to mop the floors, laundry, organizing the living room a little more with some baskets downstairs for toys for kaylee rather then the ugly tub we have now, and clean all the bathrooms.... then it's up the stairs which is the part of the house that really needs attention... Kaylee's room needs a serious clean out.. with full officially upon us on the East Coast I need to get those summer clothes out of her drawers and really organize and see what she needs... which is basically everything! haha.. Poor thing has one pair of jeans! Just like I need to organize her drawers... my drawers and closet are in desperate need of attention... I am going to clean it all out and get it organized and bring out my warmer clothes from the closet in the other room. My vanity not only needs to be organized but it needs a good scrubbing down from all the hair product and make up! And last but not least... the biggest danger zone.... my office/playroom/sewing room/storage space... yeah it's a huge disaster of a multipurpose room... it needs SOME organization. I'm not thinking anything crazy mostly because that's most likely going to be the room Kaylee and our newest peanut share so I don't want to do any super hard or special work in there. Lots of cleaning/organizing to take place this week! Also taking Kaylee for our first play date tomorrow! Excited about that!

  three

I FINALLY get to start sewing tomorrow! So be on the look out for some pics and post all about how that ends up going!! I won't lie... I'm a little nervous but SO freakin exciting! I have so many random projects all planned in my head but first I am making Kaylee and my niece trick or treating bags!! 

four

Had my first baby peanut appointment officially on Friday and because of all the cancels and mix ups they pulled on me.. Hubs ended up being able to be there.. I was so happy! Baby is growing and healthy and has a strong heart beat and hearing that was all the ressurance in the world that I needed. I'd been having nightmares that something was wrong... So it was so nice to know everything was going well. Got to see pictures and will upload a few probably later today or tomorrow. It turns out I am further along than expected and am due May 1st! Woohoo! I have another appt in two weeks.

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I am really getting into the fall spirit and so ready to start baking some yummy treats so be on the look out for pics of that too! I have been craving chocolate peanut butter no bake cookies so you BET there will be some in the near future. I love this time of year. Getting excited for Halloween got Kaylee the cutest little pirate costume and plan to be a pirate to match her! But you know what I am really excited about.... Christmas! We did some cleaning in the garage last night so I went through some stuff to see what we had... and I got so excited for the Winter Wonderland we are going to create in this house. I love it! That is def my favorite time of year. Nothing like Christmas time!

Well... better get going on my busy day! Join us on the misc monday... I think I am going to make this a regular thing!!

Slump, update, and Song Link Up

Hey bloggy friends,

So...

I've kind of been in a slump lately

not much to say

or worth saying?

I don't know!

But I really want to try to get back into the swing of things

I finally have THREE date changes have my FIRST real dr appt to see our newest peanut tomorrow

I'm pretty excited! I am just ready to see the baby and know he or she is healthy and growing!

But I am pretty sure this baby is growing just fine

because I am already seeing a little belly forming

it just looks like I hate a few too many turkey dinners

but I know what it really is!

We bought a BRAND spankin new car last week

it's a 2012 Honda Civic LX

and it's pretty much GORGEOUS.

I've never actually owned my very own car.

When the hubs and I got married I didn't have a car

and he had a pretty new ford fusion so we have shared it for 3 years

but with our newest move and the commute to get mike too and from work

and then Kaylee being a big girl and me being pregnant with number two

we knew it was finally time to make the leap.

We needed this car badly

Hubs did a lot of research on cars and is very happy with our choice.

I will get a picture up of it asap I haven't even taken one yet... how lame am I?

We also have been doing a ton of painting... well the hubs has

our house is looking amazing.

And when I got to thinking about it...

I realized I never even posted pictures of our house after we moved in..

again... how lame am I?

I will try to get some pictures up soon.

It's finals week around here...

so this post is really just putting off homework and studying

but as soon as I finish this I will be off to get down to business.. I have a lot to do in way too little amount of time!

My song for the link up over at Goodnight Moon is All the Heavens by Third Day. This song has a special place in my heart with my adopted family and all our summer vacations and my relationship with God. Plus... I bought my hubs tickets to the Third Day concert for our anniversary. We get to see them on Nov 5th... can't wait!

Enjoy!

October fun!

The fall is OFFICIALLY upon us the midatlantic and I am LOVING it to say the least! 

This weekend we did some stuff around the house... 

Saturday was an all day long home update/clean out kind of day

I went through the cabinets and purged, tossed, and organized,

we dusted, cleaned, organized a bunch of random stuff...

and I tapped things off for my hubs to update the white paint on a bunch of the window seals and base boards...

It was a busy day of lots of random tasks and chores
Also my love bought me some new flowers for the front porch.. Pics to come on that too!!

And for dinner I made a delicious spaghetti bake! (I will share the recipe later today!)

Then yesterday we decided to take Kaylee out for some fun!
We hit up a local farmers market type thing that has animals and a pumpkin patch.

We also found some fun places we could spot back at in a few days.
We got lots of great pictures and Kaylee had SO much fun!
Then for dinner little baby peanut was making mommy crave some GOOD stuff for once so we had "Wallace sandwiches" (I will be writing a post all about these bad boys they are from my childhood), a big salad, and creamy potato soup with a big glass of water and for dinner we had a pumpkin pie with whipped cream! It was sooo yummy and a perfect fall meal!
After dinner we had some pumpkin carving fun with our little girl.

Enjoy!! <3