A Puppy and Turtles:

Being pregnant for the first time has been an adventure. Feeling my son move and kick is amazing. As if I wasn't busy enough deciding on baby names and picking out nursery furniture my cousin decides to give my husband a present.

This is Dixie our new chocolate lab puppy. She is so cute. She has green eyes and is full of energy. Now I can't picture my life without her. Chris is so smitten.


At first her and Chloe (our mini Schnauzer) did not get along but now they have become the best of friends.

They play in the backyard all day. I am really excited that our little boy will have a hunting dog. I can hear him now yelling for Dixie.

On another note, October is my favorite month of the year. Leaves start changing, cool weather starts moving in, deer season opens, my birthday, Terrapin Derby and my favorite holiday, Halloween all happens in October.

The 80th annual Terrapin Derby was the past weekend. It always happens on the first Saturday of October (rain or shine) in my hometown of Lepanto. It is so much fun.

Chris and I before we went out and enjoyed the events.

I'm sure everyone is asking why is it called Terrapin Derby? All one has to do is look at the picture above. We race turtles and who ever turtle wins gets the prize money which ends up being around $500.

We also have a parade. This is the pee wee cheerleaders.

The Lepanto Red Hatters.

This is my little cousin Drake who is riding on his kindergarten's class float.

But the best part of Terrapin Derby is that Main Street is covered with food and craft booths. All we do all day is eat and visit with friends who came to town for the festivities.

The night life at Terrapin Derby is also a blast. All the bars down Main Street are open but there is also a street dance so the party just moves outside. Sorry there are no pictures of this but I'm pregnant so I went home early this year. Sometimes it gets a little crazy .

Tomorrow I am going shopping for Halloween decorations. I will post pictures as soon as everything is up.

Our Baby boy!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't complaint, I have had a wonderful pregnancy so far. For the first 2 1/2 months I did experience some nausea and fatigue but as I hear some women have it alot worse. Another thing I really had problems with was heat. Arkansas had a heat wave this summer. The temperature 90 % of the time was in the 100's. Thank goodness fall weather has come.

19-20 weeks pregnant

We also found out about a week ago that we are having a little boy. The ultrasound went great. There's no words to describe the feeling you get seeing your baby move and their heart beat. Chris and I could not stop smiling.They said that the baby looked healthy, active and that I should be able to start feeling him move soon. I can't wait.

Our little boy doesn't have a name yet but we are working on it. I will keep everyone posted on how we are doing and nursery ideas.

Sharing the Baby News!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris and I found out this June that we were expecting our first baby. We were so excited and couldn't wait to tell our friends and family.

We already had plans to visit my parents that weekend to celebrate Father's Day so we had to come up with some way to tell them fast. We decided to buy baby cloths that said, "I love grandpa" and give it to my father as his present. Lame, I know but it was all we could think of on such short notice.

It was funny watching my dad open his presents. His face went from confusion to excitement so fast and all he could say was, "No way!".

I had a little more time to decide on how we were going to tell the in-laws. We are due February 19th so this is what I made.


We also bought a card that said, "Happy Father's Day Grandpa". When I wrap the present I put the card in last so that Chester would see the picture frame first.

It was also funny watching Chester as he opened his present. As he looked at the picture frame he kept saying, "This is nice!". Chester had no idea but I could see Cindy counting the months. As Chester read the first line of his card Cindy jumped up and said, "Are you pregnant?". I'm sure you know what happened next; hugs, kisses, congratulations.

I know it was Father's Day but I decided to make something for Cindy and this is what I came up with. I found this cute little poem online.

I do not have a face to see,

or put inside a frame.

I do not have soft cheeks to kiss,

I don't yet have a name.

You can't yet hold my tiny hands,

nor whisper in my ear.

It's still too soon to sing a song,

or cuddle me so near.

But all will change come February

when they say I'm due.

I'm your new grandson or granddaughter;
I can't wait till I meet you.

All I ask between now and then

is your patience while I grow.

I promise I'll be worth the wait,

because of all the love we'll know.

So as you're waiting patiently,

please pray lots of prayers for me.

I cannot wait to be a part

of this wonderful family.

Project for Easter

Since I haven't blogged in a while I thought that I would catch you up on some of the projects I have completed.

This past Easter I was wanting to make something to put on our door like a wreath. To get in the spirit and all. I had seen this project on many of the blogs that I follow and thought that this would be easy to make.

Supplies:

Hot Glue gun

grape vein wreath

reindeer moss

wooden letter (L for our last name)

mod podge

scrapbook paper

paint brush

brown paint

I started to glue the moss down in patches all over the wreath.

The moss did turn my fingers green so you might want to wear gloves.

While I was working on the project I found that it looked better if you avoided putting moss on every vein. It made it look more rustic.

I then took scrapbook paper and tore it into pieces and mod podged the paper on the wooden letter until it was completely covered. I had some left over brown paint so I added water to it to make it thinner and lightly painted the brown all over the letter. I removed the excess paint with a paper towel.

I then made a bow and glued that and cotton seeds on the top of the wreath. It took me around an hour and a half to complete this project.

So Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know that I have not blogged in a while but I have had alot going on. Let me fill you in.

I recently started a new job that I love which has kept me busy for the last couple of months.

Chris and I also found out about 3 months ago that we are going to have a baby. Our due date is Feb 19th and we are so excited. We do not know the sex but I will keep you informed.

Here are couple of extra thing/events that have happened that has kept us on our toes: brother-in-laws wedding, brothers graduation from high school and the upcoming deer season.

I promise I will try to keep my blog updated. See you soon (with pictures).

Winter Weather!!!

I thought that I would post a couple more pictures of the ice/snow because we were out in it all day.
Chloe loved the snow. She looks like a little polar bear.

This is a couple of pictures around our neighborhood. Everyone was on their ATVs because the roads were so slick.

Chris and I enjoying the weather all bundled up.

Our street.

Going up our hill to our house on the 4-Wheeler. See the cars on the side of the road. They were unable to get up.

As you can see the road to our house is still closed due to the ice. If you need me you know where to find me.

January 2010

I feel like this year (2010) will be a great year for our family. So, I am going to start summarizing each month to keep you informed of what is going on in our lives.

January 2010 was a great month. We rang in the New Year with friends and family by eating a bountiful amount of food, drinking champagne and playing board games. January is also the birthday month of my wonderful husband where we had friends over to eat and watched movies.

As if January could not get any better we had a sleet and snow day (today). How many times in central Arkansas do you get that.

The clinic that I work for actually closed for the day, so I got to have a day with my husband. First thing we did was run around Little Rock getting food but then the weather started getting bad so we came home. If you know where we live you know it is up on a big hill. We apparently made it home just in time because after about an hour we went 4-wheeler riding and this is what we saw.

They closed the road to get up to our house.

So, it seems like we might be stuck up on this hill for a while. At least we have enough food and each other.

If anything else happens in these last couple of days in January I will let you know.