maternity pictures

Baby #3 is due to arrive in just 9 weeks!  We're getting more and more excited to meet our little guy and become a family of 5!

My most amazing and adorable sister-in-law did such a fun maternity photo session with us.  She always does such a great job and we just love her!

Check her out here and here.

Love this picture of Brielle.  She wanted to lean up next to the tree and do a pose just like mommy:)

Thanks Kimber!!!

reasons to celebrate

Last week I celebrated my 27th birthday.  How is it that the years seem to go by more and more quickly?  I think this whole growing up thing happens so gradually, it's hard to really notice.  And before you know it, another year has gone by!

 I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to be surrounded by friends and family that really know how to make a gal feel special.

The girls took me out to Panera Bread for yummy food and chatter.  They spoiled me with all sorts of things and then a few of us did a little shopping.  I love these girls so much!  They have made Indiana home to me.

Cody texted me this pic while I was out... he kept the the kiddos busy with a mattress spaceship and this became their spaceport.  Haha, he definitely is the creative one in our relationship:)

french toast has long been a favorite of mine, so Cody spruced it up a bit and surprised me with breakfast in bed:)

I'm amazed I've kept this guy alive as long as I have (despite my curious toddler plucking off an entire stem).  A friend gave me an amaryllis bulb back in November and I didn't get around to planting it until February!  It was a fun surprise when it decided to bloom on my birthday... couldn't have planned it better!

the man knows me well... love me some chocolate!

jaden prefers the silly :)

Cody took me out to a cute little Italian restaurant, La Trattoria.  It was delicious!

We ended the night with a movie.  It's nice to get some time just the two of us.
Thank you, Merkleys, for keeping our house in one piece while we were away!

 

So it turns out the day following my birthday, is National Dentist's Day.  So we thought we'd keep the party going and surprise Cody with a little "thank you to our dentist."

love ya babe!

a little bit of Valentine's Day

Jaden and I had fun putting these goodies together for his Valentine's Day party at school.

"Bear Hugs for You - From, Jaden"

We filled the bags with teddy grahams and Hershey's hugs.

He signed his name on each one... proud mommy moment:)

This is a little something I put together for Cody.  Jaden helped me cut out the tags:)

If I had been more on the ball, I would have given him one a day for the 14 days leading up to Valentine's Day... but this was still a fun way to surprise him on the actual holiday.

decorating Vday cookies has been a fun tradition the past few years

we usually make way too many so we shared with our neighbors this go around.

Jaden couldn't wait to see what we filled his "love-bucket" with this year.

 toys, treats, love notes, etc.

they loved looking through their goodies and surprise package from G&G 'C'

heart-shaped pizza for dinner!

The kids had so much fun "heart-attacking" the door for Daddy.

J wanted it to be inside so we decorated the back door in our kitchen:)

Sweet hubby didn't forget me:)  He came home with my favorite Lindor chocolates, roses, card, and chick-flick:)

We planned a Valentine's date for the two of us the following day.  It was kinda a bust though...

We went out for lunch which was great, but our masseuse didn't show for our couples massage!

Turns out she was snowed-in and couldn't reach the owner for our contact information:(

(the full refund and free massage were much appreciated:)

I love these little holidays.  An excuse to celebrate is always welcome here!