Sunday, February 8, 2009

YOU-ME-AND-Wii

Last night Bryan and I drove the sixty minutes to our friends house in Scottsdale for a lovely dinner and some competitive Wii playing. The dinner was amazing, company even better, but learning the Wii was hilarious! I learned I cannot ride and steer a cow but I can beat Bryan at bowling. Bryan learned that Wii golf just isn't as fun as real life golf! What a great evening! I even got to open my first baby shower gift! How exciting! Bryan and I have five more weeks until we become parents and our lives change forever. It has gone by really fast. Lately I've been pretty uncomfortable. Find the right position to sleep in is a struggle that and getting out of bed to use the restroom. Saturday during cycling I had to raise my handlebars two inches just so I could breath and bend over my belly! We finally ordered a crib and I am looking forward to getting it and watching Bryan put it together! I also bought bedding at Target the other day. We're decorating in ABC's and 123's, something gender neutral. Mom sent us a package on Saturday that contained a blue and pink baby outfit! I didn't even think that we would have to take both to the hospital since we don't know what the Lord is giving us. My parents finally booked their tickets down here. They will arrive on March 28th and stay until the 7th of April! I believe Bryan's folks will come down four or five days after the baby is born. We look forward to the time before everyone arrives to bond and settle into our new life together.




















Sunday, January 11, 2009

The good old puppy days




Just reflecting on the days this summer when Buzz was a diddle baby dog! He's grown up fast!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Insight Bowl in Tempe-New Year's Eve




We spent New Year's Eve in Tempe at the the Insight Bowl watching Kansas and Minnesota play. Thank you to a member at the Phoenix Country Club we attend for free. We had seats on the thirty-five yard line, ninth row!

Baby Room Rocker!


On New Year's day Bryan and myself decided to spend grandma and grandpa Bradshaw's gift cards that we got for Christmas! We bought a glider for the baby's room and trunks to go in our guest room! Thank you grandma and grandpa, we love and miss you!

Merry CHRISTmas Morning!







Happy Birthday Jesus!
Here we are in all our Christmas morning glory! Stoney our old roomie stayed the night and spent Christmas with us! Thank you all for the gifts!

Christmas Eve



Christmas Eve was a little different for Bryan and myself this year. Our church, Estrella Falls Baptist is too small to hold Christmas Eve services and our church also shares its pastor with Avondale Baptist Church. We attended Christmas Eve services at the Avondale Church where we only knew a few people. Very different from last year at North Phoenix. Bryan and I enjoyed our last Christmas Eve with just the two of us. Next year we'll be three and Christmas probably won't be as quiet. Later that night Stoney our roommate from last year came over. We ate and watched a movie before heading to bed.

Friends and Family at Christmas






These are pictures of my friend Michelle and her baby Aiden. Michelle and Jeff live in Kalispell, MT. The top picture is of my cousin Janie and her husband Jeremy during Christmas in Lander, Wyoming where his family lives.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

It would feel more like Christmas if we had SNOW!!


Well it's almost that time of year again-CHRISTMAS!!! Last night Bryan and I helped our church put on a free movie for our community called The Nativity. We didn't have very many new visitors but we did have some. I pray they return for service this morning.


We're not able to go home to Montana/Wyoming for Christmas this year. We're trying to talk our families into coming down next year since we'll have a little one but I think a Christmas without below zero temps and no snow would be a HUGE adjustment for them. We'll see.


Monday we'll be seven months pregnant! We can't believe how fast the time has gone by. The other night the baby had hiccups, what a weird sensation! His/her kicks and jabs are becoming more fierce and this is leading me to believe that the baby has our athletic ability!


Sunday, December 14, 2008

Decorating for Christmas




Merry Christmas!


The day after Thanksgiving I cracked a bottle of Apple Cider and decorated the Christmas tree. Later that night Bryan arrived home to add his ornaments to our third Arizona Christmas tree!