The verdict is in...

Come late March Russ and I will be the proud parents of a beautiful baby BOY! Our family will be complete and we couldn't be more excited. There was a small glitch along the way, one measurement on his ultrasound came back abnormal but after a long talk with the Dr and a lot of prayer we are 99% sure everything is going to be good. :)
Here is our new baby boy!

Halloween 2008!

Last night Ansley and I went to a big Trunk or Treating event at a local church! There were around 50 cars and hundreds of people there! I didn't get a lot of pictures because between chasing Ansley and moving with the line there wasn't much time. But here are a few!

Here are the kitties getting ready to go! :)
Our cute kitten!


At the Trunk or Treat!


Checking out her goods at home!

Russ yelled at me to update. :)

Well, Russ informed me that our blog was old and I needed to update (thanks honey ;) ) so, I'm updating the fun things Ansley and I have been up to the past couple weeks! First of all I thought I'd post a picture of my ever expanding belly. (I was on the phone with my Mom so don't mind the strange pose.) This was at about 16 weeks (two weeks ago.).


A Few weeks ago we made cut out Halloween sugar cookies! Ansley helped to frost them but I think she ate more frosting than actually got on the cookies. :)




The cookies were sitting on the table while I let the frosting harden a bit and Ansley decided she needed to put her Halloween costume on (she's going to be a kitty!). She enjoyed looking at the cookies and sneaking tastes when I wasn't looking...

A couple weeks ago I thought it would be fun to make some crafts! So, we went to Michaels and bought a bunch of craft stuff. Ansley was really excited to play but once we got started I quickly realized that Elmers school glue wasn't going to do the job so I ended up cutting a bunch of paper out for her and let her glue them together!

She made Pumpkins...

and flowers :)

Last week I decided it would be fun for Ansley and I to make a homemade pizza! She loved spreading the sauce around and sprinkling the cheese on it! She also tried to place the pepperonis but I helped a lot with that. :)
The same day as we made pizza I had baked cupcakes and while our pizza was baking she decorated them! (Mommy learned about letting her frost with the cookies...hahaha!)



Last Sunday after church our Young Adult group had an outing to a pumpkin patch (actually the same farm that Russ and I took Ansley to a lot this summer!) Because it's October they had a lot of fun activities going on but unfortunately I forgot my camera. :( But, I did manage to get a picture of her face painted like a kitty before she rubbed it all off!
We are going to a local Christian church that does a HUGE fall festival and trunk or treat on Halloween. Russ and I took Ans to the same event last year and she loved it and it's fun and safe! I will post pictures of Halloween this weekend. :) (P.S. Happy Birthday Mom DeWitt!)

And, lastly I have some exciting things happening! As most of you know I grew up singing, dancing and performing and have been on a bit of a "hiatus" for about 5 years now. I have missed it tremendously and just singing in church choir has been helping a bit but I still long for the theater. Well, Our choir/youth director at church as a long history of putting on full scale musicals with teens. He's new to our church and is extremely talented and has decided to take the plunge and do a full scale show in collaboration with another church in the area (he will also be opening up auditions to local youth.) Well, he invited me to be the choreographer for the show!! We haven't chosen a show yet (he wants to hear the voices first and then will have an idea) but I am beyond excited to be working in the theater again!! We'll start rehearsals in January and the show will open the last weekend in February.
I think that's all for now. :) I will update again after Halloween! love you all. xo

Just some random pictures for everyone :)

I just had a few pictures that I wanted to share of Ansley being her usual adorable self. :)

In recent weeks we've been tackling potty training and she's been doing fabulous! My parents were a little extra excited so they bought her this doll that goes potty and has a toilet/sink. It was her congrats on being a big girl present...lol Anyways, these pictures are from when we first opened the box! She LOVES this doll!!



She has had this toy train since she was a baby and still loves it. I have no idea how she got herself in there but she was having a blast "riding" her train!

And last, this is our princess dressing up. :) I just think she looks so grown up in the picture. She's really turning into a beautiful little girl!

Rainy day at the Pumpkin Patch!

Yesterday, as Ansley and I were lounging around being bored she saw a picture of a pumpkin on TV and started talking about going to the pumpkin patch. I was a little shocked that she knew or remembered what a pumpkin patch was but I thought "why not?!" so we got dressed and ready for the pumpkin patch. As we were getting ready it was sprinkling a bit but I figured a little rain won't kill us. So, we leave the house and about a mile down the road the skies opened up and it began to pour! I was thinking that perhaps our trip would be cut short but once we got there it had stopped. We went out to the patch and picked 2 smaller pumpkins and a medium one (Mommy didn't want to have to lug a huge pumpkin up the stairs...) Then we went to the farms little store and while inside it started to pour again! we had made it just in time! We picked up a couple of apples and mini pumpkins to decorate with along with a pumpkin painting kit.



We got home and I washed our pumpkins and sat Ans in her chair with her pumpkin and paint and she went to town while I painted the other two. It was a really fun afternoon and I know we'll go to a pumpkin patch a couple more times before Halloween!

Future Makeup Artist to the stars!!

So, my darling, sweet daughter decided that while I was showering today she would practice for a future career as a makeup artist. I think she was going for a smoky eye since she was using a very dark smoky gray eyeshadow. I think Ansley needs some lessons on application techniques before she goes public. :)

The Dental office is such a fun place to go...

Well, I let my teeth go long enough that I no longer have a choice about it and have to get them fixed. Yesterday as I was eating a taco I felt something rock hard in my mouth and as I removed it I realized it was part of my tooth. I immediately called my dentists office and made an appt for today. Thank God for my friend Megan. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have her and her willingness to watch Ansley at the drop of a dime! So, I went to the dentist and come to find that the tooth that broke needs a root canal so that will be happening next thursday. But, while I was there they decided to go ahead and start on filling the 10 (yes, 10 :( ) cavities I had. They filled 4 today and it was the first time in my life I had something major done to my teeth. I was scared to death but once they got me settled it was SO easy. I wish I had done this years ago. I am not afraid to have the other cavities filled now and from what the dentist said the root canal isn't going to be horrible either once I'm numbed up. The worst part of the entire thing is that the military dental insurance is horrible and so Russ and I are having to pay A LOT out of pocket for this to be done (which is one of the reasons I kept putting it off.) oh well, I figure now my teeth will be healthy and it will just be a matter of keeping them that way!! So, just keep me in your thoughts and prayers that the root canal next week goes smoothly. :)
My final word for this blog is this...
SEE YOUR DENTIST REGULARLY AND AVOID THIS MESS!!!