Woo Wee

I know, I know its been another long break in time since I have updated my blog. But I do say that I have a pretty good reason... So I will start from the beginning. Over Christmas Neal and I headed up  to Wisconsin to visit his mom. We also were able to visit his grandparents. We then headed up to the Minneapolis area to spend a few days with Luke, Elise and Vienna. There we had great company and great food and Neal found a coffee shop that we made a special trip into the city for (I do have to say that it was worth it). By the end of our great trip both Neal and I were getting sick. So that was not a fun way to end our trip but what can you do? At least Neal got over his cold in a few days. I one the other hand did not. Since what I first thought was a cold actually turned out to be morning sickness! Yes, we are going to be welcoming the newest member of our family at the end of August! So for the next 8 weeks or so I was continuously queasy and always wanting to take a nap. Now I am finally feeling better and not feeling so tired. The way I told Neal you ask? Well I took the test right before Neal got home from work and I put it on the table. He gets home and puts his coffee cup right next to it and heads outside to play fetch with Ne-J. So while he is outside I move it even closer to his cup. Neal then comes back inside and the he gets this inquisitive look on this face and leans closer to the test. With this goofy grin on his face he asks "Really??!!". So for the last few weeks we have been taking pictures of my growing belly (I can tell its growing but others not so much).

This last week we had our Sonogram to measure how far along we are and the baby measured at about 15 weeks. We were able to get several pictures and of course the baby was always moving so they are not the best but what do you expect from an ultrasound. It was so cool to be able to see our baby for the first time and hear its heart beat. It makes it so much more real!

15 weeks

 

The Big 3 0

Well this week we have have hit huge milestone in our house. Any guesses on what it may be?
My wonderful husband turned the Big 3 0! To celebrate his day we went out to his favorite restaurant, Oklahoma Joe's where we had some awesome bbq.

Then we came home and he decided that he needed to practice being the grumpy old man

And then we had cake. I made him a spiced cake with cream cheese frosting, yum.

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY NEAL!

Thanksgiving

I am finally getting around to writing about our awesome Thanksgiving weekend almost just in time for Christmas.
We left Tuesday afternoon and thanks to the increase in the speed limit through Kansas to 75 we were able to cut 1 hour and 15 minutes off of our drive! and arrived in Denver about midnight.
After sleeping in on Wednesday and getting breakfast at the Taste of Denmark bakery. We headed over to hang out with Corinna, Dustin and our new nephew (and Godson) Gavin!

Gavin was born on November 11, 2011 at 2323 hours and he weighed in at 6lbs 14oz and was 20 inches long.

 Later that night we had dinner at Jose O'Sheas, one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Denver with Neal's dad.

Then on Thursday we had Thanksgiving dinner at my parents where all the family gathered including  Nathaniel and his girlfriend Katelyn and Corinna, Dustin and Gavin. We ate a ton of yummy food and watched football.


Black Friday. We did not get up at the break of dawn to go shopping we just went in the afternoon. And that evening our friends Mike and Mallory along with their kids Ethan and Lucy (who we met for the first time) came down from Colorado Springs and we hung out at Corinna's place and ate pizza and the guys played Lego Batman and we talked and caught up on all the goings on in our lives.

And yes that's Neal playing video games and holding the baby

 Then on Saturday we just had a lazy day. In the morning we had coffee with Neal's dad. Then we spent the rest of the day with my parents and Neal had to run a few errands. We also made and decorated tiles for my aunts new house that she will use for her kitchen.

 

That night we went out to dinner at this all you can eat Italian restaurant. And again for the umpteenth time that weekend I ate way too much food.

Inevitably our weekend had to come to an end so on Sunday we met some of the family for coffee and then we hit the road and headed back to Kansas City.

I just love these weekends where we can head to Colorado and see family and friends and just wish that it was not so far.

In the Last Few Weeks

Will I have sort of dropped the ball in writing on my blog of the last few weeks. So this post is going to be a bunch of random stuff so I can get all caught up!

 October 22nd weekend
Neal and I headed down to Oklahoma to visit my brother Thomas and his wife Lindsey. That weekend her family was putting on this huge bbq. On Saturday morning we just hung around helped make some dessert items for the bbq, we made Puppy Chow and Oreo bonbons. Than when we were on our way the clouds were getting bigger and darker, and we were just hoping that the rain would hold off. But at last it did not. It pored and pored, finally there was a break in the rain so we headed to the bbq.

Then once we were there is pored and pored a ton more. So we roasted our hot dogs in the rain when it was not too bad then went back inside. Then we spent the evening chatting with people and watching the Cardinals/ Rangers World Series game


October 30th
My Birthday...
It was a great day since I did not have to work, yay! That morning we went to church then Neal wanted to take me hiking, and my first thought was hiking in Kansas you must be kidding. However, when we got to our destination Westen, MO State Park there were actually some great hills and trails. The leaves were changing their colors and it was a wonderful fall day.

Then when we got home Neal brought out his mad baking skills and made me a cake. And only 2 attempts at the frosting it turned out really yummy.

For dinner Neal wanted to surprise me and take me to this restaurant called Pot Pie, but low and behold being a Sunday they were closed. So we went to this Cajan restaurant called Jazz.

Hearts of Sweden

Earlier this week I was working in Sweden and came across these heart shaped ponds and thought that I would share them since they made my day!

Our First Anniversary!

Wow! A year ago I married my wonderful husband.

We sure have had an amazing year. To celebrate our special day I came home to a bouquet of beautiful roses from Neal.

That evening Neal and I went out to dinner at a restaurant called Urban Table where we enjoyed a great dinner. Having taken the top of our wedding cake out of the freezer earlier we came home and enjoyed some cake. It was still a bit frozen but really yummy!

I am so blessed to have such a great husband and excited to see what our future holds for us!

Happy First Anniversary Neal!

Football week 4: Chiefs vs Vikings

Neal and I went to our first professional football game together.

It was Neal's first time at a pro game and my second! We arrived about an hour or so before the game was to start. Our first impression was wow this is crazy, there were a ton of people in a sea of red and purple tailgating. We were also surprised on how many people were dressed in Vikings jerseys and as Vikings especially since Neal is a huge Vikings fan.


Once inside the stadium we found our seats and got ready for the the game start. It was such a good game to watch. Both teams went into the game 0-3 so they both really working hard for their first win. 
But in the end Neal was a bit bummed....

... because the Chiefs won 22-17.