Our "Mail" baby shower

Because we do not live by any family, Bryan's sister, Sandy, and my Mother, decided to give us a "Mail Shower". This was such a neat idea, one that I had never heard of before! They sent out invitations to all of our family, inviting them to participate in a week long mail shower. The shower week started on Oct. 20th, and all week long we were getting presents in the mail. It was so exciting to get home from work everyday and have presents waiting on the porch or in the mailbox! Although, I did wait for Bryan to get home, which sometimes was not until 7 or 8 at night,, which was torture for me!!!! The presents would be just sitting there, wanting me to open them, but I was strong and resisted! :-) Here are a few pics of all the cool stuff we received!

Just in case you can't tell,, there is a Boppy, a sling, books, little bath scrubber and a monkey!

Here are a bunch of cute outfits and blankets:-)

This is what Bryan's parents got him,, Bryan had a pair just like these! They are soooo adorable!!

My parents bought us the stroller/carseat,, which we love and can't wait to get him in!! :-)

They assembly of the stroller.... step one, take out of box...

Step 2, figure out how to "click" the carseat in the base....

Step 3, practice with the monkey! :-)

This is an upclose of the pattern and colors....

Thank you so much to all of our family(and close friends) for making this such a special week for us! Your love for us and our soon-to-be addition is amazing! We are so blessed to have each and everyone of you in our lives! We love you all!!!

6 months down, 3 more to go!!

We can't believe that we are already 24 weeks pregnant, only 16 more and we'll have a son home with us! Craziness! For those of you wondering, we still have not decided on a name,,, we are between Asa and Brady. Feel free to cast your votes:-)

I'm feeling really good these days! He moves all the time, mostly in the late after noon to night. It's fun to see my stomach moving, and even more fun to have Bryan see it and feel it! Hope you all enjoy the pics!

24 weeks

The Virginia 10 Miler

For those of you who don't know, Bryan has been training to run in the Philadelphia Marathon(26 miles) in November. He and a co-worker, Brian Yates, have been training together, running at least 7 miles a day,,, which will only get to be more as the weeks go on!

They decided to go ahead and try the Virginia 10 Miler, to see how that would go. It was great! The race started at 8 this morning, and they finished in 1 hour, 24 mins. Here's some pics of the day:-)Brian Y. & Bryan

A little stretching before the run.

The starting line:-)

The first gentleman in this picture is the one who finished the race first, for the second year in a row. His time was 52 minutes!!! Amazing!!


And here is my sexy husband, starting the race:-)

Here they are, getting to the finish line(Bryan is looking for me)

Almost there...

Wahoo!! Across the Finish Line!!!!

And here is the after picture! Totally dripping with sweat!
I am sooooo proud of my husband! He is the best and I love him with all my heart!!!

We're having a.....

That's right! We are having a boy! And it is FOR SURE a boy! I debated putting up "that" picture, the defining picture, but I decided that maybe our son won't want his "manhood" posted on the web:-)

We are very, very excited, and this makes it even more real to us. It's already hard/fun to start saying "him, he, his"etc... as opposed to "it". As you can see I have already done some shopping! Starting with this adorable 100% Baby Boy onsie, along with some other stuff, including one to say, "I love my Mommy"! :-)

And here is an adorable profile pic!

Thanks for sharing in our EXCITEMENT!!!! We love all of you!

20 weeks down, 20 more to go!!!

We can't beleive that it has already been 20 weeks! That we are already 5 months prego! Things are going great! I'm feeling good, no more barfing!! Wahoo!! I feel it move all the time, it seems to be somewhat of a night owl, which is so not me,, I love my sleep! (better enjoy it while I can!!) Bryan has also been able to feel it move around, so that is pretty cool.

We find out the sex of the baby a week from tomorrow, the 22nd,,, we are super, super excited for this, and are just praying that the baby is "showing it's stuff" for the ultrasound! I think it is a boy, and have felt that way pretty much the whole pregnancy, so it will be interesting to see what it is. Bryan doesn't have a guess, he just wants a healthy baby, as do I :-)

So stay tuned to find out next week what our baby is! Hope the pic is what everyone was hoping it would be,, I don't think there is a huge difference from the one before,, but that may just be b/c I see it every day. :-)

20 weeks

14 weeks

5 Years of Marriage!!!

This past Saturday, August 23rd, we celebrated our 5 year Anniversary! It's hard to imagine that 5 years have already gone by! But, when you are spending them with your best friend, who watches the time??? We had a fun day, we went to Roanoke, watched a movie, ate out, and did some shopping.

Bryan was so sweet and sent roses to me at work. I LOVE getting flowers! It makes my day, and makes me feel special. Just like Bryan!

They were beautiful! And they smelled delicious!!!

And of course,,, the card:-)

I must say, and some may disagree, but Bryan is the best, sexiest husband in the world! He has made me happy beyond my wildest dreams! When I prayed as a teenager for my husband, I had no idea how above and beyond God would go with my simple requests. In fact, I had written down everything that I wanted in a husband, this was a few pages long, and Bryan was everything that was written and requested by a 16 year old!(and so much more!!!) After he proposed, I gave him my list/prayer for him to read on the plane ride home, which was followed by another letter, telling him how thankful I was for him. I love him!!!!

I know I speak for both of us when I say that we are truly blessed to have one another, and are blessed for every day we get to spend together!

St. Lucia!!!

The first week of June, Bryan & I, and our best friends, Brian & Holly, made a trip to the Sandals Resort in St. Lucia. We decided to celebrate our Anniversaries together, this summer was their 10th, and this Saturday, will be our 5th! Time flies! It really was an amazing island, very beautiful, and very, very relaxing. (However, this was the first week of my "morning sickness" so that was somewhat of a bummer)Here's some pics from our trip. Enjoy!

Brian & Holly

Bryan & I

Some entertainment. These guys were really great!

Music anyone???

We hiked to the top of the "mountain" that is in this picture!

Atop the "mountain"! The buildings with the red roofs in the background is our resort.

Another view from up top. It was a cloudy day, so the water isn't as bright, but it really was beautiful!

This was the mountain on the opposite side. This is the picture of the above mountain we were just on. Brian & Bryan hiked this one, it was a little too steep for Holly & I!

You have to enlarge this pic,, but this is Holly & I waiting underneath a tree while the guys made their hike.

Dance moves by Holly!

Cool pirate ship

View from the lobby. Beautiful!

We really did have a great time! I would recommend St. Lucia to anyone!

Stay tuned for more posts!