Finished Nursery

Here are the finished pictures of our darling nursery. I absolutely love how it turned out! I am such a girlie-girl, so I hope our little girl will be the same and love it as much as I do. Thanks to Trish who painted, Tami who gave us the changing table, Patty (Trish's mother-in-law) who recovered the glider cushions, Darrin (from my old work) who painted the glider and changing table, and my wonderful hubby Matt who hung the tissue balls and drapes. I will take the credit for the rest. :)

I just had to post a picture of her closet. All of these clothes are gifts that we received from showers and good friends. We are so blessed!!

 We have also been stocking up on diapers over the past 9 monthes. Trish and Tyler gave us some good advice to buy a box of diapers every month when we got paid, that way we would at least have diapers before she arrived. I am very grateful that we did that, because I know it will help out.

 And finally, thanks to Tami and Jerald for giving us all of these clothes from my neice Sarah. It fills up the entire other half of our closet, and it is only up to size 18 months! I have a whole other bag full of clothes that will start from 18 months and up to 2 years. Thanks you guys for all that you gave us to help with our new addition. We really appreciate it!

Nursery

We finally got our furniture for the nursery, and Matt put it all together and helped me hang some of the decorations that I had made. It isn't quite finished yet, but it is close. I will finish hanging pictures next week when I go off track and have more time. Here are pictures of the new Daddy hanging some of the tissue balls, and the final product of the crib and name. So cute!

I'll post more pictures when the whole nursery is completely finished. So far we love it!

Baby Showers

My sisters threw me an amazing baby shower. It was so much fun, and we had a ton of people show up. Thanks to all of you that came to support Matt and I and our baby girl. We got so many cute things, and things that we will totally need and use. We really appreciated all the love and support from so many of our friends and family members. We are so lucky! I only took pictures before people showed up, so here are the ones that I have. Hopefully I will post some with people in them soon.

Our friends also threw a baby shower for us. It was a fun "Couples Shower" that was for Matt and I, and our other friends Cody and Curry that are expecting a baby girl about a week after us. It was a fun shower with lots of silly games and good times. We love our close group of friends and are so grateful for the support that they show us through the important moments in our lives. Most of them chipped in and bought us a swing for our little girl. I am so excited to get to use it when she arrives.



24th of July

Matt and I spent the 24th of July weekend up in Midway with my sister Trish and her family. It was a lot of fun! Matt and Tyler went golfing while us girls hung out, then we went up to my parent's cabin to watch fireworks and hang out. Matt and I spent the night at the cabin, which was a lot of fun since we haven't ever really been up there alone. I didn't take any pictures, but it was a lot of fun! Thanks Trish and Tyler for letting us hang with you guys all weekend!

On Monday Matt and I went up into the canyon to have a picnic. It was beautiful weather, and we had such a great time just hanging out. Matt actually chose me over golf. . . shocker!!! It meant a lot to me since he has been so busy with school and work lately, and I am an emotional wreck from this pregnancy and having too much time on my hands from being off track. We also went to a movie later that day. Such a fun day with my hubby.

.

Painting the Nursery

Getting ready for the baby has been a lot of fun, but the most fun so far has been painting the nursery. Trish came over on Friday afternoon to get it started. She painted the ceiling white, and 3 walls a pale artichoke green color. It was looking darling!

 I even helped! Mask and all!!

 

Then yesterday Trish came back and we finished painting the room by painting the remaining 2 walls hot pink! It is the most darling thing I've ever seen. I knew that it would be cute in my head, but it turned out even better then I was expecting. I love it! Thanks Trish! You are amazing!!

I can't wait to get my furniture and really add all the details to the room. Just having the paint finished feels awesome though. At least I'm one step closer.

I just know it is going to turn out darling. She will love it!!

Happy 4th of July!

 

This year for the 4th of July we got together with our friends at the South Jordan park for hamburgers, games, and good conversation. We love having such a close group of friends where we all enjoy being together and having a good time. Thanks Amy for being the planner and making this day so much fun.

 

Sam, Rachelle, and Matt

  

Jason, Ryan, and Kristin

After eating and playing beanbag toss, everyone got very competitive over a game of volleyball. 

 

  

 Amy, Ashley and Shalee watching the game.

 

Poor Jason broke his leg, so he was the babysitter for a little while. 

 

 Mandy, Rachelle, Emily, and Jason

 

Jon, Brad, and Matt

  

Sam, Kelly, Kinley, and Kristin

We ended the night with watching fireworks at Sandy City. 

We had the best seat in the house! It was a blast!!

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Ending the School Year

This school year is officially over, and I am really going to miss my class. I had some darling students, and ending the school year was bittersweet.

My students were so excited for me to become a mommy, so almost all of the end of the year gifts I received were baby gifts! It was so much fun. Every time one of my students would give me a gift, I  opened it in front of my whole class and they would all "Ooo and Ahh" over whatever the gift was. It was darling!

Here is a picture of all the gifts I got from my 3rd graders! They spoiled me rotten!!

One of my favorite things about working at my school is getting to work with the wonderful women on my team. Regan and Marilee were my lifesavers during the tough times I had with my class this year, and they are two of the reasons why I love my job! Both of them were so sweet and bought me a baby gift when I found out we were having a girl. Thanks ladies! You are amazing!