Things we have been doing

As many of you may have noticed.....I have been really bad at keeping my blog updated! So I decided a catch-up post was in order. Here are a few things that we have been up to lately!

My good friend Elizabeth (aka Bubby) is also pregnant and is having a little boy, Nicholas, in October. I grew up with Bubby in Batesville and it was so much fun to see her and her cute belly! She is due almost exactly 1 month before me, so our kids will be really close in age!

Bubby and I

Nicholas & Gracie's 'first kiss'

Batesville girls!

( Katie, Bubby, Me, Cami & Lara)

My Mountain Man:

Since Steve and I have been working on getting our house done this summer, we haven't been able to go camping very much. Camping is one of our most favorite things to do in the summer. So right after we moved in, we went camping with some of our friends. We had a blast! We made tin foil dinners and had smores! Steve decided that he wanted to try to start our campfire Bear Grylls style. It didn't work very well, but it was a lot of fun to try!

Kindling

Steve trying to get the fire started

Despite his effort, it didn't light, so we used the blow torch instead!

Blake:

I spend a lot of time with my sisters when Steve is working. One Monday night I was over at my sister Lara's for dinner and Blake (2.5 years) is super excited for Gracie to get here. He will look at my belly and say 'Gracie get out!!' My bro-in-law asked him how we were going to get Gracie out? He thought about it for a minute and then ran to his room and brought out his....

Chainsaw! When that didn't work, he ran into his room and brought out his.....

Skill saw! When that proved unsuccessful, he decided to try his........
Drill! After much effort, we came to the conclusion that
Gracie needs more time to grow inside my belly!


I love the logic of a little boy! Gracie is defiantly loved by
Blake and all of her other cousins!

Grace's Room:

Blake's enthusiasm rubbed of on me and I decided it was time to get started on Gracie's room and bedding.....which I am making! Here is what her quilt will look like.....

the colors are green, brown, pink and cream


This is the nursery which I am sooo proud of! Steve helped me with the green walls, Cami helped me with the brown wall, and I did ALL of the stenciling by myself!

It took FOREVER!

Once we have the crib set up and all of the bedding done I will take a picture of the finished product!

St George:

My sister's and I have been talking about going to St George to see a musical, Aida, at Tuachan for a while and finally decided that it was time to follow through! We left last Saturday morning and had a blast! The only thing that could have made it better, was to have mom there too! Hopefully we can go next summer when she is out here!

On our way south, we stopped in Provo at the farmer's market and got these adorable headbands.....we all 3 have one!




Us during intermission

With 3 of the 4 leads after the performance! It was an amazing show!

By the way, Thayne from so you think you can dance was a dancer in the musical we saw, but he is the lead in Footloose which is also showing at Tuachan. This is Cami and I being dorks!
Boy he is cute, and he sure CAN dance!

Amy

My sister-in-law Amy is a great photographer......so while she was in Utah she was kind enough to take some pictures of my belly.......here is one. I'll post more when I can!

Have I mentioned that I absolutely LOVE being pregnant!

Indiana

I was able to go home to Indiana and spend some time with my mom and dad a couple weeks ago! It was so great to be home, but especially good to see my parents. Here are some pictures of my trip......my only complaints are that Steve wasn't able to make it and 1 week just wasn't enough time with my parents! For those of you that know my parents, you know how amazing they are! I am so lucky to have such amazing parents!

It's funny how you start to miss little things.....like signs with street names instead of numbers!

The Batesville Fireman's Festival

Good friends that throw you a surprise baby shower.....
where you get adorable things for Gracie!

Mowing the lawn.

Watching dad play with his toys!

I miss how many trees there are in Indiana....and how green it is!

Brookville Lake memories......

(Bubby.....double date...lost car keys in Lake....stranded!)

Most of all, I miss these two amazing people!

Mom and Dad, thanks for everything! I had so much fun just being able to be with you two. I can't wait for you to come out in December! I love you!

We're Movin' In!

We passed our inspection for our temporary certificate of occupancy on Monday and now we are packing up and moving out of my sister's. They were kind enough to take us in back in February and let us stay with them until our house was done......thanks a ton! We love you so much! Here are some newer photos of the house....we now have power, a kitchen and carpet! There's still a lot that needs to be finished, but it finally looks like home!

This is how I have spent the last few days at the house!

(barefoot and pregnant! ha ha)

Everyday it looks more and more like home


This is the nursery


The loft with carpet and lighting.....yeah electricity!

Office

I still love the stairs!

Master bedroom....I painted the brown accent wall on Friday.

These next few pictures show how we poured our own concrete counter tops. If I do say so myself, they look amazing and it was a lot of fun making them.....let us know what you think!

Waiting was the worst part.....we were so anxious to see how they turned out.

Steve was so excited to use his new toy....I mean tool!

Now all we have to do is seal them.

Our kitchen....still not quite done, but you can see where we are going.

Steve's siblings are all in town this week. We loved spending time with them this weekend, and can't wait to go camping this weekend! We could use a break!Steve and his brothers

More family hangin' out at the house.

For those of you who don't know, I am married to a very talented man. He took ceramics in high school and in college and has made some awesome pieces of art. This talent must run in the family.....Steve's sister Jaime is also extremely talented when it comes to ceramics. She is in town from North Carolina and brought us our first house warming gift (that she made!).....check it out! It is amazing! Thanks Jamie...we love it!

By the way....Jamie and her husband are also expecting a little one in January, and we are so excited that our little Gracie will have a cousin just a few weeks younger to play with!

It's a.........

You know what 'G' stands for right?!?!?!?!

...........What can I say.......it's a little girl! We are so excited and it is nice to finally know!

Steve kinda wanted a boy first, so when we walked into the room he told the ultrasound technician that we weren't leaving till she found a boy. When we started the baby wasn't in the best position to be able to tell the sex, but the tech said to be patient and maybe it would move. Just after she took the measurements of the belly and moved to another area......the tech paused the screen and then looked at Steve. She said you're not going to leave until I find a boy right? Steve said yes, and then she said that we would be there all night because we are having a girl! I think it took Steve a minute for it to register, and we both couldn't be happier!

The other day we took some pictures of the baby bump that is slowly getting bigger......have I mentioned that I LOVE my belly and LOVE being pregnant! I especially love the little one growing inside......I just started feeling her move and it is amazing!

Me at 20 weeks

Steve loves my belly too!

This little girl is already loved by so many!

Almost there!

We are coming down to the home stretch......over the last two weeks we are seeing everything come together. It is really exciting, and I just want to be moved in already! It has been a good experience, but not one I would like to undertake again anytime soon!

Here are some pictures that shows our progress.

Our back patio

We have a driveway now!

Paint is done!


2nd bedroom upstairs

I'm in love with our stairway!

Master bath.....we have tile. I love slate!

Master Bedroom

Our trim is awesome!

Mudroom is tiled too!


I can't believe that we are this close....I can almost taste it! Cabinets are going in tomorrow and hopefully tile will be finished by Tuesday (grout and all)! I am so grateful for my sweet husband who works so hard. He works a full time job and then goes straight to the house and works another full time job building our home! I am one lucky girl!

Honey, I love you so much!

(thanks, i love you too!)