Merry Christmas!

Just a quick note to wish everyone a very happy and healthy Christmas. Enjoy spending time with your family and friends (even the crazy family). I hope you get everything you wish for and more! Enjoy this picture of my niece, Lyndsay, and Santa.

'Nuf Said...

Can't wait to sport this t-shirt from the lovely etsy artist MuthaCrafter.

It's a...

Joey and I are so excited to announce that our little peanut was pleased as punch to let us know it's a girl! The ultrasound tech told us that everything looked great and we are still on track to receive her the first week of May! We can't wait to meet our little Kate!

O Christmas Tree...and other fun stuff

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving feasts. I know I sure did and the baby enjoyed it too :) It was a busy, busy weekend with eating, shopping and my favorite DECORATING! I put up 2 trees this year with a few other decorations. I'm still working on building my Christmas decoration dynasty, so this is what we have to work with for now.

(Tinsel tree in our bedroom with antique ornaments)

(My favorite ornament, Joey's favorite ornament, stocking for baby)

(Glitter church - new this year!)

(Our tree! Tall and skinny :)

As requested, here is a picture of my giant belly. Keep in mind this is after we got home from Thanksgiving dinner where I definately ate for two!! I am standing next to my cabinet of "momma's pretties" that we are hoping our little peanut will learn not to touch!

In other baby news, we are excited to meet 2 new babies soon! Miss Emma Rose Adkins was born on November 20th and came in at 7lbs, 1oz, and measuring 21.5in tall. See her mommy and daddy's blog http://www.karadkins.typepad.com/ to see pictures. Miss Sara Elizabeth Walters was born on November 24th to Ryan, Shelly and big brother Nolan. All the babies and baby's momma's are doing great! It seems like last year was the year of the boy....is this year the year of the girls??? Countdown to ultrasound t-minus 11 days!!

Baby Marshall's room is cleared out and ready to be decorated. So far we have a crib and a bassinet. I will post pictures of Joey's new office soon. Still finishing up a few minor details, but it looks great. Until then, I hope everyone is getting in the Christmas spirit!

Thankful...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope you take a minute this weekend to reflect on what you are thankful for. My list could go on forever, but here are just a few things I am so thankful for.

I am thankful for:
my family and friends
my husband who puts up with me and never stops loving me no matter how big my belly gets :)
my growing belly and our little peanut
a roof over my head
a job, even though today has been a rough one
being able to spend this holiday weekend with people that I love
family who is no longer with us, but taught me some of life's greatest lessons
those great people who serve others who are less fortunate
living in a country where we have a holiday to give thanks
playing Pictionary with my family after dinner
Black Friday shopping and helping stimulate our economy.

Happy Turkey Day! Gobble gobble :)

Catching up...

Sorry I have fallen off the planet Earth for a minute. Back in business now. Things have been so crazy lately! Since my last post I have: been to Miami, Florida to celebrate my mother in law's 60th birthday, had a blast at the Marshall Mash, and heard Baby Marshall's heartbeat for the first time! What an amazing experience, almost overwhelming to know that this little person is growing so much everyday and soon I will be a mommy :) The night sickness has really slowed down and I have much more energy to nest. I have cleaned and organized almost every square inch of our house. Next task it to tackle transforming my lovely cozy scrapbooking room into Joey's office. Sadly it's time to take down my vintage vogue covers and jars of buttons, put away the scrapbooking paper, stamps and miles of ribbon to make room for Joey's 4 computers and plethora of random Simpson's memorabilia. The robin egg blue Martha Stewart paint that I love so much will be replaced by a more "manly" slate gray (still Martha Stewart, he doesn't win every battle). But, it's all worth it when the computers move into that room because then it's time to start decorating the baby's room! I will post pictures of the progress of the room. Our ultrasound appointment is scheduled for December 12th. Let's hope that Baby Marshall cooperates, so mommy and daddy can start thinking pink or blue. In the mean time, enjoy pictures of Miami and the Marshall Mash. I was a "bun in the oven" for Halloween. Baby bump in full effect :)

(At Coral Castle in Miami, Florida)

norm abram watch out...

My darling husband is an avid fan of The New Yankee Workshop seen on PBS on Saturday mornings. The show is dedicated to the fine craft of wood working. Norm is the show's host, and I think he better start fearing that a certain someone may take over his job soon...

While Joey was on vacation a few weeks ago, this is what he whipped up. And I say whipped up because he is the most efficient woodworker ever! I can't believe how beautiful this piece turned out and I love it in our living room! Joey said it could have been made easier with an enormous wood shop, expensive tools, and someone to come and clean up after him at night. (Not me, too busy throwing up!)

So, without further ado, I present our new made from scratch, made by hand, and with love, and a little sweat DVD cabinet!