Halloween 2013

We had the greatest time in our new neighborhood!  Halloween is BEYOND exciting in our neighborhood.  Taylor and I were so amazed at the amount of trick-or-treaters and the decorations at the houses.  It was awesome...  Luke's first ever trick-or-treat was from our neighbor.  He walked very slowly up to her, she was dressed up so it must have bugged him a bit.  After a little luring, he reached in and grabbed Mommy's favorite candy--- reese's peanut butter cup!  

After traveling slowly down our street we made it to T-H-E house.  I mean, seriously, can't even believe how it was decorated.  It was a full fledged Pirates of the Caribbean theme with a huge 20 foot ship in the yard and a big screen showing the movie.  The entire family was there handing out candy, in character all night long.  There house was so crowded each time we passed by.  It was so cool!

AWESOME!!!

Luke was one cute pirate, he even had his very own Jolly Roger.  We spent a couple of weeks working on the wagon and it turned our so cute!  Luke's favorite part was the flag.  Although he hardly rode in it and sometimes the wheels were a tad wobbly-- it was pretty darn cute!

Needless to say, we are anxious for next year's Halloween.  

We are going to have to step up our decorating game just a little.  

We are so happy to be in our neighborhood because all of the wonderful memories Luke will get growing up here!  

Happy Halloween!!

24 Weeks

Halloween came and went... here are a few pictures from our little gathering at home with my friend Courtney. I loved having trick or treaters. This was our first year to be able to pass out candy. We had a great time!

This week, we are 24 weeks along! Mr. Luke is active, but I can tell when he is asleep (at least I think so). I am growing rapidly these days. All of a sudden my belly popped! I am now wearing maternity jeans and have been for a couple of weeks. I did buy some tops this week, they are much better! All of my other tops were becoming too short!

This week was also the first time I was asked about being pregnant in public... It was from the man doing my pedicure, a little odd, but he asked my due date! So funny to me that it was a man because I always thought it would be some cute mom in Target with advice for me. ha ha!!

So here it is... the bump at 24 weeks!

p.s. This weekend I baked one recipe from pinterest. I am sure you have seen them... smores crescent rolls! They were delicious! I highly recommend you try them out asap!!

23 weeks and a little organization

Taylor and I were extremely productive this weekend and got our kitchen

O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-E-D!

I do not have before pictures to you because it was bad, very bad. Needless to say, we spent some money and a lot of time tackling this project. It feels so much better. We are little by little making room for our little man and all of the things he will need.

We did some nesting this weekend and shopped for Luke! My grandma sent us a package of some goodies. I loved it all and it is in the washing machine as we speak. A closet full of clean clothes and blankets sound like a perfect plan. I know we still have plenty of time.... but I am planner!

Tomorrow is Halloween and we are having my friend Courtney over. My one project for that was this pumpkin cooler. I am sure you guys have seen it on Pinterest. Taylor cut off the top of a pumpkin and ripped out the guts. I lined it foil to keep their beer from

feeling slimy! Hopefully it stays cold for a couple of hours!!

via Pinterest: Nicole Anderson

This is my 23rd week... and here is a picture. Luke is active, very very active. Taylor was able to feel a little movement this week as well. I wish he could feel everything that I feel!

(not sure why my picture has such a shadow)

Happy Halloween!!

20 Weeks and little Halloween Decor

The weather is beginning to feel more and more like fall... it's so enjoyable! Since I was in the "fall" mood, Taylor and I went to the local Farmer's market for some pumpkins! I have found so many cute Halloween ideas on Pinterest and decided to remake my own version of this...

Of course my version is just as gorgeous as this... yeah right! But, it is my style: simple! We took some plant urns that we have had for a few years and spray painted them black. We had to stuff the planters with newspaper to lift the pumpkins for a better view! Then Taylor cut holes into the bottom of the pumpkins so that they carefully stacked on top of each other!

And then we had these simple and cute little Halloween Decorations for our driveway!

Next week, I will have to share a better picture-- outside of my dirty garage!

Onto more important topics... Baby Luke is now 20 weeks along! He is the size of a banana; which is really for me to grasp because that is pretty big to be inside of my belly! He is about 10 inches from head to toe and is weighing about 6.5 ounces. I am not sure how much weight I have gained, but I did cave and buy some maternity pants for work. They are so comfy! I look so different in each outfit so it's funny but, my belly looks a lot smaller this week than it was looking last week!

Have a great week!

19 Week update

Today, I am actually 19 weeks and 6 days... after a visit to the doctor I learned that I was a little off on my calendar! I cannot believe that I am sharing this with the blog world, but I have officially gained weight! 5.5 pounds in 3 weeks to be exact. YIKES! Although, I was not a Skinny Minnie before-- I still feel like my body looks "regular" and my face is holding the weight! ha ha ha. Here is my 19 week picture!

If you follow me on Pinterest, you might notice all of the boy stuff I have added to my Baby A board. It is so much more fun knowing the gender and being able to specific when shopping and planning the nursery!

On a side note, I am getting the house decorated for Halloween... a little at a time! Here is a sneak peek at our mantle!

I love Halloween & will hopefully get around to adding on just a bit to the decor!

Halloween has come and gone...

However, I have a couple of more Halloween things to share! This weekend my hubby and I did not get to see the cute lil trick or treaters on Sunday night because we were at the WORLD SERIES!!!! (GO RANGERS!) I was a bit bummed out, because as a new homeowner I was looking forward to my very first night of trick or treating! I guess there is always next year & now that I have seen everyone's amazing Halloween decor and DIY ideas-- I will be able to step it up some more! Our first event this weekend was a Halloween party with my co-workers. We were asked to bring a scary appetizer and an adult beverage. I brought along these adorable "mummies" and some "vampire blood"!

The "mummies" were pretzel rods dipped and drizzled with white chocolate! They were delicious and so cute! The "vampire blood" was just some cheap red wine at Target! Here are some pictures of the adorable mummies!

Remember I said we were at the World Series on Sunday.... and I felt guilty not passing out candy! So, I left a huge bowl full on the driveway that was totally wiped out when we got home! Ace, our baby maltese, was home and he is a bit of a nervous freak and if he could hear or see anyone outside he would probably have a heart attack! We decided to cover the entryway with spider webs-- to detour everyone away from the door!

So while we were here.....

Our house was looking like this...

Cutest Pumpkin pup ever!

Now, Let's get ready for Thanksgiving y'all!

A little treat for the trickers...

Since we are living in our first home, we will get trick or treaters for the first time this weekend! I wanted to decorate a little bit for them.... So here is what I did today!

I bought these supplies at Michael's...

A plain black wreath, chipboard pumpkins, 2 Halloween ornaments

and some ribbon to hang the wreath!

Total cost: $12

So I could make this!