A not so traditional, but FUN bachelorette party!

This past weekend I traveled to Chicago (by train) for my good friend Melissa's bachelorette party. We mostly shopped and ate the whole weekend. Then we surprised Melissa with dinner (where I had my 1st glass of wine in 7 months) and tickets to the musical, "Wicked" on Saturday night. Of course she had already seen it twice, but loved it so much that she was determined to see it again. She started crying the minute they turned the lights off to start the show! Now I know why. It was absolutely amazing. I loved it and can't wait to see it again! It was a fun weekend to honor Melissa with all her girlfriends and sisters. The best part was, we felt great the next day! No hangovers!!! Here are a few pics from throughout the weekend.

32 1/2 weeks

Mom-to-be at 32 1/2 weeks

Little Alia

Here is a picture of my cousin Kevin's little girl. Her name is Alia. She is the spitting image of her father. I saw a picture of her not that long ago and asked why Kevin was carrying a girl's backpack or something to that nature. I truly thought it was an old picture of him, but it was actually her! She is beautiful to say the least. And from the looks of these pictures, she has quite a personality too! She is growing way too fast!



Hello to everyone in Texas! We miss you and hope we get to see you soon! Love you all.

Meet Cade Matthew

Our precious little boy. Today we went to our 4-D sonogram. What an awesome day it was. Seeing him like this was unbelievable! What was most unreal was feeling him kick and move around as I was watching him on the screen. It took my breath away. I am more anxious now to meet our little boy than I have been the whole 7 months! He seems to be doing pretty well in there. I'm happy to say he had all 10 fingers and all 10 toes!

He had his hands up by his face pretty much the whole time. I guess there isn't really anywhere else to put them. He looked pretty squished in there!

My favorite picture of all. Here is a shot of our little stinker smiling. What an intense moment. There are no words to describe it. He was probably happy about the Mt. Dew and chocolate his mommy had just fed him!!!

Our trip to Tennessee!

Here we are in front of Unit 1515 at the Fairfield Glade Resort in Tennessee. This was our last morning of the trip and we decided to take a break from loading up the cars to get a quick picture. The condo was a nice size and had a room and bath for each couple (the six of us, plus my mom and dad). My aunt, uncle, their grandkids, Maddy & Owen, and Grandma Avis all stayed at the house my aunt and uncle own near the resort. We had dinner at the condo most nights followed by a board game or poker. As for the board games, we came out even. Boys won one, girls won one. As for poker, well, Sarah took us all two nights in a row. It was her first time ever I think at a real game of poker and she didn't even WANT to play the first night. Of course after winning all of our money, she was more than ready to go for another round. We had a nice, relaxing vacation. For the guys, there was golf, golf, and more golf. For the ladies, there was kids, kids, a little shopping and more kids. Chasing around Maddy & Owen was good experience for me I suppose. Loved every minute of it though. It was a great time and it was nice to not have to be anywhere or do anything. We hope to do it again next year. Here are some pics we took throughout the week.

29 weeks

Mom-to-be at 29 weeks.

29 weeks down...

...and 11 more to go. It's hard to believe I've made it to the 3rd trimester already. It seems like yesterday I was just starting out and feeling miserable. Now he will be here before we know it. So far, I feel pretty good. The heat is no picnic, but then again, is it for anybody? Cade is kicking quite a bit- which is a good sign! He definitely reminds me he's in there! The nursery is coming together and we're just getting ready for this major change in our lives. This weekend we are heading to Fairfield Glade, Tennessee for vacation with my family. There's 13 of us going. It should be a lot of fun and a very relaxing trip. The guys play golf (everyday) while the girls hang out at the house or shop. It's my husband's dream vacation. He has been waiting for this all year so he is more than ready to go. He and my uncle are actually driving down a day early just so they can play an extra round of golf! Needless to say, he fits in our family well.

Once we get back from vacation, we will be going to our 4-D sonogram appointment. We are very excited and can't wait to see what little Cade is up to! Well, I plan to post my 29 week picture Thursday, but if not, stay tuned for the vacation pics!