B.A.B.Y

Now that I got your attention....

YES, YES, YES!!

It said YES!!

I am going to be a MOMMA!

Isn't the word YES so wonderful, twice it has changed my life forever.

Yes...I will marry the love of my life, for time and all eternity.

Yes....I finally get to be a momma.

We are so thankful and soooo HAPPY!

It wasn't the easiest journey to get here, our little one taught us patience....

Oh...but was it so WORTH the long wait.

I can't WAIT to be a momma, I am so ready for this change in our life.

I know, having a baby isn't going to be easy....

They will cry, cry, and cry some more,

Diaper changing,

Sleepless nights,

Giving BIRTH (ahhh!),

spit up,

I will get that baby belly....

I will have no time to myself,

Poor Ellie, she will get her ears pulled,

a messy house,

No more spontaneous moments, we will always have a plan,

No date night without getting a babysitter.

And I know there is much, much more....

But I don't care....

I am just daydreaming about all the good things!

The countdown begins.....

and the BUMP begins....

A sPoOkTaCuLaR hAlLoWeEn dinner.

For the last little while, once a month we've been getting together with some of Ryan's old high school friends to have a dinner and catch up on life. This month, it was our turn to have the dinner at our house.....so, I HAD to have a Halloween themed dinner!

Some of our Halloween decorations for this fun season!

And the cooking begins.....

Look how fun, pumpkin bread bowls!

(I wish I could say I made these, but they are a Winegars special.)

These are suppose to be....

"Monster Eye Balls."

The makings of "Witches Brew"

Just add:

Finger nails, dead leaves, rotten eggs,

spider webs, frog guts and monster brains!

"Monster mouths"

"Bloody fingers"

(minus the blood....its on the way.)

....there's our blood. Yummy! :)

Ta-da!!

Dinners ready, complete with a ghoulish bubbly mist of fun!

Wah, ha, ha....Double, double toil and trouble!

Yummy....eyeballs, monster teeth, and bloody fingers!

Dinner couldn't get any better.

Just for the fun....

It's been a while since the last time I blogged! I usually at least try to do one, at least, once a month, but I completely just skipped any September moments altogether. Oh well, I'll catch up later, but meanwhile....

here are some fun October moments that I thought I'd post just for fun!

Our Elle's bells singing for us.

Happy Halloween.....
Love, Ryan, Karen, and Ellie! :)


For work, because I have been there for 5 years, I had to submit a 5 year photo, that had a"Who am I" kind of theme. So...Katie took a picture of me and some of the things I love.
Katie loves me...
she always does fun picutures for me.
Katie and I are the bestest friends, and love to do everything together!
Since we were little, Katie's favorite color was purple, mine was (and always will be) Pink!
And we love converse shoes....so why not take a cute picture!

And...more to come....
sooner than later....
hopefully :)

~weekend at BEAR LAKE~

We got to escape the normal routine of life....

and run away to bear lake for a couple of days!

We escaped to a nice little cabin, and be with people we love....

the whole Arnold Clan!

The cabin was so fun, it was three stories....

and had a loft, which was so fun for all the kids!

Me and my LOVE...

The Buxton Cabin.

The good ol' yellow boat!

That boat has been in the Arnold family for over 20 years and still going strong!

It might only have 100 horse power, but it got the job done! haha!

Sand angels....

Our beach site

My favorite.

Did you know that deer's like Cheetos?

Well, Ryan thought so....

This is what happens when Ryan gets bored....

Poor Woody.

ohhh, cute Bella boo.

Bella's first swim

The biggest pizza I've seen!

28' of cheesy goodness! YUM!

Look at those slices!

Like always, we had a blast!

This was one of our last "hoo-rah's" for the summer, I can't believe summer is almost over! I feel like it was a short summer season this year....and it's basically now the fall season. Well, I guess that's okay, I love Fall too! I'm excited for the pretty colors and all the decorations :)