Boy or Girl ??

It's a......

We are SOOOO excited !! A sweet baby BOY!!

Now my future babies will have a big brother! I love that!

I now can start planning! So many ideas, I can't wait to get started!

This next week is going to be SOOO CRAZY!

It's THANKSGIVING this week!

I love Thanksgiving, but who doesn't!

I am going to eat like crazy...hey, I have to feed that growing baby of mine ;)

Oh, I can't wait for candy yams and homemade pies!!

Then, it's BLACK FRIDAY! For the first time, I have the day off!

Some might think I am wacky...but I will be among all the other crazy holiday shoppers looking for a steal! I plan on starting the day at 3 to 4 AM...and try to get LOTS of my Christmas shopping done. Don't worry, I will be a good shopper and won't pull anyone's hair or steal from their cart.

And last....it's my BROTHERS WEDDING!!

The wedding is Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010!!
My brother Jeff is marrying a great girl named Vanessa! We loved her from the first time we met her and we are so happy to have her part of the family. She fits in perfectly!
Jeff and Vanessa live in California, but they wanted the wedding to be here, close to the family. We basically had to plan the whole wedding. It's been a busy couple of months, but we know it will all pay off, the wedding is going to be great....and look beautiful!


All that is happening this week.
I told you it was going to be busy!
But, wonderful memories will be made...
and we will never forget this Thanksgiving in 2010!


And, here are my newest Baby Bump pictures...
My belly is growing and showing more and more.

I have never been more excited to gain weight and watch my belly grow!

Halloween Weekend.

Halloween 2010

Ellie couldn't be left out, she had to dress up too.

I was a 5o's girl, if you couldn't tell.
(Look, there's my little baby belly :)

Katie was....

*** HALLOWEEN AT WORK ***

Me and Rosalie Hale from Twilight.

One really scary Dracula.

Major Trouble

Snooki

A cute nurse

Cutest Jamie as herself

80's Punk Rocker

And Derek as himself ;)

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 :)