Belly Shot- 15 weeks

Yesterday Andy and I spent the afternoon at Kent Park beach. I thought it would be a good time to finally snap the first picture of my growing belly. None of my pants fit anymore. I am strictly on elastic waistbands now. Thank goodness Desiree gave me piles and piles of maternity clothes. I'm a lucky girl.

And look! It's my friend Sara from Dexy Mama! I knew she was going to be on the packaging, but how fun to see it there on the shelf in the store. It makes we love Preggie Pop Drops even more than I already do. Sara, you set the bar high for pregnant moms everwhere.

"This is your captain speaking"

Andy was given a gift certificate for a flying lesson last year for his birthday from Brian and Meghann. He used it last Friday afternoon and LOVED it. I think there will probably be more lessons in his future. I think he needs to use a bit of a larger plane. I can't believe two guys fit in this little thing. Of course it makes me kind of nervous. It's better than having him sky diving again!

Garden Update

Andy's birthday basket of petunias. I don't know if you are all aware, but Andy LOVES petunias. He even wanted them for the men to wear on their suits at our wedding. I found this basket at a neat nursery run by Amish in Kalona, IA. I plan to get all my annuals there next year.

Our Iris' did very well this year. Our Day Lilies are now blooming next to them.
We also planted a Golden Aspen tree in our front yard. We've been talking about it for awhile and finally went and picked one out. These are the same trees that they have up in the mountain in Colorado, which is another reason we really like it. They tell us it should do well here in the midwest. We shall see.

This post is dedicated to my mom who is my #1 gardner inspiration and Andy's Aunt Jo who is cruising the Carribean for a few months and missing her garden back home.

Wild boys

These pictures are from a few weeks ago, but I thought I'd share. Here is Andy's little 2 year old cousin Zach. Yes, that is a blue mohawk. He's sets the bar high for cool little boys!

Tyler took us boating on Coralville Lake for Dana's birthday. The water was FREEZING, but that didn't stop them from jumping in four different times. I stayed in the boat.
I guess it wasn't always 'jumping' in. There were back flips too.

The cutest baby we've ever seen

Here is our 12 week old baby Litton. Pretty good shot for being so tiny! The baby was sprawled out, pushing against my uterus and then cozied up and slid down into the little pocket.

And here is a shot from the top of the head looking down. The arms were moving like crazy, but here the ultrasound tech caught them out in front. So that puts Baby Litton's due date at December 11th. Our next ultrasound will be towards the end of July when we will get to find out the gender. We can't wait!

Andy's Golden Birthday

Today my Andy turned 28 years old. I took the day off of work so it was a fun day for me too.

Here is how Andy spent his birthday...

• Had a nice breakfast with his mom & I at a new diner down the street
• Picked up mulch and then mulched the yard (it looks SO good)
• Went to the gym
• Had a massage at Twin Image
• Met his parents and Brian and Meghann for dinner at the Atlas
• Indulged in his favorite turtle cheesecake back at our house and opened presents

In our house, we actually celebrate 'Birthday Week'. So technically, the celebration isn't over yet!

Happy Birthday, honey! I love you!

Two Year Anniversary

Two years ago today Andy and I were married. It was such a perfect day. All of our friends and family were with us and the weather was just beautiful. Here are a few pictures to reminisce...

Tonight we celebrated by going to Cafe Dodici in Washington, IA for dinner. We had a wonderful meal...the picture turned out a bit fuzzy though.

And tomorrow...ANDY'S GOLDEN BIRTHDAY!!!