More of Audrey’s Birthday Decor!

We have been working so hard on Audrey’s party! It is definitely coming together and I feel like we are almost to the end. Here are some more pictures of the decor we have been working on. 

These two branches are spray painted glossy black and will be framing the “A”. We will be getting the tables for this room on Friday. There are pink ornaments and clear crystals hanging from the branches with reindeer moss as a filler in the pot.

This will be the main center piece on the food table along with a black table cloth and cut at “a"’s scattered across the table. The filler in these jars are watermelon sour candies!!

 

 

           Rock candy as the giveaway!

*** Thank you soo much for all your advice on the morning sickness. I am definitely going to try your suggestions and am going to talk to the Dr. on Thursday about getting medicine.

Tomorrow is precious Audrey’s First Birthday!!

Constant

Constant. This word describes my nausea. I am nauseous every waking moment. It has been miserable. It never goes away. Even when I get up multiple times during the night to go to the bathroom its still there. If I think about it too much I will start to cry because I feel awful. I am extremely exhausted and have been going to bed so early every night. Sweet Evan lays down next to me to watch TV and I am out within the first 10 minutes of the show.

With Audrey my nausea was in the morning and by about noon I would feel better and did not start till around 7-8 weeks. Not with this baby… its all the time. Audrey has laid in our bed lots lately so mommy can rest. We’ve watched many episodes of “Jack’s Big Music Show” :)

Oh, and the smells… oh. my. word. I swear it was never this bad with Audrey. Every room I go into stinks. I keep telling my husband.. “Something smells”… and Audrey’s diapers.. wow.

If I didn’t know any better I would say it was twins. Everything I have read says exaggerated symptoms are telling signs of twins. :) Twins would be amazing!

It also could just be a boy?! – I had my first boy dream 2 nights ago. When I was pregnant with Audrey I had 5 girl dreams!… Thursday can not come soon enough!! I can’t wait to hear this precious baby’s heartbeat. Although the first trimester is always rough, nothing out weighs the precious joy and blessing of a child; that I already love so much.

Please leave any suggestions you have to help with the nausea. My Dr. said to take Benadryl which did nothing. Anything else? Any foods that help? I’ve been enjoying Popsicles.

Thank you for all your sweet comments! I’m so glad to know we have readers!!

Sneak Peek of Audrey’s First Birthday Decor

Sandra and I have been working on Audrey’s party since January and it is so exciting to finally see our vision come to life. There is so much more we are going to add, but here is a few pictures of what we have been working so hard on. I cannot take credit for the decor and vision it is all Sandra Ludy she is a dear friend of mine who is an amazing interior decorator and party planner! If you live in the Houston area, I highly recommend her. She is inexpensive and wonderful! I have linked her site. She deserves all the credit.

 

Picture frames soon to be filled with pictures of Audrey from each month!

Big News……

Audrey’s Going to be a….

Big Sister!

We found out last night that we are expecting baby #2! It is very very early. My doctors appointment is not till April 8th. The approximate due date that I can come up with using the due date predictors is November 22.  I have been feeling awful lately and was hoping this was the reason. We are thrilled! We welcome your prayers for the health of this precious baby.

 

Beautiful Little Girl………Amazing Big Sister!

Busy is an Understatement

Oh my! So sorry for the lack of posts, but we have been incredibly busy. We are excited to announce that we are proudly serving with a team that is starting a new church in our area. The church is starting out in a home and is growing quickly. God is doing amazing things! He is using Evan and I in ways we only dreamed about. Needless to say we have been very busy our church and keeping up with everything else.

Audrey is getting sooo big! She is crawling, pulling up, talking, (says bye-bye, nigh-night, mama, dada, dat -for that) and points to everything. She is also getting her first tooth! So precious! We took pictures of her recently and I will have to post them. She is looking like a toddler more and more each day. I'm a little sad about it, but this is overshadowed by the joy we are experiencing in seeing her develop in new ways!

New posts coming soon!!:)

Meal Planning Monday on Tuesday

Our poor family has been so sick. Audrey and I have been sick for two weeks now. Hers started off as just a runny nose but definitely progressed to more. I took her to the doctor on Sunday and she has an ear infection. I went to the doctor on Monday and I have a sinus infection. And guess who got sick Sunday night? Yup. Evan. He stayed home today and is running a fever. Pray that we get well soon. Taking care of a sick household is definitely a challenge when you are sick yourself. Last week I missed meal planning Monday, but wanted to be sure a participate this week. Although, I don’t think I’m going to contribute much for our readers.

Tuesday – Minestrone Soup

Wednesday – Spinach and Mozzarella Lasagna Roll Ups

Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff (was not able to make this two weeks ago)

Friday- Out to Dinner

Saturday-Out to Dinner/Grill out

Sunday- Church Dinner (bringing Fudge and Spinach and Mozzarella Lasagna Rolls Ups)

I will definitely post the fudge recipe!

Our Super Bowl Night With Recipes!

Our night was full of awesome friends and awesome food. We had our friends over Sandra and Jeff, along with my good friend Mary from college. I had everyone that came bring recipes with their food to share on the blog.

Corn Dip

2 cans mexicorn, drained

6 oz. sour cream

1 C. mayo

bunch cilantro, chopped

3-4 green onions, chopped

2 C. cheddar cheese grated

1 teaspoon cumin

1/4 teaspoon lime juice

1 teaspoon chipotle chili pepper

Mix all together & refrigerate. Serve with Frito scoops.

This was my favorite thing there. It was amazing! I can’t wait to make it!

Curry Cheese Dip

3 C. Shredded cheddar

1 C. Chopped green onions

1 can black olives, chopped

1 C. mayo

1 teaspoon curry powder

Mix together. Serve with Wheat Thins

Peanut Butter Bars

1 box yellow cake mix

1 C. peanut butter

1 1/2 C. butter, softened

1 egg yolk

1 C. milk chocolate chips

1 can sweet condensed milk

2 T. butter

Mix together cake mix, peanut butter, butter, and egg yolk and pat 2/3 into 9X13 pan.

Melt together chocolate chips, condensed milk, and butter and pour over crust mixture. Top with remaining cake mix/pb mixture. Bake @ 350 25-30 minutes.

Yummmm!! If you are a fan of peanut butter and chocolate these are your bars!

I’ve had these at many showers and they are delicious. I’m so glad to finally have the recipe!

Oreo Truffles

1 -18oz pkg. Oreos, finely crushed

1- 8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 – bar of white baking chocolate, melted

Combine crushed cookies and cream cheese. Beat well on low speed until well blended. Form 1 inch balls by hand. Dip balls in white chocolate; place on baking sheet covered with wax paper. Refrigerate 1 hour until firm. To store, cover and refrigerate.

Fun Center Piece

Oh, how I love love love this little girl, sticky face and all! She is our world. Can you believe she is 10 months old?!

For the Super Bowl my husband took our 60 inch and put it on the back of his truck. We all sat out in the drive way, watched the Super Bowl and grilled out. It was a blast!

My sweet husband doing what he does best, Grilling!!

To keep us warm we drank

“Christmas Coffee”

It is hot chocolate with a kick!

Christmas Coffee

1 box (10 packages)  Swiss Miss Cocoa
2 c.  Original Flavor Coffee Mate
1/2 c. Instant Folgers Coffee Crystals, decaf
1 tsp.  cinnamon
1 1/4 c.  sugar
Mix together in a baggie.  (We have found that mixing it all together in a ziploc works best... it doesn't quite get mixed well enough in a bowl.)  Put 3-4 tbs. of mix per cup of hot water.  (I make it stronger, 5-6 tbs.)

Lemon Macaroons

1 1/2 cups flaked coconut

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 t. lemon extract

2 egg whites, lightly beaten

Vegetable cooking spray

Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. For each cookie, spoon 2 level teaspoonfuls dough onto cookie sheets coated with cooking spray. Flatten each cookie into a 1/4 inch round. Bake 325 degrees for 24-26 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets, and let cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container. Makes 2 dozen.

Tomorrow I will be posting

Parmesan Pesto Pinwheels