happy 25th birthday nick

tonight is nick's birthday!

we kept it pretty simple.

went out to dinner, to a movie.

his birthday gift was his new favorite ice cream

and a surprise visit from all his friends!

 ^ mac wanted to be included with the boys

i had to work all weekend and knew i wouldn't be up to doing much, so me and his friends arranged a surprise birthday party for him.

(pay back for the surprise baby shower) which is actually really funny, because i had been planning this birthday get together for him since early january before i even had my shower.

i guess we think alike

happy birthday to my handsome husband

an outie

hello outie.

goodbye feet.

timberwolves game

i bought tickets for nick way back for christmas to the twolves vs cavaliers game, as lebron james is his favorite player.

it was such a fun night. i got a huge ice cream cone :)

and my parents ended up being at the game with another couple so we got to see them as well.

i unfortunately have been having to wear my glasses for the past 2 weeks as i have been having some eye issues. these are not the highest quality of glasses so pretty much every picture i am in there is a huge glare.

Lebron James #23

basketball is my favorite sport to watch live, we may have had to use a pair of binoculars, because we didn't have court side seats, but it was a blast regardless. and lebron did not disappoint, would have liked a few more dunks, but he was still fun to watch :)

third trimester

they aren't kidding when they say the fatigue comes back in the third trimester.

i've been trying to sleep every spare minute i have. i will have waves of motivation to clean or get stuff ready for baby. . . . but that is usually very short lived and then i need to go take a nap.

been spending a lot of time in my pajama's, but hey i'm not going to complain about that. :)

starting to get difficult to get comofortable at night.... poor nick suffers from my fidgeting too, as he is a very light sleeper

between me running to the bathroom 3 times a night and having to steal his pillows to get comfortable, we are both starting to get a little bit exhausted. i hear its good practice for when baby is actually here ;)

this pregnancy has gone extremely fast! i can't even believe i am in the third and final trimester. and to be honest i can't believe how great i've felt through out.

here's to hoping time continues to fly by and it will be spring before we know it, with warm weather, and blossoming trees & i will finally get to meet this little human who has already stolen my heart.

a baby shower

this past weekend my friends threw me a baby shower. . . a SURPRISE baby shower.

i was beyond shocked... especially when i noticed my friend had flown all the way from Utah to be here.

what a wonderful group of friends i have, they made me feel so special and knowing how excited they all are for the baby makes me that much more excited as well!

 

i am so blessed, as is baby boy. thanks to everyone who was in on the secret shower and making this day so special for me.

i can't wait for baby to make his arrival so i can start putting all the lovely items i got to use!

patricks bakery

i may have indulged in a few treats from patrick's bakery the other day. . .

can you blame a girl?

24 weeks

i was looking through my planner for the upcoming months and i have realized there is only one weekend until the baby comes that i do not work or have something planned.

i think i am realizing how quickly these next 3 months are going to go

baby it's cold outside

it has been absolutely freezing here.

i'm talking -35 degrees.

we haven't felt like leaving our house much. . . can't say that i mind just hanging out with these two boys all day.

(i must admit i still have my christmas tree and decorations up)- it makes staying inside that much more enjoyable.

hope you all are staying warm!

i got a tea pot for christmas (which was great timing since our microwave just broke) so between snuggling up with the boys and sipping tea or hot chocolate i'm staying nice and toasty over here :)

Church + Donuts

i truly love going to mass every week. but sleeping in on sunday mornings sounds amazing as well.

 i think i need to start exploring saturday night mass.

one thing that helps ease the bitter cold mornings is treating ourselves to breakfast afterwards and talking over what we thought of the homily, the scriptures read, and how it applied to our lives.

it is great to sit down and just talk about the mass. to talk about the upcoming week. and of course talk in circles over baby stuff. ;)

also, if you have never had a cronut (half croissant, half donut) before, you must try one.

[Happy New Year: 2015]

i know i say this every year, but i can't believe how fast the year went by.

for new years we spent the night celebrating at my brother's house.

i have so many hopes for 2015.

i can't wait to meet this little baby.
to spend it with my family of 4.
to drink more water.
to overall be a better person.

Happy New Year!