Our New Casa

This past month has been a whirlwind! Matthew and I finally found OUR home...the perfect one for us!! We have been working very hard to get things settled before Abby gets here...only 8 more weeks!! Matthew has become an awesome "handy-man" around here: replacing fixtures for fans, putting in new thermostats, doing TONS of stuff to make my kitchen absolutely beautiful...and of course, lugging and toting TONS of furniture into and upstairs in our casa. I'm so thankful to have him.

Through all the moving and law school homework/studying, Matthew still makes time to take care of every need I have. Being pregnant has not been the highlight of our year due to several complications, but he has been the biggest cheerleader in my life encouraging me every step of the way! I am so blessed!!

WE ARE SO BLESSED!!

Six Months and Counting

Matthew and I have 3 more months and we get to meet sweet Abby!! Yes, we have a beautiful middle name...NO, you don't get to know it yet!!!

Still lots to do before we meet our little one. We have to buy a house, get it ready for habitation, and celebrate all the upcoming holidays!! Oh yeah, and I MUST SLEEP LOTS! I think I should pretend to be a bear and store up sleep days, so when Abby gets here I'll be all rested up!!

Crib

Matthew and I fell in love with this crib and it's bedding. Here is us putting it together and the outcome!!









Paisley thinks this is her bed!!

We're Having A Baby!!!

Last Tuesday I woke Matthew up to 2 blue lines!! He didn't believe that this could possibly be true, so I took a digital test, and this is what it said:



We can't believe that we are about to have the most precious gift ever! We couldn't be more excited!

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School's Out...Horray!

This past year has been full of challenges, but God has shown us that through it all He is faithful! Matthew just finished his first year of law school, and I couldn't be more proud of him! To celebrate, we went to see the second Iron Man. It was so much fun just to relax and actually get to spend some uninterrupted time together! We're so excited to see what the next year holds, but for now, we're taking one day at a time. Why? Because it's summer time!!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was such a special day for Matthew and I...it was our first Valentine's Day married! He worked hard all weekend studying so that he wouldn't have to study on Sunday because he said that Sunday was "my day". Late Saturday night Matthew asked me, "Wife, what are you doing tomorrow at 4?"...so of course I had to check my schedule...HA! He surprised me and bought me tickets to see the movie Valentine's Day...this was so special because we haven't been to see a movie in sooo long! After the movie we went to Cheesecake Factory and got dinner to-go because the wait was just that...a LONG WAIT! We came home, ate dinner and played with our little girl...oh yeah, and of course ate cheesecake!! What a great day!!

Fun Weekend with the Fam

This past weekend was sooooo much fun! Becca, Jeff and our favorite little boys came to visit us! We had lots of fun riding a carousel, beating on drums, playing chase with Paisley, playing hockey outside and going on walks! Max really loved following his Uncle Matt around, holding his hand, and leading him to the next fun adventure.

On an adventure to the mall, Annie Jo and Uncle Matt bought Max a lego set of "Scoop" (looks like a bulldozer) from Bob the builder. We got it home and played with it LOTS!! On Saturday night Matt and I watched the boys while Bec and Jeff went on a quick run to the store. I was sitting on the couch and watching Max and I asked him, "Max, where's Scoop?" Max was standing right next to the coffee table where scoop was, he looked at scoop and then back at me and said, "Scoop went bye bye." I said "What? Scoop went bye bye?" And Max says "Yep!" HAHA!!! I LOVE this boy soooo much!!!

Rebecca also made me laugh really hard on Friday night during the opening ceremony for the winter olympics. Some girl was about to sing the Canadian national anthem and Becca says, "What's the Canadian anthem...?" and she began to sing "Oh Canada, Oh Canada..." to the tune of "O Christmas tree..." We both looked at each other and just started laughing...it was soooo funny!!

What a great weekend!! I love my family!

Paisley's New Trick

Paisley has a new trick that Matthew and I wanted to share with you!



I didn't say it was a good trick!!



Daddy had to scold her...I don't think she got the idea because we have to hide the toilet paper now.

More Yummy...Cheesecake Factory Recipe!!

The Cheesecake Factory Pumpkin Cheesecake

1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
5 tbsp butter, melted
1 cup plus 1 tbsp sugar
3 x 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened
1 tspn vanilla
1 cup canned pumpkin
3 eggs
½ tspn cinnamon
¼ tspn nutmeg
¼ tspn allspice
whipped cream, for serving

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Make the crust by combining the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter and 1 tbsp sugar in a medium bowl. Stir well enough to coat all of the crumbs with the butter, but not so much as to turn the mixture into paste. Keep it crumbly.

Press the crumbs onto the bottom and about two-thirds of the way up the sides of the springform pan. You don't want the crust to form all of the way up the back of each slice of cheesecake. Bake the crust for 5 minutes, then set it aside until you are ready to fill itbsp

In a large mixing bowl combine the cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla. Mix with an electric mixer until smooth.

Add the pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice and continue to beat until smooth and creamy.

Pour the filling into the pan. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes. The top will turn a bit darker at this pointbsp Remove from the oven and allow the cheesecake to cool.

When the cheesecake has come to room temperature, put it into the refrigerator. When the cheesecake has chilled, remove the pan sides and cut the cake into 8 equal pieces.

Serve with a generous portion of whipped cream on top.

Serves 8.

Yummy Yum Yum

Tonight I was feeling energetic, so I took the adventure of making breakfast ahead of time for Matthew. Nothing says good morning like HOMEMADE BREAD!! It was really fun, fast, and easy to make. I should bake more!

Our Last Month

I know that it's been a while since I've posted...sooo much has gone on!! We had such a WONDERFUL Christmas. Getting to rest for two weeks was GREAT! We didn't think that we would ever stop opening gifts! Here are a list of our TOP picks (in no particular order): 1) Breville indoor grill, 2) All weather radio, 3) Paper shredder (in blue), 4) A trip to the Chick-fil-a bowl game!! I know Matthew's favorites were his cool flashlight that shines many different colors and his video game (he has almost beat his game)!! On of my favorite gifts came AFTER Christmas...about 2 weeks after, the be exact. Let me explain:

Matthew and I have LOVED being in our own home, but we always felt like we would like to have a little one running around (a dog that is). We looked for several months, but really couldn't decide if we were up for the job of being "parents" yet. The day that Matt and I were leaving Knoxville, we stopped by the Humane Society and fell in love with a 1 year old dog named Abbie. We filled out paper-work to adopt her and were going to pick her up the next day. However, after debating on her and the responsibilities, we just didn't feel right about the decision. We couldn't put our finger on it, but something just didn't "feel right". So, we left her in the hands of a new family and came on back to Birmingham.

The following week was a very restful week before Matt started back to school...although VERY busy! What were we doing?! Searching for a puppy. Matt decided that since he's never been around a puppy 24-7 that he wanted to experience it...me, I wasn't so keen on the idea of a puppy, but I knew that it's what he really wanted! This past Friday night, before I feel asleep I prayed that God would completely shut the door if we weren't meant to have a puppy...and on Saturday, we came home with an amazing puppy!! How crazy!! She is so wonderful, and we love her with all our hearts! She's a little Morkie (half Maltese/half Yorkie). She's a bundle of cuddles and energy. Right now, she's waking us up every two hours on the dot to go "potty" and if we don't lay by her while she's falling asleep, she gets lonely and BARKS...ALOT!!! We have decided to baby her for a little while so that she doesn't wake up the neighbors. Can't wait for you all to see her!!!



This is a picture of Paisley and her litter mates. She is the beautiful black beauty on the left!!!