And another baby shower

Saturday my mother-in-law threw me a baby shower. We had lots of fun and baby Annie recieved many cute outfits, she will be well dressed. We feel very ready for her and don't want to wait another month. Thank you to everyone who has helped us get ready for this little one.

A Shower of Firsts

On Saturday Lucy and Sami threw me a very fun shower. We had to guess baby foods by smelling or for the brave tasting. Sami won the prize for that. The favorite was decorating onesies. I have some very cute original onesies for baby Annie to wear. I received a lot of really good gifts for all of baby's firsts. I was very excited to get a blanket my grandma spent many hours making. We are more than ready for this baby to come!

Baby Shower #1

I had my first baby shower last night. I am now really excited for Annie to come with all the cute things I got. We had a lot of fun playing games and eating yummy food. Thanks to Nicole and MaryAnne for putting on a really fun shower!

Bedding Set

I finally got the bedding set I ordered for the crib and I love it. It is so soft! I love getting everything ready for little Annie. We also got a dresser/changing table to match the crib. The nursery is coming together, we just need our little girl to get here. We are really excited!

Annie's Crib

After a lot of looking at stores and online we finally purchased a crib for our little Annie on the way, I am very excited about it. Kade spent his evening putting it together for us last night and he did a very good job. I wasn't much help so it took him about 2 hours, too bad we don't live closer to family so he could have had better help. Now I just need to find a mattress and bedding set, yay more things for me to look at online!

Valentines Weekend

Our Valentines started on Friday at our stakes sweethearts dinner and dance. We enjoyed a yummy catered dinner and spending a date night together. Afterwards we went to coldstone for ice cream. Before we went to the dance Kade surprised me with a dozen roses and a balloon. Saturday we went out to luch at Cafe Rio (my favorite). Kade had to work at the restaurant that evening but I surprised him when he got home with homemade chocolate chip cookies, his favorite. It was a great weekend. It is crazy to think that next Valentines we will have a baby.

Time for Change

Once agian I have changed my hair. I was really done being blond and decided to go dark. I love it! Sheena did such a good job.

And We're Having...

A GIRL!
We are really excited and I can't wait to buy little pink things and dress up my little girl.

Baby Bump Update

This is about 20 weeks along. We just love watching my belly grow and feel our little one kick and move inside.

And finally... Our Holiday Season

We enjoyed Christmas eve and morning just the two of us. I spent Christmas eve cooking a special dinner for us and after we decorated sugar cookies. On Christmas we enjoyed spending time with Kade's family. We enjoy seeing our neices and opening presents is a lot more fun with young children.

We also celebrated three wonderful years of Marriage on the 27th.

I finally did it!

I graduated with a Bachelors in Sociology and Minor in Family Human Development. The day turned out to be a snow storm and quite cold but I loved going to graduation. I was happy to have my mother, Kade, Sami and Camaree there to support me. To celebrate we went out to eat and my most wonderful husband gave me a pearl necklace for all my hard work. I could have never finished without him or my family. Thanks to everyone. I can't believe I am done.

Fun with Family

My mom visited for my graduation. We had a lot of fun while she was here. We ate out at the Thai restaurant in Logan and went to Twilight.

My mom loved my pregnant tummy and took a bunch of pictures.
We also had a lot of fun playing with our neice, she is so cute and happy. We can't wait for our little one soon.

It's Becoming Apparent I'm Becoming A Parent

Amanda is starting to get a tight little belly on her. She's growing pregnanter everyday. This picture was taken a week ago and she's even bigger now. Just another excuse for her to go shopping. We're going to head to the store today and pick up a few things for her expanding tummy. I think we should just buy her 7 different colors of sweats and she could wear a different color for each day of the week. Sweats are comfortable, stretchy, and warm. I can't figure out why she doesn't like the idea.

Happy Halloween

Carving my pumpkin, this would have to be my favorite Halloween tradition

Kade's pumpkin is supposed to look like the scarcrow mask from the Dark Knight. I think he did a very good job.

For FHE this week we enjoyed carving pumpkins with our friends Camaree & Eric and Justin & Laura. I have to say we are very talented they all turned out very good. Tonight after school and work we are going down to a party with some of Kade's good friends from High School, which should be lots of fun. I can't wait until next year when we have a little one to dress up for Halloween. Happy Halloween to everyone, hope you have lots of fun!

New Hair

I had my hair highlighted really blonde and did the dark shadow color underneath as you can see. It was a much needed change and I really like it.

Ultrasound and Heartbeat!

Today Kade and I went to the doctor and saw baby Applegate and heard the heart beating (it is so fast). It was the most amazing experience. Sometimes I still had moments I couldn't believe I was really prego but this made it more than real. We are so excited!

Update

So it has been awhile. We had an adventurous summer. We started out by visiting my family in the Dominican Republic for two weeks. We were taken to some amazing beaches including a resort. We were able to do some shopping and experience their culture. I enjoyed getting a manicure and pedicure with my mother. All in all it was a very relaxing, much needed vacation.
We then had my family visit Utah for awhile. We were busy catching up and spending time with them. We had a Jackman family reunion with all of my dad's side. We had a family talent show. and went boating with the Guests, plus many other adventures.
The summer ended with Derrick and Lucy having their darling little baby and unfortunately my family returning to the DR. And now I am a month into my last semester. And I almost forgot we found out that I am pregnant. We are expecting a bundle of joy come May!

Sami's Birthday