Baby 'Berry

Elizabeth (Due 7-27-09), Megan (Due 7-31-2009),and
Audrey (Due 9-9-2009)
It has been FUN to be pregnant with 2 other girls in our Couple's Bible Study!! Saturday was Elizabeth's Shower. They aren't finding out if they are having a boy or girl- it will remain a mystery until late July!! They did a lot of cute things at the shower:
*really good raspberry/mint punch served in Mason jar's with a bow around them
* A little candy station as you left--guests filled up a cute bag with a variety of candy
*It was a brunch--so there was all kinds of good food: a yogurt station--you could top it with granola, raspberries, strawberries, chocolate chips..etc.. and they made a delicious quiche too
*Monkey Bread---YUM--when's the last time you had monkey bread??

Memorial Day Weekend

Derrick & Adrienne hosted their 1st Annual Memorial Day Cornhole Tournament at their house on Saturday. 30 people put $10 in the pot to play and Brandon and his partner Keith won the whole thing!!! He brought home $100!!! Yay!!!
I had to work on Sunday and Monday-- but Brandon got to work at home. He painted the nursery and built an awesome bookshelf for the nursery-- he is so handy!!!

I got to stop by and say Hi the the Fischer family-- Look at how cute Elizabeth Grace is!!!! She is smiling and showing all kinds of sweet expressions!!! (she is 2 months old)Allison, Elizabeth Grace, and Me

Kelli and Brian brought Brian's mom (Linda) up to see the lake. She was in town for the Holiday weekend--visiting from Missouri!!!

Last week we got together to celebrate with Pattie (a good friend from work) as she awaits the arrival of her baby girl #2 that is scheduled to arrive June 8th!!!
This is a late entry--but, here is a picture from our "Girl's Trip" to the Highlands/Cashier's a few weekends back. We went on a hike with a beautiful view.
Back: Chanler, Megan, Jill Front:Michelle, Laura, and Kelly

Motherhood

Happy Mother's Day Mom and Mrs. Crim!!! It is so crazy to look at these pictures of our Moms just starting out with us--and to think that we will just be starting out with our own soon!!! WOW!! We are so thankful for our Moms and glad we got to be with them to celebrate on Sunday!!

Mom and Me!!! Mom came up on Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day-- we hung out at the lake, walked Hank, and went out for Mexican. Since she makes the best pies ever--(especially apple)--we got her an "apple corer/slicer/peeler"-- Have you ever seen one of these??? They are so neat and save so much time-- I saw it at a friend's house and had to get my mom one--

Brandon and Mrs. Crim!!!! We got to go to lunch on Sunday with Brandon's family--Mr. & Mrs. Crim, Kelli and her boyfriend Brian, and his Grandmother and Grandaddy Rogers. We got Mrs. Crim an orange shirt that will look cute on her this summer!!!
****CHILD BIRTH CLASS****-- It is so much FUN to have 2 of the other couples in our Bible Study pregnant at the same time as us. Elizabeth & Austin are due on July 27th and Audrey & Ben are due 9-9-09. Elizabeth's Mom is a nurse that teaches Child Birth Classes--so, it has been such a blessing to have her teach us three couples in our own private class!!! She showed us this funny video about what Bill Cosby has to say about Child Birth-----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFMVeZyhagI Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w-AG_yF1Uw Part 2
****TIPS FROM MOM'S****
I had such a Fun weekend-- went to Cashiers, North Carolina with 5 of my girlfriends Friday night to Sunday morning. We Celebrated everyone turning "30" this year!! They are all Mom's already-- Chanler has "Marshall" and baby boy # 2 on the way, Jill has "Hudson", Michelle has "Katelyn", Kelly also has a "Hudson" and "Adeline", and Laura has "Tove". (we missed Anne who has "Elizabeth"!!) The girls left all the babies at home with their husbands for the weekend!! It was fun to hear all their stories and get lots of tips and advice!!! I don't have any pictures loaded yet-- but, we had a wonderful time!!!

Here is a shot of my growing belly from today!!! 28 wks 5 days!!! July 31st is going to be here before we know it!! I can hardly wait!!!

Centerville, Indiana

This weekend was a wonderful weekend. I got to go to Indiana to be with family and old friends. Mom and Aunt Connie put together a baby shower brunch. It was a "Book Shower"--everyone brought their favorite children's book and wrote their words of wisdom on the inside cover of the book. There were people of all ages at the shower--so, it was fun and interesting to get so many different pieces of advice. I really liked this idea-- someone said to video tape all the Great Grandparents and Grandparents reading a book--that way your kids will have that to treasure in the years to come. The table was set up so pretty!
Delicious Sweet treats! Look at these cookies that my Mom made--sweet little baby hands!

Me and my cousin Brittany

Mom making cinnamon muffins as the "party favors"

Happy 60th Birthday AUNT CONNIE!! We got to celebrate Aunt Connie's bday with a pizza party at Grandma Rhodes' house on Friday night!!!

He Paid a Debt He Did Not Owe

"He paid a debt He did not owe,
I owed a debt I could not pay.
I needed someone
to wash my sins away.
And now I sing a brand new song
"Amazing Grace" all day long.
Christ Jesus paid a debt that I could never pay!"

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!
We had a great Easter! We celebrated early with my Dad and Grandma about 2 weeks ago-- then got to be with Mom & Cappie on Wednesday. This weekend we went to Chattanooga on Saturday to hang out with Lana, Ben, and the Larson's to celebrate Lana's 30th BIRTHDAY!! She turned 30 today--on Easter!!! Today I was lucky to get off of work early and we were able to meet Brandon's family at their church for the Easter service--then we headed to the Crim's to have an Easter feast with his whole family. Listen to the menu--(it was so good--it makes me FULL just typing it all out!!): Ham, green beans, creamed corn, broccoli casserole, mashed potatoes, deviled eggs, orange salad, rolls, and for dessert--coconut cake!!!

Ben and Brandon at a baby store in Chattanooga trying on diaper bags!!! ha ha!

Lana and me showing off our bellies!!

You just can't help but smile when you see something like this when you are driving!!! We passed this guy and his golden retriever out on a Sunday drive while we were headed to church-the sun was out-they had the top down-the wind was blowing through their hair... the dog was so happy and just living it up! He had a good Easter!!

Kelli, Brandon, Megan, Grandmother Rogers, Grandaddy Rogers,
Mrs. Crim, and Mr. Crim

Last Week of March!!!

Lauren (one of my friends from nursing school) brought her little boy "Davis" over on Wednesday! Davis is so observant and such an explorer. He found and instant buddy when he shared all of his snacks with Hank!!!
We got to meet Dad and Grandma Dunnington for lunch on Sunday afternoon- We celebrated Easter with them 2 weeks early. Canton is a pretty good central point between them in Cartersville and us in Cumming. We ate at O Charley's.
Couldn't make a trip to Canton and not stop by and see Jenny & Nate! Jenny and I went to nursing school together and we use to work together. They have a little boy named "Charlie" and just had a new baby girl 5 weeks ago-- "Hayden Kate"!!

Hayden got a gift-- Charlie wanted to get in the bag and have us wrap him up!!!

2 Baby Elizabeth's!!!

CONGRATS to Allison and Mark!!! Baby Girl "Elizabeth Grace Fischer" was born on Saturday weighing 7# 6oz!! All went well and she is doing GREAT!!!!

Allison, Becky (holding the new baby girl), and Megan

Anne turned 30 on Saturday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNE!! Chanler and I drove to Birmingham on Wednesday to spend the day and wish her an early HAPPPY BDAY. We got to see sweet 9 month old "Elizabeth Anne Adams"!!! So, this week I got to hold 2 precious Elizabeth's!!!

Brandon prepared a "Low Country Boil" on Saturday afternoon. His Parents, Grandparents, sister Kelli, and her boyfriend Brian all came up to be together and celebrate Kelli's Birthday that was also on Saturday.

Happy 33rd Birthday Kelli!!

Movies...

A cold, rainy, winter weekend-- never a better time for watching a movie. I love movies. I get totally sucked in. There are so many good ones. Brandon and I watched "Once"-- it is so good. It is short and sweet--not action packed but, devoted to character development. It has a WONDERFUL soundtrack-- we saw this movie for the 1st time about a year ago and I still listen to the songs all the time--they are all from the heart. If you click to the bottom of this blog you can hear one of the songs called "Falling Slowly". If you haven't seen it-- You should (at first it is a little hard to understand their thick accents--but you catch on-- try to excuse all the cussing!!)
I wanted to make a "TOP TEN" list of my all time favorite movies--but, I couldn't narrow it down-- So-- I had to do 20!!!!
TOP 20
1. Family Man
2. Hope Floats
3. Hoosiers
4. The Notebook
5. Life Is Beautiful
6. Gladiator
7. Good Will Hunting
8. Once
9. Father of the Bride
10. Where the Red Fern Grows
11. Love Actually
12. Footloose
13. An Officer and A Gentleman
14. Old Yellar
15. Love Story
16. Spanglish
17. The Patriot
18. Braveheart
19. Annie (favorite childhood movie)
20. Vacation

What is your favorite movie???

We're Having a...

Baby GIRL!!! Brandon and I got to find out on Friday morning!!! It is so nice to just know and start planning, brainstorming, and daydreaming!!! You can also see the heart, stomach, and one of the kidneys in this shot. They say she weighs 11 ounces at this point.
This is the picture that shows the gender!!!
This is a little hard to see--but it is so sweet--it is the two little feet crossed--the bottom of the right one and the side of the left.

A New Decade

(Megan, Lana, Sarah, Becky, and Kriya)
On Friday I entered a new decade of my life-- I turned 30!!!! Brandon has a couple of months on me--he turned 30 back in November!! I am very excited about ALL the adventures that our 30's are going to bring!!! I didn't want to do anything big--but, Kriya turns 30 on March 2nd--so, we met with some friends at Taqueria Del Sol to celebrate the turning of a page!!! I love Taqueria Del Sol www.taqueriadelsol.com SO MUCH--- I love their fish taco's even more than I love veggie burgers at Houston's!! If you have never had a fish taco before it might not sound that appetizing--but don't judge until you try-- and don't just try one anywhere--you have to get one here!!!! If you are ever making a trip to IKEA you have to try Taqueria-- it isn't too far.
The Guys
Ben, Beau, Brandon, Christian, Ed
What's so funny Christian???

Lana and Ben came in for the weekend from Chattanooga--it was so nice to have them here. Lana is expecting a little on on August 31st!!! (exactly 1 month after me!!) Brooke and Andrew drove over for the day with their little girl Jordan--Brooke is expecting #2 in May!! We couldn't resist taking a corny pictures of the 3 pregnant girls!!My sweet Mom had to be out of town this weekend--so she came up and stayed with us for 2 days last week to celebrate her daughter turning 30!!!! Every year she brings me a big arrangement of my favorite flowers--white gladiolas.