Nursery Progress

Here is our nursery progress...

SO this is what the room kinda looked like before...

before...

before...

before...

these are all the boxes that our good friends Kelly & Craig
are so graciously allowing us to store in their attic! We are so grateful!!!!

The sheep is the crib bedding... and the bunny is one my mawmaw made for me a long time ago... but the colors and fabric choices are KINDA the feel of where we are going. (o:

This is the changing pad cover.

The room all cleared out! Praise God!



you can see where everything went! into our living room!

Our sweet friend Tonya came over for a painting party! She was awesome and had the whole room rolled within one hour! Thank you Tonya!

My love painting the room for his baby girl... too sweet.

Tonya was too busy to smile for the camera. (o:

okay... before any of you FREAK OUT.... this is a posed picture.
although i had clearance from my doctor... we used low voc paint, and i actually did paint that spot (before it was rolled)... and was only in the room for about 15mins before i sat down and watched! It was too exciting to miss!


the finished walls! It's hard to see the true color...

it's called Dutchess Lilac in behr paint...

...i love it!

Michael putting on the finishing touches.



her purple trunk we painted to put her toys and blankets in. (this was black and we used it as a coffee table for those who have been to our apartment in the past)

My sweet friend Morgan came over and helped paint the dresser!
Even though she was new at painting she did an AWESOME job!
We are so blessed to have such awesome friends!

the finished dresser! well... finished painting.
Once again... hard to see the color but it is a very light lilac.

I am loving where this is going and cannot wait to see the finished product!

Baby Strack Dancing

Here is a video of our baby girl dancing in my belly!
PLEASE excuse my stretch marks, gallbladder scars and any other marks on my belly!

I narrate when you can see her move... but a good rule of thumb is my belly button that moves up and down.

There are some kicks, and some rolling hills! LOVE IT!

Impromptu Photoshoot and Picnic on Easter Sunday!

Easter Sunday after church Michael and I decided to have an impromptu picnic at the covered bridge over Simpson Creek.

After enjoying our burger king... we decided to have some fun taking pics!

Michael really enjoyed posing me for these pics... it was a great day!

It's amazing to me that when I feel so huge & unattractive that my husband can take a photo from his perspective that actually turns out beautiful. I guess it's all in the perspective!

I LOVE that this is how he sees me!

It was a fun afternoon!

Michael took these photos and then I added some graphic design effects to them.

32 Week Belly Bump

My Prince!

My Prince wearing his Frog Prince cuff links I gave him on our wedding day!

it was a challenge to get the hands around my belly! hehe...but love how these turned out!

although this looks restful... you should've seen the scene to get me up from that angel! (o:

Belly shots...

I thought some of you may enjoy seeing my belly grow!
Here are some shots of my belly from 4 weeks to 33weeks!
We love watching her roll around, dance, and jump... We can't wait to meet her!

4 Weeks Belly Bump


15 Weeks Belly Bump


16 Weeks Belly Bump


19 Weeks Belly Bump,
Music City -- Nashville, TN


21 Weeks Belly Bump


22 Weeks Belly Bump


23 Weeks Belly Bump
Super Bowl Sunday


24 Weeks Belly Bump,
30th Birthday -- Hershey, PA


24 Weeks Belly Bump,
30th Birthday -- Hershey, PA


25 Weeks Belly Bump


26 Weeks Belly Bump


27 Weeks Belly Bump,
Valrico, FL

28 Weeks Belly Bump,
Church Baby Shower -- Simpson Creek Baptist Church
Bridgeport, WV

30 Weeks Belly Bump


31 Weeks Belly Bump,
Impromptu Photoshoot -- Bridgeport, WV Covered Bridge


31 Weeks Belly Bump


32 Weeks Belly Bump


33 Weeks Belly Bump

officially... no good!

So we are officially NO GOOD at updating our blog!  I am really gunna try to be better at it...

.. so here goes!

back to our old stomping ground.... Louisville.

It was nostalgic driving back into the town where our romance began.... oh the memories!

Ever since the 2nd trimester I have craved Chili's queso dip, so I was delighted when Courtney and Jeff suggested going to Chili's for supper once we arrived into town! It was such a wonderful encouragement over dinner. We love spending time with the Mixons and we even closed out the restaraunt!

Then we headed to our B&B at the Colsons! They took such great care of us... making home cooked meals every night! We were spoiled! And Sebastion (the dog) has ALMOST convinced us to get a puppy! (okay... not really, but he is awfully convincing!) It was great to relax and catch up with Gentry and Christian and be super comfy while Michael was BUSY with school.

Michael did GREAT in his class! I dropped him off EARLY every morning and then he would call me to pick him up in the evenings when he was done... we would eat dinner, then he would head to another room to read one of his books for class. The focus and dedication was inspiring! (o:

While in class, he actually ran into several old friends. The funny thing about this is that those he ran into no longer lived in Louisville, so that was an encouragement from God.

Michael was really blessed by the teaching and assignments in his class and came away renewed for ministry! It was awesome. Praise God!

I came away refreshed too!... from all the R&R at the Colsons, but also from my pregnancy massage! The most amazing thing ever! I felt like a new woman afterwards... its funny how much the baby changes you!

awwwwwwww........ headed home to WV.

oh yeah... I cannot forget my lunch/afternoon I spent back at the bank I used to work at! It was AWESOME to see all the ladies, catch up and enjoy some Steak-n-Shake! I feel so blessed to have such great friends!
(p.s. Courtney works there now!)

Michael and I at SBTS where we met.

My 20 week belly at the Chapel at SBTS.

My 20 week belly... we'll find out if our baby is a boy or girl next week!