18 days!

Well its getting closer every day and we (as in fat, hot, swollen mama) can not wait! Nate can't wait to hold her and just have her here and know that everything is well. Here is a picture of me at 37 weeks. Also we have Zoie's room and cradle all ready, now we just need a baby here! Hope you enjoy the pictures :)

This cradle I found online at a few stores for about $200 give or take, but I found this one on KSL for $50 woo hoo!!

My Aunt Glena is letting me use the bumper pad set and she made me the pink blanket!


Zoie's room before and after!





Dad's art work on the left!

The dresser on the right is one we got from FISH and we sanded it down, stained it, and put new knobs on it, and we think it turned out pretty nice!

This dresser here is great grandpa barnums from when he was in high school!

Chocolate Bread

While I sit at home out of the heat I am trying to keep busy for the next 2 1/2 weeks, so I have been looking up different easy recipes to try out with whatever I have in the house. I found this one and well I love anything chocolate so I tried it out. This recipe is ridiculously easy, but yields a nice, moist chocolate bread. It's much like a cake, but baked in bread pans, it becomes chocolate bread slices and no frosting is required!

Ingredients:
4 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
1 box devils food cake mix
1 (3 ounce) small package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup hot water

Directions:
Mix oil and eggs with mixer until blended together.
Add cake mix, pudding mix and hot water.
Continue mixing until smooth.
Pour batter into 3 small, greased loaf pans (batter should come up a little over half of the pan depth).
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes.

Now I didn't have 3 small pans so I just used the two

I had and still filled to the middle and it worked out fine. Next time I think I will add chocolate chips in them.

Hope you enjoy!!

22 Days!!!!!

Wow we can't believe it!

We are going to be parents to a little beautiful baby girl!!

Scrapbooking

So my sister in law got me some starting things for scrap booking and card making and I haven't done much scrap booking, but I have made some cards which I love doing. I'm not that good at it but its keeping me entertained while I roam the house for things to do these hot days! I am making the "Thank You" cards for my baby shower and then July is a busy month for birthdays and anniversaries for our family so I have been making those too. I will hopefully get all my pictures printed and get started on scrap booking back to when Nate and I were dating and go from there! Wish me Luck!

(here are some pictures of the cards I have made,remember I just started so there not that good)

Thanks Erica...I've really enjoyed my gift!

Fun In The Sun!

The Boys came over to hang out for a bit so we hooked up this water toy that Uncle Nate got em' and the big sprinkler so they could have some fun in the sun!! Here are some pictures of Zach, Scott, and Connor!

Showing off their muscles and new tattoos!

You put the balls in the yellow part and they roll down to the bottom and shoot out the top with the water!

The Ball just hit Zach in the head :)

Looks cold Scotty!

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

I found this recipe on line today and decided to try it! I think it turned out really good! I love chewy oatmeal cookies and then the chocolate chips just make the final touch! Hope you can find some time to try em'!

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup of white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

3 cups quick cooking oats

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

cream together- butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth

beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla

In separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, and salt, then stir in cream mixture until just blended

Mix in oats, walnuts, and chocolate chips

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 12 minutes ( I had some sticking so 2ND batch I sprayed a little Pam and it worked better)

Let cool for 5 minutes

34 weeks!

34 weeks and counting!!!

The heat is not making this as enjoyable as it should be ;) !!!!