Weekend Update!

Good morning!

What a weekend!  So I am up early (nothing new there) since I didn't have a chance to update on the weekend like I had promised I thought I would do it before anyone else wakes up...lol.

Our shed is COMPLETE!  Here are some photos of the process and the final product!  It is BEAUTIFUL!  Great job Dave, John & Dennis!

Framing- the early stages...my job was the easiest....lol.

 Dave on the roof!

John adding the roofing

Starting the stain!

 

 And the final product!  LOVE the flower pots!  The yard is looking very inviting now!  Thanks men!

I think I will go for a swim (with my HUGE belly!!!)

One night last week Dave got a new label maker...he was pretty excited.  He decorated both the baby and me!

BIG belly!

My friends threw me one last shower (I am one lucky girl!) and Steph made the CUTEST cupcakes shaped like baby rattles! Check these out!  It was SO hot outside we didn't take many pictures.  Opsy!

Rebecca came down to visit.  I thought I would have my toes painted light blue with teddy bears for the upcoming arrival of our Prince.  It didn't turn out as expected.  I left the salon with just pink.  Lol...HILARIOUS!

On route to a little get-together...my belly is getting SO BIG!

For our one year Anniversary we headed to Stratford to see Jesus Christ Superstar.  It was great!  We went out for a nice lunch, saw the show, and then met my parents at Moxies for dinner.  Moxies is where Dave and I went on our first date, our one year anniversary of that date, and the night before our wedding.  Then we headed over to the house my parents were babysitting an adorable puppy at and went for a nice swim until we enjoyed a piece of our wedding cake (got it out of the freezer!) later that night.  It was a very special day.

Dave at lunch in Stratford (my HOT date!)

Us at Moxies for dinner

Swimming after dinner, and CAKE!!! 

The next day, Dave took me for my Anniversary surprise!  He drove me to the mall, brought me to the COACH store and said, "Pick a purse"!  I am a spoiled girl!  

The past couple of days it has been MORE work for John, Dennis and Dave.  They are putting a  deck on the back of my parent's house.  So far so good!  Next up: the fence!  

As for the baby....there will most likely be another update later today or tonight.  A lot is going on and we are awaiting a phone call to determine the next step!  We should see the little baby BUG anytime over the next 5 days...possibly TODAY!  I will explain soon!

Thanks for reading!  Have a WONDERFUL day!

Maternity Shoot

This will be a quick post as I feel like I am very behind and I need a bit more time to catch up!  I will post again this weekend....promise!  In the meantime, here are a few of the maternity shots we had done.  I didn't really love them, but I am sure that one day I will be super glad we got them done for the memories.  And Dave looks SUPER handsome!

Here is a pic of the three of us!

This one is of the two boys.....my Man, and my little Man!

Here's our little BUG!

Finally, us just being....US!

That's all for now!  More to come this weekend!

Summer Sunshine

Finally summer has arrived! 

I am now finished work completely for the next 14 months!  Thank goodness for being a teacher.  :)

We have been VERY busy since school ended however.  We have been working on the house, getting paperwork finished, running errands, and hanging out with friends and family as much as possible before our little BUG gets here.

We had the Emily Carr CAR RALLY last week which Dave and his partner in crime created for their staff.  I luckily joined a car and was the DD driver for the day.  It was SO much fun and we all appreciated the amount of effort that went into the Rally.  

This is my team on the beach!  Mike, Kay, Lindsay, and I.

My baby belly on the beach.

Dave and I at our final destination before dinner.  It was BEAUTIFUL.

My mom held a shower for me joined with my Grandma's 93rd birthday celebration last weekend.  It was so nice to see all of the family, and it turned out to be another beautiful day!

We went to a BBQ at Nancy & Colin's house for Canada Day.  There were fireworks all around the neighbourhood and when we got home we saw about five more sets from our own neighbourhood.  We watched them from the windows in our attic/loft.  What fun!

The day after Canada Day...still in my Canada Day pj's...love my little BUG! 

I had my Dance Company girls over for a year-end BBQ to thank them for all of their hard work.  They were so cute.  The weather was hot and then turned into a STORM so we ran inside to enjoy the Dance Show on DVD as well as some Rock Band.

Other than that, we have been lounging by Chris & Jen's pool and enjoying the weather.

Dave and his Dad and Dennis are currently working on the shed in the backyard and it is really coming along!  We need the space to store all of our stuff from the garage.  

They have also been putting down a floor in the attic (other half of the loft is unfinished) so that we can use that as storage as well.  It was be SO nice to finally be able to get our "baby stuff" organized and put away, then we will have a guest room once again for visitors!


Well, off to cool down in the pool and supervise the men while they work away...goodness pregnancy has its benefits!

Bye for now!

Almost Summer!

Getting closer!  I just LOVE my big old belly right now.  Bug moves around SO much and I can't stop just staring at it all day long!

 

My in-laws threw me a wonderful shower for the baby.  We had a lovely brunch and the house was all decorated.  Although the weather wasn't perfect, it turned out to be a beautiful day of celebration!  Thank you to EVERYONE who attended!

The Table

Opening Gifts

 

 Judy and I

Dave was HILARIOUS at our first Prenatal class.  He was the only male volunteer to put on the belly!  Of course he was all about cracking jokes and I think everyone wished their husband was as cute as him!

 

On Father's Day we all gathered at Chris & Jen's house for a BBQ and pool party.  It was so nice to have my sister down to join us!

Dave's First Father's Day

School is ALMOST over and I can hardly wait.  Things are getting very busy but I know they will only get busier from here!  Enjoy the weather this weekend....the rain is supposed to come to an end!

I'm back!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately!  I have been really busy but finally had a chance to sit down at the computer and go through some of the recent photos to create a decent update.

The Dance Show was a huge success and I was so proud of my girls.  I will really miss that part of teaching next year but I have a feeling I will be in the school helping out more than I think.  These are some of the flowers that the girls got me as a thank-you.  Dave also got me a dozen red roses and the sweetest card.  :)



I was SO proud of those girls!  Here are just a couple of the pics from the show!

It has been HOT HOT HOT outside!  I love the heat but with the air conditioning broken in my classroom these past few weeks have been very long.  I have been sneaking a lot of Iced Caps from Timmy's to keep cool!  Speaking of Timmy's, I have an ex-student (I taught her about 5 years ago) who always serves me through the drive-through in the morning and calls me "doll" each time she hands over that icy drink!  It feels funny that a student I once taught calls me "doll" but kinda cute and it just makes my day.  Funny story: I also taught the Starbucks girl in the same class 5 years ago...lol.

Faith's 6th birthday was last weekend....it was so hot outside!  Loving the weather!

 

The nursery has been really coming along as of lately!  John/Dad added a shelf around the top of the room, I added a couple of decorations and our furniture FINALLY came in!  Phew!

I know some of the alphabet letters are upside-down....but they have not yet been attached to the wall.  It was the only way to place them without them falling over...

 

Dave has been working his butt off in the back yard.  It looks AMAZING.  The gardens are really coming along and the lawn is healthy and green.  Next step: the shed!

 The second 3D ultrasound was a lot of fun.  The parents came once again along for the ride and although he was moving a lot more he was facing toward the back quite a bit so we only got profile pictures this time.  I cannot believe how much he had grown in only a few weeks!

 

He's so cute!

Look at his tiny arms and legs....so flexible!

I signed up for a course in photography called Mama-Razzi which is a crash course on how to take better pictures of your children.  Since I am running out of time to take a full course I hope this course will teach me the basics so that I can use my camera properly and catch those memories.

Some of my cravings these days: watermelon, watermelon, watermelon!  Also, Iced Caps, freezies, and fruit loops!  I have never liked cereal but for some reason fruit loops have been seen in my bowl quite often!  Here is a little visitor we have had the past couple of days....a baby Robin!  Too cute!

My friend Chrissy threw me a work shower today when school was out.  It was so nice to catch up with the girls and I am so grateful to work with such caring and supportive ladies.  Once again...a part of the job I will really miss over the next 14 months.

Well, more to come! 
Thanks for reading!

Carla & Bug