Update . . . FINALLY!!!

It has been forever since I posted, and so this is long overdue. There has been so much going on, and it seems like everyday is just a whirlwind.

We moved into our beautiful new home last Saturday, January 16. We had quite the crew to help us out, and so the move went very smoothly. A huge thanks to all of our wonderful family and friends who brought their trucks, trailers, and muscles!

Since then, we are almost settled in . . . everything is almost unpacked (minus the basement - which I don't even want to deal with right now.) We still have some sub-contractors coming by to do last minute touch up stuff, which is fun for me to deal with. : ) We are so happy with our house, and still can't believe it's ours. I am loving my new kitchen with all of the storage and my new appliances, Ben is loving having a garage, and Brooklyn loves having room to run - I love that too!

We went to our new ward for the first time yesterday, and are so excited about it! It is nice to be in a ward that is so welcoming, and it is so nice to know that we will be here for awhile! I love it.

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby girl number 2! I am 36 weeks now, and we are on the countdown! I have all of the cute little clothes washed and ready, and this week my goal is to get my hospital bag ready to go. This pregnancy has just flown by, probably because there has been so much else going on too. I can't wait to meet this little lady, and neither can Brooklyn. She tells us how she is going to take such good care of the baby and NOT give her a binky. : )

And what is a post without any pictures? So, for your viewing pleasure:

Our beautiful new home, complete with shutters and corbels.

The little miss, enjoying playing in the huge shower.

The sweetest picture of Brooklyn and Ben. The way she is sleeping is just too cute.

I'VE BEEN BITTEN . . .

AND I LIKE IT!!!

So, I know I am totally lame and TOTALLY BEHIND in this, but oh well. Over Christmas break, I started reading Twilight. I have had the book for over a year now, just lying by my bed, so one night last week, I picked it up. I could not put the dang thing down. I was reading all the time, even in the car. : ) After finishing the first book, I just had to go and rent the movie. I made Ben watch it with me. Lucky him. Now, I am into New Moon, and it is just as addicting. It's not like I have other things to do; I mean, packing, cleaning, MOVING, taking care of a child, but reading this really should be the top of my priority list - right?!

Christmas 2009 . . .

Yep, I am finally back!!! I can't believe it is 2010! Crazy. Anyway, we had a nice break from reality for awhile.

First up, my birthday on December 21. I turned the big 2-8, seriously, how can I be this old? We celebrated with dinner at Texas Roadhouse on the Saturday before where Miss B and I enjoyed unlimited Shirley Temple's. : ) Then, we had dinner at Chili's with my family on my actual birthday followed by yummy chocolate cake and ice cream. I was spoiled with gift cards to The Gap, The Buckle, cash, movies, lotion/body wash from Victoria Secret, and a new COACH wallet. So wonderful.

Then we prepared for the big day. Brooklyn was super excited about Santa coming, and kept reminding us that we all had to be asleep, although SHE was the problem. : ) On Christmas Eve after Ben got off of work, yep he had to work all day, we went over to my parents for a yummy dinner of prime rib, twice baked potatoes, and key lime pie. We visited and watched "Joy To The World" about the birth of Christ. We let Brooklyn open her new princess pajamas to wear that night. We got back home around 10, checked online where Santa was currently, and read some Christmas stories. B finally crashed around 12:30. And, then the fun began. Santa brought Brooklyn a kitchen, and so we stayed up until 2:00 to help him out.

I couldn't sleep that night, blame it on the excitement AND pregnancy, but I was up at 7, ready to go. Too bad Ben and Brooklyn were out until 9:30. This Christmas was so fun though because Brooklyn understood what was going on, and was SO excited. Ben was able to video her seeing what Santa had brought her. She loved it! *It's a little long, but the first part is the best.*

We were so spoiled with presents this year, even though Ben and I didn't get each other anything because we are getting a house. : ) We got gift cards, money, movie tickets, pots and pans, etc. for the house. Ben got a navigation for the car and I got a new COACH purse to match my wallet - love it!!! The little Miss loaded up with more princess paraphernalia than you can imagine, and enough food for her kitchen to feed anyone. : ) She also got some new games, a new baby, pajamas, a towel, DVD's, and books. We spent Christmas Day opening gifts here, and then we headed over to my parents for more gifts and food. My aunt and uncle came in later that day, and we had a relaxing day just visiting.

This past week I have kept busy cleaning, going through all of our stuff, and reading Twilight - yes, I am that behind, and I just had to go rent it the other night to watch - that is for another post though. : ) Ben has spent countless hours over at the new house snowblowing, cleaning, putting up our mailbox, putting in light bulbs, etc. We are so close, and we think that this next Saturday will be the big day. We have A LOT to do . . . packing, cleaning, moving. Fun stuff. It will all be worth it to live here:

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and we wish you all a Happy 2010!!!