Happy Holidays

Happy Thanksgiving!

So much to be thankful for!

Time with our families

A baby on the way

Beautiful weather

Really really yummy food

Movie watching and relaxing
Fun and laughter

The beginning of the holiday season

Also, I made these for Thanksgiving and they were a hit! I have made sausage balls before but this recipe is my favorite so far. I love when I find a good easy recipe on Pinterest!

                                                                   Source: plainchicken.com via Stacy on Pinterest

Hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the break!  

30 Weeks

Here we are at 30 weeks (almost 31!!!)  I can't believe that we are already at the 10 week countdown!  I am so excited for this little guy to get here!  I can't wait to hold him, see what he looks like and have a new best friend living in our house.  In the months ahead we have lots of doctors appointments, some baby showers and birthing classes.  Oh, and the holidays!  Lots of good stuff to look forward to and I am so thankful for it all!

40-60

This is a big week for my parents!  They are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary and my Dad is turning the big 6-0!  My parents went to school together in Wellston and were high school sweethearts.  I love their story and I especially love this picture from their wedding day.  My mom's hair is ah-mazing and my Dad's sideburns are pretty groovy.  I love it!

Michael and I had them over for dinner to celebrate these major milestones.  We grilled out and I surprised them with a mini wedding cake for dessert. The Happy Couple Today:

Me and the 28 week baby bump..and dark hair!

And finally, our little family including Norma Jean

25 Weeks

Hey-O!  We are at 25 weeks!  Everything has been all about baby around here and I love it.  The most exciting development so far is that Michael can finally feel the baby move!  I have been able to feel him move for awhile but now his kicks are powerful enough to be felt from the outside.  I already know that I am going to miss that feeling after January!

As for the nursery...we have a lot of work to do!  We got the crib in a couple of weeks ago and finally picked out the bedding.  Our colors are gray, light blue and white.  We get the bedding in November and I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Top Left: Currently Reading:  A lot of baby books
Top Right:  Trying to balance out my burger cravings with some healthy meals
Bottom Left: Fabric for Crib Bedding
Bottom Right:  A cute onsie my husband bought at a Phish concert...  Little Baby Dickinson just might be a Little Baby Hippie.

Maternity Munchies

The Baby made me do it...

My preggo belly LOVES burgers.  Before pregnancy I could care less about burgers... or steak... or meat in general.  But now, about once a week I want a burger.  And I want one bad.  I have recently been on the quest to find the best burger in OK.  The one above is from Tuckers and it just might get the award from me.  It was amazing. So amazing I talked about it for days and then decided to blog about it...  

Please let me know your favorite burger! The belly and I would love to try it out!

Year ONE

It’s been awhile…but I’m back!  

On Monday Michael and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary!  I can’t believe it has already been a year.    It has flown by...

Highlights of Year ONE:

The biggest and best highlight of this year, and probably any year, is that we are having a baby!  A baby boy to be exact = )  Here is a picture from the night we told my parents the good news. 

We're having our first baby!!!  This picture is my favorite.   It cracks me up every time I look at it.  I love Michael’s face! 

Our baby boy will be here in January and we have been growing and growing.  Here are some pictures of the bump and me.

We built a house and moved in!  

Michael completed his Master’s Degree at OBU, traveled to China for a his International Business Final and got a new job.  Yay Honey!  Here is Michael at the Great Wall.  Sidenote:  I think my husband is pretty cute = )

He also ate a scorpion in China. I HAD to include this because I couldn’t believe he actually did it.

We celebrated weddings, birthdays and holidays with family and friends!

Easter Brunch with my favorite guys!

All fancied up for a beautiful Wedding

The Dickinson/Garrison Crew

Another Fun Wedding

Birthday Celebration!

And Norma Jean turned five!  I insisted on a photo shoot to commemorate the milestone, but I don’t think she was in to it.

  It has been a wonderful/crazy year and I couldn’t be more thankful that I get to have many many more with my husband and best friend.