january happenings

january is going by so fast!! gabe's birthday was 1/12, we celebrated with a special dinner at Ruth's Chris...

happy birthday, gabe!!

as of sunday, 1/15, i have less than a month till my due date!!! here i am w/ only 30 days to go...

big belly.

we're still getting the nursery ready... we made these letters for her as soon as we found out it was a girl. we finally got them put up in the room. (now you know her name! full name: Ava Elizabeth Medina)

we also added the decals that match her bedding set ("Once Upon a Pond.")

i'm now set to go to the doctor once a week... fun. i really hope i'm not early, i still have so much to do!! and my baby shower isn't until 1/28!



new years upgrades

happy new year!!

we've gotten a few upgrades in our house...

much needed new fridge... thank you, Mom & Dad for an amazing Christmas present!

gabe's new computer desk, complete with dual monitors and new desktop.

rugs! i've wanted rugs since we moved in. took me a while to find exactly what i wanted.

BIG tv! it's a hand-be-down from my parents. it's perfect (and free!)

and since we got the big tv, we can move the extra one into the bedroom. :)

2012 is going to be a crazy year for the Medinas...  Our goal is to deliver a healthy baby girl and then not mess up her life.

she'll be here in 6 weeks (eek!)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Medinas!!

(this is from the RP Holiday Party on 12/10)

I was going to be good and take lots of pictures this year. But I got distracted by something shiny and so I can only offer you the pictures below...

me and baby on Christmas Eve

all wrapped and ready to go!

our pretty tree

We had a great Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve with the Medinas. We had a delicious feast followed by a bounty of baked goods. Kiera (now 5) stuck with me and Gabe all night. She's hilarious and we had so much fun hanging out with her. She's very excited for our baby to join the family.

Christmas morning, we opened our presents at home and then we headed to the Johnsons. More presents, more food, and a trip to the movies.

We were off work on Monday, so we went to Mike and Janica's to open even more presents and visit the girls. Emily and Allyson got so many fun princess and baby toys and we helped them break them in!

I can't believe that next year we'll be sharing all these fun times with our little girl with us!!

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!!

christmas basket craft

i made this quick craft for my mother-in-law and put one of her presents inside.

front - wooden snowflake accent added. painted white and then painted with sparkle paint. silver/glitter snowflake buttons on either side.

back - alternating snowflake buttons, white/sparkles & silver sparkles. also goes on either side

finished product with present inside. :)

getting ready for baby medina

we've been doing a lot for our daughter's arrival.

we painted the nursery...

cleaned the carpets (no picture)

reveived the furniture...

i can't believe how soon she'll be here!



gingerbread houses

last night, we enjoyed some christmas festivities in the form of gingerbread houses.

we bought a pre-fab for decorating. cheating, yes. but still lots of fun!

in progress...

working together. :)

lovely ladies!

finished product!

Merry Christmas!!

quick christmas craft

i made a quick simple craft the other day...

we had a wreath (fake) that had a simple bow on it. the bow came undone and it looked so sad and lonely...

i also had a handful of extra ornaments that i wasn't going to put on the tree (they're a little cheesy and just not as special as the others)

 So - i decided to combine the two. hot glue and 5 minutes later, i had a cute little wreath to display outside.