One step closer...

Thanks to Grandpa Dave and Grandma 3G, we have a crib! That one piece of furniture makes the room feel much more like a nursery than just a spare room, I can't believe it!

Summer Grillin'

We heard there was supposed to be a little bit of sunshine today, so Paul marinated some chicken wings and grilled them up! It actually felt like summer time!!

Where do I start?

The outfit? The torn dog bed? Where do I start?

We have a wonderful dog, Savage, but he has been known to be destructive at times. One morning we went down to let him out only to find his brand new (not cheap) bed had been torn up. Paul was pretty sure he could fix it with duct tape but I thought that would look "ghetto". Yesterday he found leopard-printed duct tape, thinking that would look much better. I had to giggle because leopard-print looks "white trash" to me and his outfit while fixing it matched accordingly - dark socks with crocks, cammo shorts and a sleeveless shirt. I love my husband, every dog-bed-fixing, dark-sock-and-sandal-wearing bit of him!

All fixed!

Good friends, good times

Our wonderful friends Laura and Dar were nice enough to help us out last weekend. They came over and helped us pain Baby Edler's room - of course after we ran the dogs around at the dog park - thanks guys, you're the best!



Time to paint!

What's a yurt?

When Paul told me that we'd be staying in a yurt on our Canadian diving adventure, I must admit I was a bit apprehensive. Of course I would not be diving on this trip so I was wondering what kind of place I'd be hanging out in all day...a yurt?

It turned out to be wonderful! We actually didn't stay in the yurt because the owners of the dive company thought I'd be more comfortable if I didn't have to walk outside in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. However, the yurts were awesome and I'd definitely be up for camping out in one of those!

Paul got to do six dives in three days, had a great time, and saw lots of cool marine life. I got to hike, play with dogs, and was actually forced to relax a bit.

Happy Mother's Day

I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day and I don't even have a baby yet, how lucky am I? I woke up to presents and flowers - yes, I do have the most wonderful husband in the world!

After Paul celebrated me, we got to celebrate his mom and sister with lunch and an afternoon at the tulip fields! What a great day - happy Mother's Day!

We're having a boy!

Together with our family, we had a "sex party" and found out that we are being blessed with a baby boy!

How did we do that you ask? We had an ultrasound but asked the technician not to tell us the gender. She put the results in an envelope and I drove it straight to my mom who had cupcakes made with the gender-appropriate color inside. A few days later we gathered with our family, bit into the cupcake, and...it's a BOY!