I finally got some pictures of the house. This is the front and the back of the house. Mike likes stone homes. The back is siding because it is an addition to the house.


Mike has done so much to the house. I feel like he's taken it from a first time home and turned it into a palace. In the pictures is shows the vaulted celing he put in, the new stairs (the old ones were skinny and steep), and the new kitchen! He added in the window/eating bar between the kitchen and the dinning room. He took down all the walls and put in insulation (there was none) and he is sheetrocking it all now. He made the master bedroom bigger, added a walk in closet and made a closet for the second bedroom. He is putting tile in the kitchen, utility room and bathroom. It's going to look amazing!

And this is the new garage! We have a lot of our stuff stored at a members home and as soon as we finish this we can get out of their way. Mike is most excited about this addition to the house. The tresses were the hardest part so far. I helped Mike put them up. And we got a great deal off craigslist for a 16ft garage door!

Stockton Shower

Tonight was the shower in Stockton. It was so much fun. A lot of ladies came and made the party a blast. One of the games we played was where everybody was given a bag of candy and you couldn't say the word "baby". If you did the person who called you out on it got to take one of your candies. Thank you to all for coming!

I did update the list and took off the stuff that I got at this shower.

On the 4th of July Joel Moreau proposed to Elizabeth Davis (Mike's Mom)! They are getting married on September 15th in the Nauvoo Temple. Their reception is on the 17th at the Stockton Church Building.

Baby Showers All Over Missouri

There are a total of three Baby showers that will be occurring. Which ever area you are in you are welcome to attend!

I put a list up of items we are in need of. Gently used items from previous children you have had are welcome and greatly appreciated.

We haven't made up the invitations yet but Kristina (a very good friend) is hosting a shower in Springfield, Mo. It hopefully will be at my new house if we can get it finished soon. Mike is working very hard on it.

My Mother-in-law is throwing a shower at her home in Stockton, Mo. We will have cake, punch, some games and a good ole time.

My Mom is throwing a shower in Harrisonville, Mo (where I grew up). We decided to make it a pool party! Healthy snacks (and some not to healthy), flavored water bottles and a bunch of women soakin in the pool and talkin it up. Don't be embarrassed about wearing a swim suit, just throw on some clothes you don't mind getting wet and come join the fun. Don't forget your floatie.

First Ultrasound

Today was our first Ultrasound! It was really exciting to see the little baby in my tummy. It turns out that its a GIRL! The first picture is her profile, the next is her looking at you, and the third in proof that she's a girl! YA! We are having a GIRL!

Super hot in Missouri today! Found out that Mike passed the first portion of his EMT exams, just one more test to go in a couple of weeks. Sadie ran off to the neighbors but we found her while we were driving by.

The first year

Michael and I were married on June 5th 2008 in the Nauvoo Temple. For the first year of marriage we lived in small town just south of Springfield in Nixa Mo. We rented a nice sized town house and commuted to school. I went to school at Missouri State University for a Bachelors of Psychology. I only have 17 credits left. Michael attends Ozark Technical Community College were he is finished his Firefighting program and is taking his EMT test this Saturday. He also has credits that he will continue to work on to get his Associates.

We found out that we were parents-to-be on Valentines day. I was highly emotional that day and for some reason I knew i was pregnant. Michael wouldn't believe me till we took a test. I was crying so hard, just from the hormones, that he was embarrassed to stand with me in line to buy

the dumb thing. I am now 20 weeks along. The baby is a constant mover and usually when I'm trying to go to sleep. We get our first Ultrasound on June 23rd and hopefully will find out if its a boy or girl, everybody keeps asking.
We bought a house in May and thought we had one month to remodel but we tore down so much of it that its not livable at the moment and we needed a place to stay. He tore down the walls and there was no insulation on the outside walls and the wiring needed to be redone. He also is framing a lot in the house and it looks amazing, even with just the studs up. It will look really good when we are done. So, for the time being, we are up in Stockton (an hour and 1/2 north of Springfield) and Michael is really busy with work to work on the house. I'm guessing we will be up here for a while.
For our one year anniversary Michael took me to the pound and we picked out a puppy. I have been wanting one since I moved out of my parents. We named her Sadie. She's a Hines 57 pup. I cant even pick a breed to match her with. But she is a very good dog. Doesn't chew, great on walks, goes potty outside. We are teaching her not to jump up and how to ride on the 4 wheeler. She's going to be a great family dog.