28 weeks and counting

A few weekends ago JD and I invited Karlee and Devrey over for a BBQ and to play games at our house.  Karlee had mentioned that she would like to see our house and it was a good to just get together and hang out without rude waiters trying to push us out the door. ;)
I lost track of time during the day and over scheduled myself so I sent JD to pick them up at their apartment and I tried to finish up what I could for dinner and run through the shower before they got back.  I literally just got dressed when they pulled in the driveway.  I thought it would be at most 30 minutes before we were sitting down to eat dinner but it took over an hour.  I was horrified it took so long and I think Devrey and Karlee were starving so I felt even worse but they were good about the wait.
In reality JD cooked most of the dinner- that guy is really becoming king of the grill.  We had grilled chicken breasts with three cheese potatoes that were cooked in foil on the grill and fresh corn on the cob.  I made a peach cobbler creation using just a bottle of peaches and cake mix and it turned out ok but I'm not sure I will ever use that method again. 

We really enjoyed just hanging out together and talking.  We played one of my favorite board games "The Farming Game" after we ate dinner and it was so fun.  It was interesting to watch who were risk takers and who were more conservative as we played the game and grew our "farms".

Playing The Farming Game

 I also asked Karlee if she was ok with me taking pictures each week as she is progressing to 40 weeks well actually 39 weeks since she is scheduled to be induced a week before her due date.  She liked the idea so I took a few pictures of her and Devrey while they were here.  I haven't had a chance to take a 29 week picture yet and she will be 30 weeks on Thursday...ugh. I should see her tomorrow though so I will have to make sure and snap a quick picture then.

Karlee at 28.2 weeks

Karlee and Devrey at 28.2 weeks

We are looking forward to having them over again and have a trip to Brigham City to participate in the Brigham City LDS Temple open house.  We can't wait!

We did it...WELCOME TO OUR HOME!!

We did it!  We found a house and not just any house but the perfect house for us.  We signed the papers to make it ours on May 29th and started moving in things that day.  We were so blessed to have so family and so many friends from our ward help us move everything in.  Our first house guests were our two youngest nephews while their parents were out of town for a few days.  We have the greatest neighborhood and already love our new ward.

We have started projects to make it ours including paining the master bedroom, starting to strip wallpaper off the walls of what will be the nursery and of course, Melissa's favorite "dirt therapy" also known as gardening.  JD has his office set up and the family room is all set for movie night downstairs.  There is still painting to do and pictures to hang on the wall but those are projects that we will be working on for awhile.  The shop has quite a few pieces of furniture for Melissa to refinish and JD has become king of the yard learning to adjust the sprinklers and taking care of the yard.  We even got a BBQ grill and can't wait to break it in at a backyard party soon.

Here are a few pictures so you can see what our home looks like...we sure do love it!

We look pretty serious in this picture but we were so excited to finally be at the title company signing papers.

Our Front Porch and HUGE trees along the street and in the yard...beautiful!!

It is said the kitchen is the heart of the the home...well this is the heart of our home.

The dining room...I love the fireplace (and there is another one downstairs)

One of the views from the back door and yes that is a slide and swing already in the backyard.

The other view from the back door and where the "dirt therapy" happens.  We have already planted the garden with tomatoes, corn, beans, peas, beets, cucumbers and peppers- and there is a peach tree too!!