I can't sew, but I can glue :)

I really like the Diaper wipe cases that are covered and you can buy them at various stores for $20-$30, but why buy it and pay that much when you can make it for half the cost! Check out this blog http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com I was browsing trying to find out how to make these really cute diaper wipe cases when I stumbled across this blog. It is fabulous! She does all kinds of crafts and it is very helpful. Here are a couple of diaper wipe cases that I have done. I had a lady at work monogram the "J" for me (along with a couple of others), because I do not do a sewing machine. :) Maybe I should learn.... Thanks Misty! The others I just glued the ribbon on to make the letters. Its amazing what you can do yourself!

More baby room pictures!

So, I got back into painting this past weekend. I painted the deer pictures (see previous blog) when i was around 10 weeks pregnant or so and I really hadn't wanted to do anything since then. Well, this past weekend I decided that the walls needed a little something else. I browsed the internet and looked for different pictures or verses that I could paint. I really couldn't find anything that I just loved. I saw a picture or two of some hand-painted striped photos that I liked and so I decided I would paint some more of Josh's (hopefully soon to be Avery's) hunting game. Josh likes to hunt turkeys and duck along with deer. Anyways, I painted the pictures below and I think they turned out pretty good. The turkey is not our favorite, but it will have to do. On the other hand the duck is our absolute favorite! :) I added other pictures to the mix to share some of the other items in his room.



His crib and bedding and part of the mobile. (sorry bad picture)


This dresser was Josh's during college and he had never painted. We finally got it painted and it looks so much better.

Just a couple of items that have accumulated along the way. The "Oh Boy" picture frame came from Mrs Sandra and the baby book I purchased to go with it. The Blue and white piggy bank was a gift from Avery's Aunt Keri (Josh's sister). Thanks Keri and Sandra!

This is the inside of the Crib right now. The stuffed horse came from Mrs. Rabren and it is so soft. Love it! The blanket was hand made by our neighbor Mrs Goodson. Love it too!

Letters I painted for the room. The paintings on them match the bedding and the deer pictures.

Masterpiece 1 - The duck. Josh's favorite.

Not so Masterpiece 2 - The turkey. Needs some love. :/ Turkeys are soo hard to draw and paint! But I guess as long as you can tell that it is a turkey we are ok, right?

Get Ready, Get Set, GO!

We are getting ready for Avery to make his debut. Josh and i decided to go with an outdoor/deer theme for his room. We had already started to paint the room brown before I found out I was pregnant, so we went with it. So far, it has worked out well. Here are some pictures I painted to go along with his baby deer bedding.

Here is a picture of the crib with the deer bedding and some blankets. Mrs Yeargain (Josh's Mom and dad's neighbor) crocheted the multicolor blanket and Honey gave us the bright blue and green bamboo dreamsack blanket. I bought the other. The bamboo dream sack blankets feel soo good. Most babies that I know that have them, have loved them, so I decided we would try it on Avery too.

Thanks Uncle Jim and Aunt Eva for the Christmas outfit. Avery is going to be so cute in it next Christmas!

Some of my friends from Enterprise gave me a baby shower today in Elba. Thanks girls! Here is a preview of some of the items Avery received!

We are getting really excited!

Ok...I am going to attempt to go all the way back to October to get caught up. Oh my!



OCTOBER:



Brad and Robin (Josh's cousin) got married October 31 in Birmingham. Josh and I spent the weekend up there and had a fabolous time! The wedding and reception were beautiful!



Jennifer and Melanie at the reception.



Josh and I at the reception...(I look terrible!)

We also found out we were having a boy in October.

Aubrey (Amanda's girl) had a princess birthday party in October, which i thought I had some pics of, but i can't seem to locate. :/

NOVEMBER:

In November I had a birthday...I turned 27. :( I am getting old.

Thanksgiving is always a great time! I especially enjoyed it this year due to the fact I felt like since I was pregnant i could eat everything. (Big Mistake, I was soo miserable that night) We had lunch at Josh's grandmothers and then we ate dinner at my parents house. The food was great!

The day after Thanksgiving we went to Honey's house to eat again and watch the Alabama vs. Auburn game. The game started out great and I really thought that Auburn was going to pull it out, but it just didn't happen. Anyways, WAR EAGLE! I have been slacking in the picture area, because I have not wanted any of myself.

Of course we had to do a little shopping the day after Thanksgiving...Jennifer (my sister) and I normally head to Walmart at the break of dawn to catch some of the good deals. I had my eye on a HP laptop that they were going to have on sale. Need less to say they only had six and they were gone long before I got to Walmart. I was very disappointed! Jennifer finished out pretty good and managed to get Riley the Nintendo DS that he wanted. Wal-mart was crazy this year! I have never seen that many people there after Thanksgiving!

DECEMBER:

December is always a hectic month! I love the Christmas season, but it just seemed a little more hectic than normal this year.

I was unable to put my Christmas decorations up this year, due to our floors being replaced, but thats ok...I will make up for it next year! :)

Josh and I celebrated 2 years of marriage this past December 8th. We went and ate at David's catfish for our anniversary. We had decided not to get each other a gift this year, but we ended up buying each other something anyways. Josh gave me some perfume and I gave him an under armour camo jacket.

Riley (Jennifer's son) turned 6 this year on December 15th. I cannot believe he is kindergarten already. They had his birthday party at the Opp skating rink and he had a blast! Last year at his birthday party, I attempted to skate and it was not a good idea! I found myself plastered to the rink and was sore and bruised for 2 weeks! I DID NOT skate this year! Many of my family members that skated last year, learned there lesson for this year as well! :o

We had lots of places to go for Christmas this year. It seems like another place gets added every year. We started out Christmas eve morning by going to Huddle House and eating breakfast. I really like eating a waffle there (I always have, so it is not a craving). After that we ate lunch with Josh parent's and Keri and Ross. We then went to Josh's Aunt Paige's house and had dinner. They roasted a hog this year and everyone loved it. We always play family feud or some game after dinner. The "young adults" have won for the past 2 years, but "old adults" pulled out a W this year. After that we went to Josh's parents to see what Santa had brought. (he comes a little earlier over there) We opened all our gifts and got everything we wanted. They are so good to us! We then traveled to the Clark household and visited with them for a little while. John and ALy came home from their travels and surprised everyone.

Now for Christmas day.....

We started early by going to Josh's grandparents house (Stewarts). We arrived there around 8:30 am and ate breakfast. Every year "the kids" exchange names. This year we had Molly and Katie. We gave Molly a pair of under armour batting gloves and Katie received some jewelry and bath and body works. After all the fun there we went to my parents house and played dirty santa. This was our 2nd annual dirty santa at the Nall's residence. We had a great time, but before we knew it, it was time to hit the road again. We then traveled to Opelika to Josh's grandparents (Tills). We played dirty santa up there as well . We enjoyed a great time with them, but began our journey back home around 8. I was EXHAUSTED!

The day after Christmas, of course, we hit the sales again. I managed to get everything i went for, so my morning was a success. That night we had another family christmas get together with some my extended family from out of town. We also played dirty and had a blast.

Christmas was great this year and I loved it, but I was sure glad to rest a little.

New Years was a blur. We went to a friends house in Elba to ring in the New Year, but we didn't make it til midnight.

Sorry for not having any pictures...maybe i will make it my new years resolution to take more pics. :)

Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season!

Amazing!

So if you don't already know....Josh and I are expecting our first child in March. We are super excited and getting ready for HIM to be here. Thats right a he...Avery Bryant. We recently had a 4D ultrasound and they are amazing! Here is a pic of Avery yawning during his photo shoot. :)




More updates to come!

So behind!

I swear i am going to get caught up...I feel like we have been going non-stop and now we can finally settle down. Updates to come. :)

Viva Las Vegas!

Josh and I recently returned from Las Vegas. We had so much fun! We visited The Grand Canyon and the Hoover Dam while we were there and loved it! I really think it was the highlight of our trip. We had a few obstacles, but nothing too serious. My parents have never flown commercially before and so I knew we would have to slow our pace down for them a little. Everything started out great until our flight was delayed in Pensacola. Our layover in ATL was only an hour, so I got really worried when we were only going to have 20 minutes to get to our next flight. Once we boarded our flight in P-cola it was delayed another 15 minutes and now I knew we would probably miss our flight to Las Vegas. I was constantly telling my parents that we were going to have to RUN to our next flight...(my dad would just smirk at me). We finally landed in ATL and they would not let us off the flight, ultimately missing the flight to Las Vegas (we could have made it to our flight in 5 minutes if they would have let us off :) haha). Anyways, a couple a weeks ago I got a new phone and remembered that I could check flight status' on it. So, i proceeded to do so and behold our flight to Las Vegas was delayed 20 minutes!! Need less to say we made it and directly boarded our flight. YAY! After that stressful (probably only for me) situation, we were stress free for most of the trip. (except my mom broke her toe on the couch in the hotel) :( She was a trooper and didn't let it bother her. Josh and I roamed the strip while my parents gambled most nights. We ate at a couple of the Casinos for lunch and dinner. My dad and Josh really enjoyed their prime rib at Ellis Island. As for me, meat is not my thing right now, which limits me on what I eat. All in all it was a great trip and if your headed to Las Vegas I definitely recommend splurging and going to the Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon, it is well worth it! Here are some pics from our vaca...
Eagle Point at the Grand Canyon

The Colorado River

The Strip in Las Vegas

Josh and I at the Hoover Dam.

The Hoover Dam.