37 Weeks and waiting....

I think we are all ready for our new baby girl to arrive! We have been preparing and getting things in order for quite some time but now I think we are totally ready. I forget how tiny the newborn clothes are....can't wait to see her in all of them!! As we are folding and putting things away it brings back lots of memories from when we were waiting to meet Allison Grace. It is hard to believe that was almost 3 years ago! Grandma Ganne got the Hulbert Family Bassinet ready, and it looks awesome. It is hard to believe that it is almost 70 years old! Uncle Jerry was the first baby in it, and lots of babies have been it since that day! I am still feeling pretty good. I just slip in a few more naps with Allie these days but I guess I am just banking time for the sleepless nights that are right around the corner!

The Nursery is ready for the Little Princess

Allie's Big Girl Room

Growing Mama!!

Garden Girl

Allie loves checking on her garden to see if anything is growing. She helps Geoff water and check the progress of the plants and it is fun watch. Geoff and I just had a conversation the other day about how different your life is with kids and how random things are very exciting to all of us....like pink flamingos for the garden. Geoff ordered these online a while back and thought Allie would like them, and of course she loves them! Great 8 dollar purchase on Amazon!! Geoff loves the garden almost as much as Allie. He made this cute watering station for Allie the other day and she was sooo excited she watered all of the plants. We got the idea at Fairy Tale Town, but I must say Geoff's design is a lot cuter!! We are going to have a great time with the garden.

Happy Birthday Pa!

Last weekend my dad "Pa" came to visit for the weekend. Allie was excited all week to see him. Every time we drove past the airport she would say "Is Pa coming today?" My mom was visiting the weekend before and then dad was here last weekend so it was a treat! Allie thinks my dad is a big kid and they play and play. We went on a "hike" when we picked dad up from the airport. It was not what we had in mind....there was not a paved path like it said on the website and no cell service. I didn't think it was such a great idea being 36 months pregnant :o) We found a little place down the road from the original spot, at Folsom lake and Allie thought it was a great place to hike so it was still a fun adventure! The next day we went to the Zoo and then celebrated Pa's birthday at Chevy's on the river. We always say we want to go there, but have never been. It was very nice and we will go back for sure! Grandma Ganne and Paka met us and we had a great lunch. Allie liked when they sang Happy Birthday to Pa! We had a great weekend and the weather was perfect! Happy Birthday Pa!!!

Lil' Gardener

Allie has been asking to plant a garden for sometime now. When you ask her about the garden she says she wants to plant a garden with carrots, peas, beans, potatoes and flowers. We have talked about planting a garden with tomatoes but have never done it. So a few weekends ago, we all headed to Home Depot and bought the materials for Geoff to make a garden box. We thought we would start small and see how it goes (this is our trial year). Geoff made an awesome garden box and filled it with dirt the same afternoon. Since the weather has been kinda hit and miss since Geoff built it, we waited to plant. Allie and Geoff had a planting party last week while I was seeing students one evening. He didn't grab the camera so the next day Allie wanted to dig in the garden like she did with Geoff the night before, so I captured a few shots. She loves getting out and digging in the dirt! We hope we get some plants to grow so we can harvest our veggies and tomatoes. We will keep you posted!!! Geoff also built a sandbox just like the garden box so Allie has been outside everyday and in the evenings! She is a happy little camper :o)