December 2009

December was a pretty low key month.

With no travel plans, we stayed close to home.
Which was nice... it was peaceful and relaxing.

I was surprised at work one day, when my students (mostly the parents), threw me a surprise baby shower.
It was really cute to see them try to keep their secrets as we got closer to the time, and they surprised me with some very useful giftcards for the baby.
Here's a picture of the cake they brought for the party.


Logan took a class to get his firearms permit - hopefully this will help in the job search - and it never hurts to add more credentials and education on your resume.
He was gone all day on a Saturday, so I headed up to Sacramento, and spent a few hours with Amanda, Scott, Simon, and my Grandma Lola and her husband Clair.

We had some Christmas celebrations with Logan's family, since they all live nearby.
We had a cupcake decorating contest with his dad...
which Felecia won!!!
but unfortunately, we have no pictures of.
We also went with him to the annual Creche exhibit in Palo Alto.
Here is a card that Logan's grandmother made of a nativity using dried flower petals.
She's very creative and artistic.

We also went to Cripps Court and enjoyed the Christmas lights with Logan's mom,
and brother Peter's family.


Christmas morning we woke up, and had our own Christmas together.
Our Christmas gift to each other this year was the Wii...
(thank you gift cards that we had saved up - from students/family/etc)
so it didn't take long to open that one.
Then we skyped my parents and opened their gifts.
Afterwards, we went to Logan's brother's house,
(Peter/Heather, and their children Katie and Hailey)
and had a very yummy breakfast.
Logan's mom was there as well.
We had a good time with the girls and
Logan REALLY enjoyed playing their PS3RockBand2.














For New Years, my sister Amanda and her husband Scott and son Simon (and one on the way)... came for a visit.
By that point, we had purchased our own RockBand2 for our Wii (love those gift cards).
Logan and Scott became addicted to playing for their Pit Stains Band.
They spent hours playing...
We had a great weekend... and enjoyed the music and relaxing.

Lastly - Logan and I attacked a nearly impossible project. We have this rocking chair that is VERY comfortable, but not so pretty. So we bought some material, and attempted covering it. When my friend Leslie was here - she helped by outlining a rough pattern - and we took that a created this. I have to say - I am very impressed with our work. It looks great in the baby's room now.


Here is my 8 month picture:

November 2009

November was a very eventful month. I've already posted our 4D ultrasound pictures. Of course, that was the most exciting. It was truly amazing to see our baby girl moving around, and her cute little face, and facial expressions. Even though I feel her, quite often, it just made it even more real. Here I am at 7 months pregnant.

Yes, you can see my tummy now. Just in time for my baby shower, it popped way out. I'm finally at the stage where people can tell I'm definitely pregnant - and ask about my due date, etc... it's fun. My parents AND all 3 of my sisters came in for the baby shower and my dear friend Leslie flew in as well. It was great to see them all, and spend time with them. I wish they could have stayed longer. But, they threw me a great baby shower... and we're so grateful to everyone for all the gracious gifts. I think we have everything that we need for our little girl's arrival now.

My sisters set up a very cute hot cocoa bar at the baby shower, for a perfect cold Nov. day.

Here's the shower favors they made... they put so much time and effort into everything.
Thanks sistas!!!We were able to visit my aunt's house in Hayward, and enjoy some VERY yummy menudo...

Happy 2nd Birthday Katie... Yes, the cake was bigger than her! :)

3D/4D baby pictures

We went and got our 3D/4D ultra sound today - and it was SO worth it.. It was a great experience. Very cool to see the baby make faces, and move around... We of course think she is just the cutest thing ever. We were also told SHE is DEFINITELY a girl... Love it.

26 weeks pregnant (just over 6 months) and my Halloween Costume

I have to give all the credit to Logan - he thought up this creative Halloween costume.

I had the shirt already, and he added the tool belt get up, and all the stuffing.
I was a huge hit at school and felt very cute and pregnant.
This is me at 6 months pregnant.

And here's one of the pumpkins that Logan carved this year -
Looks just like him!

October 2009

So, October was pretty eventful.
Unfortunately, I didn't get a ton of pictures from the month.
My parents came for a visit - no pictures. So sad...
But, we had some family events with the Przybyla family:

Logan's sister Mindy was in town for a few weeks.
So we had a BBQ with her and her two kids and Logan's mom.
Here's a picture of Uncle Logan playing in the sand with Jesse
(or at this time disciplining him for throwing sand),
and a picture of Grandma holding Sleeping Aurora.



A week later, we had a big celebration for Logan's dad who turned 60.
We had yummy carne asada, bbq ribs, a pinata, sprayed him with silly string,
and then had birthday cake with presents. Everyone had a good time.

Jesse enjoyed the ribs too:The 60 year old!
The pinata was as big as the children - and STUFFED with candy:
Opening presents with Katie:
Logan got some silly string too!

Picking up candy:

Logan and I bought a quilting kit at the store, and worked together to get it done.
Here's the final product with me enjoying it one night :)

Halloween weekend we went up to Sacramento and spent the weekend with my sister Amanda,
her hubby Scott, and their adorable son Simon.
Here's some pictures from that weekend.
Simon and his typical OH face:

This is Logan's hat. I can't stand the thing, but it comes out every Halloween.
It's just terribly ugly on almost everyone (except Simon of course).
While visiting with Amanda, we went with her to a wedding that she was scheduled to sing at.
Here she is doing her gig - she even got to play the bongos... talent I say :)


Me and my pregnant belly
Simon picked an apple off the tree and just started going at it.



Simon's Halloween:

September Finished

At the end of September, Logan and I had two great dates. The first was a wonderful night out to Sacramento, where we got to see our favorite comedian live - BRIAN REGAN. If anyone doesn't know about this guy, youtube him. He's hilarious (and clean!). We drove up after work on Thursday, saw him live, and drove back the same night. Totally worth it.


Then we went to an A's game. We splurged this time, and got seats that were very close to the field. So close, a guy a few rows in front of us got hit in the head with the ball. We enjoyed the game (who doesn't enjoy baseball games live), and then enjoyed the great fireworks show immediately after.

We're trying to get as much in as possible, before this little one arrives :)