It's a.... GIRL!!!! (Nov/Dec 2015)

So... I'm about 22, well almost 23 weeks prego! Time is flying by it seems! I can't believe it is already DECEMBER!!!!
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I ran the BoroDash that morning and my goal was to just finish & not walk.. YAY! I did it! It's a 4 mile run through M'boro. Blake & Ella Cate came to cheer me on! I'm so glad that I decided to do it!



Rewind.. On Nov. 17th, we went to the doctor for our 20 week appt. Everything looks healthy with baby. We were worried that we may not be able to tell the gender because baby was all curled up in a ball. The tech wanted me to walk up and down the halls, cough, and lay on my side, and finally she was able to tell that it was a .... GIRL!!! We are so excited for Ella Cate to have a sister just 2 years younger than her. We hope & pray that they are best friends :)

We had a gender reveal party, and let's just say that it didn't turn out EXACTLY how we had it planned. I took the sealed envelope to Party City after the doctor's appt and handed it to the girl working there. I think she was possibly from a different country. She almost started blowing up the pink balloon before I even left the store and she hadn't even looked at the envelope yet! That was my first red flag!! When I finally came back to get the box, I asked if she had done a reveal before and she said this was her first one, but it was really fun, and it is a creative way to announce the gender!! haha!! Not sure she even had a clue still!

Anyways... people at our house, people watching live streamed on the internet and we open the box to find BOTH pink & blue balloons!!! AHHHH!! What in the world??!?! We knew it wasn't twins, but poor girl. She didn't understand! Good thing she put the envelope from the ultrasound tech back in the bottom of the box, because that is the only way we knew for sure!!! So I pulled out the envelope and read "I'm a GIRL" on it!!! Such a fun night!!! We are super excited!!!

MORE PINK! MORE DOLLS!! Blake is REALLY outnumbered now! haha

NEW POST!!!

NEW POST!!!!

I don't even really know where to start. It has been almost 3 years since my last post! HAHA 

A lot has happened....

• We had a baby girl, Ella Cate. She is 17 months old now.
• I'm a stay at home mommy now! I work one day a week on Thursdays teaching a homeschool class. Ella Cate goes to Mother's Day Out while I teach. 
• We bought a house and did a lot of renovations to it. It's in a small older neighborhood in Murfreesboro. We love the neighborhood and our neighbors so much!

It has definitely been different staying home now and not working everyday. I love staying home, but my everyday pace of life looks completely different. It was def. an adjustment at the beginning and I'm not totally sure I am all the way adjusted to it, but I am very thankful that I get to stay home.  I love slow lazy mornings at home or staying in our pjs all day! ;)  Some other days we get an early start and are gone most of the morning. We are very involved at our church, New Vision and are really beginning to feel more connected and a strong sense of community here in M'boro.  Building friendships, community, and close couple friends definitely takes time to develop. I am realizing that more as I get older- friendships take time and it is harder when life is busy!!

I am loving this FALL weather!!! PUMPKINS, FOOTBALL, MUMS, PRETTY LEAVES, HAYRIDES, APPLE CIDER, JACKETS, PUMPKIN BREAD, AHHH!!!! ALL THINGS PUMPKIN!!!  

Also, my WHOLE family (17 or so of us) are going to Rosemary Beach in a week for Fall Break! We have never alllll been on vacation together for that long of a time! We will see if we all get sick of each other by the end of it! HAHAHA

The last NEWS.... WE ARE EXPECTING BABY #2!!!!! We are due April 4th, the same due date we had with Ella Cate! SO FUNNY! We are super excited! Ella Cate is obsessed with baby dolls so we will see how she does with a "real baby!!" She loves changing her babies' diapers, pushing them in her stroller, and she even says "ssh ssh" to them and says "shoo wee" if she thinks they have a dirty diaper! SO FUN! She is at a very fun age right now! She is becoming more independent and wanting to do things by herself! She keeps us on our toes and keeps us laughing! 

That's all for now! I have to go cheer on my Alabama Roll TIDE!!! :)

 

Highlights in Decemberrrrrrr!!

December 28, 2012

I haven't blogged in forever and was with my sweet high school friends last night and we always joke about "Cat's Corner" so I decided to update everyone today since I have a little time. 

A few highlights throughout the month of December.
~ My youngest brother, Philip, is a Junior at Beech High School and we went to see him play in one of his basketball games before Christmas. He sure loves basketball! My other brother, John David, is helping coach the Buccaneers this year and is learning a lot about coaching.

We had a baby shower for my bf, Cayte and her sweet baby girl Olyvia that is going to be her really sooon!!! We had a wonderful time at the shower and Cayte got a bunch of great gifts! I can't wait to meet baby Olyvia! Here is Mrs. Cute Preggers!

 

Here is my little man, Caden-my other bestie Rachel's little baby!! He is so adorable!!! We had fun getting to spend time with him over the weekend for Cayte's shower!!!

My boo surprised me with tickets to the Andrew Peterson Behold the Lamb of God concert and it was soooo incredible!!! We had a blast!!! This is us outside the Ryman Auditorium after the concert.

WE had a wonderful Christmas with both of our families!!!

We gave the kids a drum set and my parents got them a keyboard! Wow! Their house is going to be louder than it already is! I hope Christin and Jason don't hate us for giving them a drum set, an extremely loud gift! haha

The kids got a new game for Christmas called Head Bands (spelling?) and it was really fun to play!

I did make some monkey bread/pull-apart cake and it basically looks like a plate full of butter in this pic, but delic!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Do you have any new year's resolutions!? I have been trying to think about some of mine! I will keep you posted!!!

~Cat

 

question???: How do you get Cat's Corner into the design header part?! I don't want it to look like that.. if you have any blog tips.. pass them along.. PLEASEEE

Summer is almost...... over.... awwww!!!

The countdown is on.... I start school in exactly 14 days!!! I totally can't believe the summer is almost over! It has been a good summer! I am so thankful for days that aren't busy and for days that I haven't had a schedule. Praise the Lord. I am reading a book called "One Thousand Gifts" and the author is talking about living in the moment and not wishing for more time, but being thankful in everything... I love this little section in the book....

"I speak it to God: I don't really want more time; I just want enough time. Time to breathe deep and time to see real and time to laugh long, time to give You glory and rest deep and sing joy and just enough time in a day not to feel hounded, pressed, driven, or wild to get it all done -- yesterday ....... and it later states...I just want time to do my one life well."

I loovvee that! I want to live in the moment and live in the present. I want to be content with who God has created me to be, where God has placed me, and what He has called me to do. Lord, that is my prayer... Help me to be completely thankful in ALL things!

Have a great week!

love,

cat

Hey again!!!

I do have to admit.... I am not that good at blogging! But I am trying!!! I would love to update you on a few things in my life! This past Thursday, Blake and I went home to celebrate my sister Christin's birthday! It was super fun!! My brother-in-law (Jason) went big this year! He rented a stretttcchhh excursion limo and they invited some friends and we went to get dessert and ride around for a few hours! Caroline also came in town and we all surprised her! She didn't know we were coming! Super fun... oh and many of you prob know I LOVE SURPRISES! (so.. this was totally up my alley)

A few things that I LOVE lately:

-the WEATHER!!!!!!! yay!!! Praise the Lord for the beautiful sunny weather and the beautiful earth that he has allowed us to live on! What a blessing! Today I took a blanket outside and read and laid there for awhile.. glorious!!

-Remington curling wand!!! I bought this last week and I might be a little obsessed!! My hair barely ever holds curl and this baby curls my hair! whoo--hoo! I have always wanted curly hair, so this is super fun to use! (a kid at school on Thursday said that I looked like a grown-up or a grown woman.. and then another student said.. she is a grown-up!!! Another kid said that I looked like I was going to a beauty pageant!! LOL

-RIBBON WREATH!! I made one for Christin for her birthday and I think many more are in the near future!! I will post pics once I get one.. I forgot to take a pic with my camera of the final thing! (I am trying to be crafty lately... not sure how it is going, but I do enjoy making things)... I also made my homeroom boys @ school little fluffy loveies for good luck on TCAPS!! haha.. I thought they might think they are lame-o, but surprisingly they actually liked them! YAY!

- THE LAST THING THAT I LOVE.... is that SUMMER IS SOOOO sooonn!! whoo-hooo!!! I might be counting down the days..... haha

I want some new hobbies and new crafty things to try.. if you have any great ideas.. PLEASEE let me know! I am also looking for new things to do and try this summer.... I would love some great ideas!!

My Middle School Track Team!!!

Well.. here is a little glimpse into my life right now! This is our middle school track team! We are having practices 4 days a week and our first track meet is the week after spring break!!! I am looking forward to my girls and guys competing in the first track meet. It has been a good experience so far and sometimes I jog and stretch with the kids a little. I can def. say that I am out of shape. I hope you enjoy this picture! Go Golden Bears!

Sorry I haven't written in a looonnggg time! I am trying to get my blog looking better and cuter! I sorta have a small obsession lately with looking at people's blogs and then that takes me to another blog and then to another blog. I love it!

Christin and Jason and the kids are on their way here to spend the night. Christin and Jason are going to the UT vs. KY game tomorrow. Jason bleeds blue. haha.. I am off to try to make some "blondies" (brownie type dessert bars). I will tell ya how it goes and put the recipe up if it is a success! Have a great weekend.

Ohhh.. and p.s. I only have 5 DAYS until spring break! One of the reasons I heart being a teacher!!!

love,

cat