lots of special celebrations!

So, as my last post stated, we've been pretty busy these last several weeks with weddings, babies, and even a funeral. We've has the pleasure to be surrounded by so many of our loved ones, and it has been so special for Frank and I... we're down to the last few days before our abby girl gets here, so it's been fun to celebrate in all of life's special moments together in anticipation of our BIGGEST life changing moment thus far. Here are a few highlights of all of the celebrations we've been a part of.


(adorable cake courtesy of my friend Erica)

(my mother in law in front of most of her yummy creations!)

(the velasquez women sis in law and my mom)



(lots of goodies)












then a surprise shower with the gals from work;


















there was one more FABULOUS shower given for me, but unfortunately i don't have the pics for it...












next was a funeral for my old ice skating choreographer... if you didn't know, i used to ice skate. 12 hard years of my life were given to my skating so when the sad news came that my former coach had passed from a horrible battle with cancer, all of my old skating team came together from all over the country to celebrate. here we are all grown up. Some married, some in grad school, some jsut starting in college, and some even still in high school but this group is forever bound by all the time we spent during our childhood traveling and competing all over the world.













then we were off to another wedding, a good friend of mine was sealed for timeand all eternity to his beautiful bride in the San Diego Temple and the day was great... it ended with a sort of reunion with lots of friends and some adopted family. we even found our other preggo friends and captured a few shots with the mommies and daddies to be! So much fun!

First comes LOVE, then comes MARRIAGE, then comes the BABY IN THE BABY CARRIAGE!

WOW!! This is the year for engagements, weddings, and babies!! I was just counting up all the announcements, wedding invites, and baby shower invites and announcements we've received so far this year and are expecting rather soon and it's insane!!

Here is the tally so far:

Engagement Announcements: 4

Wedding Announcements: 8

Bridal Shower invites: 2

Baby Shower invites: 3

Baby Announcements: 4

that is just before June started... in the next month we will attend two weddings, 1 shower and welcome a nephew and our baby girl!!

yay for families! they truly are FOREVER!!! :) XO

Does this mean i'm officially a "grown-up" ?

So, last week was my last week at work, atleast for now, we're not sure yet if i'm going to go back a couple days a week after Lilley comes, but for the moment, i'm home and obsessed with afternoon TV. This is odd for me 'cuz i don't even really like Tv, let a lone watch shows everyday! but from 2-5 everyday, you can find me either in bed or on the couch G-L-U-E-D to:





I've been able to learn some awesome new crafts to work on while i'm waitin for the baby, caught up on some current events and oprah's pledge to stop texting while driving, and some celebrity gossip with ellen! I remember when i was little and my mom had her "afternoon" shows and all of a sudden i flashed forward to my little girl thinking i was so weird 'cuz i watched afternoon talk shows almost religiously! yikes! :)

a sneek peak...

So, a fabulous friend and adopted "big sister" of mine organized a little maternity shoot for me the other day, and it was fun... slightly weird to actually see myself pregnant other then by looking in the mirror though. Its a totally different me to get used to, but soon enough the little one will be here and i'll be back to my normal self. :)
NOT that i'm complaining though, i haven't gained that much weight, somewhere around 25 lbs at 34 plus weeks. It's mainly the discomfort of this stage of pregnancy that is startin to get to me. I don't sleep, my stomach is rock hard, can't bend much, and startin to get those "braxton hicks" contractions. But i am happy to endure 'cuz all this means is that my little girl is gettin closer and closer to makin her GRAND entrance in to this world and in to our lives! Frank and I can't wait! We love her soooo much already! :)

Just a few updates... :)

First of all, this past Sunday, my adorable husband and I celebrated our 2ND FIRST Anniversary!!!! not too many peeps can say that huh? :) April 18th is our Sealing anniversary, just three short months after our first anniversary. Unfortunately, I think i had a slight case of food poisening 'cuz i spent the whole day passed out on the couch. :( Frank was sure to take advantage of my sleeping and caught up on some much needed sleep as well! It was, in it's own way, a perfect way to spend our special day together. I could write so much about my husband, but this time i reserved those words for him on a homemade card which seemed to be a huge hit!!


I have also been working on some new found hobbies lately, including tending to my own "little garden", i've always wanted one, so Frank and I decided I would start off small and see how it goes before I ever think about a regular size one in a yard... here is a shot of how it looks two weeks in! :)


and speaking of growing, everyone i know keeps asking for a shot of my belly... i will have you know i hate this picture, and think it highly inappropriate, however, it's all i have, so i apologize for the lack of clothing in advance! this was at 32 weeks.


umm, what else? oh, i dyed my hair...


and been feelin crafty lately, so i've started sewing some things (will post pics later) adding embellishments to onesies, painting nursery decorations, etc... heres a couple onesies...


thats about it for now!!

Spring is in the air... and I LOVE IT!!!!

here is how we've been enjoyin it...

ONLY IN CALIFORNIA

Only in southern california I should say, can you go from this:

to this:


and then here in-between!


Frank and I LOVE to be outdoors, and fortunately, we've had the opportunity to enjoy three seasons within about a weeks time. We were fortunate enough to get away to the mountains, and then later in the week take a trip to a beautiful and somewhat secluded beach in Dana Point, and then venture to our own little slice of heaven just out our door at the lake near our house. :) such a beautiful place in which we live! We don't mind hoppin in the car and ending up at the mountains or the beach after just about an hours drive what-so-ever!!!
here are a few more pics from our ventures out and about (sorry, there is no real good "belly pictures")