New Camera!

Gage and I were able to purchase a new camera as our Christmas/birthday gifts from my family ... it is awesome!  It is the Nikon D5000 and it takes fabulous pictures and videos.  We haven't even begun to learn how to use it yet, but we have had fun taking pictures, none-the-less!  It's a good thing we will have a new subject to photograph soon ... otherwise we would end up with the "world's most photographed pets" (and gardens!)

Speaking of baby, we sure are ready to meet him!  Less than two weeks and counting!  Time seems to me innncchhiiiing along.  Looking forward to this weekend and having mom, Libby and the kids here!  Maybe when Peanut hears his cousins, he will decide to make an early arrival (wishful thinking, right?)   

Look!  I'm behaving!  Laying down, feet are up (just don't zoom in on my feet, K? ... someday they will be back to normal ... I hope ...)  Honestly, behaving isn't quite so hard any more.  I once again don't have energy to do much of anything.  Last night I was in bed by *gulp* 7:30.  Totally asleep by 8:00.  I know, I know "enjoy the sleep while you can".  (If I had a nickel for everytime someone said that ...)

This is Ralph's favorite spot ... laying right. on. my. belly.  He is so weird. 

These are the last pregnant pictures I will post of myself.  Not liking pictures so much right now, but Gage really liked these two, so I told him I would post them.  Uck.

And here is a slideshow of Gage and my "practice shots" with our new camera.  Lots of fun!  Can't believe we still have so many flowers and plants to shoot this late in November.

Life is Sweet

To quote my cousin's husband, "Life is so much richer with KU basketball."  Bring on the season!

Enjoy it while you can ...

Ralph loves to curl up on laps.  He especially loves to lay on my ever-expanding belly.  He has no idea what is about to come.  Enjoy the empty laps while you can, Ralph ...

How will these creatures react to the tiny person who is about to rock their peaceful world?  Only a month or so until we find out!

I did find time to work on our wedding scrapbooks this weekend.  What a great feeling!  I finished the second of four scrapbooks ... the book containing pictures of my bridal showers and all of our wedding cards and memorabilia.  It was really fun to look back through all of that stuff!  A few years ago, I completed our honeymoon scrapbook.  Now the two I have left are our pre-wedding parties (bachelor and bachelorette parties) and the actual WEDDING!  The wedding book is my next project.  I'm excited!

My craft room ... ready to start on the wedding scrapbook!

The scrapbook I completed this weekend.  Success!

It's weird ... it has been sooo hard to get back into scrapbooking after not working on projects for a few years.  Possibly because I was so overwhelmed by all of the un-scrapped pictures?  But now that I am in the swing and have plans for plenty of projects, I am loving it! 

Still hope to get to our construction albums before the baby comes.  Hmmm, that may be a little ambitious ...