17 Month Anniversary

Friday was Andrew and I celebrated our 17 month anniversary by going to Red Lobster and looked around the mall and Dick's Sporting Goods. I took Andrew to show him some puppies that I had seen the day before. I fell in the love with pretty much all of them! There was one that liked to play with Andrew and me through the window. If we put our hands up he would chase them. Andrew put his face up to the window and the dog tried to kiss it. It was so ADORABLE! I am so glad I got a picture of it! I know Andrew and I will have a lot of fun puppy shopping the day we decide to buy one.

This puppy is a Maltese/Bichon mix. He will make his owners very happy one day.
This is a Shih-Tsu/Bichon mix. This breed is called the "Teddy Bear" breed. Such adorable faces!
These puppies are a chihuaha/dachsund breed. These were one of Andrew's favorites.
And this is the face that won my heart! Oh my goodness!! He just makes me melt! He is also a "Teddy Bear" breed. He was so cute! He would try to provoke the other "Teddy Bear's" to play with him. Oh, I loved him!

It was so much fun looking at all the adorable puppies! Andrew and I had a fun night out. It's so nice that Andrew and I can enjoy our time together doing simple things.

Fall Ball!

Andrew and the SVU Baseball Team had a scrimmage on Saturday. It was a lot of fun to watch Andrew play baseball again. It makes me very excited for February and baseball season to start. Andrew did really well and hit a homerun! Looks like he's off to a great start. The game was a little frustrating to watch, because the other team didn't hire an ump so they were making all the calls. The weather was beautiful and sunny! I got a bit of sun on my arms and face. After the game we went to Cici's Pizza for dinner. It was a good day! Here is a video of Andrew's homerun :)

Pregnancy Update!

I am now 19 weeks pregnant and starting to feel better! Last week I had a really bad cough and I was feeling miserable. But everything seems to have cleared up and I hope it stays that way. I am now able to feel my baby move, and I just recently felt the baby kick my hand. It was so awesome! Andrew got to feel my belly "roll" today. It was so fun! I am so excited that I'm almost half way there! Our "20 week ultrasound" is on October 28th and we'll be announcing the gender of our baby then. :)

Fun Weekend!

Andrew and I had a lot of fun last weekend! On Thursday we got to go to Richmond to see Wicked with our friends Zach and Megan, and their adorable daughter Skyli. We got such great seats for a wonderful price. The talent was incredible and it was so much fun to watch. I'm so glad Andrew was willing to go see it. He even ended up enjoying it.

This is the view from where we sat. Not too bad at all!
A picture of us during intermission. I'm so glad SVU gave us the opportunity to go!

Later, on Saturday, Andrew and I went to an Oktoberfest party at our friend's apartment complex. We drank root beer and ate pretzels. Then we also played games.
The whole week before the party I had been planning what Andrew and I would wear. I got Andrew's outfit ready for him. Then I showed him what we were supposed to look like from pictures online. Once I start getting dressed, he comes out with this shirt he got from his mission in Chile. It looked so awesome! I was jealous of how "legit" he looked.
This is a picture of al the girls at Oktoberfest. It was so much fun!

Some of my summer creations...

Here are a few of the things I baked over the summer. Pretty much in the beginning. After I got pregnant I didn't have much motivation/energy to do anything in the kitchen. Hopefully that will change soon. I miss creating things!
These cookies were my first try with royal icing. I was pretty excited about the outcome. I used my mom's sour cream sugar cookie recipe. They were so yummy!
Mickey Mouse cake balls... Notice how I put the BEST looking one in the front :)
I made these cookies for my little friend Savannah. I went to visit her after seeing her for 2 years. Now she's 7 and growing way too fast!
I made this cake while I was taking cake decorating classes at Michaels.
This is my 4th of July American flag cake. It looked really pretty before it was cut too.

What have we been up to?

There have been exciting things going on. Andrew and his team are now 28-6 and heading to Nationals in about 3 weeks. I will be following the team to watch them play their hardest. Nationals is in Maine, when we're done we will be going back to California for the summer. We are so excited!!

Andrew hit his 12th homerun this past week. My mom told Andrew that I seem to text her every other day telling her he hit a homerun. He is so much fun to watch!

And I have started my own baking blog, since I have been baking for the team a lot! I am having so much fun documenting all the new things I have been baking. Andrew and I have often talked about how it seems like I am always in the kitchen now. It seems like I have a huge set of dishes to wash every day. But that doesn't stop me from doing what I love. I am so in love with cooking!!

Tennessee Road Trip Homerun #3

Just like the first homerun of this trip, the first baseman drops Andrew's foul ball. With his second chance he hits a homerun!!