Happy 2010!

It's been a while since I've blogged! 2009 was a great year for our family! I turned 23 in January and Grant took me to Patti's to celebrate. We spent our winter and spring months very busy with work. I worked six day weeks for my first tax season and Grant was getting ready for CATS testing at school and coaching baseball for the high school. We celebrated Grant's 26th Birthday in April at a baseball game and Texas Roadhouse after. I was so happy to finally get my Saturdays back!
We also spent the winter and spring months house hunting! We looked at lots of houses and made offers on a few before finally finding our home. Our offer was accepted on Memorial Day weekend and the fun began! We closed on the home June 29th and started work immediately! It's been a lot of work to get where it is, but definitely worth it!
Grant started his first season as head coach of the new Mustangs soccer team in August. He is a great coach! The players love him and the refs hate him! haha The team had a great winning season and were runner-up at District.
You know what they say, new house new baby. We are now waiting for our baby! I took my last month of birth control in August and in October we found out we are expecting!!! We are so excited! Grant is the best thing ever. He is so excited for our baby to get here. He is also so good to me. I have been very sick for the last 6 weeks and he has been doing everything! He cooks me biscuits (the only thing I can eat!) and cleans up the house and dishes every night. He decorated our house for Christmas and even added a second tree this year! Grant spent his Christmas Break organizing the house. He has cleaned out my closet, reorganized the guest bedroom, cleaned out the garage, taken down the Christmas decorations, and decked the attic for seasonal storage. He's been very busy!
We can't wait for what 2010 will bring! Hopefully it will include blogging more! I guess that should be one of my resolutions!

My Wedding Dress

Here is my wedding dress I wore July 12, 2008 when I married the man of my dreams. I looked at tons of dresses online and in magazines before I ever steeped foot in a bridal shop. I decided to go to two local shops one Saturday just to test the waters. I found a dress at each shop that stood out, but just weren't right. I decided to wait until I was back at school in Lexington and go looking there. The day that UK played Louisville in football I went shopping. I took my mom, and my two best friends/bridesmaids Holly and Whitney. (My two sisters and other bridesmaids were at home in wky). We went to one shop and I grabbed some dresses. There were two that were simple and classic like I was wanting. I tried on the first. It was strapless and looked horrible on my chest. It was close to $1000. I tried on the next one and it was perfect! It had rouching around the waist and fell away from the hips with a box pleat. The deep V-neck with spaghetti straps had enough detail to keep interest. The taffeta fabric was gorgeous! I stepped outside and EVERYONE loved it. It was the one! But there was no price tag.... I got really, really nervous. I just knew it would be more expensive than the first dress because it was so much prettier! So the sales assistant took the numbers and went to look up the price. She came back.... it was a ballgown from Moonlight Bridal's Destination line. It was only $400! I was so pumped. That was definitely within budget. I loved this dress. I needed a little bit of alterations and hemming. The first time they hemmed it I hated it! It was way too short. I felt like could see my ankles. So I took it back and they let it out. I guess I like my dress the way people like their curtains... with a little puddle :)

I had to have a blusher! I thought it was one thing I would be old-fashiony about. I think it is so pretty and I had Dad practice so I didn't get a big hump when he lifted it and gave me away!Here's the puddle!

Baby Brock

Introducing the newest member of the family, baby Brock.

Brock was born June 17th - his parents 9th wedding anniversary. He is the third little boy. His big brothers Dawson & Isaiah are helping Mommy and Daddy feed and burp him. Isaiah (just turned 2) can also be caught swiping paci's if they're left out. Ha! He's been off a paci for a year, but now he wants to be a baby every once in a while.

MidTerm is over!

Grant just got back from his mid-term for his summer class. Yay! Only 4 more classes left. We are celebrating with Dairy Queen ice cream. Yum!

Play Ball!

Maddie played softball this year with the Hot Tamales!

She was a great player and had lots of fun :)

I can't believe Uncle G got Isaiah to pose for the camera!

Chad & Laura

On June 13th we welcomed another Chad into our family! I forgot my camera and stole these pics from Leanne so I don't have any of the bride and groom, but this is my younger cousin by 3 weeks. I was born January 3, 1986 and she was born January 23, 1986. We've grown up together and now we've both graduated college, started jobs, and gotten married. I can't wait to see what the future holds for Laura and Chad. I know they are very blessed. We used to say they would be the next John & Kate plus 8 because Chad is Asian and Laura is blonde.... but I don't want them to lead to divorce.... but I bet their kids will be just as cute!

This is Laura with my nephews Abe and Dawson, and niece Maddie. I can't believe they were all looking and all smiling! Leanne pulled off a miracle :)

Another Wedding!

Grant was a groomsman for one of his best friends growing up. Brandon married Stephanie in June and we went to Lexington to celebrate the weekend. They got married trackside at Keeneland and we went downtown to DeSha's for the Rehearsal Dinner. Here's one of the guys at Triangle Park... aren't they romantic?!