Showered with Love

On Saturday, friends and family gathered together for a baby shower. We had a great time and I just wanted to post a couple of pictures. I will post more later when we get our film developed (these were from my digital camera).

Special thanks to Bradley who spent an afternoon with a bunch of women to take pictures, my sister-in-law Bethany who also took tons of photos, and my other sister-in-law Libby who stepped in at the last minute to run the games and help with the gifts. To everyone that came (or sent gifts), thank you so much for coming and for the beautiful gifts. I will post a gift list later and some more pictures. Also thanks to my aunt, Bo, for the beautiful decorations, cake, fresh flowers, etc.

Right now we are sorting through the gifts and putting things away. It is just a little overwhelming, but hopefully we will get it done tonight. Thanks again!

Good quotes and hopefully a good weekend.

This weekend Bradley and I (and Squiggles) are traveling up to Princeton, KY for a baby shower. I am really looking forward to seeing family and friends that I have not seen in a while. It takes about 2 hours to get to Princeton from here and I know I will have a hard time sitting that long.

We went for a doctor's appt. this morning. I am 32 weeks along and everything looks great! I go back at 34 weeks (July 7) and then I will start going once a week. My blood pressure was good today and everything looked great. Pretty soon we will be going to the hospital to do our preadmittance work. Everything is going so fast now!

Here are a couple of quotes that I found (used to have them posted on my dormroom door at Clark!). Man that seems like forever ago! If any of you old Clarkies are reading this, post a comment and let me know how you're doing!

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ~Dolly Parton

The world is like a box of crayons - some are long, some are stubby, some are sharp, some are blunt, some have different wrappings and they have different colors, but all have to live in the same box .

And my all time favorite:

Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you critcize them, you're a mile away from them and you have their shoes.

Have a great weekend and I will post pictures from the shower next week!
Love,
Tiff

I love this card...

I am addicted to the Fresh Ink cards that Hallmark has. Everytime we enter a Hallmark store, I head for the Fresh Ink cards. They are hilarious! Here is one of my newest ones. Hope it brings a smile to your face today! :)

Two More Anniversaries

Today is my parent's (Kenneth and April's) 29th wedding anniversary. They were married on June 18, 1977 in Princeton, KY. Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! I love you!

Today is also the 1 year anniversary of two of our friends, Katie and Grant. They were married on June 18, 2005 in South Carolina. Bradley was a groomsman in the wedding and you can see him in the second picture. Happy Anniversary Grant and Katie! Hope you are both doing well!

Ava's Nursery

Here are some pictures of Ava's room. We have all the furniture in place but have a little bit more decorating to do on the walls. Our theme is Classic Pooh. This is not the regular Disney Winnie the Pooh, it is the old vintage type of Pooh (where the animals don't wear clothes). It is too cute! We decided to go with this because it works for a boy or girl and we can reuse the decorations for our next baby. (yeah, thinking ahead already!) Here is a picture of Ava's bed. It is one of the convertible beds that eventually becomes a full size bed.
Bradley couldn't resist the 3 foot tall Mickey and Minnie. He ordered them from Disney World and didn't tell me until after the order was already placed. When I tried to tell him that the baby doesn't need toys like this right now, he said, "It's my daughter and I will buy her whatever I want to!" So there you go, the spoiling begins!
Ava's dresser and beginning of her stuffed animal collection.
Ava's bedding. Adorable.
This is a changing table, but right now we have it junked up a little bit. Once we get the changing pad, we will have to move some of this stuff elsewhere.

So, that is the nursery as of today. There are a couple of other things I want done and Ava's Nana (Bradley's mom) is going to be making curtains for the room. Can't wait to get them done and put up!

I love this picture...

This picture was taken when I was 19 weeks pregnant. Bradley tried to act annoyed at all my picture taking, but I think he was secretly enjoying it! He is going to be a great dad and I know Ava is going to be spoiled rotten!

Ava's Picture

Just wanted to post a picture of Ava. This is an old ultrasound photo, but it is the best one that we have of her. This was done at the end of March when we had to go to the specialist. We went back once more and the doctor thinks that everything is fine with the baby. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us and the baby. Just continue to do so please because we won't know for sure if anything is wrong until after she gets here. We are just going on faith that everything is okay!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy one year anniversary Nick and Libby!

A Year Ago...

Earlier I was thinking about how many changes can happen in a year. At this time last year we were placing bids on our house and so stressed out about whether we would get it or not. I never knew that buying a house could be so stressful. But it paid off because we absolutely love our home and cannot wait until our new addition arrives at her home. For those of you who haven't seen it, here is a picture. This picture was taken last year, but the outside has not really changed since then.

At the same time last year, my little brother was also getting married. Happy Anniversary Nick and Libby! Here are some of my fave pics from their wedding.Bradley and I
Nick and I
Me, my Poppy Weaver, and Bobbi Jo Dircks
My Parents (Kenneth and April), Nick and Libby, and Bradley and I

The photos from Nick and Libby's wedding were taken by my aunt, Bobbi Jo. She did a wonderful job and the photos were great!

So, a year later...

We have our house, we are having a baby, I have finished my first year at my new job at the high school, and things are going great. I the next year is just as memorable as this one was!

Welcome to the Rogers's Family Blog!

Well, I decided that since it was summer and so many changes will be taking place over the next couple of months, I should start a blog. So here it is, the place to catch up on what is happening with the Rogers.

Today we went to the doctor for a check-up. I am 30 weeks today and everything was great. Plus, my blood pressure was way down!

Summer vacation is going great and I am so thankful for this break. Just want to say hi to everyone and leave you with a nice picture of my baby bump. This was taken last weekend at Lambert's by my mom so I was 29 weeks along! Massively huge too!