Trip to Bronners

Frankenmuth, Michigan has the world's largest Christmas store, Bronners. It is a pretty good size. A couple of weeks ago we drove over to check this smanshy place out. I had never seen so many Christmas ornaments in my life! Steven was a sweety and came along to keep me company.

Ya, this is one decked out Christmas store!

With so much walking I almost thought our baby was going to pop out and and be born in a Christmas wonderland.

But nope, I have 2 more weeks to go!

Baby Shower Time!

Who doesn't love baby showers....Especially when they are for you and your baby! My friend Kate put together the baby shower and it turned perfect.

We got so many great baby gifts. Baby and I are so happy! Thanks everyone!

Even a little school spirit came for Steven

Thanks Kate, you did a great job!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day turned out terrific. First we started the day with one of the Crandell family's favorite breakfasts, strawberry pancakes.

After Steven put in his days worth of studying we went to Lansing's 150 year anniversary. I was especially excited to check out the ice sculptures, eat free cake, and drink free hot chocolate.

And what better way to end the afternoon with a good meal at Red Robin, one of Steven and my favorite restaurants.

11 more weeks!

So, less than 3 months to go. Things are looking pretty good, just battling the anemic tiredness. Hopefully with increasing my dose of iron again and Steven packing the meat down my throat it will get better.

And Mr. Steven got his very first pair of glasses! He now compares his vision with glasses to high definition TV, where as before it was regular TV. I'm so grateful for eye insurance so that my Babe can see.

Here is our bedding set. We got a suuuuper great deal. I think the set originally was over $180, but I found a display model on clearance and then the clearance was on sale for 30% off and then I had a 15% coupon on top of that!

Winter Snow and Visitors

Yet another snow storm (it seems like we get one every week).

Casey and Tamara came into town just to see us. Actually, they came for residency-program interviews. We are super excited to see them, and Paige was super excited about the snow . . . can you tell

Paige has been such a good sport. She has been sick the whole time she has been here, but she still smiles and laughs.

Preparing for Baby!

Baby is coming in a few months. We have been blessed enough to get a beautiful crib from Mom and Dad Trujillo. We also found a dresser that matches great. We were even lucky enough to find a glider on Craig's List for $40.00! Woohoo! Oh and Steve just loves his brand new TV!

Christmas is here!

You look fabulous Hun! Steven got a new shirt, pants, and shoes!

Look at my cool new winter clothing! I especially dig the socks!

Our new hats gave us a great laugh. We call them the arctic hats...they are super comfy and they keep your heads super warm. Perfect for Michigan winters.

We have been soooooo blessed this year. Thank you everyone for the Christmas gifts, cards and wishes. We are so blessed in our lives. We have such wonderful friends and families, we have the gospel, we have good working vehicles, we have our health, a warm apartment, and so many more things to be greatfull for. I also feel so blessed to have such a wonderful husband who is my best friend and brings me so much happiness and laughter. Thank you Steven, I love you.