Rebecca's Room - almost done!

Rebecca's room is all finished!!! Got it done on Saturday night. Well, it's almost finished at least. I've still got my butterfly border to paint and we still need a dresser and to get a few things out of the attic - oh and don't look in the closet - lol.
But other than that, the biggest project - making it into a nursery and not a storage room/guest room - is done! And boy was it a project! But we enjoyed every minute of it. And of course, Jonah enjoyed "helping" out too :)

Here's Dwight finishing up the crib

And here's the results! Just in time for my 26th week mark! Only 14 more to go :)

Rebecca's room is now Jonah's favorite room :)
He's found so many new things to get into

Our Amazing "Babymoon" to Key West

Dwight and I (and Jonah) have been so blessed to have made some close friends in our neighborhood. They are the same age as us and have a son the same age as Jonah. Those boys have so much fun together. The mom is also pregnant her second baby - only a month behind me! Though we don't know yet if Rebecca will have a little girl-friend or guy-friend to grow up with. Hopefully they'll be able to find out soon : )
Well, our friends have been date-trading with us - which is just amazing! The boys do so well with their sleepovers, so Dwight and I get to go out every couple of weeks on real dates! And our friends get to go out on theirs while we hang out with the little buddies.
We decided, since the babies' due dates are getting closer, that we should do a couple of overnight trips while there are still just the two boys to watch. Dwight and I got to go first - and we did a full out vacation last weekend! It was the first time we had left Jonah for more than just a few hours and we knew the drive wouldn't be 100% comfortable for me - but we just needed to get away...and so we did!
We drove down to Key West on Friday and stayed 2 nights at a little B&B. It was really nice and relaxing. We've decided that Key West is one of our most favorite places to visit and we already know what we want to do when we go back. Here are a few pictures of what we did on this trip...

We went to Key West's smallest bar - only because when they saw their "favorite pregnant girl" walk by, they were adamant that we come and visit. Dwight and I decided
that the entertaining bar tender was more appealing than the yucky water they served :)

This is the amazing hippie guy who made Jonah a sailboat out of wire.
We love local artists - and what he did was so unique.

We visited the Butterfly Observatory. It was quite beautiful. Apparently one landed
on my head - but I didn't get to see it. But that still means good luck
for me! Dwight took some really good pictures of butterflies that we want to put up on
Rebecca's wall.

Then, we took a bike ride to the beach - stopping by the lowest point in America.

The beach was right by the old fort - which we visited until it was too hot to walk around - which wasn't too long at all.
As for the beach - beautiful! But warm - like bath water warm. We played in it for a little while, but found the cold shower afterward to be more refreshing and enjoyable :)

This is actually the first night we were there. Dwight got his clam dinner.

And here's Dwight eating is lobster at Lobster Fest. Boy does he like his seafood =p

We also took a ghost tour around the old town. That was a cool thing. Especially since all of Key West lost power in the middle of our tour! The guide says it wasn't planned - haha.
Here's a picture of our guide. We forgot to get pictures of the two of us.

This is the best "ghost picture" we got. This tree came from Zimbabwe or something like that. The roots fall from the tree and replant themselves in the ground- so it was a creepy tree anyway. But then when we took this picture...the guide says those are ghosts - so why not!

It was such a fun trip! We are so grateful we had that time with just to two of use before Dwight starts school and before we add an extra baby into the mix. But, we were sure happy to get back home to our little man.
Now, we're just looking forward to returning the favor to our friends when they get to take their weekend getaway - they sure deserve it!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Dwight wasn't able to get the best pictures when he came to see the show - but there are a couple cute ones. One of my friend's from the cast had her husband take some amazing professional pictures so I'll be able to have those for posterity. But in the meantime - here are a few of the better ones.

My makeup done for the first act.
My new, good friend Meg. She played the prettiest boy ever :)
Being in Joseph was an amazing experience for me. I learned so much about myself. I was able to challenge myself vocally and physically. Even at 24 weeks (not 24 months - thanks mom for catching that) pregnant, which is what I was on the day of the last performance, I was able to keep up with every one of those dance numbers - and they weren't just step-touch stuff. I was really proud of myself that I had the energy and stamina for that. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father blessed me with the desire and ability to be a part of something like this. I'm also especially grateful that over time He helped me overcome a lot of my insecurities - I don't think I got nervous one time during the performances! And also, I was able to discover some other things about myself that I think I'd like to improve on - which is always a good thing.
I also learned a lot about where I am at in life - as far as what's really important and who's opinions really matter. I don't need everyone's acceptance or friendship - though I've always been someone who welcomed it and felt as though I needed it. But now, I'm ok if I don't get it from every single person I come in contact with. I recognize more and more the people who are truly important in my life. I love that I can add more people to that special group - but I don't need everyone there. It's been so long that I've done something for myself, with people who I don't spend a lot of time with - that I've forgotten that it's something I've always struggled with - needing everyone to love and accept me. And life just doesn't happen that way. So that was an interesting experience - and I handled it well I think. When it was all said and done - I really enjoyed working with all the people I had the opportunity to work with. But I was able to walk away knowing that I'm in a different place in life and it's ok if everyone didn't think I was amazing and consider me a new best friend. Those who I was able to become close with are the ones that matter and I love that it's enough. I've come a long way I think.
But really - the best part was that it was an awesome show and I loved doing it! I worked with some amazing people who really helped me to strengthen my talents! I really hope I get to be more involved with the community theater in this area. I'll have to take a little break while Dwight is in school - but then I'll be back :)

Rebecca's Room!

This first picture on top of this post has nothing to do with getting ready for Rebecca - but I thought it was so darn cute. Dwight sure loves that boy - and Jonah sure thinks the world of his daddy.

Yesterday we made the big purchase! We ordered the crib! It's hard for Dwight to make a big purchase without doing a lot of research and it always takes a long time to make a decision. So I am so happy that we finally came to an agreement and I just know we're going to love this one!
We've had the bedding for a while. Some friend's of ours are moving to Germany and needed to get rid of a bunch of stuff so that they wouldn't have to ship it over. They're having a little boy so they decided to sell their daughter's old bedroom set. And it just so happens that it was the exact color and theme we wanted for Rebecca's room! And it was in such awesome shape. So we were able to get an amazing deal on most of the pieces in this picture. Talk about good timing!
I've also been working a little bit on the wall painting. We wont need to paint the walls - the light yellow is the perfect color. But I'm doing some acrylic stamping of butterflies around the room. Quite the project. This is what I've gotten done so far - the words are vinyl, but I added the purple color to them so that they stand out a little more. The crib will go right under this. I love how it turned out!

And then, as I started going through all the many beautiful pieces of the bedroom set, and started putting up curtains and such, I began to feel bad that Jonah's room was never quite completed - and that we didn't have as many cute things to do in it. So I started coming up with stuff for his room too. Here's one thing I made with my cricut. That machine has got to be one of the best toys ever!

So now, once the crib arrives, we'll get all the furniture out of the room and start getting things set up. I remember how much fun it was when we were working on Jonah's room- so I'm really looking forward to this one!

Florida and Family

One awesome thing about living is Florida is that it's a place where people actually want to come and visit! I've been blessed to have had so many of my family members come and stay with us, especially within this last year. My sister, Karissa, her husband Jeremy and two really fun kids, Quinton (turned 5 while he was here) and Avery (just turned 1), spent some time with us last week. It was so fun to have them here. Jonah had a blast! Here are some of the things we did.

Disneyworld!

Universal Studios!

New Smyrna Beach!

We also went to Kennedy Space Center - but most of the good pictures were taken with my sister's camera. I'll have to post them when she sends me copies.

Jonah and Avery just had the best time together! They really got along well. I dont' know if I've ever heard Jonah laugh so much! I wish they were closer. I think they'll be good friends as they grow up :)