Merry Christmas To All and To All a Goodnight!

Merry Christmas!

Filled with Love

I love Christmas for so many reasons; spending time with family and friends, celebrating the birth of our Lord, decorations, Christmas trees, gifts, yummy food and CHRISTMAS CARDS!! It is so fun coming home from work and checking the mailbox to find, no not bills, but Christmas cards from family and friends. It is so fun to watch the kiddies grow for those far away that you do not see and just to have cards hanging to see all of your family and friends. Here is our door so far:) Thanks everyone for the sweet adorable cards! We sure are enjoying them. Christmas is two days away! HOORAY!

Gift Idea

My sister-in-law, Emily makes rum cakes every year around Christmas and I loved the tradition b/c a bundt cake is so pretty, so I now do it as well. I give a bottle of rum and rum cake to my boss and it also makes a great gift for neighbors, co-workers, friends or hostess gifts etc. Give it a try! YUMMY! Christmas is just 5 days away.

Rum Cake

Cake ingredients:

½ c chopped pecans
1 box yellow cake mix
1 small pack instant choc pudding
½ c white rum
½ c water
½ Crisco oil/canola oil
4 eggs

Glaze ingredients:

1 c sugar
1 stick butter
1/4 c rum
1/4 c water


Grease and flour pan, chop nuts in bottom. Mix cake and pudding in mixer add rum, water, oil and eggs. Mix 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Bake 325 for 50-60 min.
Or until set.

Immediately after removing from oven, poke bottom throughout cake and pour glaze SLOWLY. Cool before flipping over (appx 30 min)

Glaze: bring all ingredients to boil and boil 2-3 minutes constantly stirring.

21 Weeks & Baby Kicks!

People always say you will pop and boy they were sure right. I would say over the last 2-3 weeks my belly GROWN so much. Our sweet little angel over the last week is kicking and moving around like crazy and it is the most wonderful feeling. I used a heating pad on my aching back last night and boy she loved that or hated it.. one or the other, but was moving around like crazy. Matt was able to feel her kick for the first time last week and he was just amazed. I hope everyone is getting ready for Christmas, I am so ready:)

Week ending 21 Weeks

Weeks 19 & 20 and a Christmas Tree

Weeks 19 and 20, WOW time sure is flying! I feel GREAT!!! I have lots of energy and I am trying to get a lot of stuff done so when the third trimester hits I will not be so overwhelmed! Matt and I are getting more excited everyday because our sweet baby girl is going to be here before we know it. I sure Love being pregnant, it is so fun to watch my belly grow week by week. I felt little kicks this week and it is an amazing feeling. Can't wait for more to come. Have a great week.

19 Weeks

20 Weeks

Picking out our tree!

Our sweet Fergie trying to stay warm:)