Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Busy Fall

This fall is flying by like always!  We have been so busy with fun things I can't keep my blog up to date.  So here is my attempt to catch up on our fall happenings.  Be prepared for LOTS of pictures!

We were able to successfully take down our old shed and put up a new one.  We finally have a shed that won't fall down and is painted like our house.  I am one happy wife!


One thing that has kept us busy this year is my pregnancy.  The first half has gone SO fast!  I can't believe I am already 22 weeks!  At 20 weeks we got to find out that we are having a baby girl.  We could not be more excited.  My favorite part so far has been feeling baby girl Henning moving.  It is such a miracle!

To celebrate our baby girl news we had a gender reveal party.  Drew didn't want to do anything and I wanted to go overboard so we met in the middle.  ;)  We smoked some meat and had family over to reveal the news.  We even got to FaceTime our news with our three siblings that live out of state.  It was a very fun night!!


Two days after our big baby appointment our dear friends Kyle and Natalie came to town from North Carolina.  They lived in Omaha for two years and we quickly became best friends.  We hate that they live so far away but we always have fun visiting each other. 

This trip was extra special because we got to meet their baby Connor for the first time!  Last time we visited them in NC Connor was days from arriving.  It was such a treat to get to spend lots of time cuddling and watching Connor.  It felt like he had always been part of our little friend family! 

While they were here we visited their favorite Omaha spots and spent lots of time laughing!  We have been so blessed by our friendship with Kyle and Natalie.  I hate having them so far away but they did pick a state with better weather!  :)



 
 


We met Kyle and Natalie when they started our Journey Group as leaders many years ago.  As a special treat we got to get together with our whole journey group at Kevin and Vanessa's house in the country.  We picked apples, ate soup and had a bon fire.  It was so special for everyone to be together!  Drew and I feel so blessed to have these friends in our life! 






After our wonderful time with dear friends we began to prepare for our annual Nebraska road game trip.  This year we traveled to Minnesota for the game.  We go with a group of fourteen but this year we didn't get a good group shot.  :(  Our dear college friends Brian and Jaime are always up for a football adventure. 

We had a great time exploring Minneapolis and spending time together.  The stadium was new and very nice.  I loved the college vibe and fun food around the stadium.  However, the game did not turn out so well.  The Huskers lost big.  Drew had a hard time coping with the loss but luckily the city had a famous Juicy Lucy burger he was able eat to heal some of the pain.  It was a great trip made even sweeter by the fact that Jaime and I are both expecting.  Jaime and Brian will be having twins in January and our little girl will come in March.  So next year may look a little different!  :)




  It has been one busy fall so far and things are just getting started.  I know as baby grows and the weather gets cold things will slow down.  Right now I am enjoying each and every moment of fall!

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Shed Project

This weekend we took on another home improvement project.  The Huskers didn't have a game so we made the most of our weekend and got a big project off our list! 

When we bought our house 7 years ago (how can it be that long??) we knew we needed to take down and replace the shed in our backyard.  It was a sore sight and didn't provide much storage.  Look at this poor shed.....



We rented a very pink dumpster and called friends for extra help.  We were so lucky to have some of the guys from our journey group show up to help with the project. 

The shed looked like it would just fall over with one push but like all home improvement projects it proved to be a little more complicated. 



We are so thankful to have such wonderful friends to give up their Saturday morning to give us a hand!  It feels so good to have the shed down and ready for a new one to be built.