Don't mind the dog...

he likes it in there.   So, for my Day 4 of Awesomeness, I introduce you to the Pet Crate End Table.

 
For those who like their animals to be smelled and heard but not seen.  Seriously?  I don't get this product, but oh that wonderful Sky Mall sells these babies for $200!  I guess when you are having guests over, you just put your canine companion "away", like you would toys or left over pizza boxes.  I mean, no one wants to leave their pets lying around; people could trip over them or even, GASP, pet them.  Ewwww!  Besides, it is so much better to lock your dog in the end table next to the couch, where you may place your food and drink than to have them begging at your feet.  This way they can just go crazy trying to get that plate of hot cocktail wieners you left so innocently atop his hideaway.  I suppose this product isn't just for when company comes over, but for when you are so sick and tired of extending your arm to scratch under Fido's chin or throw that damn rubber ball just one more time, that the only possible solution is to lock him in your table.  This way, you can FINALLY enjoy his company in the same room.  awesome.

Day 3 of Awesomness

Adam + Transformer's Pajamas = AWESOME!

Day 2 of Awesomness - Fidel's Christmas Excitement

This was Fidel's first real Christmas and he asked if he could surprise his grandma and grandpa by wrapping himself up in a present...

 

He even showed me how quite and still he could be, but I told him how dark it would get in the box and so he decided against it.

On Christmas morning, he was so excited to get over to his grandma's house, that he was struggling to get into his sweater.  This is not his "Holiday Sweater" that I had bought specifically for Christmas morning, but he prefers this one.  It's small and shows off his beach muscles.

With his sweater finally on, we headed up to my mom's house (his grandma).

He likes to ride up front so he can see all the action, like if there are people walking on the street with out his permission or if there are any detours on the way to grandma's that he has no prior knowledge of.

Looks like the trip is going well...

 AND finally Christmas morning with grandma and grandpa!!!!

Happy New Year!!!

I hope everyone had an awesome New Years Eve and New Year Day!  Adam and I were once again super crazy last night!  We ate some pasta salad and went to sleep at around 9:30 pm, didn't even attempt to stay up to watch the ball drop, although I did wake up at about 1:00 am and woke Adam up to say Happy New Year!  Don't be jealous of our wild ways, it just wouldn't be fair to yourself.

In other news, as you can see from the picture above taken a few days ago, the baby is rapidly growing in my belly and therefore the whole, foot-in-ribs thing is really becoming quite a frequent and might I say awesome experience.  I try to push her down, but Adam yells at me to not push on his baby...seriously, if this baby was growing inside him and making his lungs feel about the size of a walnut and making him have to pee every 5 minutes (literally) and making his nights sleepless because it is now impossible to find a comfortable position and making his boobs huge and making his emotions run wild so that he cries because he bought his coffee separate from me, then yes, then he can tell me to not push on his baby, but until all that happens AND he has to shove it out of his vagina then I will do whatever I want!

I am also going to go ahead and say I am making a year long commitment to do a 365 day project.  I decided my theme is going to be "365 Days of Awesome!"  I am going to post about something that I think is awesome every day (although me actually blogging every single day may not happen, I will catch up once a week - wow, I am already making excuses for not keeping this commitment...how new years resolutiony of me.)   

Anywho, to start it off, my Day 1 of Awesome is these little mice my nephew and I made for Christmas and then I forgot to bring them over to Christmas breakfast and Adam ended up eating them all so all anyone got was my story about how we made these mice.  Awesome.

If anyone was disappointed by my Day 1 of Awesome, I am sorry, I cannot promise that this is going to be 365 days of pure gold, but I can guarantee there will be at least 14 days in the upcoming year that you are not going to want to miss!

From Like Totally Geek to Like Totally Sheik

Actually more like from totally bad to totally rad!  As some of you know, Adam and I bought our first house and have been working like mad on our new kitchen.  I say "we" have been working like mad, but really it's been Adam, my dad and brother-in-law.  They have been working like mad and I've been watching like crazy.  Here is a little taste of how the process went:

This is before... take it in, it's truly a sight.

Another angle of the kitchen in it's previous glory.

Here's Adam tearing up the linoleum after he tore out the cabinets. 

FYI: linoleum from the 70's that the original owners put down with some sort of industrial glue that I am sure is no longer legal in the US sucks to pull up.  I recommend not doing it...ever.

Posing with our new cabinetry from Lowes.  Yay!

After Adam dry-walled and painted and my dad re-framed the window and added new electrical outlets, my new floor is finally getting laid, oww!

And now, drum roll please.....my new kitchen!!!

Isn't she beautiful?

another angle of the beauty that is now my very own kitchen.

sigh. i'm so happy. bigger sigh.

Look What's Inside of Me

So, there is a delightful little bundle of joy growing ever so rapidly inside my belly.  She is a movin' and a shakin' all night and blissfully asleep during the day.  This does not make for a restful night, but it feels pretty cool when she moves her little body around.  I am so looking forward to when she kicks me in the chest and her foot gets caught between my ribs and I have to push it out manually...because apparently that is going to happen...  I need to stop reading baby books....

Here's a sneak peak at her first baby pictures... 

Adam is worried that she is going to have his nose...hmmm... 

I love the nose...I will also love plastic surgery if she gets her dad's nose...just sayin'

 

This is her little butt...it looks like she's wearing a diaper...

already an overachiever...

Ahhh...the Christmas Craft Fair

My mom and I had a fabulous time at the Tonopah Christmas Craft Fair selling our wonderful handmade wares.  Here are some pics of our tables and goodies we sold:

My table with my handmade jewelry

 

A close up of some dangly and wooden earrings

 

This is my mom's amazing set up.  She sells all sorts of fun stuff for the home

 Some delightful snowmen handmade by my mom

 

Wonderful scented sachets my mom and I made

 

Christmas treats we hand dipped...mmm...our hands on your food...yum

My adorable mom, notice all the snowmen are gone...talk about a hit!

What a day!