These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...

I thought I would update my list of favorite things during pregnancy. Smoothies I heart smoothies, especially ones made by my beloved husband!  For some reason, when I get a hold of that blender it just doesn’t come out right. But Nguyen has a magic touch when I comes to smoothies. So, whenever...

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez...

While we celebrated the Streder’s wedding, we also had some time to explore New Orleans. Despite the fact that I have lived my whole life just a few hours from New Orleans, I have not really spent much time in the city. So, this was an exciting trip for me, one of my first New Orleans vacations!...

A Weekend With the Streders...

To celebrate Shonnie and Paul’s marriage, the whole gang drove down to New Orleans for a wonderful weekend. It’s been a while since we last saw Shonnie and we got to meet Paul for the first time. It was great spending time with the two of them together. Here are a few pics of our reunion.

106 Days To Go...

We wanted to document the growth of the baby belly, so Nguyen played around with the camera a bit. This is me at 6 months pregnant!

Favorite Things...

A few of my favorite things… This is the first post in, hopefully, a series of posts about my favorite things through pregnancy and the first crazy months of being a new mom. So, these are a few of my favorite things in the first 5 months of pregnancy. 1.  Fruit… I can’t get enough 2. ...

Announcing Baby Nguyen...

We had our first sonogram today! I am 21 weeks pregnant and this afternoon we got our first glimpse of our little baby. It was so exciting Nguyen almost got teary-eyed! Almost. We are happy to announce that come August we will be having a baby boy! Here’s a little peak of our precious child! He...

Vacation In The Wilderness...

Nguyen and I are spending our weekend in the foothills of Missouri at a resort in the woods called Big Cedar. It’s very beautiful! I am currently sitting in front of a roaring fireplace looking out over the lake and the hills and the smoke rising from all the chimneys in the woods. Because of the...