Nursery Update

This past weekend Mike started working hard on the nursery (with help from my dad of course). Although there were some questionable decisions on how to put the furniture together, it has come together quite nicely, so far.  One thing we have figured out in this assembly journey is that 800 square feet is extremely small!! Mike's quote of the weekend was "All we have to do is Jenga everything together...its a good thing that I am good at games like Jenga." Well the Jenga Master did get everything to fit...so I guess I am very thankful that I am married to the Jenga Master.

The start of making the crib... they only had to start over once!

This was one of the funniest moments cause they were just trying to get the box off the dresser but the ceiling kept getting in the way.  As I am taking a photo my dad is saying "Hurry Mike I don't want  a photo of this!" LOL

Okay to put the feet on the dresser they decided that the best way was to put the dresser on top of a chair.  While my dad is holding the dresser Mike screwed the feet on...at least it all ended well.

Here is a somewhat finished corner... I may rearrange some stuff, but I wanted to contribute to the nursery before I left for work.

And of course the blocks that we love so much finally got put up on a shelf!

Another one...

turns 30!!! I can't believe how much we have all grown up... marriages, babies, careers, and turning 30! It doesn't seem that long ago when I met Jaybee on the soccer field at CSUH, and within 10 minutes of meeting her I told her, "I hope you know that we are gonna be really good friends!!" I am always right ;0) My dearest friend Jaybee celebrated her 30th birthday this past weekend.  We went out to dinner and then to the all famous Saddle Rack!! Well, Kimmy and I didn't go to the rack because being pregnant and going dancing in a bar doesn't really bode for a great combination.  Anyways we enjoyed an awesome dinner at The Elephant Bar and went to a hotel to help the girls get ready to go out. Everyone had a blast that night... especially at the bar (judging by the pictures on facebook!!)  It was a great way to send Jaybee off into her 30's!!! I know this next year will be amazing for her!!  The above photo is pre Saddle Rack... we all dressed very classy to dinner (new favorite photo!!)  And of course the beautiful birthday girl to the right with her birthday dessert.

Here are Tori (AKA LC) and Sam at dinner...both looked so beautiful all night long.  Please comment on how good Sam's hair looks cause she spent two hours doing it and developed an arm cramp for the rest of the night!! LOL But her hair did look amazeballs!!

Here the preggo ladies of the night... Kim decided to take the classy approach and stay dressed to impress till she got home.  Me on the other hand... being seven months pregnant makes you uncomfortable all the time so I decided to change.  Mikes reply was "All your missing is your doorag and a can of worms."

Here are all the ladies dressed to impress!! I am sure they were the most beautiful girls in the bar!!

Beeze and Tweedy having fun at the rack!

Thought I would also document that Mike was the only guy there (other ones cancelled), but he stuck it out even at the hotel while all the girls were getting ready.  He is one great husband!!

Christmas Craft Day

I feel like our blog has turned into baby blog central lately, not that its a bad thing at all.  Cause I am super excited with all these new babies coming into the world!! But I thought I would give some props to my crafty friends and all their projects lately! So every year we do a day dedicated to Christmas crafts.  So everyone picks their craft and brings it to Debbi's house and works on it.  It's a lot of fun... especially since we banned any craft done by Martha Stewart ;0). Anyways here are some pictures of the craftiness...

This is Sam's craft... a snowman family for her office at work.  They are made from water bottles (which Mike did very good contributing too)and paper mache. They turned out super cute!!

Granted Tori didn't make these on Sunday, but she made them a while ago and I thought they needed some recognition.  They are cake pops and they are delicious!!

Some other crafts this year that are not pictured above are ball garland (Kimmy needs to post on this craft cause I am still a little confused) but it involves water balloons and wrapping them in string and gluing over them. No picture yet because its not done (yeah I am just as surprised as you are that Kimmy didn't finish a project...lol) I guess I can't talk cause I didn't even attempt a craft this year...lame I know. Tori's project is a stocking for her dad....those take forever to finish, but when she is done I will post another picture.

Preggo Pictures

 To add to the theme of our blog lately I thought I would post some of my new pregnancy pictures from our photo shoot this past weekend.  Yes, I said photo shoot, like I am a pop star!! If Kimmy is like Beyonce then I guess that would make me Kelly Rowland?!?! I don't know... anyways there is an access code to view more pictures on their website, so I will give that to you also.  I think the photos turned out great!! I absolutely love them!!

 I love this picture of Mike and I... we have never done professional photos before, so it was nice to get some really good ones.

I always wondered how pregnant I actually look, well this photo shows that I guess I am pretty pregnant!! LOL I have been waiting so long for this belly to show up!! Here is the website to view more of the pictures (its still not all of them!!) Click on the link then go to sneak peek, then type in bball.  There are 14 pictures.  I think the last one is my absolute favorite...even though I like them all.

jaebirdphotography.com

Who Doesn't Love Babies?

Well, I figured for my 2nd time ever writing on the blog I should pull out the big guns. The exciting news I have to blog about is that Matty and I are having a BABY! We dropped the baby bomb on Facebook today with this video we made so I figured its safe to share with the blogosphere. Our little babe is due in June 2012. We couldn't be more excited!!! I like to think I waited until I was 30 to be pregnant just like Beyonce (it's one of the many things we have in common!) The greatest part is that our little babe will only be 4 month's younger than his handsome older cousin Jacob Wood. I grew up being really close with my cousins so I am beyond thrilled that our kids will be so close in age. Ash, who knew our hair-brained scheme of being preggo around the same time would work? I look forward to all that 2012 has to bring!

Below is the video that Matty and I made for our Facebook announcement. Yea, it's stop motion animation so feel free to be impressed. (Really we were trying to keep up with the likes of Gabby and Ash. Thanks for the inspiration!)

Story of We. from Kim Villamar on Vimeo.

Gender Announcement!!!

We made our announcement at the Halloween Party a few weeks ago.  Since most, if not all of you know, that the baby is a boy, I wanted to show off my cool collage that I made with the assistance of Tori's pictures.  Also the name of the baby is Jacob Matthew Wood.  We got the name Jacob from my mom's side of the family (her maiden name) and Matthew is after Mike's brother (cause he is so wonderful). Oh and I passed my blood glucose testing!! YAY for no diabetes!! Anyways just a little happy blog to help get you through your day!

A Frightfully Fun Party...

I realize hat it is now almost mid November and I am still talking about Halloween.  Well for two reasons... it is my favorite holiday, so I have a hard time letting go of the month of October and I have been laid up on my couch for the last week with the worst sickness ever.  Its official, being pregnant and sick is the WORST combination in the world... its like traveling back to the 1500's when modern medicine did not exist.  Anyways back to Halloween.  We had our annual Halloween party at Debbi and Dayton's house this year.  It was an extra special year because we were making the announcement of what the sex of baby Kirby was... and placing a bunch of bets.  I think this year we actually out did ourselves on decorating.  Dayton had the week before the party off, so he was able to get his creative juices going and make so really cool projects.  I deem the party a complete success!! We had a lot of people there and everyone seem to enjoy themselves.  Here are some pictures from that night...

Even Melodie made an appearance in her lobster costume!! She was so cute!!

 And of course Mama Gabby looked adorable as Sponge Bob

I think most creative costume of the night goes to Matt and Kimmy- the Hamburglar and the hamburger!! And Kimmy made both costumes which makes it even more impressive!!

Funniest costume would have to go the Sam and Tyler as the "Wet T-shirt" contest.  Very creative and impressive that they stayed connected as long as they did. Oh and there is Tori in her devil costume (Jaybee was an angel)... They decided to switch personas for the night.

And yes Tyler and Sara came down!!! Ironic that they were steak and eggs considering how specialized eaters they are... but I am sure Sara was a free range egg and Tyler killed that piece of meat himself. I am so glad they came down!!

Here is the gang... Debbi was Abby from NCIS and Dayton was a creepy Dumbledore!! I think Dayton had the most fun scaring everyone in his costume!!

And of course last but not least the goofy Shadd family.  I think my dad won most shocking/obscene costume.  He was a crack baby!! LOL!! Complete with authentic (but not used) crack pipe from Hayward.  Every year he out does himself!!

Mike and I were Juno.  Fairly easy costume to do while pregnant... so it worked out well!

The Most...

ridiculous baby purchases yet!!! LOL!! So a little background before you see these purchases. Last weekend I went to a baby swap thing with Gabby in Sacramento (something like the one Mike, Sam, and Kimmy went to). I went with the idea of finding a jogging stroller... didn't happen, but low and behold the next day found a double jogging stroller made by a great company at a garage sale for  twenty bucks!! AMAZING!!! Anyways moving on with the story... I had one rule to abide by.  DO NOT BUY ANY MORE COSTUMES FOR BABY KIRBY!! to Mikes credit he didn't yell this but repeated it enough times that the statement needed to be in caps.  I was doing great at the swap until I came across a Winnie the Pooh costume for about a 2-3 year old (For those of you who don't know... I bought a Tigger costume two years ago for a five year old).  As I sat there contemplating the $8.00 purchase (yup it was practically free!!) My dear friend Gabby says, "It's really cute, you should just get it.  You know Mike will love it."  My response was "Its actually really practical because when baby Kirby is five and wearing the Tigger costume, Kirby's younger sibling can wear the Pooh costume!! How cute will that be?!?!"

Needless to say Mike didn't agree with mine and Gabby's reasoning, but the costume has grown on him now.

Second most ridiculous purchase of the day was a robe for baby Kirby.  LOL!! Gabby found it!! I couldn't believe they make robes for babies!! It was just $3.00... so I just had to have it.  I told Mike the reason we bought it was so that we can have a family portrait in our robes!! How awesome will that be?!?! Needless to say, Mike laughed a lot at this purchase.

Yup She's 30 People!!!

My lovely sister-in-law turned thirty a couple of weeks ago.  I decided since I had to work on her magical day, that I would dedicate an entire blog posting to her!! Although doesn't she look amazing in this dress!?!? Yeah that was her birthday gift from Mike and I!! So, I was trying to think of the best way to do this... and in true sporty fashion (which Kimmy loves to hate) I am gonna do a Top 10 List! Just like Sports Center...

Top 10 List on Why We Love Kimmy

10. She let's us call her Jimmy...just because that's what her name auto corrects too.

9. Her small hands (which may sound weird...but it makes for lots of jokes...which we can always appreciate).

8. She tolerates watching sports... even though she tries to occasionally switch the channel to Kindergarten Cop or a Lifetime movie.

7. She always is willing to try a new thing even if it is a sport. For example snowboarding... she almost killed our instructor, but kept laughing the whole time!

6. When she doesn't want to participate in our sporty shenanigans (which sometimes get a little crazy) she is always willing to photograph or video tape. (sledding...lol)

5. She moves slow in most things she does... but for the most part finishes her projects (minus snowball wreath).

4. She is really patient... I think it has to do with her slow moving...lol. 

3. Her craftiness!! And I say this as an understatement!! Some of the ideas she comes up with I would have never thought of in a million years.  Although some are flops (Martha projects no longer allowed) they are always fun!

2. She taught us girls how to dress!! I think all of us agree that if it weren't for Kimmy and her fashion know how we would all be in sweats all day everyday.

1. Finally... we love her because she is a great best friend, sister, daughter, and wife!!! We love you Kimmy!!

As an example of number 2 on the list I wanted to post some pictures of girls night out get together... we all got dressed up super cute!! So please enjoy...

Baby Aiden is 1

I think everyone I know was born in October (okay a little bit of a hyperbole), but there are a lot of birthdays in October.  My friend Krista's son turned one on Saturday.  What was funny was I was looking at older photos and came across her baby shower, and it really doesn't seem that long ago. Anyways baby Aiden loves Elmo, so she threw a wonderful backyard Seasame Street Party.  It was really great seeing him, Krista, and other girls from nursing school. Here are some pictures...

Close up of Aiden after he ate (and I really mean played with) his cake.

And Krista made these by hand!! They turned out so cute!! And super good too!! Apparently they were hard to do as her direct quote was "When your baby turns one, please don't ask me to make these. Cause I think I have carpel tunnel from these. Seriously I think I do!" LOL But if you are interested in making them... apparently there is a youtube video on how to do it.

Anyways I had a lovely day at Aiden's party.

Spicy Fever!!!

Last night Mike and I decided to skip out on Granada Homecoming Football game and stay at home and cook a fabulous dinner!! Now that I write it out... we chose cooking over watching sports?!?! I guess we are becoming parents...lol. Since I haven't posted a recipe in a while I thought I would indulge you with these new things we tried. All of these recipes came out of Better Homes and Garden. And laugh if you will, but yes we have a subscription other than Eastbay and Sports Illustrated.

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

1 rotisserie chicken

2 cans diced tomatoes with green chilies. (Two 14.5 oz. cans)

2  cans condensed cream of chicken soup (2 10.75 oz. cans)

1 can cheddar cheese soup (1 10.75 oz cans.)

1/4 cup 2% milk

1 Tbsp. ground cumin

1 Tbsp. chili powder

2 tsp. garlic powder

2 tsp. dried oregano

1 pkg (8oz.) cream cheese

20 flour tortillas warmed

4 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend

Shred chicken and set aside. In a large bowl combine tomatoes, soups, milk, and seasonings. Transfer 3.5 cups to another bowl and add the chicken and cream cheese to that bowl.

Spread 1/4 cup just soup mixture into two greased 13x9 inch baking pans. Place 1/3 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla.  Roll up and place seam side down in baking dishes. Pour remaining soup mixture over tops and sprinkle with cheese.

 Bake on pan at a time uncovered at 350* for 30-35 minutes.

It makes a lot so you may want to freeze the other one- it can last for 3 months in freezer.

 Thaw in fridge overnight. Cover and bake at 350* for 45 minutes. Bake longer until cheese is melted to desire.

Tropical Guacamole

3 medium ripe avocados

2 cups finely chopped pineapple

1 medium tomato seeded and chopped

2 jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped

1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro

2 Tbsp. lime juice

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Basically all you do is chop all the fruit and veggies and mash the avocados, then mix together and enjoy!! This was super good... but if you like a little more spice then leave the jalapeno seeds in...YUM!!

 Spicy Watermelon Salad

This was our experiment... we just got a seedless watermelon and chopped it into cubes.  Then added lime juice, lemon juice, cayan pepper, and fresh cilantro.  Everything was added to our liking and it actually turned out really good.

Well I hope you try at least one of these recipes cause it was all really good.  And it did not take very long at all.  Once we started we ate within 45 minutes to an hour. Here we are chopping and mashing with the best of them!! Obviously very focused!!

I Finally Met...

Baby Sweet!!!  And she is the cutest baby ever!!! Gabby and Jason are adjusting very well.  And Gabby of course looks amazing!! Baby Sweet, aka Melodie, is a very calm baby.  She just let us hold her and cuddle her, pretty much as long as we anted until she got hungry.  Here is a picture...

I know you can't see her super well because Mike and I decided to take pictures as we were leaving (so organized as we are...lol). So you will just have to trust me on the cuteness factor.  This of course made me even more excited for the arrival of Baby Kirby.

Goodbye South O Street...

Hello Rose Street!  Due to unforeseen circumstances Mike and I have to move before the end of the year.  We are very sad to be leaving this place not only because the price was just absolutely perfect, but because it has treated us very nicely for two years.  We have many fond memories of this place already...especially in the backyard.  I have decided to make a Top 5 list of what we will miss most about our humble abode...

5. The screened in back porch that Baloo and Bagheera always sit at.

4. The island.  As lame as this sounds I have always wanted an island in my kitchen and this place finally gave that to me. (Even though its more of a peninsula).

3. The garage filled with ping pong table, baseball Foosball, and a dart board.

2. Roasting s'mores in our backyard with our fire pit.

1. And of course growing wonderfully tasting veggies in the backyard... that I will definitely miss most.  Even though it was back breaking labor :0)

Although it is sad to be leaving... its just another chapter in the Wood family life.  We will be back in Pleasanton... we sign the lease tomorrow.  The new place we are moving into is not going to be our permanent residence, but it will do for a while.  And it will be Baby Kirby's first home!! Quite exciting!! So here is some pictures of our new residence...

 From the front there is not much to look at, but maybe my green thumb can spruce it up a bit :0)

 The token bathroom shot... I am just excited how clean it is!! Minus there is no bathtub for Baby Kirby...but that's what the sink is for.

 Here is the kitchen (no island) but it will do just fine...PS hardwood floors are through out the house.  The cats are either gonna love it or hate it...lol

 Here is the garage...which will be used as a storage unit basically.

Here is the living room...but where this picture is taken from it looks small but there is a good size space where the person is standing.

Here is the backyard... needless to say we may have some trouble finding space for our fire pit and Adirondack chairs.

So now that you have toured our place who wants to help us move?!?!? LOL See I suckered you in...

Hello World!!!

Meet Baby Kirby! So yesterday we had our 20 week ultrasound and everything looks good!! Yes, Mike and I know the sex, but we are not telling anyone until Halloween.  For those of you placing bets that night on the baby here are the categories... Height, Weight, Labor Time, Due date, and Time on the due date.  Each bet will be $2.00 for each category.  It will be a 50/50 betting situation... so the winner of each category will take home half the cash of that category.  There will also be an overall winner which that person will get a secret prize!! Fancy huh?!?! Anyways here are the new pictures of baby Kirby... and know there are no pictures of that area on the body to give away the sex. But I like the effort people!!

So I can't figure out how to rotate the picture... but this is the profile of Baby Kirby.  This one the doctor is going to blow up for us at our next visit so we can frame it.

Again I can't rotate it but this is of the spine.

And this is Halloween Kirby...lol!!! It's a front view of the face...so you can see the bones pretty good.  I just figure in this photo Baby Kirby is representing how much he/she likes Halloween just like us!! The pictures look better in person and there is a few more of them, but I thought this would be okay until I see some of you.