After being without air since Wednesday, it is finally working and we are at home! Although we are very happy to be home in our own routines, our own surroundings, and our own beds, we are very grateful to our friends PJ & Mindy and to Aaron's parents who opened their homes to us so we could stay cool. However, home is a sweet place to be.

Keeping Cool

We have no AC. That's right. 90+ degree weather and we have no air conditioning. To make it worse it has been this was since Wednesday and the part needed to fix the unit won't be available til Monday. Needless to say it is miserable. I have been spending days at my parents house, and then just have to sleep at the house. However, our fabulous friends are going out of town this weekend and offered their home to us. We are just completely blessed by their outpouring of love and generoisty. It is nice to know that we will be sleeping in comfortable beds with AC tonight! Thanks PJ & Mindy for being the great friends you are!!

Decorating Obsessed

Oh my! I am obsessed...well, maybe not quite obsessed, but I definitely have decorating on the brain. With baby #2 on the way, I started looking at bedding and beds for kids. Levi already has a slight cowboy theme in his room that I want to keep, but I definitely want to upgrade the boy side of it all - I mean his walls are yellow for crying out loud. That is definitely going to change. I already know I want to stick with browns and blues and accent with reds. I also know that I want to clean and timeless look that will last for a while. Knowing this I headed to the internet for inspiration, thus leading to the obsession. I have found tons of rooms that I love and several that I think would go great with my ideas. Here are a few of my favorites. I love the stars, and think it would go great with the cowboy theme, but could be used later with any "theme" in the future. Simple stripes. Love it.

The horseshoes are adorable, but not over the top. Crazy about this as well.

Bunk beds! I never thought I'd be a fan of bunk beds, but I love this unconventional style and color. The desk and storage are added bonuses. Definitely caught my eye with baby on the way.

Two more examples of simple stripes. Love the combination of colors and both of these looks would definitely last well into teen years.

Now that I've drooled over these awesome bed sets let me add that most of this is well out of my price range - at least for now. However, I'm hoping to hit Target, Wal-mart, etc. to find something similar to make an awesome statement like the ones above. Here's to inspiration!

15 Weeks

Yesterday marked 15 weeks in this pregnancy! We are so excited about our little one, and can't wait for him (yes - we want a "him") to grace us with his presence. I have been feeling great with no real pregnancy symptoms thus far. Everything has been so easy going that I sometimes forget I'm pregnant. During my pregnancy with Levi I got weekly emails telling me about the development of the baby for each passing week. I am getting the same emails with this pregnancy and I love it! I love reading about what milestones my baby is reaching and how awesome God is in creating life in the womb. It literally amazes me. Here are a few of the awesome milestones our little one has been achieving in the last few weeks: Week 13: Fingerprints have formed on his tiny fingertips, his veins and organs are clearly visible through his still-thin skin, and his body is starting to catch up with his head -- which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Week 14: He can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him -- a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. Week 15: He's busy moving amniotic fluid through his nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in his lungs begin to develop. His legs are growing longer than his arms now, and he can move all of her joints and limbs. Although his eyelids are still fused shut, he can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, he's likely to move away from the beam. Isn't this just AMAZING! Our God truly is an awesome God!

July 4th Weekend

We had an awesome July 4th weekend. On Saturday we went to the Sunflower Festival. We've never been before, but we had a wonderful time. Levi loved the tractor parade, animals, and the music. That evening we went to our friends' house for a July 3rd party. Chad & Whitney were gracious hosts and we had an awesome time of fellowship with everyone. The ice cream bar and sparklers were big hits as well. On the 4th we just relaxed around the house after church and then met Aaron's family to watch fireworks in Jackson. Levi loved the fireworks, but was not a fan of the noise they made. He watched from Aaron's lap as Aaron covered his ears. However, you'd never know if you talked to him. He raves about how they go "Pop! And then fall to the ground." On the 5th we enjoyed Aaron being home. We spent the morning playing with Levi in "his" pool. That evening we hung out with my sisters and some of their friends for a cookout. We had so much fun this weekend. I hated to see it end. We are very grateful to all the men and women who haved served and are currently serving our country to protect our freedom. I hope you know how much you are appreciated.

Finally...

Eclipse!!! Tonight!!! Can't wait!!! So excited!!!