husband's first father's day.

precious decorated root beer bottles my sister-in-law made for all the dads

 gift for wade's dad complete with an old photo from the early 80s

the dad to be and i.

husband's gift and list i made him of the reasons i think he will be a great dad.

this year we got to celebrate husband's first father's day. even though our baby girl has not yet arrived, her daddy loves her so much already and deserved to be celebrated. we went over to wade's parents house for lunch then we spent the rest of the day relaxing at the house and watching knocked up. i made wade a basket of goodies, and typed up some of the reasons i think he is going to make an amazing father. 14 more weeks until i get to see him in action! 

i, unfortunately, did not get to see my dad this father's day. we had considered trying to make it down to the beach, but it was too crazy of weekend for everyone. luckily, i will be seeing him next weekend when we drive to texas for my shower. 

laundry is a lot more fun with this girl...

i mean, how can you not love that face?

an early father's day post.

i wrote a short blog about my dad today on the work blog. you can check it out here...

a girl to style.

last week i walked past our guest bedroom and found a stack of baby clothes we bought on our trip to L.A. the weekend before. it was one of those days where it was really sinking in that in a relatively short time i am going to be a mom. no really, i am going to be a mom. that sounds so crazy and some days i almost forget i have this little baby human girl growing inside me. then i feel a little kick and remember she's really in there, and i can't wait to meet her. most of these outfits her daddy has picked out for her, and i can't wait until she gets to wear them. she is going to be well styled that is for sure : ) 


we can't wait to meet you baby girl benz. 15 short weeks to go! 

memorial weekend in iPhone photos.

memorial weekend in pictures.

every year we spend memorial weekend down at the beach. it has been are tradition for several years now, and i absolutely love it. my parents friends always go down to the beach with us this particular weekend. 


we laughed and laughed and laughed, ate amazing food, made new friends, and sat out on the beach until late in the evening. it was an extremely hot weekend for the end of may. i can only imagine the heat index in july. my one piece is definitely warmer than my bikini. oh well, next summer i will have a little girl to dress and play with at the beach.