So on Sunday Sammy and I shopped/window browsed for baby stuff to get an idea of the type of crib, bedding, decorations we liked for a boy or a girl. Sammy was a trooper, he went to baby boutique after baby boutique, Babies R Us, Pottery Barn Kids, and then even Motherhood Maternity with me over a 4 1/2 hour time span =). Honestly, I think he was as into it as I was...and was even very helpful in finding me a maternity pillow so I can sleep more comfortably (which that pillow was shipped to us yesterday, and it is WONDERFUL).
But anyways, we were in a speciality store carrying baby cribs and children's beds, and we discovered the cutest decoration - Big Belly Banks!!! I asked the owner of the store about them, and it was such a sad story!
This man had stopped by the side of the road to help out a vehicle that was broken down. While he's outside helping out the stranded driver, his two year old crawls into the front seat, is somehow able to hit the gas, and crushes the man inbetween both vehicles! So, the man is taken to the hospital, etc.. and is paralyzed because the bones in his leg are just too broken to be able to fix. So anyways, the man can no longer do his job, his wife divorces him, and he is broke and barely making it. Well, he couldn't afford to buy presents for his kids, so for Christmas (or a birthday I can't remember) he decided to make them these Big Belly Banks, because he had always been good at wood carving. Well, they were a hit! These banks turned into a business for him, and he has now sold over 600,000!
So anyways, these banks are adorable, and he personalizes them for free. Check out his website at
http://www.bigbellybanks.com/
Today Sam and I have been married for six whole months!!! =) So in honor of our six month wedding anniversary, I am finally posting some of our fav wedding photos on our blogspot! =) We were married on July 12, 2008 at World's Fair Park in Knoxville with our reception in the big, gold ball (aka. the Sunsphere). This day will always be so special to us... I had the cutest/sweetest groom ever! =)
So Sam and I were headed to Nashville, TN to celebrate Christmas with his family, and ended up staying one night at the Opryland hotel before meeting up with his family for their get together. The hotel is decked out at Christmas time, with tons of lights all over the inside. Plus they have a bunch of good restaurants and different holiday shows. We took a carriage ride to see the outdoor lights and went and saw ICE from the movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." This exhibit was AMAZING! They give you blue parkas and keep it freezing in there, but you're allowed to touch all of the ice sculptures, and room after room is a scene from the Grinch movie. There was also a nice ice slide that Sammy tried out, that pregos like myself weren't allowed to ride. So anyways, here are a few pictures from our trip...
Sammy loved the buffet, because they had pre-cut crab legs.. no mess! =)
Put them up Grinch, you aren't going to ruin Christmas =)
lol, so close to getting his tongue frozen!
In front of the tree!
After looking at more lights around the hotel, we went on a carriage ride...yah, if you go to the Opryland don't pay for the carriage ride, it's kind of a jip =) lol
So after the carriage ride, we walked around outside and saw the lights ourselves... how many lights are on each tree behind Sammy? So pretty!
This was the ghetto elevator to our room... every time we were on it, we thought we were getting stuck! Lol, it would seriously wait 2 minutes going from the third floor to the first floor to open the door.
So, I haven't blogged for awhile, so now I'm playing catch up! But anyways, my older step-sister was married on December 13, 2008 almost EXACTLY five months after Sam and I were married! =) This was an odd weekend b/c it was the VERY FIRST TIME since Sam and I began dating, that we actually went an entire day without seeing each other (except for if one of us HAD to travel for a business trip), and it was even on one of our monthly anniversaries! But anyways, he had to work the day of the wedding, and so did my sister's hubbie, Zack, so it made for a fun girls road trip to Berne, Indiana with Steph and Addie. =)
Addie all clean and ready for the wedding!