Mustache Baby Shower

I made sure to get my camera out to everyone at this shower, so that way I could have more pics.

 

Meg, Nichole, and Laura sure know how to put on a party. We've had so many baby GIRL showers, I was really looking forward to seeing what they'd come up with for my baby BOY shower. They put a lot of detail into this and I loved every second of it!

 Meg found these awesome finger tattoos of mustaches. Needless to say, it didn't take long until all of us were posing!

 Sarah gave strict instructions that you must pull a pedophile face while posing with the Mustache!

 Sami and the two finger handle bar mustache!

 I don't know why Nichole wasn't in this pic, but this is 2/3 of the party committee! And a rare look at my baby bump.

 This is the group of us! Thanks to all of you girls and for your love and support! We loved all of your thoughtful gifts!!!

 FACT!!! Cory has always loved getting mustache's out of the quarter machine. I specifically remember more than one date doing this before we were married. So I HAD to bring him home a finger tattoo! OF COURSE he loved it. The title of his was "8th grade bully" ha ha ha.

Family Baby Shower for Baby Waters

The hardest thing about having an awesome camera, and having a baby shower...you cant take many pictures of yourself. I did manage to get some good before pics of the food! Mom, Sarah, Karen, and Val, of course, outdid themselves!

 Then I had Sarah try and help me out with pictures, but with chasing her two girls around and passing gifts to me, she didn't get hardly any! Darn! BUT... it was such a fun time and our family really spoiled us! We seriously made out like bandits!!!

 This is my cousin Whitney. She just had her baby the other night. Lil boy!

I'm glad we got this pic. It sums up how both Whitney and I were feeling by the end of it! THANK YOU FAMILY FOR EVERYTHING! YOUR SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD TO US!

THE BEAST IS DONE!!!

August 24 (almost 38 weeks) !!!

I went to the doctor today and Dr. Thackeray said that he was surprised with how far I was. He said that I am dialated to a little over 2.5 and 70% effaced. I'm probably the only girl in the world who wasn't so happy, and pretty nervous by that! I'm not sure that I'm ready to go yet. He said that he wouldn't be surprised if he saw me before my next appointment. Now I know... the number one rule when pregnant, DO NOT PSYCHE YOURSELF OUT! but what if the doctor is the one doing it?

 

Well, even though I'm not quite prepared yet, I guess if the lil guy decides to come earlier than I anticipated, I'll be happy. And if he comes a week after I anticipated, I'll be happy with that too! There is one thing I know for sure! I cannot WAIT until I'm not pregnant anymore. I am not one of those girls who glows or is beyond excited at all times. When I dont feel good, I dont feel good, and I haven't felt good for the past 9 months!

 

We are trying our hardest to get this house ready for the baby, but honestly dont have much time to do it. Our summer was so incredibly busy that absolutly nothing got done! And even now, Cory is just finishing up an accelerated math class (HIP HIP HOORAY), he works full time, is full time interviewing with every police department around, and is also the 2nd counselor in the Young Men's and Assistant Scout Master (his dream come true... FOR REALS), and I am working full time and ORNERY and TIRED full time... there is just NO TIME to get anything done. We're living by my moms words that, "As long as you have a car seat (check), and diapers at home (check check) that baby will be just fine." I hope she's right!

 

I have made a few things for baby Waters. These bibs were made out of Cory's old t-shirts! This picture kind of makes them look mis-proportioned, but they are actually pretty sweet!

 I also made a little blanket for him. Its all soft and minky on one side, and OWLS on the other!

 We also took on a BEAST of a project. This is the before picture of baby's dresser....

 This is Cory working on it...and the after will come in just a few days! I cant wait to show you!

 And here is our little Stockton, trying on one of the onesies Dont worry, we got two of these, so we will make sure and put baby in the other one. Stockton is our favorite lil pup... it is seriously strange to me how curious he is about all of the baby stuff. More so than anything else in the house. Maybe he knows?

WEDDINGS!!!

Cory's brothers both decided to get married the summer of 2012! Poor Brad and Sheila, oh... and Grandma Nelda, had their work cut out for them. Jared and Sarah chose to be married June 21st and Tyler and Courtney decided to get married July 21st. Just one month apart!!!

JARED AND SARA WATERS

06/21/2012

 We only remembered our camera for the Preston receptions! OOOPS! But Sheila and the girls seriously out did themselves with transforming the fire house into a reception center. Both receptions looked so great and so different! GREAT JOB SHEILA.

 Family photo with the new addition!

TYLER AND COURTNEY WATERS

07/21/2012

 I loved the barnwood that Sheila worked out with this one. Tyler and Courtney's Preston reception was a week before their actual wedding, so she's not in her wedding dress, she kept it a surprise for Tyler!

 Look at what a months difference did to my belly! I'm so glad that for both of their weddings I was HUGE!!! ha ha ha... just kidding. It'll always be good for stories. Oh yeah, look at what the Waters did here.... Blonde, Red Head, and Brunette! ha ha ha.

And here I am with my handsome husband and baby Waters!

Its the morning after the final wedding activity, and all I can say is PHEW!!! We all survived...barely!

Fourth of July Weekend in Grover

Our plan this year was to stay home and take it easy for the 4th, since it landed on a Wednesday. However, Cory has been dying to go on a hike that my dad has told him about, and when my parents called and invited us to Grover to do that hike, I knew my idea of a relaxing weekend at home was not going to fly with Cory. As soon as I mentioned it to him, his bags were packed. So we headed down after work on Friday to meet up with Mom and Dad and Sarah and Tyson and their girls. Then we packed up and came home on Sunday.

Saturday we woke up and got ready for the World known Torrey parade.

 Look at that chubby little baby Ivie! She is the best baby I've ever been around.

 Honestly, between Sarah and Dad, I don't think any of the other kids got as much as they did! Parades and candy throwing must bring out the children in them!

 Here are some pregnant pictures. There aren't a lot of these going around, so enjoy! ha ha ha. I was 31 weeks here, so just about 8 months!

 Look at this cute little (sticky) family!

 These are my parents! Love them!!!

 We actually took our camera on this hike! Yahoo!!! This hike started out with a long, bumpy, ride. Baby Waters probably enjoyed the ride, but man alive, this momma didn't! But I just kept thinking to myself, no one like a complainer! Especially me!!!

 You see that fat girl in the dark blue shirt? That's me! And yes I did it! The hike in wasn't bad at all (I was just happy to be out of that bumpy truck), but it was interesting to me how my balance is effected by this pregnancy. TOP HEAVY!

 This is a HUGE cave that my dad has a great "story" for. One day you'll have to ask him to tell you about it.

 And right across from the huge cave is this natural formation of a SKULL!!! Spooky!

 And here is my dad, picking the skulls nose!

 It was beautiful weather while we were down there and Cory happened to snap this amazing sunset from the balcony! We are so blessed to be able to go down to Grover.

 The trip ended rather suddenly when Cory woke up the next morning with the FLU! yuck! He was miserable and couldn't sleep it off. So, I got us packed up and drove the sicky home! Luckily it was only 24 hours! And sorry to anyone else that might have gotten it!