Amber has officially started the 2012-2013 School Year and so far things are going very well. She is only at one school this year (no traveling from building to building for the first time ever!) and is having a very good start to the year. The K-3 students that she teaches are doing very well behavior wise and music wise and they ask everyday when she's going to have the baby and what the baby's name is going to be. Kiddos are great!
Just as Amber is heading back to full-time work John is starting to slow down at Glen Erin Golf Course. This fall has been pretty mild so the golf course is still open and doing pretty good business but with frost in the morning and the sun setting earlier John's hours at work are a little shorter and less busy which is to be expected and is nice after the busy summer schedule that John works.
As fall sets in so does football season and even though the Packers aren't dominating this year we still love them and watch every game! We were able to go to the Packers vs. Bears Game at Lambeau Field on Thursday September 13th. The Packers won that night and it is always fun to go to a big rivalry game! We were able to hang out with Amber's Aunt Dede, Uncle John, Cousin Emily and Cousin Jason at the game and got to see our friends Sarah, Matt, Megan and Avery after the game. It was a great victory over the Bears and Lambeau Field was just electric! Overall it was an amazing game!
Amber, John and Baby Girl after the Packers vs. Bears Game at Lambeau Field.
The next day we headed back to Lambeau Field to meet Paul (our wedding photographer who has become our family photographer) for pregnant belly pictures. We had a fun time taking some fun and unique pictures of us with Amber and her baby belly.
Just a few of the preggo belly pics!
The day after that was a very full day! Amber had her first baby shower in Appleton, WI given by her mother, grandmother and godmother. It was amazing to see and hear the outpouring of love for our Baby Girl from so many family and friends. Amber was able to see just how big her belly is (something she maybe didn't need to know) and after John and Adam golfed that morning they were able to come and say hello to everyone as well.
Beautiful and yummy cake!
Baby in a Baby Carriage Fruit Salad made by Amber's Grandma Betty
Amber and the cake.
Hooray for presents!
So many cute and pink baby clothes.
Handmade clothes and blankets by Amber's Great-Aunt Martha.
A clothesline of wonderful baby clothes from Amber's Aunts, Cousins and Grandma Georgene.
Blanket made by Amber's Godmother Janet.
Amie and Megan helping out with the gifts.
Amber and her cousin Nicole.
Amie, Cristina, Amber, Megan and Mallory (SNC Girls)
After some time hanging out with friends we headed to Mr. G's Bar and Grill in Appleton to celebrate Amber's Mom (Diane) 50th Birthday which was the same day as the baby shower! We had a great time talking with family and friends and having some really good pizza and cake! It ended up not just being a birthday party, but an engagement party as well because in the midst of all the birthday activities Diane's boyfriend Steve proposed! Everyone was in shock. Diane of course said yes and everyone started shouting and hugging and crying! It was a great day all around!
Steve on one knee proposing to Diane.
She said yes!
The next week we were given some really great news about the house. We are able to close on our house three weeks ahead of schedule on Friday November 9th! That will give us some time to have a friend of ours come in an paint all of the rooms the colors that we want as well as have our furniture and appliances delivered and have cable and DirecTV ready to go for us. We will have some help from family and friends help us the weekend before Thanksgiving move all the stuff from our apartment over to our new home and then hopefully we'll have about a week (maybe more) to get everything ready in the house before Baby Girl makes her big arrival! We were able to go on a walk-through of the house the next week and we are very excited about how everything is looking. With just less than a month to go before we move in we are all very anxious and excited!
Amber opening the door from the garage to the house for the first time!
View of the kitchen from the dinning room.
View of the living room from the entrance to the kitchen.
Main floor bathroom.
Office
Baby Girl's Room
Master Bathroom
Master bedroom closet
Master Bedroom
Hallway view from living room.
Mudroom/Laundry Room
Packer Room (in the basement)
Storage area (in the basement)
Guest Bedroom (in the basement)
Guest Bathroom (in the basement)
Stairs leading from the basement upstairs.
Extra Large Two-Car Garage
View of our house from the street.
During these past few weeks we've also made the decision to have a natural birth with our baby so we've decided that we'll be working with a midwife and giving birth at the Madison Birthing Center in Middleton, WI. Everything is progressing normally and Baby Girl is happy and healthy. We hope that we are able to deliver her without any complications or drugs in a very natural environment.
Baby Girl is growing!
This past Friday October 12th Amber celebrated her 29th Birthday. We celebrated with ordering our new king sized mattress and box spring, having dinner at Olive Garden and watching the movie "Tangled" at home. The very next day was Amber's 10 Year High School Reunion in West Allis, WI. We both had a great time. Amber was able to catch up with a lot of friends from high school and we were both able to meet some fun new people that were significant others of Amber's friends.
Well that's all for now. Hopefully our new post will be written from the living room of our new home :) Until next time....Go Pack Go!
