Tucker

Check out this cute little guy! He's my little dog-nephew. Krista adopted him from a shelter in Fort Worth yesterday and I got to meet him today!

I can't wait for Ford to meet him! It's a good thing we have a baby on the way because little puppies are just SOO cute!!

My First Mother's Day

What a fun holiday Mother's Day is! I have been thinking for a while what kinds of traditions that I'd like to have for Mother's Day in our family and I think we've come up with a good start...

Shoes and a pedicure.

Justin loves the idea of always knowing exactly what to get and I love the idea of knowing that a good pedicure will come annually! I'm trying to get Nora in on the deal but Justin insists that she won't get new shoes for Mother's Day until she's walking. That won't be too long, though!

So this year I picked out a new pair of Toms and I cannot WAIT to schedule a time at Corinthian Day Spa for a fabulous pedicure (I'm waiting until summer is officially here - 5 days!) We ended up going to brunch at the Original House of Pancakes with my family since my grandpa was in town for Krista's graduation.

Grandpa Gruben and me 

Thanks for a great first Mother's Day, honey!!! 

Me, mom and Krista

It was a quick weekend, but a great one! I loved celebrating so many things with my family and seeing my Grandpa Gruben. :)

Now Justin has to start thinking about what Father's Day traditions he wants! We'll see what he comes up with...

Leather Anniversary

We celebrated our third anniversary a few weeks ago!!!!

It's a busy time of year, that May 9th. This year it fell on a Wednesday, so Justin was out of town on business. 

I asked my class that day, "Do you think Mr. Peipert will send Mrs. Peipert flowers today for our anniversary?" to which they replied, "Oh yes, Mrs. Peipert! He will send some flowers for you!" I told them that it wasn't like him to send flowers like that so he would probably be end up in the dog house - which they found hilarious (and I thought their reactions were!!). They laughed it up and talked amongst themselves about how he may get bitten by the dog in the dog house and how it might be kind of small for him. Made my day! Well, he got out of the dog house when he came home with some pretty flowers for me on Thursday evening. 

We went out for a very nice dinner at Bob's Chop House and exchanged some gifts. We went with the yearly "theme" of leather since well, it's way better than paper and cotton. I am now enjoying a new Coach wristlet and Justin has been enjoying a new mountain bike!

I LOVE the pink. :) 

The seat is leather! I think? Hey, that's what we're going with.

And of course, we went to La Buena Vida to enjoy some wine, water and snacks.

It was a fun and beautiful day! I can't believe next year we will have a baby girl with us for our fourth anniversary!!

Krista Baker, BSN

I have the best little sister ever! We've always been great friends...

When I went to college eight years ago, she was about to start high school. I remember thinking how so strange it was for her to be looking like this...

And then, before I knew it she was graduating from high school and going to college!

It was really windy that day, remember?? We were all so proud that she had gotten in to UTA and was going into nursing.

Well, it happened again. Time FLEW by and yesterday, my baby sister graduated from college!!!

Krista now officially has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Texas at Arlington (which has an AWESOME nursing program).

Our grandpa came into town from Illinois and her boyfriend Collin and his parents spent the day with us as we watched her participate in two different ceremonies: her pinning and then her graduation. Here's a little video of her pinning:

Mom and dad got to pin her on stage. Dad was a trooper all day with his crutches. I hope his eyes were open in the official photographer's picture... this was the best I got. Afterwards we went back to mom and dads for lunch and relaxation. But then in the afternoon, it was time to get official!!

Doesn't she look happy?? We had a mini photo session afterwards, during which my camera died. Here's a few good ones though maybe after my mom shares with me I can add more.

Krista and Collin

The family

Krista's cute hat

Congratulations, Krista!! We are all so proud!!! You will be an AWESOME nurse!!

Now, enjoy your month off before the real world starts!! (Krista accepted a job on the transplant floor at Methodist Dallas Medical Center this week - praise God!)

Busy Times Begin

May always gets quite busy in the life of a teacher. We are only one week into the month and I am already overwhelmed by what has happened and what is scheduled to happen both at school and outside of school!

First, an update about my dad... he had a little knee accident playing softball that required an ambulance ride, surgery, and a hospital stay. I wish I had the video that we made while in the hospital (Krista?? LOL). He is doing better and going to try to get back to work this week, but it was quite an adjustment to his active lifestyle at first. Never take advantage of the little things like taking showers, driving a car, and mowing the yard.

I had my first baby shower at the end of April! The sweet parents from my kindergarten class put together a shower that was just perfect! My mom, Justin's mom, and my sister were able to come, too. Here is the only picture that I have so far!

We worked on the nursery a bit this weekend, too! Here are the updates in pics...

After we worked on painting the original changing table, we decided to go a different direction. I spent HOURS looking through Craigslist for a dresser that was the perfect size and style and FINALLY found one this past week. Here it is!

This weekend, we sanded the dresser, gave it two coats of primer, and then added a coat plus of coral paint and...

I LOVE how it turned out!! Justin was a little apprehensive about the pink at first, but he came around. It is the ONLY pink in the room right now, so I think that we're doing pretty well. 

I got the crystal knobs from Hobby Lobby but splurged on the two aqua flowers from Anthropologie. I couldn't help myself! I am finally feeling like we have a nursery coming together.

We got to celebrate Kathy's birthday this past Sunday. I have no pictures... but we had fun! And then today, Kathy and I went to my sonogram appointment. We had fun trying to figure out where all of Nora's arms and legs were and watching her move around. Here are some pictures! 

So.... who do we think she looks like more?? 

Coming soon: our 3rd anniversary, Krista's college graduation, my Grandpa visiting, Mother's Day (my first!!), and my dad's birthday (see what I mean about BUSY?!? And this only gets us to the middle of May PHEW!!) At least Ford helps me sweep the floors...

Hehe! Stay tuned...