Happy Anniversary

Today Matt and I share 3 wonderful years of marriage. We feel so blessed to have each other in our lives. To celebrate, we spent the entire day together. Matt has been really busy with baseball lately, so we decided to just stay around home and relax as much as possible. After breakfast, we ran a few errands so that I could get my walking in. (Anything to help make this baby come sooner!) It would be great to walk outside, but it has been so humid that my feet swell whenever we go out. When we got home, we watched our wedding video. We have made it a tradition to watch it every anniversary. It is so fun to look back at our amazing day. This evening, we worked together to make a delicious dinner. Afterward, Matt spoiled me with a pedicure. He is the best! I couldn't be any luckier to have such an amazing husband. Before we go to bed, we will light our unity candle and pray for our continued incredible marriage and life together.

Never enough baseball

This past weekend was filled with baseball. We began the weekend by heading to a street dance in Owatonna. It was a beautiful evening to be outside and we really enjoyed the music and the company.

On Saturday, Matt coached a baseball game in Rochester. I have been continuing to ride along to all the away games, hoping that maybe the car ride will help to bring on labor. We might have to start taking the dirt roads to get there so that the ride is a little more bumpy! Unfortunately, Matt's team did not win, but we had just the thing to cheer him up. Our nephew, Connor, came to stay with us that evening. He has been asking for a sleepover, and we thought we better get it in before the baby arrives. So we took him to the baseball field in town where Matt coaches at and let him play. He loved it! Uncle Matt even wore his baseball coaching uniform at Connor's request. Plus, Matt introduced his name over the loud speaker. Connor ran the bases, hit the ball and pitched to Uncle Matt. Afterward, we went to McDonald's, his favorite restaurant, to eat. We also got ice cream at The Blast, and ended the night watching Alvin and the Chipmunks in our basement. He said it was just like the movie theatre because we made popcorn, turned off the lights, had the surround sound on and watched it on our big screen. It was a very fun sleepover!

On Sunday, we went to the Litomsyl festival. Litomsyl is a farming area where Matt's parents grew up. They had food, music and games that all went to benefit the school and church. It reminded me of going to Hofa Park where my mom grew up. The evening brought more baseball, but this time Matt's team won :) He starts playoffs this week in a double elimination tournament.

As for a baby update, we are patiently (or at least trying to be patient) waiting. We had our 38 week appointment today and everything is still going as planned. We are hoping the baby decides to join us this week. We'll keep you updated!

House changes

During the last few months, Matt has been working very hard to get our house ready for the baby. The changes included finishing two rooms in the basement so that we could put the nursery upstairs. This meant that our upstairs office needed to move downstairs. We began the process in May and finished up the end of June. It was quite the job. I would have to say that Matt and I learned a lot about house renovations! Thankfully we had lots of help!

Here are pictures of the nursery:

The new office:

Weekend Update

This past weekend, we had our nieces stay overnight with us on Friday. It was a blast! While they were here we fed the ducks, played at the park, played with the Ginskey boys and watched movies. Lauryn is 4 and Miranda is 3, so they are at really fun ages right now to be out and about doing things. Friday night we had a strong thunderstorm and Lauryn ended up sleeping with us. Miranda was quite the trooper and slept right through it. We were sad to see them go on Saturday. Here are some pictures from their overnight visit:

On Saturday, Matt golfed in the Ken Bey golf tournament. It is an annual football fundraiser. Matt golfed with Ginskey, Nate and one of Ginskey's college friends. He always enjoys that day! While he was gone, I caught up on my pregnancy scrapbook. We have been taking pictures monthly to show my progression. It was fun looking back at how I have grown. That evening, I watched the movie 27 dresses with Stacey. It was a great chick flick!

Sunday morning, Matt, Nate and I went to the cities to meet my good friend Angie for breakfast. She is currently living in Pittsburgh, but was in Minnesota for a wedding. We don't get to see each other often, so I was so excited to spend time with her. When we got home, we didn't have much time before we were back on the road headed to Rochester for Matt's legion baseball game. It was a gorgeous night for baseball. Matt's team looked great and won the game 11-3. That always makes for a happy coach!

Fourth of July

We once again spent July 4th at the annual Blooming Prairie festivities. We went with Matt, Stacey, Connor, Jacob, Nolan, Dave, Vickie and Nate. When we got there, we met up with Ed and Sharon's family. We walked through the park area and ate some yummy food. Then, we watched the parade. Afterward, we went to Matt's cousin Katie's house for a cookout. It was a very relaxing day! That evening we watched the fireworks in Owatonna. It was the perfect end to our day!

Hofa Park Picnic

A few weeks ago, we went to Pulaski to make one last trip before I am not allowed to travel much. While we were there, we went to Hofa Park picnic. Hofa Park is a rural area that basically has a bar, a church, a wedding hall and farms. It is about 15 minutes from Pulaski and is where my mom grew up. For some time, they have been saying that they may not have a church picnic anymore. I grew up going to this event, so my family decided we had better go this year in case it was the last one. There was great food, games and of course, polka music! My mom would be so proud of us for carrying on the Polish tradition. Ja Cie Kocham, Matka.

Big Belly

I can officially say I am due next month! Here are a few pictures from summer that can prove my belly is actually getting bigger.