Baby Dahl- pink or blue?

Wednesday before church last week, with our family and some friends gathered around, we found out more about our sweet baby!  Lindsay made an adorable cake.

Ali had people choose pink or blue beads to wear in honor of their thoughts on boy or girl.  I could barely stand the wait and then we cut into the cake.  I saw a tiny bit of what looked like blue.  I turned to Lindsay and asked, “Boy??”  I kept cutting and sure enough- blue!!  

We are having a boy!  I heard cheers and congratulations- so exciting!  Brandon turned to me and said, “We’re having a little boy!” and kissed me.  He soon posted on FB “I am having a son.”  Proud daddy-to-be.  

Our precious baby boy, we are so excited and cannot wait to meet you!!

20 weeks

16 weeks

I know, I know, black is a "slimming" color.  Trust me, objects are larger than they appear. :-)

Bonus Feature:  So Brandon decided to take full advantage of not working over the holidays and the goatee is the result.  It just so happened that the day of my 16 weeks of pregnancy was the 16th day of his goatee project.  Oh babe- you make me laugh!!  

I also must report that the goatee was harmed soon after the making of this photo and B is back to the clean shaven way that I prefer- LOL!!

12 weeks

We had our 2nd ultrasound last week- such an exciting experience.  The baby really looks like a baby!!  Almost everything is formed by this stage.  How anyone can think that babies this early on are not actual babies is beyond me!  What a miracle from God!!

Baby Dahl says hello!

8 Weeks

The baby bump has begun...

First comes love, then comes marriage…

Yep, then comes baby!

Brandon and I are so grateful that God blessed us once again!  We have both dreamed for years that we would not only meet the perfect person who would become our spouse, but also that we would have children.  Our dream is coming true!

On October 14, 2012, I took a pregnancy test and was ecstatic to see 2 pink lines!  Even better, it was our 6-month anniversary. (Aww!)  We are embarking on a new exciting journey in our lives!  Baby Dahl will make his or her appearance around June 23, 2013. 

Wineries in AZ...Yep

When you think of vineyards or wineries, I'm sure the last place you think of is Arizona.  Me too!
Thanks to our friends who have ventured out before us, as well as the good people at LivingSocial, we decided to see what good 'ol AZ has to offer.  (Now, those of you who are true wine enthusiasts out there, don't get too excited, but we had a great time and found one place I cannot wait to visit again.)

We decided just to make a day trip out of our little getaway as we were only traveling about an hour and a half away.  Our "coupon" first led us to Oak Creek Vineyards & Winery located in the small town of Cornville. (Yep, it does exist.)  Cute name, but that is kind of where it ends.  We tried 7 wines, of which we both each liked about 2, got a few pictures and had some good conversation.

 

Not bad shots for all being taken with B's iPhone. :-)

As it turns out, we didn't spend all that much time there, so we decided to head up to Jerome.  The town looks pretty on the hill and it is a nice drive, if you don't get carsick.  It is also such good exercise  to walk around there as you are always going up or downhill!!  I had forgotten how it is supposedly haunted and people really get into the "supernatural" there, which I do not enjoy, yet we found a place to grab an early dinner that ended up having great food.

It was recommended by our good friends that we check out Page Springs Cellars, so that is where we headed next.  We read about happy hour and live music on their website, so I hoped we'd like it, and did we ever!  I cannot wait to go back!  Such a cute place with a much bigger vineyard and such cute places to walk around.  We LOVED the wine and it was a steal of a deal.  I only wish we would have gotten there earlier and stayed longer.  I would recommend it to anyone!  Such a great day!
http://pagespringscellars.com