home.sweet.hustad: life updates in november

it's been an absolutely crazy month. november has gone so so so fast. how is it possible that thanksgiving is tomorrow and christmas is a month away?!?!

pregnancy: i'm now 14 weeks along. hard to believe that the first trimester is now behind us. this week's doctor's appointment shows that baby is doing well with a strong heartbeat of 156 bpm. i'm feeling pretty good and feeling much less fatigued (thank goodness).

kimbrough wedding: my dear friends alexis and walter got married on november 12th. erik and i sang in their wedding and i was lucky to spend friday and saturday with the bride as her personal attendant. we had such a fun weekend. i'm so happy for these two and couldn't have been more thrilled to be there to witness all of it!

GUP: GUP kitchen has taken off this past week. this second week of business has been much less hectic than last week. erik & gabe (erik's cousin) worked really hard over the weekend to get some of the kinks worked out...and that work paid off. they are slowly but surely nailing down locations and hope to open six days a week for lunch (and a few dinners) through the winter. my sister.in.law snapped a great picture of the boys with my nephew declan on day one being open!

mimi & papa: my parents came to visit us last week. it was such a treat to have them here. they brought a basketball hoop and a few other fun new toys. my dad and i used to play ball together all the time, so it's fun that she can already start that with her papa. my mom helped me with so many projects around the house....including re-upholstering my kitchen chairs!! we always love our time we get so spend with them. it's hard saying goodbye, but we are looking forward to our trip to south dakota for christmas! (i did a terrible job of taking pictures this week...i only got one of the chairs! oops!)

iowa: evie and i made a trip to iowa to visit my birthmom tammy, sister kayla and fam, and brother ryan. we had so much fun! evie loved playing with her cousins kiara and spencer...and LOVED meeting her brand new baby cousin harper. i loved my snuggle time with the sweet princess. we spent lots of time chatting and playing super mario bros. we also celebrated kiara's 4th bday. we laughed til we cried and it was just fabulous. evie got spoiled by her gramma and loved all of the hugs and kisses she received! it was a wonderful weekend to escape town for a bit and spend it with people we love.

brother ryan and his sweet girlfriend branygon, kiara & spencer