christmas is in the air...

with thanksgiving behind us, i can't believe that christmas is only a month away! where has the time gone?!

one thing i have been dying to do this year is a christmas card. i have yet to put together a christmas card since erik and i have been married [four years in three short weeks]! and i've never captured sweet evie in a christmas card either. so it's time.

my sister.in.law ashley helped us get ready for the christmas spirit by capturing some family pictures for us!

i've been looking and looking at christmas cards! there are so many fun designs to choose from...and i've fallen in love with numerous cards on the tiny prints website! i've ordered invitations through tiny prints in the past and LOVED what we got! so, i'm excited to design a christmas card from them! now i need your help! what card would you suggest?!

this one, is my favorite...for sure. i love how fun this card is! gives a little twist to the holiday spirit!

i'm not sure if this card will go with the pictures we took...but i really like the feel to this card.

i'm loving the foldable cards!!

i love how we can incorporate multiple pictures on this card.

simple. fun. love. yet another foldable card! ha!

this card would really match the outfits we wore for our pictures.

i'm torn on this one. i love the colors! but not sure if it looks to crowded with pics.

i love this card (primarily because the pictures this cute family took are so stinkin adorable.. if we have a boy...he's definitely getting a mohawk upon age three!)

can't wait to see what we come up with!! here we go!

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

branygon making evie laugh

gramma & evie

uncle ry-ry

road tripping: drinks & elmo on dvd...the good life

new adventures

erik has piloted the opening of his first restaurant venture. GUP kitchen, a mobile food trailer, isnow up and running. we are THRILLED. it's been a crazy exciting chaotic insane week, but well worth it. here are a few pictures from this week's festivities! follow them on facebook or twitter to see where they are located!

eatgroundup.com

happy halloween

our sweet evie celebrated halloween dressed as pebbles. she was so cute. we went to our church's indoor halloween bash and had a great time. it was nice to get out of the house after a week of croup. yuck.

asher (superman) and declan (fireman) joined us for the fun. sadly, i didn't get a picture of the three of them together! although evie was fearful of most of the bounce houses, she got her share of candy at some of the smaller games.

uncle mark trying to convince evie that the games are "fun!"

grandma & evie (evie's eating her yummy laffy taffy)

uncle andrew & evie daddy helping evie

evie collecting pumpkins

evie's best bud chloe

announcement! announcement!

EVIE IS GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER!

baby h #2 [aka baby h2o...thanks to melanie] will join this hustad family of three approximately may 23rd!

i am 11-ish weeks pregnant and feeling pretty good. i have had a very similar start to this pregnancy as i did with evie. very very tired with zero energy. i can tell the first trimester is almost over, because the past few days i have definitely felt a little more energy [thank goodness].

we are thrilled to add to our family of three. and i cannot wait to see evie as a big sister!

croup. my enemy.

we have had a rough month full of sickness in the hustad house. about three weeks ago, we all were plagued with the stomach flu. evie was sick for almost 5 days and it was terrible. AND THEN, this past week, evie was diagnosed with croup. so needless to say, it's been a rough week. she hasn't had much of an appetite, has slept a ton (and then can't sleep other times), ran super high fevers, and had the most terrible cough. but it seems like we are now on the mend. we've been fever free for almost two days and the cough is getting much better. so here's to hoping we can go at least a month without another sickness!

elmo has saved the day more times then i can count this week

[thank you sesamestreet.org]

dr's orders - lots of fluids

pumpkin patch

sunday afternoon the hustad's took the kiddos out to the roca berry farm pumpkin patch. we had a great time and certainly had beautiful fall weather! we watched the pigs race and lots of bunnies. but evie was pretty timid around most of the games/displays...maybe next year she will be more willing to dive in. asher and declan sure didn't let anything stop them!!

three's company

aunt ashley & evie

decs riding the pony!

slide fun

family fun