Spring is here!

Spring is my favorite time of year. The weather is warm and the flowers begin to bloom. Adrian and I planted new flowers inthe front yard and the ones inthe back are blooming and are beautiful. I enjoy eating breakfast and looking out the sliding glass door at my backyard.

Our peach tree is blooming.

A new bud from our red rose bush.

A pink rose bud.

Our ice plant is blooming on our slope.

The entire length of our yard is in full bloom!

Not making up for lost time

So... I haven't blogged on this site since October. Am I upset about it? No, as I have been busy being a mom and loving every second of it. Am I going to back post and blog about old stuff? No, I'm just going to pick up where we left off and continue from here.

Since October, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years has come and gone. I was introduced to my daughter on January 27th. Valentine's, St. Patrick's day, and our second anniversary have flown by, and now we are getting our family ready for Easter.

My pregnancy went by so fast and was super easy. Same with the delivery. It wasn't as horrible as I had expected. Not sure if the movies make it more dramatic than it really is or if I was just lucky, but I am super happy that everything went well for me and the baby.

My last belly shot! This is the biggest I got with her.

Adrian and I have been loving every moment of being parents (ok, maybe not every moment, but pretty close!). Little Abbie has grown so much since she was born and is really on the move. She wants to hold her head up and sit up on her own so badly. She follows her toys when I move them and kicks her legs like a crazy soccer player. We spend most of our days taking walks around the neighborhood, taking naps on the couch, and playing on the carpet. I also love getting her dressed in her cute clothes, and who wouldn't with all the adorable outfits she has.

Now Serving: Francoz Family of 3!

I'm also enjoying cooking once again. Since I have been off of work, I've had the time to dig my cookbooks out and create new dishes for dinner. Most have been a success, yet others have flopped. It's fun making new things and discovering new favorite meals. The only thing that is difficult now is grocery shopping. I didn't realize how much of a pain it can be taking a new born everywhere. Yes she sleeps most of the time, but her car seat is so big and heavy and it takes up most of the room in the shopping cart.

This week was the first time she cried hysterically in the grocery store. I didn't quite know what to do as I only had two more items to get. I didn't really want to run out to the car and feed/ change her and leave my cart full of food behind. Luckily, a lady in front of me at the check stand saw how fussy Abbie was and told me that she would be happy to put my items on the stand while I held and comforted my baby. I was shocked as most people don't talk to strangers anymore, but was very thankful that she reached out to help. She said she was a mother of four and knew how it was. So, the next time I see a mom with a crying baby, I will offer the same helping hand.

Abbigail Rose Francoz on her way home.

Abbie at one month.

Abbie at 2 months.

Happy baby!

Yard Sale!

So yesterday we had a combined yard sale with our friends, Justin & Lindsey. We had a lot of unwanted items stacking up in our garage and were excited to get together to sale our stuff.

We woke up early in the morning and had our first customer around 7:00am. The people were pretty interesting and it was funny to hear them drive down the prices. I was happy to see our stuff go, so I didn't really mind how much they offered. We stopped at noon and packed the truck up with the leftovers and drove them directly to Goodwill. Adrian and I made a $120 profit, so we were really happy about that! I figured we could use the money for diapers later.

My birthday!

So, I am now 27 years old and am thankful that I have so many loving friends and family to share my memories with. We celebrated my birthday at the house with homemade pizza and cake. We had a lot of people over and we all had a great time.

After making my wish.

Eating a delicious homemade slice of pizza!

Poor blog

With the baby blog to keep up to date (which I'm not doing very well at), this poor blog is getting left in the dust.

I am 21 weeks pregnant and our lives have been turned upside down with the expectance of our little sweet baby girl. We bought furniture, bedding, and clothes already and Adrian will probably get started on painting the room soon. All we do and all we think about is our little Abbigail.

Life is going well in other aspects as well. Work is great and I am loving my new boss. I have reached a bonus every quarter since I was hired and now all that money is going towards getting things for the baby. Adrian is doing well also and so are our dogs. I can honestly say I have nothing to complain about and that makes me so happy!

Time keeps ticking

Well, I can't believe I haven't wrote anything since I've found out we're having a baby! The time just seems to roll on by without waiting for anyone to acknowledge. I am now 4 months along and having a very healthy pregnancy. I haven't had any morning sickness, and my energy isn't as low as I expected.

My sister-in-law, Steph, created a cute baby blog for me, and I just started it today. So, if you want to follow me along on that journey, the name of the blog is:

babyfrancoz.blogspot.com.

January Cabin Trip

Yes, this did take place back in January and I haven't posted anything for months as life has been a bit hectic, but now I have time to start catching up. There is so much to blog about, but I just haven't found the time to get it all posted.

I'll start back at this Cabin trip and post more recent ones. Adrian and I wanted to play in the snow when the storms were coming in about o

nce a week and the conditions were excellent. Our neighbors across the street from us heard us talking and invited us to go with them and hang out at their family cabin in Lake

Arrowhead. We were so excited as staying in a cabin is so

much more fun and just going up for the day. So, we packed all of our warmest clothes and went up one Friday after work. We hung out all evening watching movies and talking, then went to bed so we could wake up early and play in the snow. We played until we were wet and cold. Then we went inside and ate a huge breakfast! The men cooked up eggs, toast, potatoes, and BACON. Yum! Then we bundled up in blankets and watched another movie.

Here are a few pictures from our trip:

Adrian and the snowman.

Me and the snowman.

Adrian and me going down the hill on a sled!

Adrian and a giant snowball!

We had such a great time playing in the snow with our neighbors and their kids. I hope we can go back again next year!