Everyone has asked us if we are going to find out the sex of the baby. We are not. Mark and I are going to wait until the peanut comes out…I just think it will be the most wonderful/biggest/most incredible surprise that we will ever have! I know a lot of people COULD NOT WAIT to find out what they’re having, but Mark and I are just so happy that the baby is in my…

This. Is. Exciting. After months and months of nothing, we are finally starting demolition on our second house…the gorgeous old Victorian that needs lots and LOTS of love. Since I am “with child” and, hopefully, carrying the next world hockey legend, I’m not actively participating in this demo. Want to spare the little nugget from inhaling too much of the yucky dust and dirt. I did, however, designate myself Project Manager and will be expertly…

Favorite husband Mark wears many hats around here…he is the grill master, makes a semi-decent brownie and is a whiz at cabinetry. We all know Mark could make the cabinets himself, but in the interest of time, we bought IKEA kitchen cabinets and are now assembling them. I supervise. I also help. 🙂 Lord knows assembling IKEA cabinets can be the death of some people with their instruction booklet all pictures and no words. They…

Major preparations going on over here… We are getting ready to start the renovations on our second house! Woot woo! Mark got the permits we need from the city to start demolition. [wpvideo BGv2VKlo] The demo phase is our favorite phase…it’s also the dirtiest phase…and when we get rid of any pent-up frustrations we’ve been holding. 🙂 We’re doing this a bit differently this time around…we’re bringing more people into our circle! Because the more…

At 21 weeks, I officially look like a pregnant person and not like I ate everything in our refrigerator. Cooking our little one is an exhausting job, and I could literally fall asleep at any moment during the day. I actually fell asleep while taking this picture. 😉 While I napped, Mark started to mud and tape the drywall in our kitchen. He’s a little out of practice since we haven’t done this for awhile,…

A BIG and HAPPY Father’s Day to all you Daddios out there! Especially my Pops, my brother-in-law and my hubby/daddy-to-be! These guys have helped Mark and I so much with our home renovations, and they’re both great dads! An extra big squeeze to my other half who I KNOW will be an awesome dad! **FOLLOW ILOVE2SWEAT! Just click the “+ Follow” button at the top of the page and put in your email address…some of…

Mark and I just had our big, 2nd trimester ultrasound and the technician said to us, “You have one super active baby.” Our little peanut never stopped moving. Baby A did a few flips and even stood up at one point as if to say, “Hey Mom and Dad! I’m hereeeeee!!!” It was wonderful. We both were so teary-eyed during the ultrasound, I think we’ll be big sobbing messes when the little nugget comes out….

Our kitchen looks like a fresh canvas where we can create a masterpiece. Most people just see an empty drywalled room, but Mark and I have a feeling this kitchen is going to be really spectacular. Even the clean walls look so much better than the outdated beadboard paneling and cabinets that were there before. We did salvage a really cool old piece of wood from one of the beams in our house. Mark cleaned…

I know there are some women who love being pregnant and feel amazing…I would like to meet them. I am a horrible pregnant lady. Don’t get me wrong, I am SO EXCITED for this little peanut and can’t wait to meet him or her. But my first trimester was ROUGH. Like, really rough…I thought the baby was trying to kill me. 🙂 Second trimester came and I felt much better, but now I’ve got a…

Our little family of two is about to grow! We are SO EXCITED to welcome a new baby into our lives this fall. Mark and I really wanted to have a little nugget of our own, and the good Lord blessed us with one. It’s a good thing we finished our second bedroom so this little peanut can have his or her own space! I’m sure our renovations will slow down a bit, but we’re…