January-March 2011

Yes, it is now the month of April, and yes, my last post was done in December! Clearly I have gotten very behind on this poor little blog. January, February, and March, in my opinion, were both very busy, and very UN-eventful- if that makes any sense! We had a few exciting times in between the lull of the day to day, so here is a recap for you! To keep this post from being too long it will mostly consist of pictures :)



Obviously, a pregnant belly is going to grow considerably in three months time, so here's a belly update. This is me at 24 weeks (6 months.)


Baby belly at 29 weeks (7 months.)


Latest baby belly picture- 32 weeks (8 months.)


Here is Cory in January, putting together our son's crib.


Our son's completed room! In February we officially chose the name, Liam Wellington Barnhart. "Liam" is a name I have always liked, and "Wellington" is Cory's middle name, and has been used as the middle name for the first born male in the Barnhart family I believe 16 or so times now.



Other side of Liam's room.



Cory and our sweet, Lexi.



On March 12th, Cory and our friends, Derek and Aimee Phipps, ran in the St. Patrick's Day 5k race. Cory has been enjoying getting back into running lately and hopes to continue throughout the summer.



Also on March 12th, we celebrated my baby shower! Cory's mom and sister, Hannah, flew out for the shower, which was a treat! I was blessed with so many wonderful gifts from wonderful friends!



We made sure to schedule the shower during my sister's spring break so that she could attend. Here is my Mom, Sister, and I.



My big surprise was my Grandma flying in from Louisiana the night before my shower! My Mom and Grandma had been scheming for months without my knowledge. How wonderful it was to have her there!



Later that night Cory and I, along with Donna, Hannah, and Cory's friend Brian, went to our favorite new Italian buffet, Cinzetti's, to kick off celebrating Cory's birthday, which was the next day.



Sunday, March 13th was Cory's 25th Birthday! After evening services we had some friends over to celebrate with us.



We bought Cory this, "I'm 25" necklace, but were only able to convince him to wear it long enough for ONE picture. :)



Cory and his birthday cakes.

The last event to take place since my last post, occurred just a week and a half ago. Toward the beginning of March, my Grandpa was diagnosed with bone cancer. He originally went to the hospital for some stomach pain he was having, but through multiple tests, cancer was found. Within just a matter of a couple weeks we learned that the cancer was not solely in his hip bone, but also in his lung, his liver, and finally, in his brain. Saturday, March 26th, (only about a month after discovering he had cancer,) he passed away in his sleep. He was only 68 years old, and still had such a vibrant spirit. Though we weren't ready for him to go, we know that there is beauty among all the sadness. My mom was able to visit him and spend the last two weeks of his life with him, and I know she will forever cherish those two weeks. He had a loving wife that never left his side, and he was able to tell her how much he loved her and say goodbye before he left. My Grandpa lived his life for his Savior, and we have no doubt that he is with God right now. It's hard to be angry when we know that our whole purpose in life is to show God whether or not we chose to follow Him, and then to die so that we can be with Him. It is in death that God's wondrous plan is perfected.


Here is Grandpa and my Grandma Barb, taken a little under a year ago.

So that's it for the Barnhart family in the last three months! I will do my best to keep up with our blog from now on, but with a baby on his way in about seven weeks, I can't make any promises! :)

December 2010

"...and just like that, the holidays have officially come and gone!" December was a complete whirlwind for Cory and I, finding time to spend with friends, both sides of the family, and our monthly trip to the Obstetrician. It honestly feels like it was just a few months ago that were were celebrating the beginning of 2010, yet here we are, welcoming in 2011. This year is going to be the biggest year of our lives, Cory will graduate from college, and we will become parents. I shouldn't get too far ahead of myself, though, first, a recap of our December :)




Early in December, we attended our first "Ugly Sweater" party, which was a BLAST! We spent the evening with friends from church and enjoyed delicious food and played fun games. I went to a thrift store for the first time in my life, and found our outfits for the evening. For under $20 I was able to get a hideous turtle neck and denim vest for myself, and an 80's style sweater and scarf for Cory. Cory suggested the pigtails I sported that night, and I PRAYED no one would see us exiting our house! :)



We set up our Christmas tree around Thanksgiving, knowing we would be gone for ten days in December, and wanting plenty of time to enjoy it. As is a Crosier family tradition, I turned on the classic "clay-mation" version of "Santa Clause is Comin' to Town" while we set up the tree.



Since being married, we have taken turns spending the holidays with each side of the family. This year we had a Barnhart Christmas in Peachtree City, Georgia. We stayed for ten days and were able to eat, sleep, shop, play, and see Cory's cousin Kara, and her family for dinner one night. We all decided to open presents on Christmas Eve and had fun seeing what everyone received. Santa was very electronically inspired this year, as all the "big presents" were a new professional camera for Cory and I, a Wii Fit for Hannah, a new mini laptop for Amber, and a new computer for Russ and Donna. Needless to say, Santa did a good job :)



The night before we flew home, we made Christmas cut out cookies. Yes, a little late to give to Santa, but no one complained about eating them instead :)



The Barnhart Family 2010


The Crosier Family 2010

Despite the threats of the "snow storm" Georgia was getting, we made our flight back to Colorado in the knick of time for Cory to get back to work and for me to be able to do dinner and presents with my family before my brother headed back to Tennessee. It's not often that the "original Crosier 5" are together, so we enjoyed the time we had. Our "big present" from my side of the family was my parents buying all of the furniture for our baby's room! :) What a blessing it is to have family and friends who want to help!



One of the biggest changes we noticed in December, was my belly! Week 16 I was hardly showing, but by week 18, I finally began to pop! It's getting exciting to start looking a little pregnant, and not just chubby :)



December 28th was by far the most exciting day of our entire year! We were finally able to see more detailed pictures of our baby, and find out the gender! This is baby's sweet little profile, with fingers nestled on the chin and lips.




Baby's little face with fingers curled together as if in the middle of a prayer. I believe baby is in there praying to be a good baby for Mommy and Daddy :)



IT'S A BOY!!! No doubt about that one! Neither Cory or I could resist tearing up when the ultrasound tech told us we had a little boy. I guess this girly girl is going to have to learn to enjoy getting dirty!



Our start to our son's room. I cant wait to get it all finished so I can just sit and rock in his rocker and anticipate his arrival!



His first little outfits! With all the wild boys out there, I'm excited to dress him like a gentlemen and teach him how to be a godly man, husband, and father :)

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and as wonderful a start to the new year as we have had!