The LaPrade Lifestyle

On Sunday we had our gender reveal party at my parents house and everyone had a wonderful time!!

We enjoyed good food, company and amazing desserts!! 

  

 At the front door everyone was greeted by pink and blue! 

My mom did an amazing job on the decorations!!

There were signs and the front porch pillows

were colored and decorated for the party too!

 

 We had a cake made with the middle layer being either

pink or blue to cut in for everyone to see!

We also had yummy cookies, cake balls, and candy all

pink and blue of course!!

 

 Ross and I had name tags that said

Mom to be and Dad to be! We were

eager to share with everyone the 

gender of Baby LaPrade!!

 Here are some pictures of our guests! 

Here we have my running buddies!!

Monica and her husband Jeff with Mark and Heatther! 

(soon to be Mrs. Mark Abelson!!!)

 My  sweet Sunday school buddies!

Wendy,Stacy, Amber, and I!

We always have a great time catching up

and hanging out with one another!

 The boys of the sweet Sunday school ladies!!

Brendan, Daniel, Ross, and Joseph

 Fun running buddies!!

Laurel, Jessi, and Heather!

 Alina and I! We went to highschool together

then walked down the aisle in one another's wedding

and now watching  one another become mommies!

She has a little boy Conner who will be 2 in December and 

she is having another little boy in November!!

 Meg and I! Meg has Jack and Ellie! 

She has lots of fun ideas to keep little

ones busy and entertained! haha! 

 My little brother and I!

He loves having his picture taken! 

He is going to be a fun uncle to Baby LaPrade!

 Lorin and Logan with Knox! Lorin is having

another little boy in October!!

There will be a lot of boy cousins to play with!

 Ron and Nora  with Ross and I!

They are excited to have more little grand babies!

 Dad and I! He is really excited about being

a grandpa and eager to teach the little

one about everything outdoors!!

 Mom and I! She is more than

ready to be a Grandmother! 

She can't hardly wait and

is so excited to meet Baby LaPrade!

 Here are a few weekly pics of me with the growing baby bump!! ha!

Not sure what happened on week 12 and 13 though! 

I have one pair on maternity shorts that I just love! They

are so comfy and cover my tummy which is nice!

The loose dresses are also a very comfy wardrobe 

staple during the summer pregnancy time!

 New windows!! When we bought our home the sellers would not budge on replacing the fogged windows so we knew this would be a task we would have to take on ourselves! We started with the bathroom windows and the kitchen window! The hall bath has a long window that is floor to ceiling that looks into the backyard. It had black windowpane and foggy streaks. I was not a fan. I figured it would be one to be fixed right off the bat seeing that visitors will be using the

hall bath and it's a pretty large window! Here are a few before pics!

 After!! We decided to go with white windowpane and have the window

be cut in half where we can lift it to have air flowing through the home

on cool fall days! ha! I really like the finished product!!

 Now, the kitchen window! There is a large window

over the behind the sink looking out into the side yard. 

I enjoy cooking and looking out this window was very blah to 

me so I insisted that it would need to be one of the first ones fixed!

Here are some before pics!

 The side of the window to show the fog...yuk

 After!!! Our new kitchen window!!! I just love it!!

We went with the white windowpane and the half window

where we can lift it up if I burn anything in the kitchen!! haha!

It really brightens up the kitchen and the suns shines

through all afternoon!! I am thinking of putting

some flowers on the outside to have a little bit

more of a colorful view!! haha!!

We also redid our master bathroom window but I forgot 

to take a picture..oh well! It was a small window over the

jetted tub and we replaced it with an etched glass window

that is just lovely!! We are really excited about

our new windows and all the interesting adventures of 

being home owners!!

 We started our July 4th celebration on the 10th week with Baby L! 

We were all packed up and ready to hit the road with our friends Staci and 

Joseph! We were taking a road trip in Texas to Fredricksburg, San Antonio, and

Austin! New adventures and a little rest in between!!

 On our way to Fredricksburg we stopped at West Texas

to enjoy the little Czech bakery! Delicious cinnamon rolls

and danishes were must on our trip!

 In Fredricksburg to celebrate the 4th of July!!

We arrived around lunch time so we hit up 

a local mexican food place and relaxed for a few

minutes before we shopped on the downtown square! 

The square had adorable shops, candy stores, 

fudge shops, puppy shops, and an interesting

selection of women's fashion!

 Staci and Joseph in Fredricksburg!

 After our day of shopping and eating fudge we hit the

pool at the hotel for a few hours and then got dressed and

adventured out to see the fireworks in Lady Bird Johnson

Park where everyone in town was parked! It was a fun

night of fireworks! We watched the fireworks and 

the grabbed pizza and met up with Amber and Brendan

who were also there with family! We ate pizza

and laughed with them for a little while until we

were all exhausted and needed sleep!

 On July 5th we woke up ate the yummy hotel breakfast 

which consisted of waffles, fruit, eggs, and orange juice!!

I really enjoyed the waffles!! :) We set off for Driftwood

Texas to enjoy the best BBQ in TX! At Saltlick they 

have an open pit where they cook the meat

and bbq all day long! There was about a 30 minute wait

when we got there but they were serving fresh squeezed lemonade

and popcorn for everyone outside so we 

sat at the picnic tables and people watched!

 Saltlick wine cellar

 Joseph was really excited about all the meat

he could order and the yummy side dishes!

 I think they had the best potato salad I have ever had!

I had the turkey which was really juicy and 

Ross tried out the sausage!

 The open fire pit!

 After we ate at Driftwood we headed off to San Antonio! 

We checked in at our hotel and walked to the river walk to

shop and people watch! It was really hot and crowded that

evening! They were also having a craft fair on the river walk

with a few local vendors so that was interesting to see too!

We cooled off in the mall for a bit and then headed back onto the

river walk where we ended up sitting outside and grabbing a bite

to eat before heading back to the hotel. We played games while

we ate seeing who could find the most interesting people

on the river walk!! haha!!

 On July 6th we drove to Austin to shop and explore

downtown Austin! We saw the capital and shopped at

the local shops! It was really hot that afternoon so 

we stopped for ice cream and headed back to the hotel 

to cool off in the pool or nap in my case! ha!

Once we had gotten our energy back we went to

the nearest outlet mall to shop the night away!!

The boys were getting hungry so we let them choose and

Ross chose Chuy's! We enjoyed dinner together

and then hit the bed for a good nights rest!!

After this picture I broke my camera....

I dropped it on the sidewalk and now the screen doesn't come on! 

Ross is being sweet and letting me use his for weekly pics only under

his supervision!! haha!! 

We had a wonderful trip with our friends and loved seeing Texas 

on our road trip adventure!!