GIANT CUPCAKES!!

My mother-in-law Phyllis knows I LOVE eating and making cupcakes. So, to congratulate us on our upcoming parenthood, she made us a giant cupcake! She bought the cupcake pan at Target and I can't wait to make one myself...it's too fun. It would be a great cake to make for your child's birthday, that way they could have their very own (huge) special cupcake :) Here is a photo of the baking pan (it looks like a bra Madonna wore in the 80's) and then a photo of the cupcake Phyllis made me...

Yummy!! That is a dinner size plate, so you can see how huge they are!!!!

Lynsi and Randy's Bridal Shower

Danny's youngest brother Randy is getting married to Lynsi Tucker (to all you Pi Delta girls, that's Jodi's little sister) in July and we couldn't be more excited to add her to the family!! Danny and I were able to attend their shower in Columbus, OH and we had a great time getting to see everyone. I love going to showers, but I forgot how exhausting they can be!!

Lynsi and Randy opening gifts...aren't they cute??!!

The soon-to-be-in-laws

Brothers being brothers!

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Danny and I recently went to this play and it was surprisingly histerical!! We had gotten $10 tickets and thought we might as well go even though we hadn't heard much about the play. It was so so funny! They let audience members participate in the spelling bee too. You can only imagine the funny words they used and their meanings. Even Danny was laughing!! If this play is showing in your city, I highly recommend you go see it!!

Oh Boy!! (or Girl)

That's right, Danny and I are expecting our first baby November 13 (I am 13 weeks along). We heard the heartbeat on Friday and everything looks good so far. Yay Us!! We are very excited!! I am feeling pretty good, just very, very tired.

We find out if it's a boy or a girl around Father's Day and I can hardly wait to find out...I hate secrets!! We feel like it will be a boy, but we'll just have to wait and see.

A lot of people (Jen) have been asking for a belly shot but there is nothing to see...I had Danny take a photo and it was more of a booty shot than a belly shot, but I promise there will be a belly photo in the future :)

Your prayers are greatly appreciated during this exciting time! We will definitely keep you all updated on Baby Hartman!

P.S. Now you know why I look so darn tired in all those photos below..hahaha!

More Visitors!

My very good friend Hillary and her son, Holland came to visit us last Saturday. We had a great day visiting (even though it rained the entire day). I wished we lived closer...I miss my little buddy Holland, but it was so great to catch up!! Here are some photos from our visit.

Come back again soon!

I wonder where he gets those curls from??

Visitors!

My cousin Casey and his wife Marcie came to visit us two weekends ago and we had a wonderful time (hope they did too)!! We had a great time showing them around town and just hanging out. We saw the movie Baby Mama...which was surprisingly funnier than I expected!! Casey and Marcie drove up to Niagara Falls on Saturday and on Sunday we went to Lake Erie. They are so much fun - we hope to go on more trips with them in the future.

**Geography note/Cleveland fun fact: Most people from the southern states do not realize just how close Cleveland is to Canada (I sure didn't). It is about a 4 hour drive to Niagara Falls from Cleveland, so if any of you are wanting to cross Niagara Falls off your list of things to see before you die, then now is the time to take advantage of your friends, The Hartmans, and come stay with us and make the day trip to Canada. (There really isn't that much to do at Niagara unless the Gatlinburg strip next to a big waterfall is your idea of a fun-filled vacation).

Casey and Marcie at Lake Erie (not Niagara Falls)

Me and Marcie at the Winking Lizard Restaurant (the photo of the HUGE lizard was blurry...sorry Marcie, we tried)

4-Year Anniversary

On April 17, Danny and I celebrated our 4-year Anniversary! It's crazy to think that we've been married for the same amount of time that we spent in college. It's really hard for me to not have an "I'm-getting-old-freak-out-moment" right now! Anyone else having a 10-year high school reunion next year or this year? Yeah, that will have to be another blog all by itself. Ok, back to the real reason of this blog, my wonderful husband! It seems like we've been through so much together already that it's hard to remember what life was like before we were together. God had blessed us with a wonderful relationship and I look forward to all the wonderful things He has in store for us! I am one lucky gal!! (I would say something sweet to my husband right now, but he never reads this thing.)

The Hartmans April 17, 2004
(The Big Day)

The Hartmans April 17, 2008

(With their Pet Rock)

*Photo Disclaimer: If this is a photo of your granparents, I apologize for using this photo without their consent.