Looth Tooth

Drew lost his first tooth! It was an excitable moment for both of us. It has been loose for awhile and he kept wiggling it until finally it wiggled free. He was a little freaked out when it came out in his hands and wanted to know if it was bleeding. It wasn't so he was fine. I can't believe he has lost his first tooth. Why is he growing up so fast?!

Before and After

Spring Break

With the arrival of baby number three fast approaching (for me at least!), we decided we wanted to take a family trip beforehand. We figured Spring Break would be a good time and decided to head down to San Antonio for some fun. Our friends from the branch, the Barnes, went with us and we had a great time. We went to Sea World, the Alamo, the Riverwalk, the Zoo and swam at the pool almost everyday (or at least Avery did.)Unless I caught him offguard, Drew was mostly anti picture-taking on this trip.

Finally!

I took a quilting class a few years ago and actually enjoyed it so I came out overly confident and thought I would start tackling some projects of my own. I found a gal that designs some cute, modern quilt patterns and fell in love with this quilt. Fast forward 2 years and I have finally completed it! It was supposed to be a birthday gift for Avery in 2009 but I am nothing if not lazy so it didn't happen. Christmas and another birthday came and went and it still wasn't done. I finished it just before this past Christmas and by that time Avery had seen me working on it so much, it wasn't much of a surprise so I just gave it to her after I secured the last stitch. She was very excited and now Drew is wondering where his quilt is (it's next on my list). My mom helped me with this one which is why it turned out so nice. She suggested I use the scraps to make a matching doll quilt and I loved the idea and thought it would be good practice for me. I did that one all by myself which is why it looks likes a high schooler's home-ec project. I learned a lot of new things and enjoyed the time making this quilt. I've got 3 more lined up and waiting to get started so we'll see if I can finish in just a shade under a decade this time.

It's a.....

GIRL!!

(Here she is relaxing with her hands behind her head and then a shot of her little legs.)

We are very excited to have another girl and know that she will be a fun addition to our family!

New Year's Eve

We went out to dinner at the Country Club with my parents, Jon, Kat, Kris, Ashley and Ashley's parents, Lani and Bill. We enjoyed a night out without the kids and had a good time together.

Happy New Year!

Happy Anniversary!

Brent and I celebrated our 11th anniversary on December 29th. Life is good and we are blessed!

Happy Anniversary!

Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year. Santa stopped by with his sleigh on Christmas Eve and the kids had so much fun! We stayed home this year and enjoyed a nice, relaxing day together.

We got a late start on the cookies and there wasn't much time to frost them so we left them bare.Santa didn't seem to mind though!After Jon, Kat, Sevy, Teik and Kris and Ashley came into town, we went to my mom's house for Christmas, part 2. The kids always love being with their cousins.We had a very Merry Christmas and can't wait until there is another munchkin to celebrate with next Christmas!