Happy Resurrection Day!!!

We had a great Resurrection Day! Here is a pic from last night's fellowship.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ~1 Peter 1:3-5

Half Way....

Wow! We are at the halfway mark and I cannot believe it! 20 weeks down, 20 more to go. We are getting more excited each day!


Check out a couple of pics of things for Baby's room. We decided to wait to find out Baby's gender--so we are going with a neutral theme. Let me know what you think!

Baby Item Survey

OK. So I need your help. We have started shopping/looking for items that we will need (or want) for the baby. We picked up some fun clothes at a consignment sale yesterday and I am super excited about the Robeez that I got for FREE from a store here in town.

We have checked out a few stores for other items, but there is soooo much out there. It can be overwhelming. So, I welcome all wise counsel from you! Here are a few questions for you that would help us out a bunch!

1. Name an item or two that is often overlooked, but much needed for Baby.

2. Name an item or two that everyone seems to get, but never uses.

3. What's your favorite Baby item?

You don't have to be a parent to answer either--we would love to hear any comments. If you participate, your name will be put in a drawing for a free night of baby-sitting.*

*That's babysitting for us, by the way. :) Thanks!

Baby's First Gift

So, Baby received his/her first gift on Friday. When I saw it was from Merry and the tiny holes in the box, I told David "It's a cat!" (Merry has a huge heart for animals and has been known to take in every cat she can find!)

We are thrilled that this is Baby's first toy (and that it is a stuffed Tigger--not a REAL cat!) Thanks Merry!

Fun Christmas Pics!

This is at the Walkway of Lights--this display is super special--not only because the reindeer is driving a ski boat, but because this is almost the spot where David asked me to be his wife!!!
David's grandmother would make Hoska every Christmas. Hoska is a Czechoslovakian bread with almonds, raisins and nutmeg. So, we found a recipe and tried it out. David did the kneading and the mixing! Very yummy!

Christmas and New Year's Updates

Well we had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We saw lots of family and friends and had a great time. We saw David's family for a few days prior to Christmas and had a great Christmas breakfast at the Waffle House. Then we headed to see my folks and worked about 6 jigsaw puzzles with Meemaw. We had a classic holiday meal of chili and Mexican cornbread!

The biggest highlight by far was sharing a sonogram picture with our families! We asked "Does this look like anyone you know?"

We are about 9 weeks pregnant and are so thankful to the Lord for such a great gift! We had a Dr's appt. on Friday and saw the baby's little hands waving around. It is amazing and of course we are super excited! Praise God for His tremendous blessings!

Christmas is here!!!

Well, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving at Michael's house. We celebrated with David's parents, Grandma, Michael, Calvin and Mr. T. Mr. T and Calvin didn't exactly hit it off, but we managed! The weather was cold, and of course, there was lots of food and football. Sadly, I failed the ultimate wife test this year--no I didn't burn the turkey, or forget the cranberry or anything like that. I forgot the Aggie Jersey. David says to me "So, what I am going to wear on Friday?" My husband is forgiving though--love covers a multitude of sins, right?

Our Friday shopping consisted of 2 trips to Walmart and 3 trips to Lowes for some porjects the guys were working on. I was a little sad to not be at Kohl's at 4am--but I was also very glad to be sleeping at 4am! After Thanksgiving, Grandma Phyllis came to our house for several days. We played lots of Wahoo and had a great visit.

As you can see from the picture, the tree is decorated and we are ready for Christmas. We are looking forward to our Family Christmas party on Friday. If you don't do something like this at your house, you should think about it. It is not an extended family party--just David and me. We make snacks, play Christmas music, and sign our Christmas cards--we may even do white elephant gifts. So, give it a try with your husband (and kids--and pets)! Get out those Christmas PJs, CDs and Reindeer napkins and conquer one of those Christmas jobs--let me know how it goes!