graduation

Jordan graduated!!  We are so exited for her!

 And her brother was really proud of her, and that is an understatement.  He was ecstatic!

family gathering

It was a special weekend for our family.  We had a little niece blessed on Sunday.  By the time we got around to taking pictures, Kyler was not very happy. 

But isn't she a doll? We are happy to have this new edition to the family!

 And there is my cute husband.  He was there.

Yay.  Our little baby is already so happy to have his little cousins....I just know it!

a few pictures

Somehow Jason and I have not been taking any pictures lately.  It is my fault though.  I have purposefully leaving the camera behind when Jason and I go out.  I really have not been in a picture taking mood.  But here we are.  Alive and healthy. 

 I am really not a fan of prego pictures of myself, but here we are at 23 weeks / about 5 months.

 As a side note, my brother came home from Washington D.C. for the weekend.  That calls for a family get together.  So we did and had tons of fun.  We were happy to see everyone there!

Over and out!

coming soon

...... a little boy!

the news

So I have been a little M.I.A. lately, well at least in the blogging world. No.  We have not moved, relocated, or have been on our death beds.  I have simply been a slacker.  No good excuses either.  Just busy and running like crazy around town.  Oh and one more little thing....we are expecting a little baby in September!

We are oh-so excited to have a little one come and join our small family.   So there you have it.  That's the big news that I really can't hid and we can't hold in any longer. Wahoo!

January update

I have officially been scolded for not updating my blog by my 10 year old neice. (Things have just been so BUSY!) So, Kaitlyn Marie, this one is for you. It actually is only a short list of events that have taken place in January.

This is us. Jason and Me.

* January really has been busy and crazy from the start. On New Years Eve night, Jason's beloved 1985 Toyota truck gave up the ghost. What a great way to start off the new year! We began the year searching for another vehicle, and we were quickly reminded just how much we hate car shopping. Luckily, we found another truck in only a few short weeks! Yipee...and thank goodness!

* We made new years resolutions with each other. Let's just say that I am not off to a good start, but Jason is (and always is) the one who's on top of things. He has been getting his goals done! P.S. One of my goals is to read at least one new book a month. Any suggestions?

* Jason started another semester in school. Oh joy.

* We have had a few encounters with the Doctor already this year. Jason sprained his foot really bad last week at church ball. It really looked broken. The doctor said a few of his tendens are also "strained." Whatever that means. A week later, his foot is still swollen and looks lovely.

* Earlier this month, we made a quick trip down south to see some family. We had a wonderful meal with some of my siblings and their kids. We even got a fashion show from the girlies in their dress-ups. So cute and too much fun!

So there's the update and that is that.

Christmas 2011

This year marks our third Christmas together. Wow. Time sure flies! Jason and I enjoyed the holiday with family and friends here in the valley. It was nice to visit and see our family members. We really are so blessed. Now that the holidays are coming to an end, we wish we had a little more time to spend with them.

Due to tradition, we spent Christmas Eve at Grandma Halls. It was great food and company. The nativity reinactment was so cute to watch and was a good reminder of what Christmas is all about. Here are just a few pictures from the night.

Jason and I hurried home after the Christmas Eve Party to go to bed. Santa doesn't come to kids who are awake, you know! Below are the lovely morning shots of us opening our gifts that Santa left for us.

Jason got a new watch, belt (which was greatly needed!), and books. Santa left me a lot of baking goods, which was just what I asked for. And, yes. I tried them out a few minutes after opening them at 6:00 am. So exciting! But the best gift of all this year was a rocking chair that Jason made for me. So sweet. Isn't he the best?

It was a great Christmas that flew by. Jason and I are still wondering how the Christmas season went so fast this year.