Mom and Hershell's Party

We had a blast at the party. We enjoyed seeing friends and family we hadn't seen lately. Emily just fell in love with little Roman. We were so worn out by the end of the day. Thanks to Rudy and Karen for hosting.

Weekend Fun

Emily, you had so much fun this weekend. Daddy worked so we were on our own. Friday Trinity spent the day with us and we went shopping with Granny. We were out all day. Saturday we went to Trinity's house and you, Trinity and Kylie swam and jumped on the trampoline till early evening. Then Sunday we went to Trinity's again and you, Kylie and Trinity swam and did water balloons and the funnest past to you was the slip and slide. You would just run and side on your tummy. Anyway, you had a fun weekend. Thanks to Aunt Amy and Uncle Jerald for having us over. Here are a couple pictures I got.

3 weeks to go....update

Well, I am getting huge this time around. My stomach feels like it can't be stretched anymore. Insomnia has set in so here I am posting this at 11pm. I find myself ready for this baby in every way I can possibly think of, knowing that this one will probably be completely different from Emily. Some people tell me having a second child makes it soo much harder and others say it is not as bad as people make it out to be. I guess I will find out soon enough. One thing I learned from Emily is to have no expectations. It seems to make your already chaotic life a little simpler. I am getting so excited for the baby. I can't wait for that moment I see him for the first time, that moment can't ever be replaced. It is more emotional this time since I know what is going to happen, and I know what that overwhelming feeling of love and joy feels like the moment you see your child for the first time. Well, there was also some fear mixed in there as well but I think that was to be expected with your first child. I can't wait to see Chris lay his eyes on his little boy that I secretly think he thought he would never have. I feel so blessed to be able to give that to him. Anyhow, I am ready to add this little one to our family ties and make him a part of our everyday lives.

Emily is growing well. She has been fighting her sleep these past few days and waking up earlier than usual. I think her little brain is just absorbing so much it is hard for her to wind down. It is amazing to me all the words she is saying now. Everyday she will spit one out I have not heard before. She loves to see babies and she gets in my lap and rubs my tummy. She is growing up so fast, I still find myself just staring at her during the day, watching her facial expressions, as if she were still a new born. Sometimes you just can't help but laugh when she is doing something she is not suppose to. She will give you this grin and you just know she is about to get into something. That said, she is not a very good tail teller. Her excitement over things at this stage is just overwhelming to her. She gets this little squeally voice and her lips go up to where you can see her gums and she tries to tell you all about it. It is so sweet. I really do think she is going to do well with the baby. She will have her days, I know, but overall you can not expect too much from a 2 year old.

Jacob's Room

Well here are some pictures of Jacob's room thus far. I want to find a few more things for the walls but just haven't found anything I have fallen in love with yet. I found these pictures at Garden Ridge and they were just perfect.

Emily and Shelby's Wrestling Match

Emily and her new toys

Emily loves her new toys.

Emily's 2nd Birthday

We had a big party here at the house. It was a housefull. The kids had fun playing in the backyard and playing games. Emily says thank you for all of the gifts she received, she really likes them.

I can't beleive she is already 2. She is growing too fast and it just hit me the other day how fast. She does pretty much everything for herself now except a few things and that is hard to take hold of. I am so use to her needing me, which she still does, I just can't wrap my head around her getting big so fast, it almost feels like she already has one foot out the door.

Your gorwing too fast......

You are getting so big, I can't beleive you are going to be 2 this weekend. You are a good little girl. You love playing in the backyard so I snapped some shots of you yesterday.....

Easter 2006

We went to the church egg hunt on Saturday and you had such a good time. You got right in there and got you some eggs and you enjoyed the music and stories that that Pastor Mark performed. We went to church service Sunday, when I went to pick you up from your class I asked you if you had fun and you let out this huge "YEAH!!!!" It was so cute. Love you precious girl.

More pics from Texas

Texas Friends

We got to see Matt, Melissa, Kennedy and Evan while we were visiting. You all got along really well. They came to your birthday party too. You like to follow Kennedy around and do what she was doing.

Emily's Texas Birthday

While we were in Texas we had a little birthday party for Emily. Aunt Jenny got her a really cute baby einstein cake and her and Mike cooked had the family and some old friends over. She had a blast. We sure did appreciate it.

Baby Shower

We went to Texas for a visit and Chris' mom and sister threw us a nice shower. We really appreciate everything that we received. It was very thoughtful. I know they spent a lot of time planning for it. We got to see the new babies in the family for the first time, well 2 of them anyway. I can't wait to see mine!