Florida Florida Florida

We're baaaaack!!! We had such a great time and I have so much to share. My parents rented a 15 passenger van, and my sister, her boyfriend, Bobby, my parents and I, plus our two dogs drove to Cape San Blas. Tim flew out Wednesday to spend a few days with us. The ride there was so much fun. My sister and I had a blast reminiscing with my mom. Here are a few pictures from Angel and Maddy in the van.



We decided since the dogs would be in the ocean a lot, we would have them wear life jackets. They did great in them.


On Wednesday my mom and dad decided they wanted to go snorkling. I am afraid of the ocean, so I opted out, but I went with them to take pictures and ended up having a great time. My uncle, Aunt and Jacob and Stephanie decided to go as well.





The main reason we went on this trip was to celebrate my grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary. We took them to Captain Anderson's seafood restaurant. Back in 1972 they went there as a family for the first time, so we thought it would be neat to take them there again. Congrats Grammy and Grandaddy, here's to 50 more!!!






We were lucky enough to stay in a house right on the beach. My mom and I would come out early in the morning and sit on the balcony. That is my favorite time of the day at the ocean is the mornings.

As I said, we traveled with my dad's side of the family and we got to spend some great time with them. They brought their dog Lucky, and my girl had a little crush!




As our gift to Grammy and Grandaddy we decided we would take family pictures on the beach. We hired someone to do them, so when I get the disc I will be sure to share.
Here are just some random pictures I took of the week.




Here is my girl in the middle of the week.

That about wraps it up, like I said, we had a fantastic time and would definitely recommend this beach to anyone!

I've posted two new ones, look below the "Peanut is Growing"!

Peachy Keen

This week, our baby is the size of a peach. This is officially my last week of the first trimester! I am starting to feel really good. The nausea seems to have subsided, and my appetite has come back! I think Tim is more excited about that than I am! We leave for vacation on Saturday, so be looking for lots of pictures in the future! Florida, here we come.

The Peanut is Growing

This week we went back to the doctor for my check up and another sonogram. We discovered that I am further along then we originally thought. I am due February 5Th. We had also discovered that Peanut had grown since the last time we had seen him/her. It is so amazing to hear your child's heartbeat beating inside of you. Words cannot describe it.

The Peanut at 12 weeks:

Happy Birthday to Me

Recipe for a Wonderful Birthday:

A dash of Pappadeaux with the in-laws:


A pinch of P.F. Changs with the hubby:


A cup of Buca Di Beppo with my family:


A smidgen of Cheesecake Factory with the Shull's:



and a Tablespoon of IFratelli's with Brady Boozer (and his parents):


=A Great Birthday!

This year my birthday was spectacular! I had 2 full weekends filled with wonderful family and friends. Plus, I got some great gifts. Maternity shopping, here I come! Here is a taste of what Angel and Tim got me.

I got these


from


and this

from my husband!

Big News!

Yes, it's that news! Tim and I will be welcoming baby Smith on February 13th. We are so excited. I want to thank all of you who have been praying for us. This year has been such a rollar coaster for Tim and I. It's funny how God shines through during your pain. He has shown Tim and I much patience thus far. Here are a few pictures we have taken so far.

This is the pregnancy test:


This is me at 5 weeks:


This is me at 10 weeks:


This is the lil peanut (we got to hear the heartbeat too!):


When we told our parents, we decided we wanted to make it fun. We found a "World's Greatest Grandpa" tee for Mike, and I made a "World's Greatest Pop" tee for my dad.

Mike's Tee:


My Dad's Tee:


We are excited and anticipating this next step in our lives!

Camp

My, my, it has been a long time (thanks for reminding me Shay!) This last week Tim and I were privileged to be able to go to our church's camp. This is our 5th year to go as sponsors. Tim had the privilege of going as a student as well. We both went with the 8th grade students. We love this age. They are a surprise a minute. The week was really good and filled with the Holy Spirit blessing us. The only glitch in the week was my graceful husband falling and spraining his ankle. We spent some quality time in the Waco hospital! All in all it was a wonderful week.




This was my co-sponsor Kristi Thetford.

This is one of "my girls". Congrats Mackenzie and good luck next year!

Me and my hubby!

This is who Angel spent the whole week with! She didn't even miss us. Thanks mom and dad for keeping her!

Galveston

Happy Memorial Day my peeps! This weekend was spent splashing in the ocean, eating some great seafood and spending some much needed time relaxing. We left Friday with the car and Angel all packed up and headed to Galveston. We stayed at this adorable cottage that my parents always rent when they go there. Saturday was beach day, and we had such a great time!





Angel and Maddy had a great time splashing around and playing in the ocean, but this is how tired they were that night!


That night we went to a great restaurant called Fish Tales.

On Sunday, while dad and Tim played some golf, mom and I toured this really old and neat house called the Moody Mansion. It was built back in the early 1900's. We took a tour and got to see all the bedrooms that still had furniture and all the neat architecture. All I can show you are the outside pictures, they didn't allow me to take any on the inside :(


Then, Sunday afternoon, we went on a dolphin tour. You go out on this boat and look for dolphins.


Do you see the dolphin? Yea, we didn't either!!! They would come and go so fast, this is all that I would be able to get.

We had such a great time there, that we didn't want to leave. As you can see, Angel had such a great time, she fell asleep as soon as we got in the car.


Hope you all have a great Memorial Day.

Mothers and Graduates

This weekend was crazy, so let's get to it! Saturday, we threw a wonderful graduation party for Amber. Shay and I were the Hostesses with the Mosteses! Congrats Amber, we are so proud of you!

Sunday we celebrated Mother's day. My mom wanted to go to the Zoo, so we obliged. We had such a great time with my mom and sister. Mom, I love you so much and I am so glad you are my mother! I am so blessed.


I also want to give a shout out to my favorite mom to be. Shay, I know you will be a great mom with many mother's days to come!

My Weekend

This weekend was fun-filled with family, friends and food! Saturday, my mom and I ventured out to Clyde, TX to see my aunt and her family. I have blogged about Clyde before, and my mom and I look forward to going here at this time every year. They have a city wide garage sale, and sometimes you can find some treasures, and other times you may find some duds! We had so much fun laughing at what some consider a treasure! Saturday night, I met up with one of my oldest friends from church. We grew up in the same church together and became very close friends. Her and her sweet husband and adorable son came to meet me for dinner and we had a blast catching up and reminiscing about old times. I am so glad we got to see each other again. Thank you Katy, for such good memories, I hope to see you again real soon.