Another GIRL, YIPEE!!!

 

 We had another sonogram today and we got to peek in at our sweet angel and see how she is doing!! Baby girl is wonderful, growing beautifully and all is well. All of her measurements were great, her head looked good, her brain development is great. We saw her sweet little heart with all of the chambers, beating away at 140 beats per minute. We got to see her sweet little legs and hands. We got to peek at her upper lip and make sure there was no cleft lip, and that looked great!!! And she is indeed still a GIRL!!!! Yay for baby girls!!! It was so nice to see her today and I will rest a little easier tonight knowing that she is developing normally and beautifully!!!

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above... James 1:17

2010 IN REVIEW

As this year came to a close, I could not help but quietly sit and reflect on all of things that God has done for us this year. The lessons that were learned, the joys that were celebrated and the times that brought us to the only place we could find comfort, in the arms of our Lord and Savior.

We found out the wonderful news that our family is growing from 3 to 4 and we are having another girl!!!

Our sweet baby turned two this year!!!

We were blessed to be able to visit family and friends through the holidays and relish in the company that we so greatly miss in the everyday. Reagan go to be utterly spoiled by her nana's and papaw's. Reagan also got to visit with each of her three great grandmothers, which was a special time to all who witnessed it!!

Reagan grew from a sweet baby to a sweet little girl this year. We watched her personality bloom right before our eyes.

Reagan got to play in the sand and witness one of God's most amazing creations as we took a family vacation to the ocean.

Jeremy competed in his first tri-athalon this year and has finished 3 tri-athalons to date.

We have experienced the heartbreak of a miscarriage and the uncertainty and sorrow that accompanies, along with the hope of a healty sweet baby girl this coming year.

God has been ever faithful through the good, through the joy and through the heartbreak. He is ever so steady and strong and unyielding. God has continued to be so good, and we are changed because of it.

God is able to do abundantly, exceedingly, more than all you can ask or imagine.
Ephesians 3:20

White Christmas

Everyone dreams of a White Christmas, and this year, our dreams came true. We woke up Christmas morning to a new dusting of the pretty white stuff. It was really COLD out, but we could not pass up the chance to let Reagan enjoy the snow for a while. We bundled her up and let her play in the snow for a short while!!! She loved every minute of it!!

A Sugar-Coated Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was full of good food, good friends, sweet girls, cuddly babies and well, some good old sugar coated fun!!!!

The grown-ups had a nice relaxing dinner while the two little turkeys (AK and Reagan) scurried about playing and nibbling on their Thanksgiving plates. The adult conversations were great, as well as the food!!! The girls ran about and played their little hearts out!!! The baby slept peacefully through it all.

After everyone had their 2nd and 3rd helpings of food and after everyone complained of being so full of food they were gonna bust, we relaxed around the table and continued to converse.

AND THEN................

Those two little turkeys were somewhat forgotten about for a minute or two, because that is all they need, a minute or two, and well, things can get a little out of control!!

We thought they were a little too quiet for comfort, so one of the adults decided to check on the two little turkeys and make sure things were peachy!!!

All I heard were screams and laughter and " Oh my goodness, get your camera and come quick, you have got to see this!!!"

These two little turkeys had escaped into the laundry room, and who knew a laundry room could be so much fun!!

The picures speak for themselves, but if your confused, yes that is AK and Reagan, yes that is a bag of sugar, and Yes, they did dump it all over the floor and yes, proceed to shovel , and I mean shovel handfuls and handfuls of sugar into their mouths!! Lovely!!


This picture says it all and I crack up everytime I look at it. This is when we first opened the door. Reagan looks like she is totally guilty, and look at AK in the background, shoveling as much sugar as she can get into her mouth before we can get to her!!! HILARIOUS!!!


If you didn't actually see her shoveling the sugar into her mouth, well this should clarify things!!!!!


Silly little turkeys!!!!


Covered in sugar, I mean head to toe. You may not be able to see it in this picture, but Reagan's hair was caked with sugar. I would have loved to see what they were doing before we found them???


The turkeys were whisked off to be bathed and rid of all remaining sugar!!! And then they did what any other 2 year old would do after shoveling handfuls of sugar into their mouths, they bounced off the walls like maniac's until mommy's and daddy's and grandma's and grandpa's were dead tired and ready for bed:-))))) Sure did make for some hilarious memories though!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Reagan got her first taste of the joys of trick or treating tonight!!! She was the cutest little pirate ever!!! I was not sure how she would do going up to stranger's houses and getting candy, but she did really great. She obviously had no clue what was going on, but she sure did love filling her bag full of goodies.

Jeremy took her up to most of the houses so I could take pictures. He said that every time someone would answer the door, Reagan would freeze and just stare at the person. All she knew to do was to get candy and turn around and leave. She would say thank you, grab her candy (which she was not shy about) and book it to the next house!!! She was really cute and funny, and totally worn out by the time we got home;-)

Here are some pictures of our Pirate Princess!!!

Pumpkin Punkin

We took Reagan to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch with some friends!!! I LOVE pumpkin patches, I love pumpkins, and I love dressing my baby up and taking her to the pumpkin patch!!! Reagan had a blast, and Jeremy and I had fun watching her enjoy herself. Her favorite thing at the pumpkin patch was all the little Reagan sized pumpkins (and a gourd or two). She went around and picked up a million Reagan sized pumpkins and carried them around.








We made our way over to the larger pumpkins, and Reagan tried to pick up a few of those also, to no avail!!! So she settled on riding along in her wagon with her daddy pulling her along!!





We sat sweetly on some hay and had our picture taken:))








We sat on a tractor and looked at some animals!!







All in all, it was a fabulous fall day in Texas, not all we need is some FALL WEATHER!!!

SEC FUN!!!

What: SEC Showdown UT vs. Florida and LSU vs. Mississippi State

Where: Fun times at the L House!!

Who: Lots of fun SEC friends and families and future SEC fans!

Why: Why Not??? Football, Food and Fun, Doesn't get much better than that!!



We recently got together with some other SEC fans/friends for a tailgate party!!! Tennessee played the dreaded Gators and LSU played Mississippi State. I talked Jeremy into going, his one prerequisite was that he got a front row seat for the Tennessee game, which he was much obliged!!

Reagan was dressed in some Tennessee cuteness and had a great time playing with her fellow future SEC football fan friends!!!




The food was great, the desserts even better!!! Check out these cookies, how fabulous!! Thanks AA!!




It was a fun night, full of friends, football, food, frolicking toddlers dressed in their SEC best, and lots and lots of FUN!!!

The Tennessee game, on the other hand, was not full of FUN.....

Here is how Reagan feels about how her Vols did against those silly Gators!!



"EWWW!!! Not good Vols, Not good!!!"


"Oh no, Vols, Daddy is going to be so upset about this one!!"