Monday, January 26, 2009
Joey
We have a new member of our family: Joey.
Joey's former family had an alergic infant and so he needed a new home. I think he will be perfect for us. He is already trained to be indoor and out. He's used to babies and boxers and most important for me HE IS ORANGE!!
Joey's former family had an alergic infant and so he needed a new home. I think he will be perfect for us. He is already trained to be indoor and out. He's used to babies and boxers and most important for me HE IS ORANGE!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Party All The Time
Before having Vin I viewed moms and especially groups of them with suspicion and was not all that interested in getting to know them. To me they were akin to the Red Hat Society ladies and I wanted no part of that. When I got pregnant we did not have a single friend with an infant and one of the things I liked about our friends with kids was that they didn’t make me listen to their “kid stories” very often.
Imagine my surprise when I actually met other Moms and liked them, this is just one of many unexpected joys of motherhood! We’ve had such a good time getting to know everyone and listening to their stories. I honestly don’t know if I would have survived the last 8 months if I didn’t have the support of all my mommy friends here and across the country.
In the last week alone we had the Mommy group over with their husbands for a family cookout, went to Lourdes’ house for breakfast, had Wendy and her family over for Sat. night dinner and I spent at least 2 hours on the phone with Deana in FL. That’s a lot of socializing for a one week...add to it the fact that we hosted a baby shower last Saturday and had a dinner party on Wednesday to kick of the new season of Lost. Whew we are busy family!
FAMILY COOKOUT
It was a beautiful January day and we all got some fresh air in the back yard.
me with 5 babies, yes count them...5! (ok it's hard to see Trevor's head but he's there!)
Katherine and Lisa with Wesley and Sienna. Look at the TV - we had the football games on once we were told that the Superbowl teams were still undecided. Teri and I are working on this sporty guy thing... we'll get there someday.
Imagine my surprise when I actually met other Moms and liked them, this is just one of many unexpected joys of motherhood! We’ve had such a good time getting to know everyone and listening to their stories. I honestly don’t know if I would have survived the last 8 months if I didn’t have the support of all my mommy friends here and across the country.
In the last week alone we had the Mommy group over with their husbands for a family cookout, went to Lourdes’ house for breakfast, had Wendy and her family over for Sat. night dinner and I spent at least 2 hours on the phone with Deana in FL. That’s a lot of socializing for a one week...add to it the fact that we hosted a baby shower last Saturday and had a dinner party on Wednesday to kick of the new season of Lost. Whew we are busy family!
FAMILY COOKOUT
It was a beautiful January day and we all got some fresh air in the back yard.
me with 5 babies, yes count them...5! (ok it's hard to see Trevor's head but he's there!)
Katherine and Lisa with Wesley and Sienna. Look at the TV - we had the football games on once we were told that the Superbowl teams were still undecided. Teri and I are working on this sporty guy thing... we'll get there someday.
BREAKFAST AT LOURDES'
Lourdes is mother to Sienna, who along with Finley (pictured here) is very mobile. They are racing up the stairs here while Ashely and Lourdes "spot" and cheer them on.
At the bottom of the stairs are Wesley and Vin. They are much less mobile, actually Vin is hardly mobile at all but we have high hopes for great strides to be made in the next week.
Playing with Sienna and Finley.
Group hugs
Teri's sushi. Check out our fancy plates and soy sauce bowls, courtesy of Deana.
Derek and Kira giving sushi a try. Wendy's kids are very adventurous eaters!
Jackson showing off his moves
Lourdes is mother to Sienna, who along with Finley (pictured here) is very mobile. They are racing up the stairs here while Ashely and Lourdes "spot" and cheer them on.
At the bottom of the stairs are Wesley and Vin. They are much less mobile, actually Vin is hardly mobile at all but we have high hopes for great strides to be made in the next week.
Playing with Sienna and Finley.
DINNER WITH THE PURDUE'S
Wendy is a dear friend from my TWU days. She is the mother of Jackson and Kira. They came for dinner and Teri made sushi and Derek brought his homemade beer. We all had a great time together!
Wendy is a dear friend from my TWU days. She is the mother of Jackson and Kira. They came for dinner and Teri made sushi and Derek brought his homemade beer. We all had a great time together!
Group hugs
Teri's sushi. Check out our fancy plates and soy sauce bowls, courtesy of Deana.
Derek and Kira giving sushi a try. Wendy's kids are very adventurous eaters!
Jackson showing off his movesTuesday, January 20, 2009
All is right...
All is right with the world today. Vin is perfectly well AND Obama is in office. Teri stayed home with him on Tuesday while he was sick and took his picture during the swearing in!
The Recap
It's 6:10 on Tuesday morning and school begins in just a few hours. The first week back is always busy and exciting and that will be especially true today with the inauguration. I figured I'd better take a few minutes this morning and post a recap of the last month so that I can get back on track with the blog.
I've been out of school for almost 5 weeks and I feel like I need a vacation from my vacation. We've been soooo busy! During my break we've gone to Llano 3 times, hosted a Christmas dinner party, a baby shower and a family cookout, painted and redecorated the bathroom, nursed Vin through a bout with RSV and now he's recovering from Roseola. I'm exhausted just thinking about all of it!
Through it all we had a great time getting to see and catch up with friends and family and we're ready to start the new year with high hopes for adventures yet to come!
CHRISTMAS
NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY
We went to a swanky party at the Wit Gallery for New Year's. It is owned by photographer Jay Witkowski who took our photos last summer. He featured us in the gallery and it was like we were celebrities!
I've been out of school for almost 5 weeks and I feel like I need a vacation from my vacation. We've been soooo busy! During my break we've gone to Llano 3 times, hosted a Christmas dinner party, a baby shower and a family cookout, painted and redecorated the bathroom, nursed Vin through a bout with RSV and now he's recovering from Roseola. I'm exhausted just thinking about all of it!
Through it all we had a great time getting to see and catch up with friends and family and we're ready to start the new year with high hopes for adventures yet to come!
CHRISTMAS
THE WRAPPING PAPER COLLECTION
NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY
We went to a swanky party at the Wit Gallery for New Year's. It is owned by photographer Jay Witkowski who took our photos last summer. He featured us in the gallery and it was like we were celebrities!
Monday, January 12, 2009
We're still here
Did you think we fell of the face of the earth?
We've both been too busy to post.
I've got lots of school prep to do and I want to paint the bathroom before the semester begins. Add the fact that we're hosting two parties this weekend and you'll understand why it may be next week before posts begin again.
For those of you dying to see Vin, here's a picture of him in Patty's farm sink in her new Llano house.
We've both been too busy to post.
I've got lots of school prep to do and I want to paint the bathroom before the semester begins. Add the fact that we're hosting two parties this weekend and you'll understand why it may be next week before posts begin again.
For those of you dying to see Vin, here's a picture of him in Patty's farm sink in her new Llano house.
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