Benjamin John-Manuel

Born: February 12,2009 at 3:43pm
7lbs 11oz 21 inches long
We are so happy he is FINALLY here!

Almost There

Well, my due date is this Friday. But, who knows?!? I am pretty sure this baby won't show up before then. Gregory and Layla were both born 6 days after their due dates. So we are betting this little guy will make his appearance sometime next week.
Me @ 39 weeks, 5 days!!


Ugh!! Layla has had one heck of a bad cold!! She hasn't been able to sleep through the night for the last week because she wakes up coughing. Plus, she is TEETHING!! She cut her two top molars so far, but the bottom ones are coming up. Plus, she cut one of her four eye teeth!! Eight teeth all coming in at one time?!?! Can you say miserable?? I sure hope that she is feeling better soon.
A couple of pictures of her at happier times!



All of the kids are busy at school again. Natalie and Homer just started a new semester. Gregory is keeping busy with his schoolwork and piano lessons. Everyone has a lot to do. Plus they are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their little brother!!

A farewell...

Last week, we decided that it was time to find a new home for our puppy, Bella. It was a pretty hard decision to make. She was so playful and full of energy. And she really enjoyed chewing on our couch!! But, it was just getting too stressful for our other two dogs. Bailey was always hiding on Bella in our bedroom. And Buster and Bella would always get into fights. They would fight over toys or chewies. Bella even ended up with a few cuts and bites! It was just getting to be too much for us to be constantly watching over them. So we decided before this baby comes that we needed everything to settle down. We found her a great home and we are sure that everyone will be better off this way.



Now on a happier note, here are some pictures of the kids from the weekend. Enjoy!

She Got It!!!!

So last Thursday, Natalie went for her driving test. And...........



she got her driver's license!!! She did a great job and only had two points taken off for hesitation. Congratulations, Natalie!!!!!! We are so proud!!

35 weeks

I am now 35 weeks pregnant. Just 5 weeks left, as long as I don't go overdue.

Here I am at 18 weeks


27 weeks

33 weeks


And tonight (35 weeks)


I sure can't wait for it to be February!

Christmas 2008

Christmas was lots of fun! Everyone got tons of presents.
We woke up early in the morning to see what Santa brought. As always, he was very good to everyone!





Once all of our presents were opened, we packed up and went to Grandma Patty & Grandpa Jim's house.
Uncle Steven & Kaylea bought the kids RockBand. They had fun with that!

Layla got a NEW CAR from Grandma & Grandpa!! She looked pretty cool riding in her car!


All-in-all, we all had a great Christmas!

Gregory's Christmas Concert

I haven't posted anything since FOREVER!! I can't believe how fast Christmas came and went. We had lots of stuff to do. The middle of December, we got to watch Gregory perform in his annual Christmas concert.