Baby Shower!

Saturday morning we got the joy of showering My brother and his wife with BOY clothing! They waited for the birth to find out if they were having a boy or another girl. We were all thrilled to welcome a little man into this world. Mason is absolutely adorable, and we were very happy to get him some "boy things". He got lots of cute clothes, I think he is set for a while.

Emily, Georgia, Seth (my brother), and Mason
Dylan thinks this little guy is pretty cool
Are these adorable or what!?!?

Uncle Chris & Georgia

Aunt Hazel & Great Nephew Mason

Nanie & Grandson Mason

Seth showing off the outfit Brooklyn gave her cousin Mason

Playing pin the Binky on the baby's mouth

Kids Eating Brunch

Kate (my sister) and her husband Ryan just testing out what is to come in about 7 months!

A BABY

Mason shared is adorable smile with us : )

Remembering a Delighful Grandmother

Today would have been my grandmother Marilyn's 86th Birthday, she passed away a little over 2 years ago. We miss her dearly but know she is in Heaven and is loving it : ) Thought we would remember in in a special way this year and if you have a memory you want me to post and share send it!

My favorite memory was 9-9-02. Grandma had given birth to 9 children but had never witnessed the birth of a child besides her own. The summer of '02 she came for Hannah's wedding and stayed several weeks and awaited the arrival of our 1st child Dylan. I invited her to be present in the room as we had our baby. I remember her watching this miracle happen and the excitement on her face, the love, and joy she shared with us during this special time in our live will be something I will always cherish.

My mom found these pictures of Grandma and wanted to share them. She still had spunk, fun, and joy to share. Anyone care to have a snow ball fight?!?!?

Construction Update Week 12

Well we are getting much closer just about 3 weeks left! What's new? Let's see we have all of our lighting fixtures in, and they are beautiful! The painters have been through and painted all the moldings and trim, along with lacquering the cabinetry. Today the tilers were working on the bathrooms. The carpet installers were laying all the pads, and that nail board stuff around the rooms.

Happy 4th of July!

I hope all you you had a happy and safe 4th of July Weekend! We started out the Weekend Thursday evening with Chris's side of the family at the Rodeo in town. Chris's mom works the rodeo and gets us the best seats in the house, how can you pass that up, and we always enjoy the entertainment. Then Friday we headed to the coast for a camping trip with my side of the family, we left the 90+ sunny weather in the valley for the overcast cool in the 50's fog LOL! It wasn't to bad, and might I add a very relaxing weekend. The kids got to play on the beach in the sand, along with many hikes, lots of camp fire time, the men went golfing, and then to top it off we ate mighty good food : )

A New Nephew ~ Mason Paul

My Brother Seth and his wife Emily just had their 2nd baby. It's a BOY!!!! He was 8lbs 1oz, 22" long, and a 14 1/2 head. All is well baby and mama are doing good. CONGRATULATIONS!

Construction Update Week 11

We are 11 weeks in and the house is starting to feel cozier by the day. All the pretty stuff is going in now. All the cabinetry is installed, and trim work is being done. Another month and we should be moving : )

As you can see Dylan is doing much better. The swelling on his lips and face is almost completely gone, and he is starting to get his personality back. He left the house yesterday to go check on the house with us, and seemed to feel a lot better. The road rash is starting to heal and is pretty itchy and annoying him.

The house still need some trim work painted and they will be rocking it pretty soon. Yesterday they poured the front and back patios. Inside they are working on the baseboards, and trimming out the widows.

The dinning room and built in hutch we had added.

Kitchen, Brooklyn is pretending she is doing dishes

Living Room

Update on Dylan

Dylan's swelling on his lips has went down quite a bit. He has a normal sized fat lip today, his cheek is still swollen. He got a good nights sleep last night, and is resting on the couch this morning. He had lots of family checking in and bringing him get well gifts yesterday. He was able to get some food down yesterday, and already had some grapes and a shake today. He said his face around his nose hurts this morning.

Bike Ride and Wreck

Yesterday my parents took Dylan and Brooklyn up to Dorina lake for a bike ride along the trails around it. They were on their way back and Dylan caught some loose ground and fell face first with his bike coming over the top of him. He knock himself out, so they rushed him to the ER (were Chris and I met up with them) . He has a gooses egg on the center of his forehead, road rash all on the left side of his face, some seriously fat lips, and nicks, scraps, and cut all over his body. He is pretty pathetic, and is in a lot of pain. Yes, he was wearing his bike helmet and it's pretty scraped up too. This morning his lips are still very swollen and he hasn't wanted to eat anything, we are just trying to get him to drink water.

T-Ball Game

T-ball season is almost over! Dylan has really enjoyed T-ball this year, and his athleticism really shows. He is always ready, very motivated, and loves the sport. He has two games left this season, then on to Football (his favorite). Today the coach pitched the kids 3 ball and then let them hit off the tee if they hadn't connected with one of the balls. Dylan got a really great hit, he thought that was pretty cool. We were blessed to have a very patient coach that has taught the kids a lot this season.