Happy Thanksgiving

OK – I’m a bit late…

We hope that you all had a wonderfully Happy Thanksgiving! We spent the first part of our long weekend with family members in our home town. It was wonderful to visit with so many (although not all) of our families and friends. We then drove to the beach for the remainder of the weekend and rented a cottage on the water. We felt that with the new baby on the way that we’d better maximize our family time (and beach time) while it is still just the 3 of us. Here are some photos from the weekend along with the Shutterfly link for more if you are interested. http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AauW7Vs0bMWLJ6g

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New Baby Photos

So, the new baby is already proving to be just as stubborn as his big brother, William. We had our 3^rd Ultrasound yesterday and were supposed to get a 3D image of the baby. Unfortunately, he would not cooperate with us; we were only able to get four images of the baby overall. (If you can recall, Wm did not cooperate either during his 3D photo shoot). Mike and I were a bit disappointed but we realize that with so few surprises in pregnancies now a days that it was o.k. to wait a few more months to see our new baby’s face. Baby (and mommy) are doing very well. We are both healthy and growing daily. He is about 2 pounds right now and is on target for his March arrival. More updates soon…

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Baseball

Some photos of Wm over the weekend playing baseball. Just one more thing that this boy LOVES!!!!

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Just Cuz

Just because he is so stinking cute!

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Train Park

Along with fire trucks, Wm loves his trains! We took some time yesterday and headed to the choo-choo park. Here are a couple of photos from the day. Hope that you enjoy.

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Sacrifices

My last post was about Mike and what a wonderful father he is; this post is a tribute to why we have become the family that we have.

There are moments, days, and even weeks where Mike and I wonder why in the world have we chosen to live in the stinking desert. Why did we move far from our family, friends, and the place that we love so very much, the beach? And why did we not run back to those things the first chance that we had been given? Well, the answer is not as simple as I am describing but here goes…It is for days/weeks like this one has been!

Being in the desert has allowed Mike and me to grow together, to depend solely on upon one another for friendship and strength. It has formed a bond between us that can never be broken. It has allowed for growth and healing in ways that I cannot begin to describe; living here has allowed us to make fresh starts in so, so many ways.

It has also allowed our family a great deal of freedom. By choosing to live in the desert we have the opportunity to work amazingly rewarding* jobs. Mike and I both have the flexibility to manipulate our schedules. Mike can go in late and come home early if he chooses and I can work anytime within a 7 day period, from home! We live simply and are extremely content with what we have. This elasticity allows, above all else, for us to be here for our son!

The desert has also taught us the meaning of family; our family, the one we are forming! William has been the best thing to happen to either of us. Our time together is truly that -‘family time’. We spend our evenings and weekends doing activities together (reading, playing make believe, the zoo, hiking, the beach, etc).

So yes, we have made sacrifies. We have our moments, days, weeks where we miss our friends/family from back home and we desire that ocean breeze but...Our lives have been so enriched by our time here in the desert that I cannot imagine what it would have been like had we stayed at the beach. And to think… now, we are anxiously waiting to see how our new little boy will enrich our lives even more.

*(I use this term very liberally)

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A Great Daddy

Today, I am so grateful for a husband who is such a wonderful father! Mike loves his family more than anything in the world and it truly shows. Yesterday, he was able to come home early from work and the family took a fun trip to the bookstore. Today, Mike was late to work because he and Wm were reading books together in Wm’s book cave. We are so blessed to have a husband/daddy who wants to be so involved with our lives. Thank you Mike for making us all so happy!

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