Our families Gingerbread house.
Halle thinks my Dad is the coolest person ever! She would not leave his side when he was around.
Clarissa and I making wreaths. They turned out beautifully and I am so proud to have mine displayed on my front door.
A very hoarse group of boys returning from the big football game. Notice their matching "Y" hats. Dan said it was "like a dream." What a memory!
This is a picture of my Senior Prom - Dan was a Junior. Can you be believe all of those ringlets? I literally curled my hair for hours. How about those bangs? Do we look like little kids or what?
This was our engagement picture - taken just shortly after Dan got home from his mission. Do you think we have changed in 6 years?
This is the most up-to-date photo I could find. It is from July and obviously not current as I am now nearly 7 months pregnant. We will make a goal to get some current pictures posted soon.
He raked the millions of leaves in our front yard and jumped in them with Kyler. He is still a little boy at heart.
He is Halle's hero and he takes her with him wherever he can. (This is a picture of the two of them enjoying the corn maze).
He is an incredible athlete. This is a picture of his championship winning flag football team - he caught 3 touchdowns in their award winning game. He is also currently playing on a city league volleyball team, signed up for city league basketball, and will be coaching the Young Men's basketball team. (I hope there are enough nights in a week for all of his extracurricular activities).
Dear 2nd Trimester:
It's been fun. It is with very mixed emotions that I move into the ranks of your counterpart, 3rd trimester. You have been good to me. I wish to thank you for the following: No one has asked me if I am due at any second, you have kept your spells of passing-out to a minimum (of which I am truly grateful), and with the help of my pal, Unisom, you have allowed many nights of 8 hour sleep. It is no secret to your friends, 1st and 3rd trimesters, that you are my favorite.
Don't get me wrong - trimester #3 has her perks as well: the light is at the end of the tunnel, sweat pants are an acceptable fashion, and people are smart enough not to ask if I just got my wisdom teeth out (substantial weight gain in the cheek area or should I say areas). If by chance the two of you have any meeting while the proverbial torch is being passed, please relay the following: heartburn is not essential - I can live without it... sleep is essential - I cannot live without it... is it possible to keep the weight gain to a minimum? - the term "large whale" need not apply...passing out is not cool, safe, or "unique"...and lastly there is no reason to by like my Mom and have babies 6 weeks early...I would like to place my order for two weeks early if possible. So 2nd tri- could you be a dove and pass this information along?
With Love,
Is that a bird, a plane? no it is SuperMan! Or SuperDan as I like to call him. It is a requirement that they dress up at the bank every year. He was very apprehensive about it all - but he pulled it off with style. Notice the curl on his forehead.
Kyler was Super Why this year. If you are not in the 3-5 year-old age group or are a stay-at-home Mom who thrives on PBS, you will have no idea who this is. Super Why and his friends are Super Readers who have the "Power to Read". It is on at 9 0'clock every morning and I think my kids have literally seen every episode. I didn't know how or want to make green spandex pants for him, so I found these warm-ups and convinced him to go as "Basketball playing Super Why."
One of Super Why's friends is Alpha Pig (he has the power to spell). Halle decided a long time ago that she was the pig and there was no way of changing her mind to be the Princess. She loved being "Halle Pig" and surprisingly kept her nose on at all times.
