Happy Birthday Mike!

Our baby sitter- who was only suppose to have to sit in the house to watch our sleeping child. Many of you will understand the significance of this picture :)

So big!

one month (so big!)

going home from hospital (so small)

first elephant pictures

1 month elephant picture

Welcome to the world baby!

Here he is! They just don't come any cuter! :) He is a great baby- eats, sleeps and poops really well for Mommy! ;) Thank you again to Chelsy who came and did an amazing photo shoot for us!

Our Greatest Gift! Merry Christmas early to us!

Look at that smile! He loves to smile for Mommy (Daddy hasn't caught many). Maybe it's involuntary, but it happens enough that I'll count it! :)

Our nursery- by Chelsy :)

Chelsy was a WONDERFUL sister and came over when I was about to die (we had a little scare for awhile that baby was coming sooner than later- only lasted about a week :) I guess he just wanted to get ready so he's fully in position (dropped) but not coming yet!). She came and unpacked all my baby things, moved everything else from the room, decorated, organized and fully readied me for baby! Here's the tour!

Welcome to baby's room...

"Noah's Ark" all ready and filled with animals!

Who's trying to sneak in the back there??? Ha ha ha...

Dresser all organized and labeled by age/size! Noah's Ark poster and trinkets.

Closet (no more green light- Yuck!) all organized with blankets, bath stuff, bags etc!

Our reading/rocking/feeding corner! Cute! :)

Thanks Chelsy! We both love it! Plus our bedroom, living room and pretty much whole house (pictures will come when it's actually clean, not just decorated)! She saved us from our poor decorating skills (who say's it's not decorating to leave it wherever they dropped it upon move-in??)

Finally finshed basement apartment!

This would be a whole lot cooler if I'd gotten the "after" pictures before the renters moved some of their things in, but I'm slow so this is what I have! Mike has worked SO hard this past week to get everything finished (I'm not the biggest help, but I sure try!), and we had many WONDERFUL helpers the first few days who got us a HUGE jump-start on the cleaning and painting! THANK YOU!!

The Kitchen: it's hard to tell in some of these pictures. All the walls are newly painted. this one has the new heater vent and the stove is installed (. Plus it's a WHOLE lot cleaner (thanks Mica and Bob for cleaning the fridge! What a mess!)

One of the Bedrooms: New paint (toasted oatmeal) and baseboards

The Living Room: by far the most dramatic with it's new
tan-tinted walls and non-Clifford-red door! :)

Our renters have moved in and like the new features :) They were so patient with us while we worked clear until move-in day and during! They were also good to see through the mess when they came to see it- paint tarps, everything in the way, still needed cleaning. We're excited to have them here! :)

Baby Shower!

Janet (Jeni's mom) and Teresa were so gracious to throw me a baby shower on Oct 17th. It was so much fun! Here's the run down...

Mom and me :) Mom loves to take pictures with me!

Look at that adorable cake! A baby buggy!

The artist showing off the center- blue with Jello! Mmm!

Those who attended...

And my greatest prize? I came away with adorable squeekie shoes! He he he! Thanks Amber. Mike loves them! :)

Bobby is home!

We went to pick up Elder Hale at the airport this past Friday. He was so excited to see the signs we made for him!

And to see all his nieces and nephews in shirts/onesies/bibs that said
"Elder Hale is my uncle!"

Here's the whole gang!

Me and My Gekkika! We ate at Wingers on the way home, one of Bobby's favorite places!

Meg likes to say "Gumsy" all day long-even when she is in Arizona and nowhere near me. But somehow she still knows that Gumsy is my "name". Strange child :) But isn't she adorable!?