Holidays

Sorry it's been so long since I posted anything. I had terrible morning sickness for the last several months and it seems like everything is so out of date. Thankfully I'm starting to feel better and not have as much trouble with food. My due date is June 1st and the kiddos are excited about a new sibbling. We have an ultrasound scheduled for the 22nd and would like to find out the gender. Exciting times.

We had awesome Christmas and New Year's weekends visiting my Mom and grandparents at their new river home near Killeen. Gary is learning how to hunt with the help of my grandfather and tips from his coworkers. A new hobby for him. I'm glad he enjoys it and has a neat way to connect with my grandfather. The kids love the freedom of the wide open spaces and the riverfront. Definite a great place to make memories. I was so glad to get to see my sisters and spend time with them. It's been so long. We got some cute pics of the three of us and our kiddos. I'll post some soon.

Hope everyone is doing well and I'm sorry I haven't kept in better contact with everyone. Hugs to all!

Jess

Abbie's home!!!!

I'm so greatful that my mom and grandparents put Abbie on a plane last night to come home! We have missed her so much! I don't know what I was thinking when I agreed to let her be gone for a whole month. Asher has been sick again so I wasn't able to go to Austin to visit and pick her up as planned. After all the discussion, Mom and Granny & Papa decided to send her on a plane home. She was such a big girl...not even scared to fly by herself. Granted the flight was only from Austin to Houston, about a 40 minute flight, but she was awesome about it all. We are so glad she is home! Now we can try to get back to a "normal" routine just before school starts...1st grade here she comes.

Yikes!!!

So we have had a bit of a time...just gotta love technology. The hard drive where all of our family pictures were stored croaked. Yes...I know...we should have had a back up somewhere...but we didn't. Thankfully we have this website, snapfish, and some copies stored on our work computers...so it's not a complete loss! We did loose a majority of the pics from this year. So...if anyone has copies from stuff this year...especially pics of the kiddos...please send them our way.

Wishing everyone the very best!!!

Jess

Vacation Pics...

We are having so much fun on our vacation!!!

Here is the link to some pics...

http://gfox48.homeserver.com/vacation_2009

We will keep posting pics every couple of days. Hope you enjoy!!!

April 2009...Silly and Sad

The month of April started off silly...

My Dad gave us silly string for Christmas...I think...anyway I had been saving it for just the right day and time. The silly string war only lasted a few minutes, but what a fun few minutes it was!!! The kids had a blast cornering me in the bathroom and spraying my hair and everything else. Thanks Dad!!! :)

Our next silly...our friend Hailey's 3rd birthday party. Man...they really know how to through a party!!! Abbie sat at the top of the water slide for quite a while. She wasn't sure if she really wanted to go down or not. She finally did...and had fun...sort of.

Poor Asher wasn't feeling very well...the start of his "asthma" troubles were just beginning.

We left party one (Hailey's party) for party two...our friends were celebrating big time! Tara was celebrating her 30th birthday and Pat had just finished med school. They also know how to throw a fun party!!!

Abbie was really rocking the hula hoop!!!

Asher's new hair cut...

And now we get to the really sad part...

Asher had been struggling with his "asthma" issues and had just started his steroid treatments when his immue system went haywire...the poor kid had hives from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet.

By day three he was ready to play again. Here he is telling me all about each of the cars. So cute!

Trying to catch up...March Pics

I know, I know...old news...but cute pics. Here are a few highlights from March 2009.

Here's one of the kids with thier cousin Jace, my sis Sarah's little boy. We don't get to see him much but he is such a sweet little guy. He played so well with Abbie...Asher was being too rough. I can't belive he is one now...this pic was taken just about a month before his 1st birthday.

Every year JSC has a Spring Fling event for the kids. They have pony rides, a petting zoo, and an egg hunt. The kids loved the petting zoo. Asher wasn't sure about the baby llama.

I don't think Asher really enjoyed his pony ride very much. Poor kiddo...

Abbie on the other hand loves the pony rides. She rode two or three times before the line got too long. She would have waited through the line if we had let her.

Abbie's Spring Break Trip

Abbie went on an exciting Spring Break vacation trip with my mom to visit my sis and her fam in Demming, NM. They had all kinds of adventures...Gila Cliff Dwellings...Gila Springs...City of Rocks...and many more. Here are a few of the highlights. There are a ton of great pics. It was so hard to choose just a few. Hope you enjoy!!!

Julie really loves polish style pickles but can't find them there...so Mom and I packed several bottles for her. I had the bright idea to wrap the bottles with a diaper in case they leaked...

The first day at the Gila Hot Springs...
The kids ran and had such a great time that they all but passed out at bedtime. I'm sure Mom and Julie were glad they didn't have to fight with them to go to bed.

I have a similar pic of the kids when they were younger...and visiting my Dad...very cute! Here they are enjoying the river near the Gila Hot Springs.
I just love this pic of Julie! The kiddos found the Gila Cliff Dwellings a very interesting and fun place. I just love this pic because it really captures how curious these two are. Two peas in a pod. I'm so glad that they get along so well!!!
Ok...here's my last pic. Abbie had had a long and hot day and was just taking a rest. What a cutie! My sweet little girl.