Valentine's Goodies!

 

Harper Grace Hale

On February 2, 2012, my sister welcomed her first baby into this world. Harper Grace Hale weighed 9lb. 4oz. & was 22 1/2" long!! That's amazing! I am so proud of her she did great having her first baby. I am even more excited that she made me an Aunt for the first time! Katie & Will already love her so much & they were even fighting over holding her the other day. Congratulations Rebecca & Tyler, she is beautiful!!

 

 

 

 

 

Our First Cruise!!

 

 

 

 

I don't know where to begin...we had such a wonderful time! We started our trip driving to Jacksonville, FL. Saturday morning. We had a flight but it wasn't suppose to land until 1:30 & it was pushing it too close & we were scared we may miss the boat! I was pretty nervous going into the whole process of getting on this massive ship & the fear of having motion sickness. I did pretty well though & never got sick, we did however feel the boat move quite a bit about the 3rd & 4th night. I couldn't belive how organized everything was & how all of the staff catered to you. It was nice being a little spoiled & having someone ask you if you needed anything everytime we turned around. We went on the cruise with some good friends of ours & we had the best time with them! The first night was by far the best but I will leave out the details ;). We took a 5 day cruise & the first day was at sea, docked in Nassau, then to Half Moon Cay, & another day at sea. I felt like we had been on there a week by the 2nd day but it was nice! I haven't been so relaxed in so long, it was by far the most relaxing vacation I had ever been on! I will let all of the pictures speak for themselves, the water was more beautiful than I could have imagined. I can't wait to do another cruise, we already started looking for next year!

I have to say a very special THANK YOU to Mimi, Papa, Gramps & Becca for keeping our "Sick" kids while we were gone. I hated leaving my little girl while she was sick & then Will ended up with an ear infection while we were gone. The day we got back Will had gotten even more sick with an allergic reaction to his meds & I had to take them to the Dr. & for a chest xray (NO FUN). After all of that Mimi & Papa ended up with a nasty cold & are just now getting over it! Now we are back to snotty noses at our house :( I am so ready for spring!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katie's Birthday Party

 

 

This year we had Katie's party at Tree Top. I can't tell you how nice it is to have a party away from home, where they do everything, & just a few minutes down the road. All of the kids had so much fun playing games, bowling & eating cake!! Katie was so happy that all of her friends could come to her party & we are so thankful to have all of you in our lives! Thanks for all of the gifts & to those of you who had to drive across town, I know what it's like :) Happy Birthday Katie!!

VACATION!!!!!

 

We (Brad & I) are going on our first cruise this month! It is a much needed vacation for the both of us & we are glad to spend it with some of our close friends! We have never been on vacation in January, it will be nice to go to a warm destination like the Bahamas!! We are so excited & I cannot wait for the relaxation. Don't get me wrong I will miss my children terribly but I am long overdue for a getaway & quality time with my husband!! I know they will be in good hands!

4 Years Old!

 

 

 

 

I know I say it every year but...4 years old !?! I can't believe it! The first picture is Katie holding the outfit she wore in the hospital, it was huge on her there & look at it now! Katie had a great birthday, we started the day at dance class, then we headed to the lunch & the movies. We watched Alvin & the Chipmunk's Chipwrecked with her best friend Braelyn. We really enjoyed it & we had the entire theater to ourselves, lucky us!! After that we headed home to eat birthday cake with daddy. Katie is gotten into Barbie's all of the sudden so that is what we got her. Happy Birthday to the "best" little girl I know! (She always tells me "Mommy, you're the best") I wish you many more HAPPY Birthday's & we love you very much!!

Rebecca's Baby Shower

 

 

This past Sunday we had a baby shower for my sister at my dad's house. Everything turned out great, the food was great & baby Harper got a lot of cute things. Rebecca has a lot of people who love her & showed up for her baby shower it was a crowded house! I still can't believe I am going to be an Aunt very soon! I have to get my baby fix from my niece since I can't have anymore babies myself :(. I hope my kids & Harper are as close as me & my cousins were growing up. I can't wait to meet that sweet baby & praying for a great delivery & healthy baby for my sister & Tyler!