Pumpkins

As always, Jaime cleaned out and carved a pumpkin for us to be displayed! It was a lot of fun and added that special touch to our front porch. Maddie enjoyed watching her daddy transform the pumpkin into a Jack-O-Lantern and even got to "decorate" a small pumpkin all by herself!

A little pumpkin for a little girl!

Stickers and Crayons!

The Front Porch The finished product!

Back Online

Christmas came early this year!! I am so grateful too, because now I can resume blogging. We lived in pre-historic times for quite a while in our house and only owned a desktop computer. (I can hear the shock in your voice now) BUT, we finally have upgraded to a lap-top which makes all our computer use so much easier. So, after a long absence, I'm back, and all thanks to this:

And it's PINK too! How perfect. Thank you Jaime!

Well, we've moved into Fall but since it's been so long since I've posted, I actually have some Summer pictures to still post. So here are a few pictures from our last trip to a Rangers' game (who I might add, are currently playing the Yanks in post-season!)

In other news, baby #2 is on it's way and doing well. I am currently 13 weeks along and have had all great reports! I worry constantly, considering my history, but am really trying to trust that God has everything under control. Your prayers would be greatly appreciated!

Man-U Vs. MLS All-Stars

Jaime's favorite English Premier soccer team is, of course, Manchester United. For those of you that attended our wedding reception, you may even remember that his groom cake was fitting for the fan he is! His dream would be to travel to England and see Man-U play in their home stadium. However, that dream probably won't happen anytime soon. So we settled for the next best thing! Man-U came to America! They've been touring for roughly a month and recently played the MLS All-Stars at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Of course, we had tickets and Jaime was thriled to get the opportunity to see his favorite team. I, myself, am not the huge soccer fan that my husband is; however, even I realized that this event was a pretty big deal. I was sick with a stomah virus and sinus infection when we went, but I refused to lose money on the tickets and I really wanted to spend the evening with Jaime. So I put on a happy face and went along, despite feeling horrible. Im glad I did. We dropped Maddie off at Nana's house and hit the road. Man-U ended up winning, 5-2! We topped the evening off with a late dinner and then got a hotel for the night, before driving back home the following morning. Here are a few pictures of the evening:

Short and Sweet-Our Summer Vacation

Recently, I took 3 days off of work and extended out my July 4th weekend so that we could make a trip up to Baraboo, WI. That's Jaime's hometown and we hadn't been there since we were dating! Jaime's brother and sister-in-law still live there (in the house that Jaime grew up in, of all things) along with lots of old friends. Though our trip was very short, we had a great time and really enjoyed some quality time together.

Maddie and "Monkey" (Uncle Jed)

Maddie and Aunt Traci

Train RideBaraboo is the home of the Circus World Museum and during the summer they have the big top show. It was a ton of fun to spend a whole day at the Circus and to just feel like a kid again. The ringmaster is the same guy from when Jaime was just a little boy. They don't allow pictures of all the acts-but here is a quick shot of Maddie. She climbed up into one of the wagons that they use to carry the lions in. And yes, she even growled for us!

We spent one day at a 4th of July parade. It's in a small town that only contains 14 houses, but thousand of people show up to this parade!

Decked out in our Texas attire!

We ate at a few of Jaime's favorite restaurants, enjoyed much cooler temperatures, and spent late nights playing Mario Kart-our favorite. We had an absolute blast! On our way home, we drove through the capital of Wisconsin-Madison. No, that's not why we named Maddie that, at all. But it's still neat!

Thanks to Aunt Traci and Uncle Monkey for helping make our trip so memorable. We can't wait to do it again!

The Girls

Recently, Jaime and I got the opportunity to go visit some friends of ours in their new home. It was beautiful and we had a GREAT time! While we there, I took the chance to get a couple of quick pictures. The first one is of the two M&M's - Macy and Maddie. They are both such sweet little girls, sharing the 13th as a birthday, and growing like weeds! Maddie loves babies, especially "Macy baby", as she calls her! I enjoy watching them together! The next picture is of the moms with their little girls. Amy is such a great friend and Im so glad to share so many things in common-most of all, the wonderful experience of raising daughters as our first born! I look forward to watching our relationship continue to develop and enjoy what all God has in store for our families. I also look forward to watching Macy and Maddie grow into little girls. I know they are going to be the best of friends!