Random December Shots

The dogs got a candy cane chewstick for Christmas. Quincy got it first because she's the oldest. They still haven't finished it! The old lady just gums it.
Here is a blurry picture of her first getting it. Haines kept trying to take it away and Quincy didn't like that at all.
Jon and his little girl, Haines. She gets tired at night and starts getting pretty snuggly.
Ruby was resting her head on Haines' back. They both get glued to the fire when it is on. They love it.
My baby girl, Ruby. She is so photogenic.
Jon carries Haines around like a purse a lot. She has a lot of extra skin still. She doesn't even get upset.
I'm not sure who this nerd is. I think he just sat in the hot tub and made some awesome hair doo.
It's like they are in love. They are always resting in the sun if the fire isn't on.
A picture of our crooked Christmas tree. I ended up adding a bunch of clear lights to make it not so blue. Next year we are getting a fake tree because Jon has had it with putting up a real one and all the drama thats involved in getting it straight and staying in the stand with out it tipping over.

P.S. Haines chewed our couch tonight to the point that we have to get rid of it. I am so mad and it makes me not want to go out and buy a new one because she will just chew it up too! Naughty girl! She is the worst puppy i've ever had!

Crazy Hat Day

We went to my grandma and grandpa's house to clean it out recently and we came upon some old hats we used to play with when we were little. Reese looks lovely in this purple number. She wanted to try them all on and have her picture taken, but somehow I just got this one of her.
Me. I made everyone take a picture with this hat on. It was a cute hat.
Joey
Mom
Erin
Erin again
Kate. Look at all those rings. She must be a gypsy woman!

A Couple Pictures of Our New Little Boy

So, it's a boy! We are so excited that we finally know what kind of baby we are having! We were kind of expecting a girl, so a boy was a bit of a surprise. We decided to find out what we were having early so we can start shopping and planning. There is a place in the mall called, Fetal Studio, and they do an ultrasound to see what you're having as early as 14 weeks. I was 14 weeks this week, so we decided to find out! This picture is of the butt view. You can clearly see the little penis on the picture.
This picture is a little harder to see it, but it was very clear to see on the monitor. We also got to see the baby move all around and have the hick ups and kick his legs all around. It was the cutest thing to watch. I could watch my baby on the screen all day. So cute! Jobi's whole face lit up when he got to hear the heart beat and when he found out it was a boy. He is so excited to be a big brother and to a boy especially!
I'm getting big already! My stomach isn't the only thing thats growing either. I'm scared to see what I will look like in 6 months! Yikes! I hope you guys are all as excited as we are.

Not Christmas, Halloween!

Here is Jobi on Halloween night. He is a football player and he has 2 hotdogs. He was so cute and we had a great time trick or treating!
Here is Jon and Jobi carving pumpkins. They had a great time making them come alive.
Happy campers!
I thought about being Jobi for Halloween, but Jon didn't think I looked liked him enough. I wore his hat and shirt and shoes and borrowed his football. Maybe it was the curly blonde hair that didn't work. Pretty funny though and Jobi is always pulling that face!
Here is the finished result. They did a great job.

What do you think of my Hainey dog?
Or my Ruby dog?
I like that they match. Ruby looks pouty!

I feel like eating a skinny long legged hot dog right about now!

A-Train Basketball

Look at my son, the rock star! Jobi was on a team this fall called, A-Train For Youth. He learned a lot. The league didn't have enough players for the 3rd/4th graders, so they had to play up against the 5th/6th graders. They lost every game, but tried really hard. They did win the last game that was the finals. I was happy for that!











Jobi played really well and is now on another team called Jr. Jazz. I'm sure we will have more on that later. He is so fun to watch. He gets better every game too!

California Girls Trip

My best friend, Lisa and myself went to California at the beginning of November for a girls only weekend. We left our kids and husbands home and stayed at her Dad and Step mom's house. They were so nice to us and they were such great hosts. Lisa and I had a great time together. I can never get enough Lisa time!
Lisa drove me all over the place. We drove all over Beverly Hills and down all the famous streets. We went to Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach, you name it! Lisa was a great driver. I was so glad it wasn't me driving around.The sunset was so pretty and it was raining too. So pretty!
This was just on the side of a building. I thought Jobi would like to have seen it.

I took a picture of me in the car on the way to breakfast. We had a lot of fun.
This was Manhattan Beach. It was pretty cold there. I wore a jacket the whole time I think!
Manhattan Beach again.