Spring 2011

This Spring has been full of many special memories! From playdates with friends, a field trip to the farm with Laila's class, and celebrating Easter and Mother's Day with family, we have had so much fun! We've been very busy getting ready for the arrival of Paityn in mid May, but it's been nice to have had these moments with Laila before we begin life as a family of 4. We are SO excited to meet Paityn and it's been especially fun to see how excited Laila is to be a big sister :)

Paityn at 33 weeks in the womb!

Ammy treated us to a 3D/4D photo session so we could get a glimpse of our new little baby girl's face! Here is Paityn at 33 weeks in the womb! All of God's grace in one sweet face! :)

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Nate and Laila shared a very special date night together in March at Northland's Daddy/Daughter Dance! Laila was so excited to go to the "ball" and wear her new dress! As they were leaving she even looked over at Nate and said "Come on, Prince Daddy!"....so, so precious! They made so many awesome memories that night and hopefully it is something they'll be able to do together for years and years to come!

January & February 2011

This new year is flying by for us so far! We've been staying busy with work, Laila, and preparing things for our new baby girl on the way! Check out the slideshow below to see some of the fun things we've been up to these past few months!

Catching up on Videos!

I realized that other than on my last post it's been a while since I've posted any videos of Laila. Here are a few cute ones from the past 6 months or so that I thought you'd enjoy :)

Laila relaxing at Cocoa Beach in June!

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Go crazy video from August!

Laila dancing and being silly video from September!

Some cute Florida State videos from October and November....a girl after Mommy's heart :)

Treasure the Moment

We had an absolutely wonderful Christmas this year! It was so neat to see Laila having a better understanding of the meaning of Christmas. One of the cutest things ever was hearing her sing Happy Birthday to Jesus! Her grandparents and family definitely spoiled her with gifts...she got tons of princess stuff this year and she is loving it! Nate and I were so thankful to find out we're having another girl so they can share all these girly things together :) Speaking of our new little girl on the way, read on after the following slideshow to find out the best Christmas morning surprise!

We waited to get our sonogram until December 22nd. We asked the doctor to write down the sex of the baby and put it in the envelope we had brought so that we could open it as a surprise for Christmas morning. She taped it up good to make sure there was no peeking til Christmas :) We are overjoyed and so thankful to our Lord that we have another healthy baby girl on the way! Thank you for your prayers so far and please pray with us that the rest of the pregnancy will go well and that our new daughter will continue to grow strong and healthy.

Our Christmas morning surprise!

It's a GIRL!!!

Laila is going to have a little sister!

Profile of our new little girl at 20 weeks in the womb!

20 weeks!

Our tree Christmas morning

Our Christmas stockings this year...Daddy, Mommy, Laila, and baby #2!

Video of our announcement to the family!

Video of Laila singing Happy Birthday to Jesus!

Video of Laila in her princess castle making up stories!

Farewell to 2010!! Hopefully we will get a post up soon in this new year! We are looking forward to 2011, meeting our new daughter, and all the other adventures the Lord has in store for us!

December Fun!

December was definitely a busy month but we made so many wonderful memories!

The first slideshow below is from my cousin Lindsey's wedding! Lindsey and Brett asked Laila to be the flower girl. She was absolutely adorable and the wedding was gorgeous! Congratulations again to Mr. and Mrs. Brett Moore!

This next slideshow is from other random things we did in the month of December....birthday parties, Christmas crafts with friends, and spending time with family!

Harvest Happiness!

Here's a slideshow of pictures from Thanksgiving and other November Fun!

North Carolina - November 2010

Nate and I were so excited to get away to North Carolina in November on our first trip without Laila! We surprised our good friend John there as part of his 30th birthday gift from his wife Erin! The trip was short but it was a blast! It was snowing when we arrived to the cabin up in the mountains and it was so gorgeous! We're hoping we can take another trip up to NC with the kids in the spring before our new baby girl arrives :)

Autumn Blessings!

Most of our family and friends already know by now that we have another Lil Punkin on the way! Although we told those closest to us pretty early on, we waited a little longer this time to make a big announcement on Facebook or our blog. In the picture below, taken at the end of October, I am about 12 weeks along. The due date for Baby #2 is May 16!

We are so excited and feel so blessed and so thankful! It would mean so much to us if you would continue to say prayers for the new baby. We're so excited for the adventure that lies ahead and absolutely thrilled for Laila to be a big sister!

As you will see by the 4 slideshows below, this past month has been full of so many fun memories! Hope you enjoy!

This first slideshow is from mid October. Laila, my mom, and I went to Tallahassee for 5 days to stay with the Peacock kids (my cousins) while my aunt and uncle were out of town. We had a great time! Especially Laila, she loved hanging out with her 2nd cousins, spending time with her Great Nana and a few friends, and seeing the horses next door!

The next slideshow of pictures is from the fun time we had the Pumpkin Patch and on Halloween with friends! Laila was cutest pumpkin in the patch! She was also the most adorable Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz that I've ever seen! She loved taking my grandparent's dog, Pepper, along with us as well to be Toto!

The slideshow below is from our fun time at Disney World! Our first trip there this month was with John, Erin, and Isaac Moss and Sarah and Kyle (John's sister and brother-in-law). As you'll see from the photos below, it was a blast! Laila absolutely loved meeting the princesses! Our second visit to Disney this month was just Laila, Nate, and I for a night trip to see the Electric Parade and the fireworks. We got front row seats to the parade and Laila loved it! She got to see Mickey, Minnie, Cinderella, and all the rest of her favorite characters. After the parade we saw the fireworks. Laila wasn't too sure about that! She did fine but she covered her eyes most of the time, which was a bit funny since it was the noise that was scaring her!

This last slideshow is just other miscellaneous pictures from this Fall season so far. Hope you enjoyed all of our pictures!!