Our little bed hog.......

Lately I have been trying to "start" her out in her crib, but usually she ends up in bed with us. Tonight She has just been really "difficult" to please, or maybe spoiled (not possible)!! So she has assumed her position right smack dab in between mommy and daddy, and I am sure that at some point later in the night big brother will join us too! At least he has learned now not to wake me up to ask me if he can sleep with me, he just climbs on in very quietly. At some point in the middle of the night I wake up and he is just there!! As you can tell we are getting great use of our larger bed!!

Family pics..

Last month we took some photos for our Christmas cards, some of you may recognize a few of these shots from their card this year. Everyone go different ones, as I had a hard time picking out the best pics because they all came out really good. I haven't posted them on here yet so I thought I would add a few of our favorites! They were taken at Mercer Arboretum by a new photographer, S. I think she did a really good job, and hope to have her take some more pictures of Isabelle throughout her 1st year. Isabelle was just 10 weeks old in these pics!

Merry Christmas!!

Brandon, Jacob, & Isabelle Christmas 2007

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!! Be sure to check back this week, I have lots of blogging to catch up on this week. We have been so busy!! I hope to be caught up before I have to go back to work next week!!!

She's 4 months today!

Isabelle is 4 months old today on Christmas Eve! She is so alert and happy. We have been having fun with her and all her babbling latley. I think we have even found her tickle spot, (her ribs on each side), she laughs aloud when you tickle her there! It is so cute....

She is so alert and aware of her surroundings and who is around her, she loves her big brother, and watches him all the time. She will track him all around the room with her big blue eyes! She does have the biggest, prettiest blue eyes (not sure where they came from, or if they will stay that way). Happy 4 months sweet baby girl!! We love you!

Date night

Scott and I went on a date night to the movies. It has been so long since we went to the movies that I cannot even recall what movie we last saw! We usually stick to Netflix, or renting movies, but Jacob wanted to go to Grandma's house to play, so we got her to watch baby sister for a little while too! Thanks Mom!



Well we decided to go see the movie, I Am Legend, with Will Smith. We both thought the previews for it looked really good. We found that it was playing at the I-Max at the Edwards Houston Marq*e. So off we went...

Let me first say that the movie was really good, and Will Smith is an excellent actor. So much of the movie was just him, acting alone, which I can only imagine is a hard thing to do. However, I just wasn't prepared for the creepiness of the movie. It just wasn't at all what I expected it to be. I haven't had to get up and leave a theatre in the middle of the movie in a long time, but I just knew I probably couldn't handle one scene that was coming up that I just knew was going to be bad. It could have been the bladder buster Diet Coke too, but I just had to go to the bathroom and take a break from it all!! Anyway, it was a really good movie, and I would probably tell people to go see it, but maybe at this time of year (right before Christmas), it would have been better seeing something a little more light-hearted!!
That being said if anyone does go see it; PLEASE! Don't take your children!!! I saw a young couple bringing in their little boy and little girl before the movie started, they looked to be around 5 or 6 maybe. I had forgotten all about them until after the movie was over, and I was really amazed at the lack of responsibility some parents have. I would never take my child to a movie I wasn't sure about before thoroughly checking out the content, and rating!! Hello we do have a rating system for a reason!! those poor babies are probably going to have nightmares for weeks!
Well enough of my rambling!!! Go see the movie and decide for yourself! It was really cool in I-Max if that is available to you where you are!
Here is the trailer for the movie if you are interested.....

One Year Ago Today.......

One year ago today, we found out we were pregnant! What a great Christmas gift to be given!!! As some may or may not know, we were going through fertility treatments. We were so blessed to only have to endure one cycle of treatments. They were very stressful (and pricey), but well worth the outcome!

Then........

December 2006

Now......

December 2007

How your life can change in just one year....

Today we celebrated Christmas with Mimi & Paw Paw Charlie at Auntie's house. Auntie and Chris had some really yummy food to snack on! Everything was really delicious. Thanks Auntie Tanya & Chris!! The boys had a good time playing darts outside, the kiddos had a great time running around too! Jacob got to play with his cousin, "baby Koen". I wonder how long Jacob is going to call him that? Anyway we had sooo much fun that we went back the next day for Christmas with Maw Maw Red! It was so nice of Chris and Tanya to have us all over twice in one weekend!! Here are a few snapshots from the day!

Jacob & Koen

Isabelle & Mimi

Koen & Isabelle

Poor Koen had just about enough!! Tired little guy!!

Playing Trivial Pursuit

Playing darts

Decorating the tree.......

Well I started decoating the tree... It took me a few days to complete it, and it's not exactly the way I would like it, but with a husband out of town, a 5 year old still hyped up over his birthday and his presents, a 3 month old little girl, and a full time job, it's just going to have to do for this year!!! Here's a few shots after the fact. I will try to take some more as time allows!!


Of course we had to have a train under the tree for Jacob!!!! He insisted!

A Trip for Daddy

After the party Daddy had to get ready to leave for France. The kiddos were so tired (as were Mom and Dad too!) Lucky Daddy got to relax and sleep his way to France! Mommy got to go home with 2 overly stimulated, exhausted babies!! Funny how things work out like that! I think this is Scott's 2nd trip this year to Pau, France. Maybe one day Mommy will get to go along!

My Mom came to spend the week with us to help me out (thanks Mom!)
It sure helped make the week go smoothly. Luckily I was not on call this week at work, because I seriously think if I would have had to interrupt any of my sleep I would have ended up in the looney bin!!

The party!!

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com