it has been forever since I posted to this blog. A tiny update on Halle, then I'll direct you to her fabu website. Halle just turned 8 months last week. She is well on her way to walking already (she can stand unassisted for longer and longer each day). We have been quite busy keeping her entertained. She is always on the move. Her website is ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

Ok, this has been set private until the baby comes. So here is the saga of how she arrived ( Read more... )

Allright, I still don't use this very much as I have been drawn to facebook and it seems more people are on there than here :). STILL I am able to keep this more journal like. At some point I may close this blog, but for now, here is my update ( Read more... )

I am sitting here at the YO Ranch Resort in Kerrville TX while Michael participates in the annual Texas Professional Photographers Association Summer Seminar. First of all the YO is neither a ranch nor Resort. It does have a conference hall and an attached hotel (that has a slightly motel 6ish look to it.) We arrived early Sunday so that Michael ( Read more... )

Sorry gang! I just do not update this as often as I'd like for those of you still not on Facebook. We have since found out the sex of the baby. IT'S A GIRL!! Here are some photos from our ultrasound. Sorry they are not too clear...had to take pictures with my webcam as my camera is broken and Michael would take forever to give me pictures ( Read more... )

This year has become quite a difficult one. It seems that medical issues always come up every year and the extent of them gets worse and worse. April 7th was a very traumatic day for me. It started off like any other. I was very tired last night and attempted to grab 45 minutes more of sleep before waking up in the morning. I was all ready to ( Read more... )

Well, I've made it past the first trimester and it hasn't been a peachy ride. To quote Michael everytime I would whine "You wanted this!" You can read all the pregnancy books on the planet and you'll still never be prepared for the onslaught of symptoms that come your way...not only that, your experience is entirely different than any of the ( Read more... )

January 12th ( Read more... )

I've been so bogged by my own stuff, I didn't even write about two weddings that I recently attended! My sister got married November 7th, 2008 in Cincinnati OH. It was an absolutely beautiful wedding. Her colors were pink and champagne. She had a large number of guests and the location she got was perfect. I was the matron of honor and I did ( Read more... )