Saturday, December 26, 2009

Christmas 2009

We're dreaming of next year when Baby Darla will be opening presents, too!
Mark, Nick, and Dad entertain us with carols.

Jo & Mark open presents.

Christmas dinner

Nancy, Sallie, and Katherine

Cooking dinner!

Uncle Nick brought Darla an outfit from Jamaica.

Nanna and Grandpa

Granddaddy and Mamee

Christmas Day 2009

Christmas Card 2009

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Baby Shower!

December 12, 2009: Thank you Katie, PJ, Heather, Ben, Sabine, & Brian!!!Who can drink soda from a bottle the fastest!?!?
Dad and Mom
Pizza, pasta, salad....yum! The decorations were beautiful!
A seranade from Alvin and the Chipmunks. :)
PJ & Katie brought their living room chair for me to sit in so I would be comfortable!!!
Meredith and Katie
Beautiful flowers arranged by Sabine

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Daddy's Birthday!

Daddy Mark turns 29!

Baby Shower!

November 28, 2009: Baby shower! Marie gave the baby a beautiful handmade quilt.
Opening presents!
Meredith and Kristen
Sallie, Jo, and Meredith
Janice and the beautiful spread of refreshments
Jo, Rebecca, Marsha, Marie

Sallie, Ellen, Jo, Rebecca
Meredith and Susan
Meredith and Janice
Janice, Kristen, and JoAnne gave us a beautiful party!!! Daddy Mark attended and took all of these pictures.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Thanksgiving 2009

November 28th, 2009: Dad and Granddaddy work to re-upholster the glider that Nanna gave us.
A visit with Great-Grandma Virginia

Mo & Macy snuggle patiently at home while we travel

Thanksgiving! We enjoyed time with family. Granddaddy gave us beautiful painting blocks for Baby Darla's room. Mamee served a delicious T-day feast. We had a great time with Nanna and Grandpa, too, but don't have any pictures.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Gifts from Nanna

November 16, 2009: Crib arrives in the nursery - thank you Nanna!

November 3, 2009: A box of bigger maternity clothes arrives to fit Mom and growing Darla -- thank you Nanna!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Granddaddy and Mamee visit

October 31, 2009: Grandparents visit our new home and bring presents for Baby Darla!

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Growing Belly

October 25, 2009: Mom and Dad in our new home enjoying the patio


October 5, 2009: Darla is kicking stronger every day!

Moving Day

We are thrilled to hang Darla's clothes in her new closet! Daddy chose the pink bear suit for her coming-home outfit. :)
Daddy's finished kitchen floor - brand new and sparkling clean!
Daddy retiling the kitchen floor....one of MANY repairs and projects to get our new home ready for Darla


Tuesday, September 8, 2009

It's a GIRL!!!


First ultrasound at the hospital! We were blessed to find out that the baby's organs were all developing perfectly and it's a GIRL!!! We barely made it to the car before it dawned on Mark that she will never be allowed to date. :)

Monday, August 31, 2009

Celebrating family birthdays

August 30, 2009: Grandma's 85th birthday party...and one of Darla's first normal meals (meaning something other than gingerale, pudding, and popsicles!); first pictures with family

August 29, 2009: Darla's first picture with Nanna and Grandpa
After hours of digging through boxes in the heat, we FINALLY found the small bear that Mark gave me in 1999 on a band field trip. He won it from a game machine and I saved it all these years. Poor Granddaddy didn't know he would spend his birthday this way!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The beginnings of a belly!

Still nauseous, but proud of the belly! I began to feel small flutters around 15/16 weeks.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Pregnant...but didn't know it yet!!!

Took a pregnancy test the following morning....positive!!!