Christmas Party

Michael & I went to San Diego for his company Christmas party and they had a luau theme. It was awesome! They put us up at the Marriott on the bay, fed us filet mignon, had a chocolate fountain with everything you can imagine for dipping, and we danced the night away in the ballroom! I think this picture looks funny because of my big belly... it looks like I'm seriously slouching and making my tummy bulge out, but I SWEAR I was standing up perfectly straight.

San Francisco Sushi

OK, it's not really sushi, but we needed another pictures of Michael & I on this blog. Besides, I sometimes forget what it was like when I used to have a waist, so it's nice to reminisce. :) 

Thanksgiving day

We definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year... we have a healthy pumpkin growing in there! 

More mommy pics

This was taken a while ago, but it definitely shows growth. 

The princess & the witch

Are they adorable, or what? 

Incredibles!

I'm always amazed that Aimee can get her hair straight. 

Jo-Jo

Like father, like daughter. 

The scarecrow

Who cares about getting a brain... I want CANDY! :) 

Moo-cows

When Ted was visiting, Michael & I took him to the UT State Fair and these Brown Swiss cows reminded me of mom because they're her favorite... they just needed big brass bells. 

Lions & Tigers & Bears

Our pumpkin's first toys... Michael found these in Vegas and couldn't resist. (p.s. I've decided to stop calling the baby "peanut" because he definitely isn't anymore... he feels like a giant pumpkin with VERY active legs & fists.) 

The other kiddie table

I can't believe I got them all to look at the same time! Scout, Gracie, Lily, and Belle... they were just chattering away the whole time, oblivious to the rest of us. Girls will be girls. 

The kiddie table

That old man in the front is McKay and the young woman behind him is Baylee. When did they get so big??? The only "kiddie" at this table is really Hanna (hiding behind Jared). Somehow we convinced Jared to sit at the kiddie table. :) 

Stuffing our faces

Can you tell that we're enjoying the food? You can't even tell that used to be a bird. 

Carving the bird

Should we let this man be wielding a knife??? 

The mom-to-be

I hung onto those overalls as long as I could... I don't think they fit anymore. :) 

My belly

I'm definitely not fitting in my pants anymore. 

Gross

After months of threatening to do so, my toenail finally fell off. Gross. 

Another peanut picture.

We got another ultrasound at the doctor... this time peanut is big enough for us to tell it's a... BOY!!! Make no mistake, he is DEFINITELY a boy (Michael thought it would be inappropriate to put the "boy" pictures on our website, but take our word for it.) :) This picture is one of my favorites-- it shows his little profile on the right and his belly on the left. I already think he's beautiful.

Our Little Peanut

We went to the doctor this morning and he showed us our baby's heartbeat! Everything looks great and we were SO excited to see our little peanut, that we had to show everyone!
That's in my belly! :)

What could make me this excited??? :)

AH! Can you tell I'm shocked? 

Can you tell what this means???
It is a little fuzzy, but in case you can't tell, it's a pregnancy test and it is POSITIVE! Michael was at work so I took these pictures of myself. My sisters-in-law said they should be the first pictures in the baby's scrapbook. :)

The happy couple!