Christmas

A few highlights from Christmas this year!

My grandparents had this reaction...

When the received a NEW TV from my parents. 

Even more special my grandparents stayed 4 days with us over Christmas because Shawn and Jon were in town and they made the announcement that they are expecting in July!   

 

Madilyn catching up on some reading on her new potty chair that cheers for her when she pottys in it!

Nursery-Before

Bob had already started painting the trim white before I could snap a true before picture of the nursery. However, I wanted to remember how the room looked with the brown trim and how the room served as a place to iron and hold all of our junk!

14 Weeks

At 14 weeks the nausea has subsided and I hardly "feel" pregnant (other than a few headaches here and there). It feels good to be back working out and doing yoga. The weirdest part so far, is that sometimes I have a slight belly like the picture above and other times I don't have a belly at all! I am ready to have a belly all the time and feel the movement of the baby.

12 Weeks

Maybe a tiny baby bump? We are really looking forward to he/she getting bigger!

Oh Baby

I have been terrible about posting on our blog. Anyways, I vow to be better because we have a baby on the way and I want to document our journey through the pregnancy! Here is the email we sent to friends explaining that we are pregnant!

We have some good news to share with you
Bob and I won't be just a family of 2!

We are expecting a baby in early June
Needless to say we are over the moon!

Triathlon

Bob and mom participated in the Jackson County Triathlon!! Bob finished in 1 hour and 30 min. and my mom finished only 9 min. after he did (she is almost 60)! By the way, I am a terrible spectator because I want to participate, so next year I am doing it too!

Sun rising over Longview Lake the morning of the Triathlon-pretty spectacular!

The three of us before the start. In the background you can see how foggy it was, however the fog burned off before they began their swim.

Mom before the swim.


Bob is somewhere in the heat getting ready to swim! Ready...

Set!

Go!

Mom transitioning from the bike portion to the run (the last leg).

Bob crossing the finish line. He doesn't even look tired in this picture!!!

Mom crossing the finish line!

Summer 2010

A few memories from Summer 2010

Stuey McBrews is our new favorite bar/restaurant in downtown Lee's Summit! We celebrated the Welch/Bixler Extravaganza there:).

Madilyn's first birthday!

Boating days! Gilder caught not one, but two ducks with his bare hands(the ducks weren't harmed)!

Brian fished all day and caught a tiny blue gill :).