BIG NEWS

We are happy to announce that we are expecting our second child March 5. This puts Amy 8 weeks pregnant. She just went for a viability ultrasound today and we were able to hear/see the heartbeat, which makes us feel so much better about telling people. Garrett is excited and when asked if he wants a little brother or little sister, 90% of the time it is little brother. We are ecstatic and feel very blessed. Here is a picture of the ultrasound from today:

Mike and Sarah got married!

It is official. Mike and Sarah are married. Amy cooked the groom and his men a hearty breakfast the day of the wedding. The ceremony was beautiful and we were lucky that so many family members were able to join us for the celebration. Sarah looked radiant and Mike was very daper. Here are some pictures from the event. Unfortunately some of them didn't turn out as well which means one thing: we need a new digital camera.

Big Summer

We have been quite busy this past month. We are pleased to welcome Sophie Elizabeth to our family. Jen did awesome and Amy was very excited and honored to be with her during the labor and birth. Sophie is absolutely beautiful. We just spent the weekend down there and Garrett got to meet and hold his new cousin. He was rather impressed. We spent the week at Myrtle Beach with Chris' family. We had a wonderful time and the weather was perfect. The Bowens came up for the day and all the boys, and their friends, were excited to play with Garrett and Camryn. Garrett loved the beach, especially the water. The bigger the waves the happier the Garrett. Saturday night was Sarah's Bachelorette Party thrown by her maid of honor, Lauren. We had a blast. The mexican inspired theme was definitely appropriate for getting Sarah ready for her and Mike's honeymoon to Mexico.

What's going on?

We have been extremely busy the past few months. This explains why we haven't been keeping the blog as up to date as we would like. Chris, Amy, Jen and Ricky threw a couples shower for Mike and Sarah mid-April. We were lucky so many people were able to come and enjoy this special occasion. Mike and Sarah received many wonderful presents. Joyce, Sarah, and Amy went down to Summerville for Jen's second baby shower. It was thrown by Jen's sister-in-law and mother-in-law. She got a lot of very useful presents. She is looking great and is in her last four weeks. Almost there! Garrett finished his last soccer clinic this past weekend. He seemed much more active this time around and actually participated in the drills and the scrimmage. There was a little boy on the red team who was rather aggressive. Needless to say, Garrett had about all he could take and tried to put the boy in his place. We are trying to teach him good sportsmanship now. Mother's Day was wonderful. We decided we needed a picnic in the park. Joyce, Doug, Mike, and Sarah joined us at Stowe Park in Belmont. We played football, watched the trains, ate good food and then went to Tony's ice cream. An excellent day overall.

Long Overdue but Hopefully Worth the Wait

Yes, it is official. We are updating our blog. After a very busy month, and with much persistence from Jennifer, our updates are here.

Garrett went to the coolest place for a birthday party. It is called Romp and Roll. The kids got to run all over the place, dance, jump in a Bouncy House, throw things at their parents, and then have pizza and cake. It was AWESOME!

We traveled to Summerville, SC back in March for Jen's baby shower. Amy and Jen's friends, Amber and Pam, put together a nice and relaxing afternoon. Everything went well and Jen had a wonderful time.

Garrett has begun playing soccer, or at least that is the theory. We signed him up to play four weekends and attempt to learn the game. It has translated into a bunch of three year olds trying to kick a ball into the goal. Most wander off and others try to take their clothes off, but he seems to enjoy himself.

Garrett and Camryn, our neice, went and had tea with the Easter Bunny. It was followed by an Easter Egg Hunt where kids ran wild. They had a wonderful time.

We had our third annual Easter Egg Hunt took place on Saturday, April 11. We participated with our portion of the neighborhood and the kids seemed to have a great time.

Easter Sunday we had Amy's family over for Easter lunch, sans Jen and Ricky who needed to stay in Summerville. The Easter Bunny brough quite a big of candy, racecar "stuff" and stickers. Could a kid ask for anything better?

Snow Daze

It actually happened. We have snow! It began yesterday around 5:00 pm and didn't let up until this morning. We have at least 5 inches and the kids in the neighborhood had a blast. So did the adults for that matter. Here are some pictures of Garrett enjoying the snow. For a while, all he wanted to do was eat the snow, although we instructed him that yellow snow was not to be consumed. We finally convinced him to go tubing. He loved it!

A day in the life of Garrett

So, we are grooming Garrett to be a well-rounded individual. Amy tries to keep him interested and involved in the kitchen when she is cooking. Chris decided to get in on the action tonight cooking for dinner. Let's just say that Garrett very much approved of the sauce for the chicken. He kept sampling so much that Amy finally had to cut him off.

Oh yes, and some of the pictures are Garrett as a "clown". His teacher, Miss. Beverly, painted the kids' faces last Friday and they had their own circus while the bigger kids actually went to the circus. Garrett was VERY upset when we washed the paint off his face that night. We have to admit, he makes a very cute, non-scary clown.