Okay, so I’m officially 9 months pregnant now…due date is still April 27th, but I will update as soon as I get an induction date. I’m really getting into taking artsy pictures so just humor me.
Archive for March, 2008
29
Mar
08
36 weeks…
29
Mar
08
Surprise (Chocolate) Shower!!
Last week James told me that we had an ‘accounting dinner’ at Olive Garden on Wednesday night. I thought this was kinda strange being that a big company like Dell would choose Olive Garden, (no offense to this delicious Italian restaurant which I love!), to host a company dinner but was like oh well-it gave me a reason to shower and put on decent clothes (neither which I do these days b/c I’m 36 weeks pregnant and have 2 kids under 4!) So, you can imagine my delight when my good friends, Jen and Leslie, surprised me by taking me to Olive Garden instead of the supposed company dinner to celebrate Asher’s upcoming arrival. I was touched and thought nothing of it when they said afterward we were meeting at Angela’s house for dessert and to open a present for me. Well….when we got to Angela’s house there were 20 people all waiting for me to celebrate Asher! There was chocolate everything b/c my friends know me so well. So, thank you Jen, Leslie, Angela, Diana, and Yuna! You truly made me feel very loved and even more excited for Asher’s arrival! (And James did a great job lying to me too-I truly was surprised!)
23
Mar
08
An Easter Song
Rilyn lately likes to make up her own songs. Today, Easter Sunday, she did not disappoint and decided to compose a ballad of the true meaning of Easter for us. Her video is priceless (her lyrics a bit random), but if you will watch till the end, Ella will manage to get a little attention too!
New Easter pics are uploaded also on our March photo link. 
Lyrics:
Jesus died on the cross
For the dead of God
He is the rose of the dead
That’s right!
He rose up from dead
Now we go to church on Sundays and Thursdays
That’s why we are churches
We have church in heaven all way down
Jesus loves us because we are heaven
We are going to go in heaven
Someday we will go in heaven
We will want Him too
And someday we will see Jesus in our heart
Completely
May Jesus loves us and you mommy and
That’s-why-Jesus-loves-us-too!!!!!
Hmm. Hmm.
20
Mar
08
Good Friday
April, 1999.
At Texas A&M, James made it into the Battalion, our school’s newspaper, for his performance of ‘the criminal’ in the crucifixion scene.
19
Mar
08
New Haircut!
Rilyn has been asking to have her haircut short “like mommy’s” so I thought with the warm weather coming, it was time to chop! (Her last haircut was in June!) Here are the results!
16
Mar
08
Happy St. Patty’s Day!
Rilyn at 9 months old
Ella at 2 1/2 months old
13
Mar
08
Carny Time
James took Rilyn to the carnival (part of Rodeo Austin) Monday night along with our good friends Jeff and his son, Cole Richardson. Cole was pretty interested in watching the people work the food booths at the fair. James asked Cole quietly, “Do you want to be a carnie?” but Rilyn heard and loudly announced, “I want to be a carnie!!” Hmm, not the future I quite had in mind for her…
“Cole, follow me!” (story of his life when he is with Rilyn)
Childhood Wonder
So James and Jeff posed Cole to do this b/c they thought it would be funny. (James won’t think this is funny too much longer!!!!)
09
Mar
08
10 years ago…
So someone other than James had to remind me that this month James and I have officially been together for 10 years. I guess we’re not big romantics! 
(Okay, and there was a break-up in 1999 for a little while, but you know what I mean.) Our 7 year wedding anniversary (and three kids later) is coming up soon too-time flies by!!! So, here is our first pics together that my mom took at my house in Temple while James came to visit me during Spring Break of 1998. (Gotta love James’ hair!)
05
Mar
08
Rodeo Austin!
I took the girls to the rodeo today (just the petting zoo part.) I think the highlight was throwing the hay around. If I would of known that, I would of just taken the girls to the side of Parmer Lane and let them go to town with the hay bales. Rilyn was freaked out at the petting zoo which I probably should of guessed since she is scared of dogs at people’s houses. My highlight was having the best funnel cake EVER!!! It was worth the $6 it cost(don’t ya love rodeo food prices?)!
02
Mar
08
32 weeks…
So I’m 8 months pregnant now…it’s getting really hard being soooooo BIG (30 lbs bigger!!) and taking care of the girls! But I am blessed to have an amazing husband who is helping in any way he can, (and will pose for sentimental pictures with his wife b/c he knows how much it means to her.) Love you James (and baby Asher who we can’t wait to meet!)
