Pumpkinfest

We had a blast last night at Pumpkinfest with the Martins! At the last minute, Dave and I decided to dress up to join in with the costume theme. I wish I had gotten a picture of Katrina's face when she saw us. What a good laugh we had as we walked the streets sampling the homeade fudge and listening to the country bands fiddle away as we enjoyed the sweet fellowship of friends. I think the pictures speak for themselves... can you tell who we are supposed to be? I'll give you a hint... think vice-presidential hopeful... and her husband

The big reveal

We had our big 20 week ultrasound this last week and found out that we are having a....

Well, I really want to post a picture of our itty bitty baby bunting here and then announce it but I can't find our CD. So would it be too mean if I waited until I found the pictures to announce? I could take a poll... oh wait Dave found the CD....

Can you tell from the video? Well, in that case I'll just tell you we are having another baby BOY! We are so excited! I hope the boys will be best of friends.

What is this?

Here is the latest find that Cadan thought was amusing.

an evening stroll

Dave and I took an evening stroll around a walking park in our area. It was so pretty... it reminded me of all the times I would forget to go to the beach and enjoy the beauty of the sea. So often the beauty is around us, we just forget to open our eyes and look.




You would think amid such beautiful landscape we could get some decent pictures.





Oh well, some things were just meant to be enjoyed during the moment.

Tune in next time for a video clip of Cadan's new "discovery".

The Smell of Fall is in the Air

Let's just say that we are finally slowing down from the crazy last year of our life and are now coping with the crazy of this year of our life. Yes, we are expecting... I am about 4.5 months along and am due March 1st. Cadan's birthday, if you remember, is March 2nd. So, needless to say, they will be close in age. I have not been nearly as sick this time as I was with Cadan. Praise the Lord!! Having said that, I am still continuing to lose weight with each doctors visit. I have had a huge improvement this last week to two weeks and am confidant I will make up any weight issues now that I am back to eating normally.

Cadan is getting big...one of his favorite things is ole Shep dog.


He is also getting used to this backpack we found on Craigslist.

Here he is helping Dave uproot this tree. What tree? It is hard to spot now that Sugar has eaten all of the branches off of it... poor little tree...it had no chance.

We went to Gentry farms with the Martins and friend Brooke. It was a blast! We spent the afternoon celebrating the fall festivities. Katrina and I have tried to pack in as much fall fun this year as possible.

We had to do the hay ride...you know, for the kids sake...


Guys, where's the GPS on this thing?

Um, Hope, is it me or is that cow headed straight for us?
Mom, I think we should get one of these!
We found the cutest pumpkin at the pumpkin patch...and for only $5.00!!!



I am not amused!


Going home...


But not before one last family photo.


My Country Tis of Thee...

See you aRound.

News and Views

Hey there! We are settling into our new place, and getting used to a few other new experiences...like Becca being pregnant with our second...and me getting a new job in downtown Nashville.

Yes, that's right - you didn't misread anything - we're expecting another baby! So excited, slightly overwhelmed, and really looking forward to meeting Baby-H #2.

I got a job as the Web Coordinator for the Gideons International (yes, the folks who place Bibles in hotel rooms worldwide). But there is a lot more to the organization than that. They do deal mainly with Bible distribution, but the core of the Gideon message is sharing Christ. It's a very networked, grassroots organization. For more info., check out the Gideon's link to the right.

Missing you out there. Here are some pics from our house in Spring Hill (10 minutes from the Martins!!):

CatchUP

Well well well....

We have not blogged in a-while. Having said that, let's play catch-up. In past blogs, you've seen we went to Atlanta and Cali; in July:

• Our friends we're living with, the Martins, had their baby! (see their blog for more)
• We went back to Atlanta to visit Becca's brother/family
• Becca and I visited Montgomery Bell State Park in TN this past weekend
• We started packing again, because we move into our new place this Thursday!!

Life has been crazy, but we are thankful to have friends and family watching our backs, and keeping our heads above water during the trying times. We love you.

These deer walked up when Becki and I pulled up to the Park Inn at Montgomery Bell State Park:

Here's a shot of the lake:

A shot of the Park Inn:

Cadan tried to eat a magazine while we were staying there:

Oh, and here's the house we're moving into this Thursday:

Bye, thanks for stopping by...

Dave, Becca, Cadan, and Shep