Happy 50th Auntie Linda!!!

Yep thats right....this gorgeous brunette is 50!!!! I can't believe it myself. I want to see her birth certificate.

It is always a party when Uncle Scotty and Aunt Linda (Mike's brother and sister-in-law) come into town from Seattle. We love them and miss them so much!! They got to meet Grace and Crystal for the first time so it was really special to be able to capture their first moments together.

Oh man the sun kinda ruined the picture!!

Grandma Redington with her two babies.

This is Shannon and Scott wrestling around during the Super Bowl.

You Tell us??

Who does Grace look like??

Sue

Mike

Just loungin' around

Being a stay at home mom has been so fun. I am taking advantage of the time I have been home because it won't last too much longer...BOOOOO!!! Here are a few pics of Gracie, she is getting so big.


Ace did you stick your paw in a light socket???

Grace opens her eyes so big when you talk to her. Check out her big brown eyes! (Mike is secretly hoping they turn green like mine).

This is Ace's favorite squeaky toy. We play fetch with him every night. Last night Ace ran onto the bed in anticipation of Mike grabbing his toy and throwing it. This is what Mike saw when he walked into the bedroom. We laughed so hard.

OH YUCK!! Puppy kisses!!!
P.S. This happened right when I snapped the pic. Trust me, I didn't stage this picture.

That darn dog!

My First Christmas........

Was pretty special.

I slept most of the day but my mom and dad helped me open all of my presents.

I layed on my new pillow pet "yellow duckie"

Ace seemed to like it too.

And I played with my cousin Crystal, she likes to pet my hair and touch my face.


All in all, I am a pretty lucky girl!

Two Peas in a Pod

We introduced McKenna and Grace to eachother for the first time on Saturday. McKenna is Jill and Preston's baby (some of our best friends here.) Mike and Preston refer to eachother as "cousins".

McKenna was born exactly one week before Grace. We are excited to see these two girls grow up together. We love you Cousin McKenna!!





Don't you love the comb-over look Grace has going.

Our Little Angel

Ask and ye shall receive.......

Well, about four weeks ago I had this renewed vow that I would "blog with a purpose" BUT life as a new mom is actually keeping me quite busy. SOOOO get off my back JONI!!!!!! Ok, I am just kidding.

My friend Denise is an INCREDIBLE photographer so I begged her to take pictures of our little family. THANK YOU DENISE!! You truly are amazing and I have people asking me for your number....

Here is my beautiful baby. I was truly blessed with such a good natured little girl. She does have her nights and days mixed up but if that is the worst thing about her then I will take it!

Blogging With Purpose

Well now that I have something to blog about I love posting updates on our little family. I love being a mom. Grace has brought so much joy to Mike and I. We never imagined how much love we can have for this little girl. Here are a few moments that Mike and I have captured during the week. ENJOY!

RUB-A-DUB-DUB

Grace had her first bath at home and she was in heaven. I thought these pictures were cute so I had to post.



Grace loves listening to Mike's voice.

Introducing...Grace Redington!!

7 pounds 5 ounces and 20 inches long ....so much for the prediction that grace was going to be between 8 and 9 pounds. :) She was born on Thursday, November 6th at 3:52pm.


Grace was born with a lot of BLACK BLACK hair. I had quite a few nurses ask me curiously when they brought her back from the nursery if I was "Grace's mom"? Hopefully she will look a little like me one day.....


I WANT MY MAMA!!


Cousin Crystal giving Gracie a "love tap".


My daddy is so proud and loves me so much!!

Time is at a stand still

Well, we are about 8 days away from my due date and time seems to be moving WAY too slow. Up until last week I was feeling awesome, but the anxiousness has finally set in. Hopefully my next post will be pictures of a beautiful little baby girl!!

AND if someone at work asks me if I am having twins ONE MORE TIME...I swear I am going to freak out!!!