Announcements

My new blog layout is an announcement! But for those of you who only look on Google Reader, I thought it best to post that we are expecting #4 in August of next year! I was waiting to tell my husband and kids until Christmas but found out that Jared's Christmas present to me was going to be something you cannot do while you are pregnant... so I decided to tell them a week early so that Jared didn't waste his money!! The kids are super excited and are already spoiling me because, well, I have a baby in my tummy.

***Sorry to my siblings... I am sure you are not going to like that you are finding out from my BLOG that I am pregnant. But - you know I love you!

Also, yesterday Shade clothing had a conference call to inform its personal shoppers that they are dissolving the personal shopper program. This means that I will no longer be associated with the company :( . I am very sad about the decision and the effects I will feel in my own life and with my family. Namely, no more free clothes!! (I earned lots of incentives.) I have been with Shade for almost three years, and have built a clientele of over 600 customers. I love Shade’s products and the company and have enjoyed every minute I have been with them. I have felt a real loss and I am going to miss this job. It will be hard for me to replace... oh, but I am not looking to replace it either at this point... so no recommendations for a work-from-home opportunity please! I've already had about 10 from my customers today!

***And does anyone know how to create a little space in between my header and the date of my first post? It is too close but I can't figure out where to change the html. Thanks!

Snow Day in Texas

If you subscribe to my blog on Google Reader & every post from the past showed up today... I'm very sorry! I was having label issues & had to go through and basically redo all of my labels. It was a pain but I wanted to fix it before I had more posts in the future. And labels are now posted on the side bar. I just have a label for everyone in the family & then a video label so you can get to video easier. We are getting a video camera for Christmas so I plan to post more video in the future.

So here are our pics from the rare snow day in Texas yesterday morning.

Help me decide!

I can't decide which picture to use for our Christmas card! Please leave a comment & help me decide!

A. Pretty














B. Personality














C. Proper













Should I do two pictures? One of the above & one with just kids? If so, which one of the kids?

A. Silly













B. Serious

Thanksgiving in Katy

Colby's goal for 2009

Apparently Colby didn't watch TV ALL day yesterday. I didn't realize that was such an accomplishment. But this morning, Colby said, "A year from now, I'll have gone a whole year without watching TV!" Jared & I thought it was so funny!

More soccer pictures!

We got the official soccer pictures back today & I just liked them... so I thought I'd post - in case you haven't seen enough yet;)

Taylor looks adorable, like always!
Colby was so grumpy because we didn't bring his ball for the picture & he had to borrow one. Classic!
Because I was Colby's coach, I got a few extra pictures with just me & him. Here, I'm trying to talk him into just a little smile!
And here is what I got!
Our team picture for the Gladiators

In Memory of a Great Man...

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, the oldest living apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died last night, December 2, 2008, age 91.

Elder Wirthlin had gone to bed at his Salt Lake City home, and died peacefully at about 11:30 pm of causes incident to age. His oldest daughter, Jane Wirthlin Parker, was present. A member of the family had been staying and caring for Elder Wirthlin, whose wife, Elisa Young Rogers Wirthlin, died in 2006.

He had continued to work at his office right up until the Thanksgiving holiday.