A few things...

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and a wonderful New Year's! I know that we sure did...although it seems hard to believe that it's already come and gone. After a full day of opening presents, eating, and monitoring the sharing of toys between 3 excited little boys, we were happy but tired. However, the partying had just begun! 2 days later, my parents and sisters arrived, and we had a wonderful week of shopping for wedding dresses ( Kathryn found one!) beauty salon visits (haircut for Carolyn, microdermabrasion for my mom) and of course football for the boys, we were sad to see them head back home on Wednesday morning. It seems strange to think that the next time we see them will be at Kathryn's wedding!
Hobbes loved seeing the other side of the fam again, and I can tell he misses the attention and playmates! Anyhow, things are slowly returning to the normal craziness. Bray starts work again on Monday, but I am helping with piano stuff for some auditions and the upcoming Pastor's conference in Monroe. Also, Charity's 16th birthday is this week, so maybe we can do something fun. I believe I mentioned that Bray has been accepted into Santa Barbara's music academy for this upcoming summer, so we shall begin preparations for moving and figuring out the next year within this month. We also have some competitions starting in February, and going through May, so I do not foresee any down time before then! Not to mention a little girl is due to arrive within 3 short months!!! I hope that this gives you a quick overview of what's been going on....and we shall be in touch! Miss you all! Hanging out outside with Daddy...eatin food and playing football(which he can now say!)
The 3 sisters and Hobbes visiting a beautiful old home in Vicksburg, MS.
The boys-waitin on the bench while the women shop.

Christmas dinner table before the madness happened...at Wendy and Steve's.

Kathryn has more pictures, so hopefully I can bum some off her and put them up for all to see!

Merry Christmas...Eve!!!

Here are just a few random pics from Christmas events so far...the ones of Hobbes dressed up are from this morning, and the others are from the past few weeks....I shall be sure to put some up after all the craziness of opening presents, but for now, Merry Christmas!!!!

Hobbes being busy

Mom-I'm working...no picture right now!

Archer, I'm catching up to you!Phew...still so many leaves to push!
I'm a big boy- I work with all the guys.
No, Mom, I don't want a picture-I'm checking the mail.


Mom-we're having boy time right now with Uncle Matt. Hmm....I wonder what I should do next...
If I put the ball up here, it won't roll away!

More Hobbes' time coming soon...

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Hello, everyone! I am sure you are all still somewhat full from Thursday's festivities! I can't believe it's already come and gone. We came over to Monroe to celebrate with Bray's family, and we had a fun, food-filled day! All the girls chipped in, and I was allowed to decorate the table...one of my favorite parts! Here are a few pics from the actual day....enjoy!

Updates...

It has been awhile, hasn't it? I'm sorry-things just never seem to let up. As I mentioned in my previous post, we traveled to Alabama and Florida last weekend to visit relatives and go to a wedding. Although it was a very quick trip, we had fun seeing everyone, and I especially enjoyed seeing a Florida beach for the very first time!
Since we have been back, work has gone back to nonstop, and we are getting music ready for upcoming Christmas events. We did manage to get a bit of time in at the park the other day, as you can see from the pics. We also tried to get a pic of Hobbes today, as he had on his snazzy new pants and shoes...but as can be seen from the first 2 pics, he did NOT want to have a picture taken. :) We hope everyone is doing well, and we'll be in touch!

Happy Halloween!!!

Hello, all, and Happy Halloween!

Things have been B-U-S-Y! Bray is, as we speak, on his way back from Houston....where he was auditioning for the San Francisco Merola program. He made finals, and then, according to Bray, sang the best he's ever sung at an audition! We won't find out if we made it in for a few weeks, as they have to send us a letter. We shall be sure to keep everyone updated!

In the meantime, Hobbes and I have been hanging out in Monroe, keeping busy with Halloween activities, parks, and a little shopping. We are going to Alabama/Florida this weekend to see Bray's grandparents and go to a friend's wedding- we shall be driving with Wendy and Charity, so it shall be a full house, but a fun trip. Pray for our travels!

So, I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful, if not somewhat too warm here, fall weather, and enjoy the pics!

Here is Hobbes taking a break from the sun in the tube in the park structure. Down below, he is grinning as wide as he can in the swing!

Now here's Jaiken in the tube at the park...looking through the peephole! Below, Hobbes is fascinated by the pumpkin we carved.

To the left is Charity's pumpkin, below is my pumpkin...sooo cute!

Hobbes really wanted to come out and help us light the pumpkins...he kept his hand on the glass next to the door the whole time! Below, it was actually pseudo-cold a few nights ago, so I took the opportunity to put him in one of his very cute hat-sweater combos. He was waving hi to me while atop Gigi's counter.

And here are the pics from this evening...I have a better one I shall put up later of Hobbes, but for now, here's my Charlie Brown! He played the go fish game...but couldn't quite figure out that you put the fish back in the water when you were done.

Hobbes ran around chasing the ball, while Jaiken was a crawfish who ate candy the WHOLE evening! We had lots of fun!

Pics of Hobbes...finally!

Here is a pic of Bray and I for my birthday...but I did say this would be pics of Hobbes, so here we go!

















Here are some outside pics...it's actually been a little cooler here lately, so I've had a chance to put him in some coats and hats. The one of him in the raincoat was yesterday...when it was POURING rain, and Hobbes just wanted to stand outside in it forever! He kept putting his hand out to feel the rain hitting it. So fun!!!


















The one of Hobbes by the curtain is another of his favorite pasttimes...he hides behind the curtain and then 'jumps' out to roar and scare me. We hope you all are doing well...miss and love you!