Happy Birthday #3

Lauren enjoyed a fudgy chocolate cake and cookies and cream icecream on her birthday. Our big girl is now 3 years old!

Snake Eyes

I met this snake a couple of months ago, when returning to Grandma & Grandpa's house after a swim. I was by myself, in the dark, and the snake was directly in my path to the front door. If you look closely on the left side of the picture, you can see his eyes glowing from the flash of my camera. I looked him up online later, and he most resembles the non-venomous King snake. You can't see the full length of his body in this photo, but he was big! Probably 5 feet!

Baby Boy Young - 19 weeks

I am happy to finally look pregnant and hopefully not just like I ate a few too many cupcakes! (Yes, this is Karen attempting to blog for the first time...)

Baby Boy Young

Here is a picture of our baby boy! He is due to make his grand appearance around February 21, 2010. He is only 17 weeks old and already training to keep up with his sister. Mom and baby are both healthy and getting along fine. :)

Oh yeah, Lauren and I are doing just fine too.

Sleeping Beauty

Smell the flowers

Reflection

Proper Planning

Lauren making sure everyone is in place before she starts down the big slide.

Practice, Practice, Practice

Sure there may be other two year olds that are potty trained, can sing their ABC's and count past ten like Lauren can but not many can do the Riverdance like she can!

Our little flower

This picture was taken in our new hometown just after Christmas day.

A Puuurrrrrrty One

Here is one of Lauren's pics from this fall. Notice the ears and tail that truly made the costume. This outfit was actually hand made by her Aunt Marla. Lauren did her own make up and all three of us had an outstanding time at Trunk or Treat.

Thirsty

My little dinosaur

She made the mask at the local library with her mommy.

Perception

This nice fish came to see Lauren in her "natural" habitat.

Content

Who needs a bed when you have Grandpa V?

Cramming

Future Olympian

Lauren's Idea of Fun, Part 1

Lauren loves to learn by reading, watching videos, or watching her parents (really scary). In this picture she is sitting quietly (REALLY scary) while watching one of her sign language videos at Mimi's home in east Texas.

Lauren's Interpretation

Guess who Lauren has been been watching get ready in the morning!

Hey it takes work to be this beautiful!

Spring time calls for some yard work