The envelope please!

Yesterday the 27th was a very exciting day. Chris and I headed to have an ultrasound. This was the big one! 5 months along they check all the organs and brain, and the sex of the child. We had planned a party for that night. A guess the sex party. Our family gathered in our home and each made a guess. Chris and I also had no idea what the sex of the baby was. We asked the doctor and the technician to please not tell us. We had brought an envelope with a piece of paper for her to write down the sex and seal up the envelope. Then we had to wait..
Chris gathered everyone around and made such a sweet toast. Not a dry eye in the house. It was a wonderful feeling to be with the people you love the most and who will love and support this child.
Inside the red envelope was a paper heart and three pictures. On the paper heart it read, Congratulations on your baby BOY!

3 days of Christmas

Chris in the kitchen glazing the Christmas ham.
We hosted Christmas dinner in our home. My dad, my mom, Chris and I, our friends Scott and Stacie, my Aunt Pat My other dad and mom my sister's boyfriend Joseph and his sister anna, stephanie and my other mom. Sat down to a wonderful Christmas Ham.
This is really what I wanted. Thanks Mom
Thanks to Melanie my Dad Ron was sweeted up with sugar cookies.
Best Friends Forever!!
Family over on the 24th. Melanie and Daryle and their kids Tyler Lindsey and Natalie, Greg and Amelia and Dixie and Aunt Joan. Of course Chris and I too... French dip sandwiches were on the menu this night.
opening up some presents.
On the 23 The Newell family gathered at my Dad and moms house for a prime rib dinner and many good laughs over the game Catch phrase.
Ties dressed them well, look out Boys Elanie has hers tied the best.
Now the girls had special scarfs to wrap around and keep us in fashion.
Dad joins the group.

Christmas past

As Christmas is coming towards us at full spead, I had a moment to look back at a few fun Christmas pictures. With so many to choose from my only problem was is that I have none of Chris and his family when they were young. Something I will have to work on. So a few of my side of the family are below.
My Grandparent Cunningham's Mom is holding the cat and Aunt Sharon is the little one.
Two years ago at our house we had a fun Christmas dinner I think a few more could have jumped on the couch,
My brother will always be there to hold me up if need be. He is a wonderful brother. The best you could ask for. He is sweet, handsome, caring, thoughtful, and fun too.
My first Christmas

HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY DARLING!!

Dear Chris, I love you more and more each day. You are a gift that I get everyday. Thank you for being so good to me. Always be safe and keep your peaceful heart. I have never met anyone like you before. You are so caring and forgiving and loving. I wish you all the best for this new chapter in your life. Another birthday, another year to be so cute, so huggable, and just you. all my love me xoxo

stand by for this brief public announcement

Hi my blog is under some work. I have fallen behind in my posts. Gees, Chris had a big Birthday and we we traveled to London and had a terrific visit with our friends and Christmas is coming and I have a lot of work to do. Please hang on a few more days I have some fun things to post!

thanks