Can he build it? . . . Yes, he can!

I just want to take a moment to thank my patient husband for assembling all our nursery furniture. He is truly amazing. We are setting up the nursery one piece at a time so we don't get too overwhelmed. So far it has seemed to be working! Thanks again pa bear. I love you!

The pets tried to help too!

Don't tell anyone, but he's reading the instructions :)

It's a girl!

Wow! Where has the time gone? I kept thinking I had all this time to update our blog and announce our excitement for a baby girl. Well, she's almost here and I'm finally getting around to blogging about it. Sorry for the delay. Guess I've been a bit preoccupied, eh?

Anyway . . . . our blessed baby girl is due on March 11th. Whether or not that's when she'll arrive is really up to her. Thank you to all our family and friends that have supported us throughout this pregnancy. Many of you may know that due to medical issues of mine (both past and present) it took a lot of effort and some medical intervention to finally get pregnant. Chris and I have truly learned patience and faith throughout the whole ordeal and hope that the patience will last as we acclimate to being parents.

A profile of baby "Tater"

*Note: Before we knew if it was a boy or girl we dubbed our little one "Tater" so we would have a name besides just "the baby". The nickname caught on throughout the family but not to worry, I'm sure a cuter one will come to mind once we see her precious face in person.

More photos coming soon!

Christmas memories

What a great holiday season we had. My extended family had our traditional gathering the Saturday before Christmas. We Young/Kirkmans know how to party with a complete feast and gift swap. The kids were darling reenacting the Nativity. We are blessed to have such wonderful family in our lives.
Speaking of wonderful family, Chris' brother's family came for a visit from Nashville between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanks for spending so much time with us during your visit y'all. We had a blast catching up and playing with our adorable nephew Caleb. Chris' parents got a Wii system and we played all morning on Christmas day. I found out I'm a pretty good boxer but not coordinated enough for baseball or tennis. Chris and dad were the tennis champs for the day and mom showed off her bowling skills.
Thank you all for a fun and memorable holiday!

Plenty of snow for a white Christmas

Mom's a bowling champ

Hold on tight to those controllers guys!

What tree is complete without the grinch and the abominable snowman?