Almost Christmas!

Here's our little Prancer!

A.K.A. "Destructor"!

Ahhh... life with a toddler!

Playing with Grandma Margaret.

Thank Goodness for Chef Boyardee!!

The Winter Ball

White's High School held a Winter Formal last night and Tim took me as his date!

We had a good time dancing and watching the students have a good time.

Look what Grace can do!

(Ok, put the last one on the top!!)

15 Months

Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone and Grace continues to keep us busy! At 15 months old now she is quite the climber as well as talking and signing more. We've started time-outs as she likes to do what she wants! Here are some pictures of what we were up to last month!

Playing with Great Grandpa Gene and his cool toys.

Aunt Monica surprised us all by flying home for Thanksgiving!

Learning to sew with Grandma Patty.
(She will learn before I will!)

Grace is quite the helper around the house. She helped Dad put the backs on our new book cases and then helped us put the books on them!

She likes to stand in the front window and watch Dad do yard work.

And she is very good at getting up and down by herself!

Grace often falls asleep on the way home from morning errands, and I can bring her in, take off her coat and shoes, take a picture, and she still stays asleep!

Busy October

Introducing Mini-Too Drake!

Our ultrasound on the 25th was AMAZING!

This baby is healthy, BUSY, and due on March 9th.

Already we think this one looks more like me.. so maybe a boy?

Who knows!? We're just very excited!

Our trip to Texas to visit Monica was a success. The plane rides were a bit exhausting, but other than that we had a great time! And it seems just in time, as she is moving to Phoenix, AZ soon! Congrats Aunt Monica!

Grace at the Alamo.

Feeding the goats at the San Antonio Zoo.

Our first trip to the pumpkin patch.
(Grace thought they were all balls!)

Outdoor fun.

Trick Or Treat!

Halloween week was a busy one for us as we tried to see as many people as we could in costume! She ended up wearing that outfit four days in a row! We were all ready to retire the chicken by the end of the week!

Red Neck Joe (In the back), Hunter David, Chicken Grace, and Cowboy Joseph at the Somerset Community Halloween Party.

The Chicken Dance!

Silly Chicken with "Pa" at LCHS.


We love Dr. Daddy Drake!

Cousin Dinosaur Casey.

Coke Zoe, Chicken Grace, and Popcorn August!

Fall Fun

Life with a one year old is keeping me busy! I'm sure that being pregnant adds to the tiredness, but man is it fun!

It finally feels like fall, so Grace adorned some of her Halloween attire and we headed for the park today. My little Sasquatch baby barely can wear a 12-18 months t-shirt! We didn't make it to any of the equipment as the rocks were far too much fun! And we eventually learned that we don't EAT them!

Just some fun pictures of our "baby"...

Grace and I are off to Texas on Sunday for the week. We're excited to see where Monica has been living and take in some Austin sun! We're looking forward to fall break on the 25th and 26th as we have Mini-Too's ultrasound and are planning a trip to the pumpkin patch with Grace. Also the end of volleyball season is fast approaching! I know we'll still be busy, but Grace is a Daddy's girl and will love to have Tim home earlier each night and Saturdays. So will I. :)