Good News

After our appointment yesterday I am happy to say that Jake did the required fliparoo and is no longer breech. We are now scheduled to go in to Labor & Delivery at 5:00 am Wednesday morning to be induced! Hopefully things will progress quickly and we can become a family of 4 before the day ends. I will update the blog with the news of his arrival as soon as I get a chance...could be 2012. Ha.

Happy Birthday Haley Kate

Happy Birthday to our sweet little "big" girl. Haley turned two this past Friday however we didn't really celebrate until her birthday party on Saturday with family and friends. She had a blast and actually ate some cake this year! I can hardly believe another year has already passed.

Things about Haley:

You love playing pretend
You love baby dolls and anything you can take care of
You can build really tall towers from Legos
You know your colors
Your favorite cartoon is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
You love giving hugs and kisses
You like to sing Row Row Row Your Boat and the ABC's
You enjoy "swimming" in the bath tub
You are a picky eater (even though last night you actually tried hamburger)
You like to dress up
You try to be just like mommy
You have a boyfriend named Colby even though daddy doesn't approve
You want Haley to do everything
You sleep in a big girl bed
You help mommy in the kitchen
Your favorite place in the world is the park
You are going to be a wonderful big sister

We love you and can't wait to see what the terrible twos have in store for us!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

Nebraska Fun

Justin, Haley, and I had been in Nebraska for the last 9 days celebrating Christmas with the Buskirk side of the family. It was a ton of fun as usual. This was the first Christmas where Haley was actually excited to get something. She has loved tearing the presents open and finding what wonderful surprises are inside. Some of the ones I thought were a little silly turned out to be the favs...ex: a stool for washing her hands in the sink. I will blog a more detailed post later but I really wanted to get something on here so everyone knew we were still alive and well...and not frozen solid.

Before we set off for Nebraska we celebrated Christmas early with the Evans side of the family and Justin and I got a new video camera. It has been an absolute blast so far. Who ever knew that I had so many moments I wanted/needed to document and preserve forever. Check out the clip below...Haley's first encounter with bubble wrap. I have alot of other clips but am having trouble uploading them. Hopefully I will have this technical issue cleared up soon.

Park Fun

Friday morning we headed out for a little family fun in New Braunfels. I think it is such a great little town and love to visit when we get a chance. First we made a stop at Naegelin's Bakery to pick up some delectable treats and then it was straight over to Landa Park. We were hoping the trains were running but unfortunately they were closed for the holiday. Instead we ate of treats by the water, fed the ducks our leftovers, and then headed over to the playground which, hands down, has to be the best one I have been to yet. Justin and Haley both loved it.  

  

 

Harvest

After a long wait the Buskirk peach tree was finally ready to harvest. I think we must have picked peaches for 2-3 hours and in the end we had about 35 lbs of peaches. The first couple that we picked off the tree we decided to try as samples and they were delicious. We were so excited about all the peach things we could make: jam, cobbler, ice cream, etc.

Unfortunately once I got the peaches inside and started trying to clean and slice them I realized that there was no way I was going to make it through the entire tub. Almost 50% of them I had to throw out immediately because of bugs. The other 50% I had to mutilate in order to get the bug holes out. We only ended up getting two small bags worth of peaches to put in the freezer. It was a little sad but still a good experience and made for some really good photo ops. Anyone have advice on how to keep bugs away from peaches for next year? I am sure by the time we decide to leave this house we will have finally learned how to grow peaches. Ha.

A Perfect Afternoon

University Camp

Until next year!