1st Christmas Celebration

This Christmas we spent with Tobys family. So we kicked off our Christmas celebrations with my parents last Tuesday. Cash spent the day with them, and they had fun with him doing many fun things. They made thier annual gingerbread train. Mom said that Palin will get to make the gingerbread house next year, and Cash will get to contuine to make his train!

They also went that afternoon before Toby and I arrived and went to the mall to build the snowman from the rudolph movie that Cash enjoyed watching this season. Cash really likes going to build a bear for special occasions!

Later that evening Toby and I came over and we opened presents with my parents and had dinner. Here Cash is patiently waiting for us to tell him that he can start opening his presents.

This year we thought it would be fun to give snuggies! Here is my mom and Toby in her snuggie!

Sweet little Palin slept through most of the Christmas celebration, but she looked awfully cute doing it!!

I can not wait till this outfit fits her and she can have her picture taken in it. I came with the matching shoes and hat with a big bow on it. Its a mudpie outfit!! I love them but not the price!

Palin is growing like a weed, and is becoming more alert everyday and I love it!! It was so fun having both kids this year!! Stay tuned... Christmas in Dublin pics coming soon.

Christmas Is coming!

and Palin is excited about it!!! She is glad that she made it for Christmas this year!! She is 6 weeks old yesterday and pretty excited about that!!! I only have two weeks left until I have to go back to work! This time has flown by,there was so much that I wanted to get done, but did not, since I have sat around and played and held her a lot instead. But look at her, how could I not???? We have big brothers Christmas caroling tonight! Will post pics of it afterwards! He gets to be an elf while singing!

One Month

Photo Session

Here are some photos that I had a friend take! She did an awesome job!!

New pictures

The last 3 weeks since we have been home with Palin has been non-stop with all kinds of visitors, so I have not had time to post a lot. But here are some cute pictures from the last week, that I wanted to share!

Like Brother/Like Sister

I am amazed how much Cash and Palin look alike. Here is both of them at 3 days old. Can you tell they are brother and sister?????

Palin Rayne is here

Palin Rayne arrived November 2, 2010. We had to be at the hospital around 7am that morning, and we arrived with one really excited soon to be Big Brother!
The c-section was scheduled for 830am, and by 855am, Palin Rayne had arrived. She is perfect and beautiful in every way, and so far has been a great baby, and hardly cries. We can not wait to get home later this week and be a family of 4!!!

Here are some pictures to enjoy until I have time and I have had some sleep to update more. But wanted to get some pictures posted as soon as we had a chance.

Everyone says she looks like Cash did as a baby, I can kinda of see it in this picture.

Happy Halloween!

Tonight was Halloween, and we had a blast. I was worried this week I would not make it for Cash to be able to go trick or treating because I thought that Palin would have arrived and we would be in the hospital, but we made it!!!!

Here I am 39 weeks pregnant, and Cash is talking to Palin in my tummy! He is really sweet and hugs my tummy all the time. He keeps running around telling us how many more days till she gets here. Which is now just one, since she will be here on Tuesday morning!!!

Here Cash is pointing to Palin. I have hardly taken any pregnant pics, so I am glad that we caught some of these tonight before we went trick or treating.

Cash was a pirate this year, and probaly the only kid who refuses to eat any type of Candy. He has not interest in it at all. My parents bought him a swing for his swingset for Halloween instead of candy since he will not eat it. As soon as he opened it he wanted Toby to go outside and hang it so he could swing on it. I would say it was a success! Look at the smile on his face!!

Once that it started to get dark we went over to the Funkhouser's for trick or treating and the Schultz's also joined us. This was Hunter's first time to go with us since he was walking this year. Here is Jayson and Hunter.

Cash and Cole had a blast chasing each other around the yard with the swords and bat since Cole was a policeman. Since I was not supposed to be walking, I only went a little ways and Erin was nice and sat with me on the curb while everyone else finished taking the kids to get candy. When we got home Cash passed out in about 1 minute and went straight to sleep. He was exhausted!!

Lots of new Posts!!! Read below! Countdown to Palin!

I started a "Countdown to Palin" a couple of weeks ago, when we got to be 30 days out! I thought that it would help Cash understand more of when she would be here. That Saturday morning he woke up early and I got my scrapbook materials out and we start on our "Countdown to Palin"

We used scrapbook material cut up into different strips, to make rings and glued them all together.

We made 30 rings once we knew we were 30days out at most till she arrived.

Every morning when he gets up he gets to cut a ring off. As you can tell in the pictures it start off long, and now we are only 12 days away from her arrival, if she does not decide to come early, since we already have a c-section scheduled!! Tomorrow is my last day at work, so we are getting excited and getting ready!!!

Happy Fall

This past Saturday we took Cash to a pumpkin patch in Conroe. This pumpkin patch even had a petting zoo and a mini golf course that he got to play on.
They had Llamas, and Cash was very worried that they were going to spit on him!! The weather was perfect that morning and we had a lot of fun!

Cash's 4th Birthday Party

I know I am late posting pictures from his party, but better late than never! The theme for this year's birthday was Dr. Suess. I had so much fun with the inviations and cake and party favors for this party. This year I decided not to do the party at the house and have it at a place called,
"The Little Gym"!
It was a great place to have a party. When you reserve the location, you get to rent out the entire place for your party only, so you do not have to worry about other people being there. You get the entire Gym and party room for your party! Best decision ever!

Cash got tons of funs toys, to fill his toy box with even more!

Cash was not crazy about getting icing everywhere on him. He likes to be clean, I keep saying that Palin is going to be the tom boy who wants to get dirty!

During the party the kids got free time and instructional time from the instructors at the little gym. They have so much neat and entertaining stuff for them to do. The kids had a blast!

I can not believe that he is on his way to being 5!!!

Football and Cash

The end of September Cash started playing Mighty Mite football at the YMCA in Conroe. It just basic skills that they are teaching them, but he seems to really be having fun.
This past week at practice they started using flags and its so funny to watch them all chase after one of them with the whole team going after the one that has the ball.

It runs through November, so hopefully he will contuine to have a good time with it. He plays every Friday night! Friday night lights at 4 years old!! I guess this is what the next 14 years hold on Friday nights!

Cash starts Pre-K

Cash moved up at school and is now considered in the Pre-K program at school. This is on the first morning of his new class room. He was so excited. He got a new backpack, and mom made him a baseball cover for his mat at school to sleep on. She also made him a new airplane blanket and matching pillowcase. He is having a blast!!!

Baby Shower

In August 4 of my closest friends hosted a baby shower for Palin and I! It was awesome. It was all in black and white zebra and pink decorations! It was blast, and I got so many cute girly things. All the details that they put into it were incredible. They had everything that you could imagine.
Here is a picture of a blanket that my mom made for Palin. It is so much fun!

Her cake was from the cake shop and it was soooo yummy!!

Here is me and all my hosteses, Julie, Erin, Suzy and Dana. The girls put so much thought into it!!! They are the greatest! I can not wait for Palin to meet them!! Just a few short weeks! I have more pics from the shower to post later. Just did not have the camera right now.