Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

As usual, our December is jam-packed this year. I'll give baby shower, Florida trip, Christmas, and St. Louis trip updates when we have more than a 36-hour layover at our house.


Here are a couple of photos that Jeff and Michelle took of us this summer that I never got around to posting. I love Christmas, but isn't everything better with warmth and sunshine?


Also on the to-do list for 2012: Baby Boy due in late March. I'm not sure why I waited to long to mention it on the blog, but I did. I think it was part sensitivity in knowing how many of my friends would like to be pregnant, part superstition and part waiting for inspiration for a creative way to announce. And let's be honest, waiting for creative inspiration from me could take years. Anyway, we're thrilled, excited and praying for a continued healthy pregnancy and delivery.

Rain Delay

As part of my Christmas present this year, I asked (again) for some professional photos of Brooke. Our friends from church, the Maas's have an amazing photography company and agreed to get us in on very short notice so that we could use the photos in our Christmas card.

We woke up to pouring rain on the day of our shoot, so we decided to reschedule the outdoor photos for sometime early next year. They were kind enough to get us in for a quick shoot at their studio, though.

http://maasphotography.myshowit.com/alley

We had a great time and can't wait to work with them again!