Happy Halloween 2011

It's hard to tell without her hood on, but Lucy is dressed up as a Monkey for halloween. She and I had lots of fun at the Pumpkin patch picking out a pumpkin and looking at all the cut-out characters.


She was thrilled to find Lion King!
"The governor" and I at our small group halloween party.

My prize winning 'most creative' dessert-Kitty Litter cake!!


The coach and his wife. haha. fun times. Wasn't Lucy the cutest little pumpkin this time 2 years ago?? Halloween 2009

Melanie's wedding!

Can't believe my little sister's wedding has come and gone! Here are some shots from the rehearsal dinner.


Lucy had fun being one of "the girls" and watching everyone get hair and make up done for the big day!


Carson waiting for the show to start...
The only picture I have of Lucy fulfilling her duty as flower girl.


New brothers in law.
Father daughter dance

My lovely grandparents winning the anniversary dance.
Maid of Honor speech.... (and evidence the baby boy is growing by leaps and bounds)
Waiting to catch Mel's bouquet
Lucy did not want off of the dance floor! Her favorite person to dance with was DEFINITELY Uncle Trey or Uncle Carson.
What a fun wedding! Melanie did a great job of planning and we were so happy to be a part of it. Now- we are looking forward to hanging out with these newly weds!

Turning 2 in California!

Lucy got to celebrate her 2nd birthday in style this year- we celebrated in California! Sam was working in California the week of Lucy's birthday so we took advantage of the room and rental car and hopped on for part of the trip with Daddy!
Lucy was so excited to be in 'fornia' and she loved riding around in the 'new car' (aka rental)
As soon as we got off the plane we had some lunch, check into the hotel and headed straight for Laguna beach!
Day 2 we headed south on Pacific Coast Hwy to San Diego for some stops along the beach.




Our bright shiny 2 year old has developed an impressive sense of humor and vocabulary. She is speaking in complete sentences much of the time (most of the sentences begin with I want....) She loves getting a laugh out of her daddy.
Lucy at 2 loves to sing and dance. She can recite the alphabet song as well as count to ten. Her favorite song is "pumped up kicks' and luckily, the radio plays it every other time we get in the car! She is doing great in school and has lots of friends. She loves to play Barbies, play doh and coloring. She can often be spotted carrying around her purse or asking to get 'pink toes'. She still loves Elmo but one of her new hobbies is watching sports with daddy. Anytime Lucy sees the colors green and gold or football on tv- she immediately begins to yell "go bears!" Sadly, the Rangers lost- but Lucy is still practicing waving her rally towel and running around the house yelling "go rangers!"

Can't believe this girl is two! She still surprises us every day with all the things she can do and say. So glad we were able to celebrate together in California! When we returned to Dallas (After a long flight- of being 5 and half months pregnant travelling alone with a 2 year old) We had some quality mother daughter time and Lucy got her birthday present from momma- Earrings! She barely cried at all and likes to show of her new jewelry (cleaning them is another story.)

An Heir to the Swanson Throne

Ladies and Gentlemen.... Making HIS blog debut for the first time, our SON!

My heart is full and singing praises for this newest adventure. It has taken the first full 20 weeks of baking this little bun in the oven to let 'mother of two' be a term that sinks in. But, there sure is something special about seeing this tiny little guy and beginning to feel those little kicks in the belly.

We already have plenty of hopes and dreams for this little guy as he joins our family (expected arrival around Feb. 9th). One thing I know for sure.... I hope he is JUST like his daddy! Sam is exactly the type of man that I would want our son to become so I am adding this to the many many reasons I am thankful to have him for a husband.

Lucy surprises us everyday with how funny, smart and all around awesome she is... I'm sure the role of big sister will suit her just fine.

I have much to be thankful for and I will praise Him.

Lately

Lately, we have been busy! With school back in the swing of things we still seem to pack in the fun. Above is a photo of Lucy at the balloon festival we went to. She was mostly impressed by seeing miss Texas (or as Lucy called her, a princess) and the terrifying but friendly, Smokey Bear.

We finally got the new back splash we'd been dreaming of! (thank you teacher bonus!)
before and after!
In August we celebrated Melanie and Trey's upcoming nuptials with a fabulous Bridal Shower.


Lucy wasn't very thrilled about trying on flower girl dresses. We did not buy this one... clearly she hated it!
It's not 100 degrees anymore!!! So Saturday mornings are for outdoor snuggling!

And weekends are designated for cheering on our beloved Baylor Bears! We got season tickets this year so we've been driving down to Waco on weekends to cheer on our team. The best news about it: Lucy LOVES football!! She spends the entire game clapping and cheering "Go Bears". Anytime Sam has football on tv, she runs in and says Go Bears!
Good thing Lucy is so smart... she's going to need that stellar GPA if she plans to go to Baylor. Scholarships don't come easy kid- and mom and dad will be paying Baylor for a while :)