My new fave toothpaste

When working with preschoolers who are developing language skills, it's helpful to use vocabulary cards.  I guess the company that prints the cards didn't want to be accused of copyright infringement?  Good thing my little ones they can't read.  Crust?  Seriously?   

Funny dinner

Steve is a great cook and does his fair share of cooking at our house.  Usually we enjoy his meals enjoyed on weekends when he has time to cook.  I don't remember the particulars of this dinner except that it was a week night and I couldn't make dinner.  If you've ever been the beneficiary of one of his meals, this one is in such stark contrast that I had to take picture!  This was from a couple of years ago, but it still makes me laugh :)  And to boot, I don't really even like pepperoni!  (The result of working in a pizza shop once upon a time.)

Adventures from the past

Some random photos from 2009

The line was way too long to wait for a photo op. Christmas Day 2009 in Key West, FL on a cruise to the Mayan ruins

At a holiday party for a company neither of us worked for...good times!

December 2009

We love the Dawgs...

...in the cold...

...or rain...

...or sun! Fall 2009

A beautiful new addition to the family! June 2009

Quality family fun...running a half marathon in the rain! Very fitting that we are in front of the ambulance...lol

October 2009

Steve in front a statue of Athena

The Parthenon replica

Nashville, TN

October 2009

Fun times with the fam! Go Braves! August 2009

Fun times with friends! Happy 2nd Anniversary! July 2009

Happy Birthday, America!

Grand Central Station, New York. 4th of July trip 2009

We love and miss you! Congrats on your new appointment!! Come visit us in February when you need a break from the snow ;)

We're having a baby girl!

After loooong anticipation we are very excited to be expecting a baby! And it's a girl!! After 5 years of marriage, fertility treatments, support of family and friends, and a lot of prayer...we are so thrilled to be having a baby! The morning sickness is over and except for a recent stomach bug, I am fantastic. Just getting bigger and happier! Our little one is due on August 7th.

Congratulations!

If I post twice a year on average and rely on blogging as a means of documenting my life, I must hope to live a very long time. Let's see...what has happened since April? I renewed my contract for another year and still love my job. Steve started grad school and his third year as a high school football officiator. This is in addition to his full-time job and many side jobs. I painted my downstairs and did some decorating. We have a new stake center (church) in Athens. We have a new niece, L., born in May. She is beautiful! Of course we are biased, but if you saw her, you would agree. She has large dark eyes, perfect cheeks, a cute little nose, and lips like her big sister, K. (age 5) who said in her own words "She has my lips 'cause see, Aunt Wobbie, they are shaped like this (Kyla outlines her lips with her finger)." How cute is that? We also have a nephew, R. who was baptized in March. Congratulations, R! We love you. We welcomed Dave home from his mission in Sacramento and got to reintroduce him to his home away from home (Georgia is missing you, Dave!) and had fun visits with Mama Gerti and Rachel. (P.S. Any and all Weidlers are welcome at anytime). Our niece E. turned a year old, her Daddy graduated from UGA, and has his first "career" job. Congrats, Dylan! Emilee's graduation in May made it official...all four Davis' are UGA alumns. Go Dawgs! And go us. Who could calculate how much of our resources have been poured into that institution? Steve and I celebrated our 5th anniversary! I started working part time at a nursing facility and love it! Doing speech therapy with opposite ends of the age spectrum is fun. Speaking of speech, congrats to Joanne and Kevin who are expecting their first little one! And congrats to Brooke and Brandon on the birth of baby E.! I love her already. There are so many congrats! Stacey and Jeff congrats on baby B.! She is gorgeous! And congrats to the Dan, Erin, E., and G., on the arrival of handsome little R. If you are reading this and you have had a baby, gotten married, or have other congrats that you think I should have mentioned, but didn't, comment about it so we can celebrate it. Also, congrats to Tara and Brad. We had so much fun at your wedding!

Easter 2010

Friend fest

Saw soooo many friends this week and it was fabulous! A crazy amount of life happens between visits (i.e. Friend A: "Your married now right?" Friend B: "Yes, it's been 4 years now." lol...or Friend X: "Is this your second?" Friend Y: "My 4th." Friend X: "Oh, that's right." hehe). Yet it seems like almost no time has passed at all. Every where I've been and everything I've done is part of me. Because I spent to much time in college, it is a huge part of me. Seeing so many college friends this week reminded me how much I loved it. It was definitely some of my favorite years with some really funny memories and some that we'd rather forget. To protect the innocent and the guilty, I will leave out names. Here are a few that come to mind at the moment:

matching my date 3 times in a row (as in matching pink gingham shirts matching...not kidding)

UGA football games

Waffle House at 2am

sleeping through music and a loud fan (I'm sure there was something else, right B.?)

road trips

getting left behind on a road trip

IWA (didn't everyone want to be a part of that?)

lots of institute

lots of first dates

quiet church

one famous golf shot

running to a waterfall...and back

GA Tech baseball

fabulous friends

going to the gym in lieu of watching "Friends"

our "third roommate" junior year

almost all-nighters

SGA at MGC

meeting my "twin"

guy houses (there was probably a good reason why there weren't any "girl" houses)

80 girls and 2 guys (the guys in my major had it made)

church softball

Spring break

Wow...there are too many to list. Good times. What do you remember? I would love to hear your comments.