New York- December 2010

We celebrated my birthday and Christmas in New York.  What a trip!  The best and the worst NY trip ever.

The good:
I celebrated my birthday in Manhattan where Steve surprised me with tickets to a Cirque du Soleil show.  We sat on the 2nd row and the show was unbelievable! 

We got to spend the holidays with family. 

We shared the news that we were expecting a baby. 

The bad:
I threw up in my sister-in-law's car on Christmas Eve just before we made the announcement that I was pregnant.  Not that there was any need to make an announcement at that point.

Steve got the flu.

Severe snow storm blasted the Northeast cancelling our flight for at least three days.  Steve had to work so he drove through the blizzard with the flu.  Once the snow cleared, I drove through the night.  A 15-hour trip took 21 hours. 

A cab ready for Christmas

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

more Rockefeller Center

Brotherly and sisterly love

We were as cold as we looked...

...but still having a good time!

Check out the belt bling!

More shops on 5th Ave or a YMCA dance party, whichever way you want to look at it.

Bergdorf Goodman Window

Apparently they like their storefronts so much that they've published photos of them in a book

Cirque du Soleil

Random photos from 2010

February snow

 Happy 2nd birthday to our adorable nephew!

Having fun with our nieces

A little emergency dental care from the fam

A lake in Michigan

Dedicated to school...Steve is Skyping his class while we are in NYC

Welcome home, David!  



At Old Bethpage Golf Course for a wedding

Sister love and Dylan

Flowers just because...

Go Braves!

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!