Our Big News

We are expecting again! I haven't been to the doctor yet, but I think I'm around 8 weeks along, so the new baby should be due sometime in the last half of September. We are really excited! So far I'm doing well except the morning sickness (actually all-day sickness) is really setting in, so we all can't wait for the next couple of months to be over! Anyway, just thought we'd share the news!

A Quick Trip

We took a quick trip to Flagstaff last weekend. Tanner had seen on the news that there were some big snowstorms moving in up there and was dying to get out of Yuma and go see the snow for a couple days. So we decided to go on the spur of the moment. It was really fun. Its about a five hour drive from Yuma, but it really didn't seem like it took that long. Sadie was such a good traveler, except she got carsick and threw up all over on the way up. It wasn't too bad though, and we all got over it. About 30 minutes out of Flagstaff, we hit a snowstorm and couldn't see much, so Tanner was loving it! Sadie was really excited to see the snow too. She enjoyed getting out in it and throwing it around. We stayed in a hotel that had a pool and hot tub, and she loved swimming too. It was really cute to see her getting so excited about the water. Anyway, we just stayed the night and enjoyed the snow and the scenery, then headed home. Most of the way home we drove in a huge rainstorm, another rarity for us, so that was kind of fun. It was really nice to get out of town, even for just a night. It really felt like a vacation, and will definitely be a favorite family memory for all of us! Here are a few pictures of our fun:

Sadie takes after her daddy and just loves the snow!

Sadie in the hot tub - she loved all the bubbles!

Our car was covered in snow by the morning.

Tanner got the job of scraping all the snow off the car!

Sadie, playing in the snow

Tanner, making snowballs!

Of course, Sadie found the one puddle to stomp in!

Sadie, being a good little mommy to her baby!

Our little sweetheart, snoozing on the way home.

Our Very Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas - our first with only our family. Sadie got into it all a little more this year. On Christmas Eve we went to a Candy Cane Lane here in Yuma and saw all the lights. Sadie loved it and kept saying "See Lights?". On Christmas we opened presents and then just had a relaxing day until it was time to cook dinner. We had some friends over for dinner, and then we all played games. It was a really great day! Anyway, here are a few pictures of our fun!

Sadie really got into opening the presents this year!

Sadie looks so super cute wearing her chef's outfit that she got
from her Uncle Cody and Aunt DuAnne, thanks guys!

Her big present this year was this car, she loves
it, she stayed in it all day!

The aftermath! :)

Here's a cute little video of Sadie opening a
present from Grandma and Grandpa Branham.

Our Gingerbread House

We were so fortunate to have Tanner home from work on Christmas Eve and Christmas. It was so much fun to have him to hang out with for an entire two days! He usually only gets one day a week off, so it seemed like a vacation or something! Anyway, on Christmas Eve, he and Sadie put together a gingerbread house (or attempted too, anyway). Sadie had a blast! Here's the pictures:

Beginning to put it together.

Sadie's such a big helper!

Putting the candy on.

They didn't follow the instructions to wait for the icing
to dry, so everything fell apart and they just decided to eat it! :)

Mmmm....yummy candy!

The aftermath!

Miscellaneous

Here are some miscellaneous pictures of Sadie that are all super cute, so I thought you grandmas and grandpas might like to see them! Enjoy our little Sadie Lady!

All snuggied up in her blanket after a good nights rest!

Wearing Daddy's boots, she loves to do this, and she's
starting to get pretty good in walking around in them!

Eating leftover birthday cake! Yumm!

Talking on the phone with Grandma Nevels!

Holding Spider, she loves that little kitty, even
though she beats up on him a lot!

She ran away from me after I got her out
of the bathtub, and this is where I found her!

These are all the stuffed animals, blankets, and pillows she
likes to sleep with. When she's feeling snuggly, she'll haul
them all out to the living room to watch tv.

New Dresses

I just have to show off Sadie's new dresses. She looks so cute in them! The first, she got for her birthday, from Grandma and Grandpa Branham. The second is her Christmas Dress. She is starting to like to play dress up and wear pretty new things, so she thought she was so beautiful when she put her dresses on! It was cute!

Sadie's New Shades

Sadie got some new sunglasses! They look so adorable! She's been getting really upset lately if the sun is in her eyes, so I would let her wear my sunglasses, but they kept falling down and making her even more mad, so we finally just bought her a new pair of her own! She loves them and every time we get in the car she asks for them. She's really good about wearing them, but sometimes she'll push them up to the top of her head like a headband - its so cute! I just thought I'd share all the cuteness!

Decorating for Christmas

Just thought I'd post some pictures of our Christmas decorations this year! We got a real tree and Sadie helped decorate it. She would bring us the ornaments and say "Here ya go, Mom". She's such a big helper! We also put up a bunch of icicle lights on the front of the house. This is the first year we've had a real house to really decorate, so its been fun. Tanner did a good job putting them all up and it looks really great! I wish we would have put them up a little earlier so we could enjoy them for longer!

Sadie helping us decorate the christmas tree.

Our beautiful tree! (We hadn't put the star on yet)

Tanner, hard at work, putting those lights up!

Tanner on the roof putting bows on the garage!

Our beautifully decorated house!

Thanksgiving

We had a great thanksgiving! We had my brother John, and his family come visit from Phoenix. They came the night before, and left the day after thanksgiving. It was fun to have everybody there, and have the kids play. Tanner had the day off and he cooked most of the dinner, he did a great turkey! He and John and the boys went outside several time to throw a football around, and the rest of us just hung out, played games, and enjoyed the holiday! Here are a few pictures of our fun! Again, some of these pictures are courtesy of Kim! Thanks again!

Tanner carving the turkey!

Matthew Nevels, ready to eat!

Rachel and Harrison, ready to dig in!

This is what I found when I went to check on
Sadie, isn't Rachel such a good cousin?

John, watching football

Happy Birthday Sadie!

We celebrated Sadie's birthday a little early, the night before Thanksgiving, so that my brother John, and his family could celebrate with us, since they were coming here for Thanksgiving anyway. I blew up a whole bunch of balloons and Sadie had a ball playing with them all day long! She really enjoyed having some other kids there to celebrate with and share her new toys with! I can't believe she's TWO already, time really flies! She's such a sweetheart though, and learns so much every day! She is such a smartie, its really amazing to watch her grow! I'm so thankful for her and the joy that she brings to our family! We love you Sadie!

Reading her birthday card from Grandma and Grandpa Branham!

Happy Birthday Sadie!

A new dress from Grandma and Grandpa, she thought it was so pretty!

Opening another present - ooh, whats in here?

Mommy and Daddy gave her bathtub markers for
her birthday - they've been a huge hit!

Her big present was a slide! (or a weeee, as she calls it!)

This was a different day, but I think its cute picture!

PS Some of these photos are courtesy of my wonderful sister-in-law Kim, Thanks for sharing!