Wow it's been awhile!

So it's been almost 2 months since my last post! Time sure does fly! Everything is going great with us. Jackson is developing quite the personality. He's so much fun. He loves to hold his mama's hair and put it in his nuk when he's sleepy and LOVES to wait for Daddy at the stairs when he comes home from work. He gets so excited and his hands started waving in the air! We've enjoyed being decorated for Christmas for a few weeks now and Jackson has cleared the bottom 1/3 of the ornaments so the tree is bare down there. We've caught him climbing on a present to reach ornaments higher up on the tree. He's a smartie!

BabyGirl is doing good too. She's an active baby and gives her mama lower back pains :/ But everything is progressing right on schedule and she will be delivered via csection at 39 weeks. Today we actually bought her crib so that was exciting. We still don't know how we will decorate the room because her nursery will double as the guest room. Pictures to come probably after Christmas. Here are a few pictures from recent times!

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!

We had our 20 week ultrasound on October 18th at 8:00am and found out we are having a GIRL! We couldn't be more excited and blessed! I have already started shopping for her wardrobe! It's hard not to when everything  is so little and cute! Here are a few ultrasound pictures.

Happy 1st birthday Jackson!

Jackson has turned one! Looking back on the year, we have no regrets! We got to do some many awesome things with Jackson and watching him learn and experience new things each day has been such a joy to Carl and I! Here is a video of photos that I took each week that he turned another week older.

Jackson's VA birthday party

On Oct 2nd we celebrated Jackson's birthday here in Virginia with his closest friends. We had about 9 little ones running around all within about 2-3 months of eachother. It was quite exciting! Jackson was the only one who couldn't walk! Here are a few pictures!

I'm Back!!!

Well I know I've disappeared for awhile but we are finally moved in and mostly unpacked. In the next couple days I'll be doing alot of updating on this site with pictures from Jackson's 1st birthday party, our new house, and baby #2 updates!

Baby #2 on the way!

We have some very exciting news to announce...Baby #2 is on it's way! Due to arrive around March 5, 2011. We are beyond excited! My sister Julie is also expecting Baby #2 due January 20th! We swear we didn't plan it that way - actually there is no way we could have. This was definitely God-ordained :)

Outer Banks Vacation

Wow I'm really behind on blogging! So much has happened lately and these summer days are just flying by! We took a vacation with my family and siblings to the Outer Banks - Corolla, NC from June 19-26. It was a BLAST! We had such a good time and are already planning for next year! We packed each day full of activities - usually started out at the pool, then the beach, then lunch, then back to the pool, then walleyball or volleyball, dinner and then basketball at 9pm. We also went crabbing and rented jetskis. That was really fun but scary too! Carl, Kate and I rode together and Carl drove most of the time. I was so scared he was going to flip us. It was so hot down there every day that we pretty much had to sit under shade at the pool. We made the mistake of getting too much sun the first day. Jackson loved the pool and was such a good boy. We didn't take him down to the beach too often but did a few times at night and let him crawl and touch the sand. He liked squeezing it thru his fingers. We can't wait to go back next year and hopefully with more family and friends.

Our weekend trip to Pittsburgh with Friends over Memorial day weekend

We took our friends, The Karimians, home with us to show them around our home town of Pittsburgh. We stayed with my sister Julie, and her husband Jon and baby Jake. It was so much fun to have 3 babies that were within 2 months of eachother. We walked around downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, rode the incline up to Mt. Washington and then finished up eating at famous Primanti Bros! Also that night we went to my Aunt Dorie's to swim. They have a heated inground pool and it was so nice and warm to take the babies in. On Sunday we went to my parents house and had a cookout and played volleyball. Then when we got home and the babies were asleep we whipped out Taboo - Girls vs. Guys. And of course the girls dominated! All in all we had a fabulous time! Here are some of my favorite pics!

Jackson's 7 month pictures!

Our New House

We are having a townhome built in Goose Creek Village that should be done end of August/early September. It was just started last week and we are soo excited about it! I will post more updates as they come. Here are a few pictures from ground-breaking.

May is flying by!

A little recap on the month of May! The first weekend of May I went to a Ladies Conference with my close friend Amy associated with her church. It was a great experience and loved time with other ladies. Also that weekend our landlords and great friends, The Siwierka's, had their annual Kentucky Derby party. It's always a fun time with LOADS of yummy food and friendly faces. The following weekend - May 7-9 - we went back to Pittsburgh to celebrate Mother's Day, Timmy's 1st Communion and Dad Schnur's birthday. Every time we go back we always have a packed, fun time. Then on Sunday, May 16th we went to the National Zoo for Jackson's first visit to see the animals. We met up with 2 other friends and their families. It's fun to watch the kids experience it all. It was a hot day and we were so glad to be home that night! That brings us to this weekend - Friday night we had a game night with friends, we always leave with our stomachs hurting from laughter!. On Saturday we had Jackson's 7 month pictures taken by Angela Smith and then went on to a BBQ picnic for new parents. The pictures turned out A-MAZING! I fall in love all over again when I see the pictures of Jackson and the innocence of a baby. Enjoy the pictures. More updates to come! In June we are off to the Outer Banks and can't wait!

Jackson loves his sweets!

Jackson helped me make brownies the other day and I tried to give him just one taste but that clearly wasn't acceptable. He wanted the WHOLE beater himself! The next picture is him drinking my chocolate shake after our walk on this beautiful 85 degree day! <3 my life!

Occoquan, VA photos

 We participated in a marathon shoot with our photographer Angela Smith of AV Smith Photography. She blocked off the whole day to photograph kids and families and it turned out great. It was Jackson's first time experiencing "grass" and he wasn't so excited about it. But there were still some really cute shots!
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