XY and wattles

first things first....we're having a BOY!!!! kev and i were a bit surprised with this news but are excited as ever. annie has told us on different occasions that it was going to be a boy and then it was going to be a girl. i guess she was just preparing herself either way.

our family was able to head over to arizona to spend thanksgiving with kevin's family. the days were packed with taking walks to see animals, cooking, eating, playing games, hiding behind orange trees (annie, not us) going to parks, pinning the wattles on the turkey, running in the stake 5k, and staying outside as long as possible until we were dragged in by the calls of the sandman. enjoy some of our festivities...

did you know?

• did you know that we moved into our house? did you know that i am loving every bit of it (besides the tempermental water heater, the broken microwave, the broken garage door, the water leak in our bedroom and the fact that our next door neighbor plays for the Georgia Bulldogs and caught the winning touchdown against the gators)? where's the landlord? oh wait...

• did you know that little miss made the cutest little insect again this year? last year she sported the bumble bee, this year the lady bug. we've got a good thing going with insect-themed costumes that next year i'm thinking maybe the tarantula hawk wasp. i'll get started on the outfit.

• did you know that grandma jules (as annie calls her) and papa came to visit? our first visitors! and we kindly greet them with a first rate stay on a box spring (the blow up mattress deflated half-way through the night). at least there was a sheet on the box spring. who wants to come visit next?

• did you know ballard baby # 2 is making his/her appearance next april? you can't see my belly but the proof is in the cheeks (the ones on my face)...my cheeks have grown cheeks.

• and most importantly, did you know i cut my hair? maybe not blog worthy but here's a picture anyways.