Almost there...

Well here we are down to less than two weeks until Elisabeth Jane Groff arrives. We have a c-section scheduled for September 3 at 1 pm. While I'm not excited about the recovery, I am ready to get on with it and not be pregnant anymore!

We've had a great summer as a family. Jeremy took three graduate classes and did very well! The month of August has been nice since he was home most days, which was a big help to pregnant, tired me!

We took a vacation at the beginning of the summer to Rehoboth Beach. That was very relaxing to be away from stresses of home and a lot of fun.

Asher got his first haircut - you see all the curls we cut off??? Boo-hoo!

But he did look so handsome afterwards!

We've also had the pleasure of Nashville visitors this summer - Abby and Emma stayed with my mom for two weeks, and then Wyatt stayed with her this past weekend while Val was at Purple Door. It's always great to spend time with my nieces and nephew!

Asher and Emma

Here's Emma at That Fish Place with April helping her to pet a fish!

Here's Abby and Grandma in the ocean!

Hairspray

Phew...I'm so tired today but we had a big fun weekend, so there's a good reason! April took me and Jeremy to New York City to see Hairspray this past Saturday! It was my 30th birthday present! It was SO AWESOME! We got to see George Wendt (otherwise known as "Norm" from "Cheers"). He played Edna Turnblad (the role John Travolta just played in the movie). It was really really terrific! Here's some photos from the day!


Jeremy and I at Daniela's after the show. We always eat here in NY - great food and reasonable prices for New York!


April and her friend Stephen. Stephen comes to NYC all the time and so he was our "guide." Stephen found us our great seats - row L orchestra!

We waited at the stage door to see who would come out.

This is Robby Roby - a dancer.


I'm not sure who this is...I can't read his signature and I'm not sure I recognize him from his head shot in the Playbill. Anyway, he was really fun to watch at the end.


This is Ashley Spencer - Amber Von Tussle. She was a finalist on last year's show "You're the One that I want"


YEAH! Marissa Perry who played "Tracy"! She was terrific!


Tracy's best friend, "Penny" was played by the hilarious Niki Scalera.


This is Karen Mason - Velma Von Tussle. She was AWESOME. I really enjoyed her performance.


This is April with Jenifer Lewis - Motormouth Maybelle. A very nice lady!


This is "Link Larkin" played by Ashley Parker Angel. I guess he had a show on MTV and so all these girls were screaming for him. Yeah Yeah, whatever.


Of course, George Wendt didn't come out, but here he is dressed as Edna Turnblad in all "her" glory!

Memories of Abby and Emma

I was going through old videos and came across some of my favorites of my nieces Abby and Emma Hoback. I hope you enjoy them!

Abby, December 26, 2004

Emma on Piano, March 2005

Abby Sings, March 2005

We're having a...

Wow it's been a long time since I've blogged...I guess I've been busy with other things! That's a good thing, though. Anyway, the first news to share is that we're having a baby girl! Yes, it's very exciting we'll have one of each! As soon as the news sunk in, I knew I would have been fine if it had been another boy...a brother for Asher, and another little boy for Mommy! (I just LOVE my little boy...I kinda hope I do have another one before we're done!). But, now I have a little girl to look forward to, and to be my friend when she grows up and do all that mother-daughter stuff. Of course, I'm sure they'll be some rocky roads between that, but hey it's all part of life. I'm glad I'll have the experience of having a son and a daughter. And the other thing is that Asher is still my cutest little boy and that position is now secure! And, Jeremy will get to have a daughter...I can't wait to see him with a daughter.

More news to share comes in the way of activities and comes with pictures! Luke and Asher have been taking swimming lessons! On Tuesday night, Daddy swam with him and Aunt Julie and Luke and here's some pics and video! The video shows them going under water! Watch closely!




As I looked over my pictures, I realized I did have a lot I could blog about so here are some other pics to update you on Asher.

Asher discovered what a hat is at his birthday party. So now, here are the things he enjoys wearing as "hats"- some traditonal, others not!


Grandpa's Hat

Pop-Pop's Hat


His Bunny Ears!

and his sunglasses! He also calls Mommy's hair clip a "hat."

Here's a video of him and his sunglasses, and trying to snap his fingers!

Here's Judah when he came to visit!


He thought it was so funny to put his hand flat on the side of this cabinet! It was really cute.

Here's Asher enjoying nicer weather...


And bouncing on the trampoline with Mommy!



Catching some air with April!

It's been a long time...

Hi Everyone...It's been so long since I've shared...I have an abundance of cute pictures and things now to catch up on!

Well, Asher our baby is now ONE. He's officially a toddler I guess, but to me I think they're babies until two. Anyway, here's a few pictures from his party.

Today Asher went to visit Ella. He can now say her name - it comes out like this: Ehya. It's cute. Anyway, here's some pictures and a great video from their visit!

Yesterday I put Asher in some summer clothes he got for his birthday...the shorts are little big but here's some cute ones!

And, of course, we need a diaper pic!

Steve Green

Hi Everyone! We just got back from a Steve Green concert, which is always more like a worship service than a concert. So my spirit is uplifted, having lifted up Jesus Christ!

An exciting thing I want to share with you is something that occurred tonight. A former third grade student of mine, Brenten Megee studies vocal music with Tom Ford, music pastor at Grace Baptist Church (the host of the tonight's concert). Though only 15, Brenten has become an excellent vocalist, and he loves using his voice for the Lord. Tonight Tom surprised Brenten by asking Steve to sing a duet with him. What an opportunity for this young singer! And I was so pleased to be there to see it. Here's a video of their duet.

Cousins

This isn't the pic I was thinking of, but it will do. (I don't have the other one in digital form). Anyway, Abby used to make the same silly squinty-eye smile and they kinda resemble each other! Here's Abby in her silly sunglasses and the pic of Asher's silly smile too: