Easter Weekend 2008

Here are plenty of photos (this should make the Grandparents happy) from Easter. Marbella is now a pro at Easter Egg hunts as she now has 3 under her belt (school, church, and home). We spent Saturday morning at church for the Easter picnic and had a great time. Sunday was a great realaxing day as a family. God bless you all! Happy Easter

A Walk in the Park

Today, Thursday 3/20/08, Mommy and Marbella took advantage of the wonderful Spring weather and went to the park. Enjoy the photos.

Construction project has finished!

Ok, so it actually finished a few weeks ago, but it took a bit of time to get the carpet finished and the furniture back together. As you can see, the downstairs living area looks pretty much the same. The room does not feel any smaller with the ceiling, in fact, it feels like this is the way it should have been. Presently, the upstairs living area is a glorified play room for Marbella. With baby #2 (still no name) on the way, we're in no rush to figure out how best to manage the new space.

From Family Room A...

From Family Room A...

From Family Room A...

From Family Room A...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

On Saturday we joined 100,000 of our closest Tex-Irish friends for the 29th Annual Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade, in what has become a Green Family tradition. We also went down to the parade with Kelsey Bourn and the Bonehill gang. The weather was great, 60's and very very sunny, provided Daddy with his 1st (and last) sunburn of the season.

Enjoy some photos from the festivities...

St. Patrick's Day Parade 2008

Karin's Belly - 23 Weeks

March 6 Winter Storm

This has certainly been a wild weather week in Texas, but then again would you expect anything different? We had a nice little snow storm Monday evening, picking up about 2 inches at our house. The snow was pretty, but most of it fell while Marbella was sleeping. Today, Thursday, March 6, another storm passed through creating a winter wonderland. It was the first opportunity for Marbella to get out and play in the snow. Enjoy the photos. Yes these photos were taken in Texas, not Michigan.

February Photos

Check out all the fun we had in February. It's been a fun month with lots of activities and travel. Mommy traveled to San Diego and Houston for work. Daddy was busy down in Austin and up in Albany, NY for a Jarrad Pilgrim's wedding. While Daddy was in NY mommy and I bought a last minute ticket and flew to Atlanta to visit Papa Jim and Grandma Rose. Then we all went down with my Gamma to Beaumont for my cousin Emily's 4th Birthday. It was so much fun. Enjoy the photos.

Playing in the Sink

Karin had a crafty idea to allow Marbella to play in the sink. Marbella was equipped with measuring spoons, ladels, pots and a whole lot of H2O. I hope you can enjoy the photos as much as Marbella enjoied the water.

Is it pool season yet?

Construction Project Has Begun

We've talked enough about it over the past 3 months, now we've finally begun. The construction crew arrived this morning and began to prep for the addition. For those of you not aware, we have decided to add a second living area above our existing living room. The addition will add a larger, more kid friendly, area to the second floor as well as help with the acoustics of the house.

We are very excited. The project should only take a few weeks to complete.

Day 2 and we already have a floor. After little excitement on day one, I came home to a project with a floor installed. We are very excited to see what each day brings. Hopefully this progress continues.

Day 3 and we now have walls, closets, and electricity! Yes, this construction crew is amazing. Karin came home today and called me in Austin to say that we have a full room. We still have a lot of cosmetics and finishing to do, but we're well ahead of our anticipated multiple week long project. We now expect everything to be done by next Wednesday!.

Day 4 the ceiling was hung

Day 5 the crew took the day off

Day 6 walls have been textured

Day 7 the painting has begun. Also, the crown molding is now up in the downstairs living area.

Karin's Belly - 20 Weeks

Here is the latest picture at 20 weeks. We're over half way there! 

Mommy's Gone - Day 3 & 4

What, no updates? Darn right! After two days of being a single, working dad, I could no longer keep up with the daily blog posts. We did have a great time and Marbella stayed awake long enough to go meet Mommy at the airport.

Mommy's Gone - Day 2

Just wanted to pass along a few quick pictures I grabbed of Ms. Marbella this morning. Today was a monumental day...it was the first that Daddy was actually able to put a ponytail and bow in Marbella's hair. Here are two shots as I dropped her off at school.

Mommy's Gone - Day 1

Well, the time is finally here. Karin flew to San Diego this morning for a 4 day sales meeting. She won't be back until Thursday evening. With Marbella in day care for 3 days a week, do the math and you'll figure out that Daddy and Marbella had a day to play. And play we did!

After dropping Mommy off at the airport, Daddy and Marbella had a play date with the Bonehill kids at Southlake Town Square. As you can see, it was a fun time.

No major incidents to report. Naptime was on time and lengthy (2.5 hours). Dinner was fun, Taco Hamburger Helper and a full bowl of fresh Guacamole. Yummy! Bath time and bed time were equally perfect.

We had a fun first day together. I'll make another post tomorrow.

Karin's Belly - 19 weeks

Here is Karin's belly at 19 weeks. As you can see Marbella wanted to get in the picture and show off her belly too.  

Today's forecast 90% chance of girl

Yes, we realize that we are not 'scheduled' to find out the gender of the baby until our appointment in late February. However, yesterday while Karin was at the o/b to do a routine check of the baby's heart she was able to 'sell' Dr. Maxey on doing a quick u/s. And the verdict is...No Weenie?!?! Doc went with a 90% that it is a girl based on the quick peek. We're not painting the nursery yet, but we've got a pretty good feeling Marbella is going to have a little sister.

Karin's Got a Belly - 17 Weeks

Well, here it is, our first belly picture for baby #2. This photo is about 3 weeks behind our first belly photo with Marbella, but you know we were probably a bit over eager during that pregnancy. Karin is certainly starting to pop; however, the photo to the right is a bit concealing. She is now embracing the maternity clothes, today even donning the Bella Band (whatever that is). I can't blame her for the excitement to wear her maternity clothes. We've only somehow managed to make consecutive weeknd trips to the BabyStyle at Northpark plus a visit to their online establishment. Heck Daddy is even shopping at Bel Bambini for organic onsies for the new baby. Hey, Marbella got all the attention for being baby #1, the least we can do for her sister (did I just let out a secret?) is buy her a few nice clothes because you know she's going to get all of Marbella's hand me downs.

Sleep tight little angel

I thought you'd enjoy this little photo. Each Sunday on our drive home from churh our little angel falls asleep about one mile from the house. By the time we pull in the garage, this is what we see.

2008 Updates

Here are a few random updates about what has been going on so far in 2008.

• The ick that is the first trimester lingered a few weeks into the 2nd trimester. With the nausea past, we're embracing the growing belly (photos to come) and anxiously awaiting our little baby.
• Countdown to the date has begun, we will find out the gender of the baby on February 18, 2008. Our appointment is at 9am.
• Marbella had tubes installed on Friday, December 28th. What does that mean? Hopefully no more ear infections 8 in 6 months was enough. Now we just get to deal with her slow teething process. MOLARS!!!
• Marbella also now remembers that the nurse at her pediatricians office is only there to fill her life with pain and needles. She shakes her head and repeatedly says no at the sight of Nurse Janet.
• Karin will be in San Diego for 4 days in mid February for a Sales Conference, which means it's Daddy Time. I'm suddenly getting flashbacks to Mr. Mom and a conversation between Jack and Caroline...

Caroline: Do you want to go over the list one more time?

Jack: No I don't want to go over the list! OK let's go over
the list.

That's all I can remember for now. It's been a good 2008 for us. Hope the same for you.

Merry Christmas from The Greens.

Merry Christmas to all! We are just wrapping up our week long trip to Atlanta to visit Karin's parents. It was a wonderful week, and we're ready to head home for the New Year. We hope you had a blessed holiday!

Enjoy the photos!

11 Week Ultrasound

Today we got our second peek at our little baby. Karin and I are both officially 50/50 as to whether it is a boy or a girl. We'll find out soon enough, about 8 more weeks until the coming out party. Our little one has a healthy ticker measuring 172bpm and is now nearly 5.75cm long. Our due date is 'officially' July 4, 2008, but we will induce between the 20th and 28th of June. That's all for now....hopefully, Mom will make an appearance soon on this blog.