The Newest Wilson

Becky and Matt officially adopted their first "Furry Currey" last weekend. She is a great pyreneese mix and a sweetheart (according to her mom, Disney is a sweetheart too!). She gets along with Bosco (who doesn't?) and both cats are "O.K." with her. Macy (the gray kitten) has tested the waters to see what she can get away with. The dog got fixed two days ago, so right now they're dealing with a 60 pound puppy wearing a 30 inch lamp shade. She is about 18 months old.

Oh, and her name is Sasha. Matt's choice (I guess Becky picked the dog, Matt gets to pick the name).

I will get to meet her next weekend when we go up for the shower.

Another Wedding (edited)

I am adding a few pictures from Julie and Robert's wedding.

Here we are enjoying the evening:

James and Michael celebrating and catching up:

Cheers to the Newlyweds:

This weekend we will be going to our last wedding of the "season." It is the wedding of Robert and Julie and James is the best man. It is in Independence, TX and we will be staying at this cozy little Bed and Breakfast (pictured on left http://www.wildflowersbedandbreakfast.com/). Independence is outside of College Station. Hotel blocks were basically sold out because of the A&M Kansas football game this weekend. I've already set my camera aside so hopefully, we won't forget it and the battery and have pictures for the event- which has been a trend lately!

Think about Daisy and Disney. They have new babysitter(s) for the weekend. Polly, the neighbor that normally watches them, is visiting her son in Dallas and won't be here. We finally buckled down last night and asked the teenage neighbors to watch them. I think all will go well. Last night when they came to get instructions they were sitting on the kitchen floor and Daisy was giving them kisses because she was loving her belly rub. Disney was just all over the place - as normal!

Happy Halloween

We didn't go to the pumpkin patch while I was in Colorado, but I stole this picture from Tara's blog. Isn't Millie cute!? I did see a real pumpkin patch while in Colorado (where the pumpkins are still on their vines). Until I saw it, I never realized that I hadn't seen one. In Plum Creek we have a "pumpkin patch" aka cut pumpkins put in the park!

Aunt Kelly Meets Miss Millie

I had a lovely trip to Colorado last week - except that the cold front came in. I arrived on Tuesday but stayed Downtown in Denver. My presentation was on Wednesday and I still had some work to do on it, so it was "wise" to stay at the hotel instead of having fun with the Bakers. Tara picked me up on Wednesday afternoon. We had a great visit. After the drive out of Denver, Tara showed me her new hometown of Golden, CO - also the home of Coors (which James quickly identified). After Alan got off work we ate pizza & salad buffet at a place called Woodies. Of course, Tara and I stayed up late chatting (and going through baby stuff), but we have done worse in our days. The baby stuff - Tara was able to share some more wintery maternity clothes with me, her baby bijorn and also shared some of Millies long sleeve zip-up onesies! I had to sit on my suitcase to close it! On Thursday, we went up to Boulder to meet with a parenting group and then we quickly ate before Tara had to take me to the airport. The trip was too short - so I am hoping to see them again soon (maybe in November!)!!

Emma Lu Update

It is hard to believe that I am about to start my third trimester (this Wednesday). Things have been going smoothly (knock on wood) and February will be here before we know it. I have not been to the Dr. since the big ultrasound, but have to go on Friday and take my diabetes test. I will have one more "monthly" Dr. visit before I start going in every two weeks. Luckily, the Dr. office is within walking distance of the house (they have a Kyle and San Marcos location).

Emma Lu has started moving around and kicking a lot more. Unfortunately for me, this is starting to occur regularly around 4 am. She is kicking hard enough that James can feel it if he puts his hand on my belly at the right time. I have also been able to see her kick.

We picked up her furniture this weekend. It is really pretty and I know we made a good choice! It is maple colored with a conversion (to full size bed) crib, a long dresser and a tall dresser. Her room is going to be what we were using as the guest room. I can't wait to get everything situated and organized, but that may be over my Christmas break!

Going to Colorado

I will be leaving for Denver on Tuesday for a "work" trip. I am staying an extra night to spend with Tara, Alan and Miss Millie. I will be back on Thursday and can't wait to post pictures from meeting the pretty girl!

Some Belly Shots...20 & 21 weeks

Here are some pictures from a few weeks ago. The first picture was on the day of the ultrasound (20 weeks) when we found out "it" was a "girl." The second picture is from a week later. My friend Tracy let me borrow some of her maternity clothes (Hannah was born in August) and this was one of the cute dresses. This Wednesday, I will be 6 months and starting my third trimester. I can't believe it and I will keep up with the growing belly even more!

Cousins

One of the good things about the trip to Chicago was that we were able to visit with family. Of course, we all wish it were under different circumstances. These are two of my 2nd cousins. The first picture is Nathan. He will turn 1 at the end of November. The second picture is of Jalen. His mom is a Wilson cousin. They are both so cute and have so much personality!

June 2007

Here are a few pictures with Grandpa from June of this summer. My cousin Heather got married and it was a very happy event. We are lucky we were able to visit Grandpa just a few months ago.

A Sad Posting

Grandpa Wilson passed away yesterday. I will be leaving this afternoon (10/3) to go up to Chicago for the funeral. My mom and dad are already up there and my sisters will be leaving DFW this afternoon as well. More pictures and information later.