Meet EllaBree

EllaBree Jolene Raybon was born to us on December 3rd 2011 at 4:41 PM. She was a sweet little 7 lbs. 1.5 oz. and 20.5 in long.
Labor and delivery was really quite enjoyable. I had very little pain and lots of company throughout the labor. Delivery was a breeze. I also had a great coach (thanks hun), nurse, and doctor.  
The rest of the pregnancy went well, with no problems. This was the most enjoyable pregnancy yet. I was not too sick and got meds pretty early. I was very hungry and so gained a good 32ish pounds. Of course there was discomfort but it was abated by the cherished baby movements, which continued to be somewhat infrequent. She is still pretty content to just cuddle and loves to be held. Ella is a very easy going baby and such a joy to have around. We are all so in love!

Lots to Tell

We have been busy so I thought I'd get a post up.
Brian had a birthday. He is feeling old. We're getting closer to 30.
I made Brian his favorite, German chocolate cake. Carter enjoyed the ice cream.

Paige turned 3. She's such a big girl. She was spoiled as usual and loved it. Here are a couple pictures.

Paige chose a fudge, Oreo, and mint ice cream concoction for her cake. She loved it. Sadly these are her first birthday candles. Her mother has bought candles but has forgotten to bring them to the party location each time. Finally she got to blow out the candles and make a wish for her birthday.



We celebrated our 5th anniversary on the 30th of June. Brian surprised me with a trip to Starlight Mountain Theatre in Crouch. It's a good hour and a half drive up in to the mountains. We had a nice drive, a tasty dinner, and saw The Wizard of Oz. It was a great production and very funny.



4th of July festivities.
We spent the 4th with our best buds and had a great time! Wish we had taken more pictures but I forgot the extra batteries. Oops. Ya gotta forget something on a road trip, right. Ha, Brian also forgot his suit for church on Sunday.



The kids both loved the swings. This was a first for Paige.

These girls all had a lot of fun playing together and fighting over toys. Haha! It was great.

We wet bowling. This was the first time for both Paige and Carter.




Miss Champ
She beat us all.

Now you're somewhat up to date. I'll get a baby post up soon.