Interest Only Mortgage Payments - Helpful or Harmful?!

I read an article today about interest only mortgage payments. The title of the article was "Interest-only mortgages can help young professionals." What?!
When I think of young professionals, I think of people just out of college or people who have just started to establish themselves in an industry. Usually, these types of people already have a lot of debt from student loans, credit cards, cars, etc. Now, we are all taught that making the minimum payments on anything is a bad thing! You aren't paying off anything, just maintaining a level of debt with a really good payment record. If you are only adding more purchases and additional loans, that doesn't help you at all! As a Christian, I believe that we are to be good stewards of God's gift (money). We aren't supposed to owe anything and if we do, pay it back as soon as possible. Travis and I are in the process of paying all of our debt off and we plan to be debt-free by the end of 2009. What a great feeling! But how would that be possible if we only pay the minimum payments.
On the other hand, the article mentioned that this allowed for the individual to control how much of the actual loan amount to pay off every month. This could be positive, in that it allows the person to pay off as much of the principle as they want, with one payment. There isn't anyone taking another percentage of the interest from the additional payment. However, in the article is says that it "does not mean that they will be beating the interest rates but they will feel a "little more in control" as they know they can "do it whenever they want". " Again...what?! I would love to have faith that everyone out there is better at saving than me! But, how realistic is that? Unless the person is set up to receive a huge bonus at the end of the year that they planned on putting completely toward the mortgage, I don't see how this would be helpful.
Being an owner of two houses right now, this just doesn't seem like an option I would go for.
There are so many great mortgage options out there that help first time buyers and financially strapped individuals to achieve ownership of a home without putting their credit scores in danger.
Mortgages

Nesting and House Projects

Alright, it is official (I think it is a little early, but) I am in my nesting stage! It is crazy! All of a sudden I want all the house projects taken care of and furniture bought for each room. My wonderful husband has taken this swift kick to the buttocks very well (he is the one in charge of most of the labor these days). He has gotten so excited about each project and I'm soo glad!

On Tuesday evening we went to the Room Store to "scope out" some furniture we might be interested in. Yup...we walked out of there buying a bedroom set and an over-stuffed chair (for those middle-of-the-night feedings) and ottoman. They were delivered today!

Tonight we went to Home Depot (Travis' 2nd home) to look at and get some ideas on tile and paint for the master bathroom. That is right...we came home with enough tile to do a really cool pattern on the floor and some really neat paint! Travis is going to be really busy when I go spend a week in Arlington! He is so excited about getting started on the bathroom. I am very thankful to have a husband who has a passion for house projects and doesn't complain about "one more thing to do". He is soooo good to me!

After the master bathroom we want to redo the kitchen. I think that is going to have to wait for awhile. We have spent our home improvement budget for the next few months! We definitely want the kitchen painted by the time Jayden comes, but the counter tops, sink and appliances will have to wait until after the new addition. Oh yea, and...living room furniture.

We have the paint for the office, so we will probably get that done before she comes, but that is as far as I can hope to get with the home projects before Jayden graces us with her presence.

We will be sure and keep you updated on the progress as we make some! :) For now, we are content to be spending our first night with our new bedroom furniture! Yay!

1st Anniversary!

I have a lot to write about on here, but I will use the next few calm days to catch up on the news.

As most of you know, Travis and I just celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary! Our anniversary was on St. Patrick's Day! Travis had to work, but we made plans to have a special dinner together. When he came home from work, he rang the front door bell and surprised me with flowers and chocolates! Okay...the flowers are a BIG deal! Travis does not do flowers. He got me a single rose for my 16th birthday, then 9 years later, he got me a bouquet of flowers for my 25th birthday and now (2 years later) he got flowers for our 1st anniversary. Needless to say that when I get flowers from my hubby...it makes me really really happy!! :)

Anyway, dinner got put on hold because Travis wasn't feeling very well when he came home. We spent the night together just enjoying each other's company. It was actually a great way to just remember how much we mean to each other and just exactly why we decided to spend forever together.

So much has happened this year. We got married, remodeled a home, moved to Kingwood, started new jobs and got pregnant! We are so excited to see what year #2 has in store!

Back On Track!

The nursery is done (okay, not the furniture, but the walls)! WooHoo!! I love it! I am so excited about bringing Jayden home to her room. We added a little flare to the room. Two walls are brown and two are pink. Our theme is Winnie the Pooh, but we are including all the characters. The only one we don't have in there right now is Eeyore, but that is only because the Hufalump has apparently taken over his spot. We are working on getting him involved! :) Here are some pictures of the nursery (I am not including all the little pictures, but I will include a link to them on here soon):

http://picasaweb.google.com/janakay.mcham/JaydenSNursery (to see all the other little walls pictures)

Two Steps Forward...

Okay, so this is the first post that I am putting up here... since I am horrible about keeping up with my own blog, and most of you have given up on it (or didn't know it existed in the first place) I have decided to put up periodic posts on here.

Well, this one seemed like a very appropriate one to begin with.

So you know the saying that a picture says a thousand words... well let's see what this sequence of pictures has to say.

So yes, the pink and blue room is now a pink and brown room! All within 48 hours. So now the thousand words...

This all started when we decided to go to Baby's R Us and register for the new arrival. We roamed the store with one of those really cool scanner guns that allowed me to entertain myself by shooting every bar code in sight... well at least those that my wife approved. That was enough to keep me busy for tha majority of the three hours we spent roaming around that place.

So after bottles, nipples, blankies, bath toys, pumps, pampers and all that jazz we finally make it to the fun stuff... strollers! I'm a big fan of this stuff cause it's functional, in fact they even have strollers made by Jeep!

Well as we were picking out all our stuff we had picked out plenty of Winnie the Pooh, and pink things for my little girl... but when we got to the strollers I was surprised when Jana had fallen in love with a stroller that was pink and brown! For someone who is not a big fan of pink, she sure loved this stroller. We also found the same pattern for the bouncy chair. So we have now managed a vertiable schmorgasboard (sp?) of colors for this poor child of ours.

It was when we passed the bedding in the back of the store and Jana once again fell in love with a pattern of... you guessed it, pink and brown. It was here that I said to her "You know I love it too but I don't think it will go with the pink and blue in the room... maybe we should rethink our paint job..."

The look on her face said it all, and off we went to Home Depot.

The new coat went on really fast, and we've yet to see if it needs another coat, but I think we are both really pleased with the decsion... Jana's office will get the left over blue so it's not going to waste, but for those who are interested our nursery colors are officially and PERMANENTLY pink and brown.

It just goes to show you... Jayden hasn't even left the womb, and already has her daddy wrapped around her finger. I am in trouble!

Making Progress!

Ali and Travis rocked last night! As soon as Travis got home they got to work on the nursery. Every wall is painted and the pink walls are the only ones that need a second coat. The nursery should be finished tonight! I actually really like the way it all looks together. The pink, I will have to get used to, but it doesn't look bad!! Yay! I love the way the room looks and feels now.

So, they had a little fun while they worked! :)

I think we have decided to use the green paint (that we had originally planned to use in the nursery) in the office. Now I'm on a home improvement kick!! Yay!

Nursery Decisions!

So...God was up in Heaven thinking, "Travis and Jana Kay have been married for a year now and still have not had a major disagreement. Let's stir things up. I know...let's give them a girl!"

I am sooo excited about having a little girl!! The more I think about it the more excited I get about dressing her up and playing with her. So, the other day Travis and I went to Home Depot to pick out the colors for the nursery. I'm not into the girlie colors like pink and purple. Travis, however, likes them! So, after I had a complete break down in the middle of Home Deopt, we came to a compromise. We picked a couple of colors that we both liked for the nursery, and neither one of them were pink. I was happy. Then, the more we thought about it, Travis kept going back to the pink. So...I revisited the idea of pink in the nursery. Okay okay...I finally opened my stubborn head and considered pink for the first time! Another compromise was found. We are doing two walls in blue and two walls in pink. I think it is going to look awesome! We begin painting tonight so I will post pictures in a couple of days.

We have a guest for a whole week! My friend Ali is here for her spring break and we are gong to have fun! She is going to help Travis paint the nursery since I can't be around the paint. She is so awesome! She helped us install the bamboo floors in our house in Austin too. Wow...we just put her to work! :) I'll be sure and post plenty of pictures of them in action.

We had a good weekend at the Zoo and I will post pictures of that later. For now...I'm going to play!

House Pictures

Yay for clean houses! :) My wonderful husband has allowed me to get someone to clean the house twice a month. I'm going to be completely honest! I hate to clean. One of the reasons that my wonderful husband has allowed this is because I work from home. He is so sweet. But, I have a confession...

I was totally against getting someone else to clean my house when we first got married! I was going to be the perfect house-wife. I was going to take care of the house and clean all the time. I finally gave in to the fact that I just don't like cleaning enough to stay that disciplined. So, today...I have a clean house! Thank you hubby!!!
So, now that I have a clean house...here are the pictures of upstairs that I have been promising my sister and many others. All the walls are beige, and we will be painting the nursery soon! So, I will definitely have more pictures in the next couple of months. As you walk up the stairs, this is the view. On the left you have the tiny hall way to the two guest rooms, directly in front of you is the office, the bathroom to the right of that and then the master bedroom.

Baby Clothes!

My cousin Mary Ann sent Jayden a gift! It is sooo cute! Travis spent about 5 minutes just staring at it and playing with the snaps!












I am so excited to get my little one all dressed up! :) We are just over 21 weeks!

Weekend in Galveston!

This weekend was great! Friday night, Travis and I headed to Galveston (Bermuda Beach) to hang out with some of his friends at a beach house. I, of course, forgot the camera so I don't have any pictures of us hanging out. :( Sorry!

The dogs had a blast! We got up in the morning and took a walk down the beach after breakfast. We walked quite a ways and by the time we turned around to go back to the house Cooper was so tired! He tried so hard to keep up with the other dogs, but the poor thing just couldn't keep up the pace. He was so cute! After we got back we went upstairs and got our sun screen (yes, we forgot to put it on first thing...and yes I'm burnt!) and Cooper crashed! He slept most of the day (until about 3:00pm) and I mean...pretty much dead to the world! He wouldn't move for anyone and if someone sat next to him, he would just roll over as if he expected them to rub his belly while he slept! Then, at about 3:00 pm he popped his little head up and was full of energy again! It was amazing! Nikki, however, never stopped!

We stayed at the beach until after dinner Saturday night and then headed home. We haven't been to our church in about 4 weeks, so we were really looking forward to seeing everyone and worshiping with our church family. When we got home Saturday night Travis gave my anniversary present to me. I know it is way early, but because of logistics and stuff, he wanted to go ahead and give it to me. He bought me a FISHING POLE (and himself one)!!!!! I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!!! Okay, I know that I am probably one of the few women who would accept this as an appropriate gift, but you know what....it means that he knows me! It means that he wants to share in my favorite activities even though he has never officially been fishing before in his life! (He had a couple of experiences that don't really qualify...dropping a line on a bamboo stick and just waiting for a fish to set itself doesn't count...sorry...) And, he did stick with the 1st year paper present by getting our fishing licenses too. So, here they are:

When we got to church on Sunday, we were surprised to see our cousin Jill was there! She had little Nicholas with her and Uncle Danny passed him off to Travis! What was he thinking?! Although, I can't really complain...watching Travis play with babies and to see his love for them is really encouraging and just precious. After church we went to lunch with Aunt Norma and Jill. It was good to visit with them! Then I found out that my other cousins, Mary Ann and Dana are coming down with Grandma Mary for Spring Break! I'm so excited! I am probably going to take a couple of days off so that I can spend some time with them. It is such a treat to be able to see this side of the family as much as I have lately. We usually see each other once a year, if that much!

So, when Travis and I got home from lunch we went to Home Depot to pick up some lumber for Travis to do some work in the garage. As he was working in the garage (my manly man):

I was elevating my feet and relaxing...because of the new and wonderful (can you sense my sarcasm) developement in my feet...swelling!! Yes...major swelling of the feet is not comfortable. So instead of laying down inside and being a bum, I made a nice little set up in the back of Travis' truck and encouraged my husband while being a bum. Here I am:

I had to have my coffee because it wasn't the warmest of days, but not cold enough for a blanket. It was fun! :)

When Travis was done for the day, we went for dinner. We found this great mexican restaurant called Rico's. It was sooo good! Everything we had was delicious and they had such fast service! We are definitely going back.

Finally, we got our first gift for Jayden. Everyone knows that I am a Superman fanatic. But, not everyone knows that I am also a Jack "The Pumpkin King" (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) fanatic. Travis has started to spread this fact around, so one of the women he works with brought us this (her daughter had it before and she wanted to pass it on to fellow fans):

I think it is adorable!! :) I know, I'm wierd!

Countdown To Baby

Sneezing While Driving...Soooo Dangerous!!

Okay, so there is a story that we all like to tell about my mother. When we were all learning to drive my mom would often ride in the passenger seat instead of Dad. I wonder if that was because he was trying to be a gentleman even when he wasn't the one driving, or if we really scared him that much. Either way, we all liked to drive with Mom. Well, one time, when Dava Lynn was learning to drive, she sneezed as the car was in motion. My mother, in all of her wisdom, looks over at DL and says, "That is soooo dangerous!"

Okay, so it doesn't seem as funny when I write that as when I tell it, but you get the picture. It was hilarious!! I mean, who really controls their sneezes! So, we all like to tell that story, poking fun at Mom.

So, the other day, Travis comes home and tells me this story:

"So, we were all riding down in the elevator to go get lunch and Donna says, 'So, I don't know if my car is totaled or not.' And Travis responds, 'You were in an accident? Well, what happened?' Donna explains very matter-of-factly, 'Well...as I was pulling up to a stop light...I sneezed. And my foot must have missed the brakes.'" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

I couldn't believe it!!! "That is soooo dangerous!" Apparently, her car is so badly damaged, that it could be totaled and she could be without a car. Thank goodness she is okay...but wow!

I told my mom this story and she said (while trying to talk through tears of laughter), "You will be finding out for the rest of your life that Mom was right!"

And of course, Dava Lynn's response was, "You didn't tell Mom did you? We will be hearing about this for years!"

If no one else appreciates this post...I know the Bridgwater girls will! :)

Tagged Again!

I have been tagged by my beautiful sister Jenny so, here we go!
**Here is a picture of Jenny and me...10 years ago:
I was a 17 year old junior in high school. I was the Captain/Treasurer of the Dalworthington Gardens Junior Police Explorers and competing in Dallas, TX.

Things on my to-do list today:

1)Update the budget and pay all outstanding bills for the month of February
2)Send out pictures of the Skateboard Rescue to family (see yesterday's post)
3)Eat lots of food (Jayden is stealing it all so I'm constantly hungry)

Three of my bad habits:

1)Biting/Picking at my cuticles (getting a lot better...but my fingers bleed during stressful times)
2)Biting my bottom lip with it is dry
3)Thinking I'll come back to something later and totally forgetting about it for 5 days!
4)Taking up the entire bed while sleeping at night (Travis woke up this morning and said, "We are getting a king size bed..." Oops! I would blame the pregnancy, but I can only claim that it got worse because of it.)

Five jobs I have had:

1)After school kid-sitter
2)Secretary at James Martin High School
3)Student recruiter for Oklahoma Christian University
4)Training Coordinator for a credit union in Colorado
5)Soon to be Mommy! (I think this will be my favorite!)

Things people don't know about me:
**I'm not sure how many people don't know everything about me. I pretty much tell all, but I'll try! :)
1)I have a freckle in my right eye
2)I love cross-stitching (it is relaxing and it is counting...so my OCD is satisfied)
3) I am copying Jenny on this one: I get a weird amount of pleasure out of guessing the exact number of hangers I need to hang up a pile of clean laundry.
4)I can name all the states in alphabetical order in less than 90 seconds
5)I have been to 12 of those states and 4 foreign countries

Now I tag: Juli Beth, Kima and Amy

Back from Cali!

Fair Warning: this is going to be a fairly lengthy post.

We are back from California! It was a great trip! It was my first time ever to visit CA and it was beautiful. We stayed in Newport Beach, visited Dana Point, Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel. I got several pictures, but I will only post a couple on here. We came away with several great stories too, but I will try to keep this lengthy post as short as possible!

Story #1: Getting lost with GPS!

The trip started out Friday as Judy, Pop, Travis and I flew in to LAX. We landed and still had a couple of hours to kill before we met up with Mark (T's brother). So, we all went to rent a car and grab a bite to eat. After we picked up Mark, back at the airport, we all headed down to the hotel. Travis has a new phone on which he has GPS. Well, before we left Houston, Travis had plugged in the hotel address so that we would be ready to go and have instant directions, once we were in CA. Pop drove as the GPS lady told us exactly where to go. About 45 minutes later...we arrive at our destination. 500 Bayview Place, Laguna Beach, CA. One problem...it was someone's house...not our hotel!! So, Travis quickly plugs in the correct address in Newport Beach. Let me just inform you that Newport Beach was about 15 minutes from the airport. That is right...we literally passed the hotel on the way to this random house in Laguna Beach! It was quite an adventure as we nearly drove off a cliff (or it seemed that way to us in the back seat)! Listening to the boys go back and forth with their endless wit and humor was very entertaining and Judy and I were nearly in tears by the end of it all! So, yes...you can get lost with GPS...

Story #2: Kelly's Hero!

On Saturday we went and had breakfast in Dana Point. We met some of the cousins there (Bruce and Kathy, and their two kids Kelly -10 and Nicole -8). After breakfast Pop, Mark, Travis and I hung out with Bruce and the kids while Judy and Kathy went to prepare for Grandma Bettes and Grandpa Lyle's memorial the next day. Before the girls headed off to run their errands we walked around a bit and talked. While we were visiting Kelly asked his dad (Bruce), "Do skateboards float?" Kelly had his skateboard with him and had been skating around ever since we had finished eating. Now, Kelly asked this sooo important question because at the time we were hanging around the marina, where all the boats are docked. (There is a railing all around the water that has about a 6 inch or more gap at the bottom. So, the railing keeps people from falling in, but isn't very effective at keeping rolling objects out.) Nicole had been joking about throwing Kelly's skateboard in, but Dad put a quick stop to that. As we were all talking and moving on in our discussions, I look back and see Kelly skate away on his skateboard, which quickly loses control and rolls right under the railing...landing in the ocean water of the marina! The look of shock and horror was enough to make anyone think that Kelly had just watched his best friend get shot! As everyone starts to realize what had just happened, Kelly is over the railing and begging his father to let him dive in after the beloved skateboard. With some convincing, Kelly climbs back over the railing to safety and after much investigation about high tide and low tide, Bruce decides that he will wait for low tide, at which time he will dive in after the skateboard and try to locate it. Now, this water is around 53 degrees (FREEZING) and the day is cloudy and windy. Bruce now has all afternoon to pump himself up and get ready for the freezing water and to get prepared with warm clothing to put on afterwards. The ladies have now gone to run their errands and the rest of us walk around the cove, hang out at the hotel pool, eat lunch and then borrow the pool net from the hotel to head down to the marina where we have some skateboard fishing to do!

Once we get back to the spot of the tragedy, Bruce climbs over the railing and tests the depth with the net from the hotel. Then he walks around the edge of the marina debating his point of entry and finally gets someone to just let him onto the dock between some of the boats so he can have a safe entry. Pop volunteered to go with him so that Bruce had some help getting out of the water and getting warm...fast! Here is the video of the heroic event...


After Bruce retrieves the skateboard (on the 2nd dive) he is welcomed by a loving and grateful son (and then we notice all the legal signs about unauthorized entry into the marina and No Skateboarding...oops)!Not every dad would be willing to dive into the ocean after a skateboard. Most likely, they would just buy the kid a new board. But Kelly will remember how his dad dove in after his skateboard for the rest of his life! Way to go Bruce!!! :)

Here is a picture of Travis and me on the beach at sunset...

The Memorial

The memorial service for Grandma Bettes and Grandpa Lyle was on Sunday and we had such a great turn out! That morning, we took a sailboat out and put their ashes out to sea. We dropped roses in the water and they just seemed to come alive! It was a great way to honor them and take the time to remember. That afternoon we had a service at the club house near their house in Laguna Niguel. So many of their friends came out to remember and visit. It was great to get the family together again and I finally had a chance to get to know the cousins. They had all been at the wedding, but I had about 2 seconds just get introduced to them at that time. :)

This was such a fun trip! :)

Update from Yesterday...

I forgot to mention yesterday that this will be the first McHam girl (born a McHam) since Pop's sister Elaine was born. Not to advertise her age, but that is a gap of 63 years! Wow...I sure hope Jayden can earn her place among the McHam boys! If she takes after her Momma....she won't have any trouble. ;)

Both grandpas are sooo excited to have girls to spoil! Let's just pray that she doesn't start acting like her Momma for a long time. The last thing this world needs right now is another Jana Kay!! I was a twerp! :D But I grew out of it...kinda...

Jayden Bridgwater McHam

It's a girl!

We went to the doctor today and had our ultrasound. The baby is healthy and right on target! The heartbeat was 152. We are sooo excited! She decided to cross her legs at the beginning, but with some proding and shifting, she opened her legs up pretty wide! The first picture is of Jayden's head and belly. The second is more of a profile view of the head and belly. You can see some of the cord and the cross section of the right arm toward the top of the picture. The final picture shows all the evidence that we have a sweet little girl! Okay...the sweet part is yet to be determined...but it is a girl! Dad is sooo happy! This makes #16 on the Bridgwater side and the 6th girl.

Baby Poll!

Alright, so it is my turn to take a poll! We go to the doctor at 9:45 am on Monday to find out the gender of our baby! So, leave a comment and let me know what you think this little hooligan is going to be!

Boy or Girl

It was a good weekend...

Well, it was a great weekend! It was good to get together with everyone on the Bridgwater side of the family. There were 44 of us in the immediate family! All of the kids were so well behaved and we got to visit with the cousins that we hardly get time with anymore.
The service for Grandpa was perfect. All the stories that were told, memories that we shared and people who love him. There were so many people! Three rows of volunteers came from the hospital that he and grandma volunteer at. Grandpa made such an impact on this world that I don't think we even really know the scope of. Grandma said that she was told by a member of the church, "I wouldn't be a Christian today if it weren't for Emmitt." Grandma said she had no idea that Grandpa had gone to this person's house and sat with them for a long time, talking and finally invited him to the church. The next Sunday this man went to church and became a Christian...then his daughters followed.
It is amazing that even after 67 + years of marriage, Grandma didn't know how much of an impact Grandpa had on this person's life.

We all miss him sooo much!

Please be praying for Grandpa Jack (my mom's father). He is in the hospital. My Aunt Sandy took him this morning and he has severe dehydration and they are testing him for pneumonia. Grandma Helen (his wife) has been fighting some respiratory stuff, but Mom said that she sounded pretty good this morning.

Hoping all is well with everyone out there...

Floyd Emmitt Bridgwater 1.9.1918 - 2.7.2008

Grandpa Emmitt passed away yesterday. He will be missed. He was sooo LOVED! He had three sons who gave him eight granddaughters, who all doted on him and loved on him and just couldn't get enough of him.

He always had Cap'n Crunch for us. He always had ice cream for us. He taught us how to fish. He taught us how to love the Lord. He taught us how to have the ultimate marriage. He was the first man to ever fire a grenade rifle and the only man to fire it standing up. He was an elder in the Church of Christ since before I was born.

He loved completely! He laughed so loudly! And he is now living with our God for eternity!!

As I told my sisters..."He got to meet 20 great-grandkids. Now, he gets to meet my kids before we do!" Mom pointed out that we could be in for some rotten kids then..."Oh no! He is probably up there picking which ones he wants to send down!" I HOPE SO!!!

Travis and I were remembering Gpa Emmitt and I looked down at my belly and said, "Grow up to be just like him." Travis' response, "Me first!" Ever since we went to visit Gpa Emmitt for the first time, Travis has wanted to be just like him! I am so blessed to have had the perfect man in my life as an example and now to have my husband who wants to be just like him.

We are so blessed to have had our Grandpa Emmitt for so long! He passed yesterday at 90 years 29 days young!

Bump Patrol!

Okay...I finally feel like my belly has become "picture worthy". So, I have stolen my sister Jenny's title for the belly pictures...Bump Patrol! (thanks Jen!) We are just over 17 weeks along and I am feeling great...starving, but great!! They have me eating 6 times a day because I haven't been gaining weight. I had gained the first appointment, but the last two I have actually lost a total of 3.5 lbs. So now, I'm chowing down. And my baby is making it really easy to eat! No weird cravings yet...but I really want jalapenos...a lot!

I have started wearing maternity clothes...sorry Dava Lynn...I held out as long as I could. There are some really cute outfits out there for us fat (excuse me...maternally round) ladies! I love it! :)

Here are the pictures of the belly...

Things just got interesting...

So, my father & mother-in-law are out of town this week. Judy is in Virginia visiting her 1st and 2nd grandsons and Pop is headed to Fort Worth for business. Why does that make life interesting for us? Well, because they have a dog. Not just any dog...one of the cutest, sweetest and funniest dogs ever! He is so much fun. So, yes...we have three dogs in our house right now. We are dogsitting until Friday. His name is Redford "Red" and he is already having a good time with Nikki and Cooper. He has had a few moments in which he has howled or gone searching for Pop. He does not like to be left behind. He usually gets to go on business trips with Pop, but this time Pop had to ride with his boss, so Red stayed here. He is getting used to the idea. :)

We are having a blast. Here is a picture of Red...

Yay NY Giants!!

That was an awesome superbowl game! Little Manning pulled it off. But the best part of the entire game was the kickoff. Why would that be the best part? Because that is when Travis felt our baby move for the first time! This is so exciting and fun!

We find out two weeks from tomorrow what our baby is!! Yay!

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Happy Birthday Amy Beth!

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Love you Amy! Happy 26th!