Getting ready for baby

Here is a picture of the nursery. Don did a great job with painting, and I was really happy with how it looked once we finished decorating. The pictures of me are from my family baby shower on 2/3/08, hosted by my sister Sarah and sister-in-law Stefanie. The cake and goodies were great, and we got a lot of nice things for Jordon. The folks at work also had a wonderful shower for me, but we didn't manage to get any pictures of that one. Don and I were very moved by all the warm wishes and gifts for the baby. I think it is also a blessing that we ended up with a boy, as several friends and family have had boys and we are the lucky recipients of lots of clothes and toys! We are very thankful for such thoughtful and giving friends and family.

New York trip

Here are a couple more shots from the NYC trip. Mary and I have always loved Prince- here we are with him at the wax museum. Kerri and I visited Mary there in September 2007. We saw many of the sites, including St. Patrick's cathedral, Central Park, the Empire State Building, Time Square, West Point, Ground Zero, and rode the Staten Island Ferry. We also found some great fashion bargains, and will not forget the locals with their stands of knock-off bags yelling "Coach, Gucci, Prada!!" in their accents. Kerri got a great (and I think authentic) Coach bag...we only had to do some back-alley apartment dealing that made me a bit nervous. But the anxiety lessened some when we saw grannies doing the same wheeling and dealing to get a good deal on a designer bag. We also went to a comedy show, and had a guided tour from an animated native of Harlem. We did as much as we could fit in the time that we had! Riding the trains and subways was an adventure in itself for those of us not familiar with the big city transportation. The food was fantastic -- the New Yorkers are serious about their bagels and cream cheese and cheesecake. Good thing we had to walk nearly everywhere we went to burn off some of the calories!

Mary's wedding

Here are my friends from nursing school, Kerri and Mary. We had a great time at the wedding and on our trip to NYC in September.

Here we are at my friend Mary's wedding in Ohio in October 2007. I was about 4 months pregnant at the time.

Our Honeymoon

One of the many waterfalls we saw on the island of Kauai

The beautiful Waimea Canyon in Kauai -- the place Mark Twain called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.

Hey, we're only 2 and 1/2 years later, but thought it would be nice to post a couple of these pics. The birth of our son has motivated us to update our blog. We went to Kaui for our honeymoon in Dec. 2005. The weather and sites were spectacular -- can't say the same for the long plane ride. Here we were attending a luau.