Emergency Preparedness

I have recently been directed to a fabulous emergency preparedness blog. Every Monday she will post seven things that we can do to get our family more prepared for the unexpected. You can do all seven in one day, or spread it out during the week. I say, check it out and do what you can. I am making progress on our 72 hour kits and I'll definitely be going through my medicine this week and get flashlights together in an easily accessible place. Good luck with your goals!

A Few Family Pictures

Well, we had another go at pictures and at least we're all dressed a little nicer in these ones. Still, not quite pictures I'm anxious to frame. *sigh* It's just hard to catch everyone in a good mood. Trust me, I was the one in the crabby mood this time.

Wait, wait, wait. Can we all just laugh at how my Mom edited out my beauty mark in this first picture. When I'm pregnant, I get tons of acne, so she helped me out in that regard, but I just noticed that I don't have my beauty mark anymore. You can see it in the next one just fine.

These two aren't very clear, but they are cute expressions so I wanted to post them anyway.
By they way, I WILL post pictures of my new haircut. Problem is, I haven't been able to get a picture of it yet. I'll work on that.

70's Style

We took about 30 pictures of him trying to get a "normal" smile. To no avail. Here is Ryan in Derek's old dress clothes. I swear that if it wasn't so snug on Ryan, I surely would've taken him to church in it.

Been Meaning to Blog

Here are the things that I've been meaning to blog or blog about:

1) A family picture or two from Christmas time.
2) I got my hair chopped off about 4 inches when I was only planning a little trim - but I love it.
3) I had a recent ultrasound of our little guy (or girl) and got to see him (or her) wiggling around. I like them wiggly. Plus a small pregnancy update.
4) Ryan starts speech therapy on Tuesday.
5) Some cute little shots of Katie that my Mom got at Christmas.
6) A hilarious picture or two of Ryan in a fabulous 70's outfit that Derek wore when he was Ryan's age.
7) The fact that Derek and I went on a little ski trip this past Wednesday (don't worry, I never fell).

Sheesh, I'm behind. I probably won't end up getting to ALL of those, but hopefully I'll take the time to do at least a few. Which ones are you most interested in?

A Boyfriend

I have had the feeling that our Lola was getting a little lonely so we recently found a nice (neutered) boy to introduce her to.

(The grey one is Lola) This white one that sheds like you would never imagine - is Leo.

I was prepared for there to be a territory battle or something of the like. It often takes quite a while before rabbits will become friends, but Lola took an immediate liking to Leo. The first night I brought Lola inside because I didn't want either bullying the other, but the next day when I put them back together and went outside to check on them, I caught them huddled up next to each other with Lola liking away at his face. This is a GOOD sign when you are looking for your bunnies to be friends.

Anyway, Leo is very friendly and gentle and box trained - the only problem is that he sheds so much I can barely touch him. :)

Can You Say Static?

She looks sad but I am pretty sure she was enjoying herself on the trampoline at Grandma's house. Is this fabulous static or what?

New Development

Yes, we're expecting.

Child number 3 is due July 25th and we are predicting a boy. Time will tell.

Bummer

A man backed into me in a parking lot today. *sigh* Everyone is fine - but it was a bummer.

(Not my beach cruiser in the reflection. I'm holding that for my neighbor because it's his wife's Christmas present.)

Don't Expect a Christmas Card From Us

I am a bit of a humbug when it comes to Christmas cards. I don't see much point in printing off pictures and giving updates to people that I see or keep in touch with on a regular basis. Anyone who cares to be updated on our lives can read this blog and get much more information than a card would give them. There are a handful of people who are an exception to this statement. That handful of people MAY actually get a Christmas card from us one year. But probably not this year.

At Thanksgiving I had hopes of getting a decent family picture taken, but as it goes each Thanksgiving, my children were sick. We still went out with my Mom to get pictures, but I didn't dress everyone in their "holiday" or "picture" attire because I really didn't expect it to go well. Ryan had super red cheeks and puffy sort of eyes. Katie's nose was raw from wiping.

I'm not saying we didn't get a cute picture or two. Consider this your Christmas card from the Bayles Family. We'll try again for a decent family picture later. Have a Merry Christmas!

O' Christmas Tree

Wow, Ryan looks pretty short next to his pal Ethan. I never noticed before.