Sunday, April 12, 2009

March & April

John & I have been very busy the past couple of months. We have attended two weddings, one of which was here in Alabama. One of John's fraternity brothers got married at the Decatur Country Club. The wedding was a lot of fun, and we got to see a lot of our friends. Jon and Abbey came to stay with us the weekend of the wedding, and we always have a really good time with them! Also, in March one of mine and John's high school friends, Jared, got married in Maryville. At his wedding we got to see a lot of people from high school, some that we hadn't seen since either mine or John's graduations.
In addition to being visited by Jon and Abbey, both my mom and John's mom came to visit during the month of March. John and I are always excited to have company, and we had a good time with our families as well.
John and I have also been busy with baby showers. I had a great time at all of the showers,
and we really appreciate everyone's generosity in helping us prepare for Baby Dawson's arrival. The weekend of one of the showers, I also got to spend some time with good friends in Knoxville. Stephanie and Erica cooked a great dinner for Abbey, AT, Ashlee, Jen, and me the night I was in Tennessee to visit. It had been a long time since all of us were together, and we had a fun time like we always do when we're together!
Another thing that has kept us busy over the past couple of months has been preparing Dawson's room. John has worked hard to paint the room, paint and hang chair rail, assemble the furniture, and hang things on the walls; meanwhile, I've had fun putting away all of Dawson's little clothes and other items.





The picture to the right is of John and I at Jason's wedding. At this point Dawson is only 6 weeks away from his due date!













The picture at left is Abbey and I at Jason's wedding.








The picture to the right was taken at a baby shower. Pictured left to right: Erica, Ashlee, me, Stephanie, AT, and Abbey.

In this picture I am 32 weeks pregnant.








The photo at left is John decorating one of his Easter Eggs on Good Friday.





And, as I had promised our friends in Tennessee, the rest are pictures of Dawson's nursery. We still have a few more things to hang on the walls, but this is what it looks like now...


Saturday, January 31, 2009

Welcome to Our Family Blog

We have decided to start this blog for our family. You can visit any time to read what is going on in our lives and see updated pictures (especially after Baby Dawson is born)! We thought this would be a great way to keep in touch with all of our family and friends in different states. So, we’ll do our best to keep you updated on the lives of John, Jessica, Dawson, and, of course, Bentley!







The picture to the left was taken in January on our vacation to Ft. Lauderdale.







The picture to the right is of Jessica with Baby Dawson on Christmas Eve.





The picture of Bentley was taken on Christmas morning.