Exciting things happening in Houston

We have had a busy few weeks and some exciting things. We have decided to start decorating our master bedroom, so we decided to add an accent wall. It took several coats and sadly when we finally got the tape off, some of the 3 coats of red and one coat of primer came off. Needless to say, we understand the value of spending a little extra money to get the good stuff. Anyway, we are excited about the color and look forward to more decoration adventures.

We also got a piano this last week. Our Jackman parents sent us their 30+ year old piano which is perfect for us. Dave has already played Love at Home for Bailey, a request from her grandparents. She seems enthralled by the piano and we are so grateful and excited for the opportunities we will now have with a piano in the home. Thanks Mom and Dad.

I have a favor for any reading this that may have ideas, in the piano picture you can see some shelves above the piano. I am not all that great at decorating yet and could use some ideas as to what classy things I could put on those shelves. Any ideas, send them this way. Also, we seem to be having a hard time with Bailey and tummy time, as is evidenced by the clips, any advice there would be helpful as well.

Primer Coat

Final Coat (Before tape removal)

Updates

Sorry it has been a while since the last post. We had a great vacation in Arizona and Utah for Christmas and New Year's. Sadly once again the Cannon camera fails to impress. It only worked for a little bit and it was the day after Christmas!! Anyway, we had a great time. Also, in the last few weeks Bailey has changed so much. She rolled over on Christmas Day, I think it was an accident. She has started "playing" with toys i.e. holding them and quickly putting them right into her mouth. She is also kind of starting to laugh. It is such a joy to be parents and Bailey gets more and more fun everyday.

Thank you to our families we had such a wonderful time with you!

Bailey is such a blessing

So I know that there is a lot on Bailey on our blog but I just can't resist. I finally was able to get a few pictures of her holding her head up. She seems to change everyday and I can't believe how much she is growing. She is also sleeping better. Last night she slept from 7:30pm to 5am then went to sleep again until 9am. We are so blessed! We love her so much.

Funny: These mittens were from Starbucks gift cards! Hey they work

Tubby time is Bailey's favorite time of the day

HELLO

I thought I would post this picture of our family bread that is made for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I made this bread for the first time by myself and I made it for Nate. We had a wonderful time with the Gregory's for Thanksgiving. Also, Dave organized our garage, it looks fabulous. I love how organized he is!!

Of course a post wouldn't be a post without a cute picture of Miss Bailey...she is learning to hold her head up it is a lot of fun (although I just missed it here in this picture)!

Go UTAH and WYOMING

Congrats to the Utah fans for a great win over BYU on Saturday...yes, we were cheering for Utah!! Bailey was also cheering for Utah and Wyoming at the same time. Also, today is her 2 month appointment, which is apparently the worst appointment. Here are a few photos of her while she is still content today. She is learning to smile and is interacting with us more and more every day. She is truly a joy to have in our family!

Some updates

Sorry it has been a while. We are still waiting for pictures of Bailey's blessing but we did take a few which are posted. The brisket also was fabulous thanks to Dave!! Thank you so much to those family members who were here we loved it and for those who couldn't make it we missed you and thank you for your love and support. Also, thanks to Sherri for providing the dress and the darling bow! Check out Shindyz!!
Also, we have been wanting a nice reading chair for Dave since we moved into our house. We finally found the perfect chair. It is a fun Daddy Daughter reading chair as well and Bailey loves it!

Somehow babies can be comfortable in any position!

Thanks Big B for your help. Sadly after she ate this bottle, we realized that she had a MAJOR blow out on Brian, then she spit up on his shirt. That takes true love to deal with that!

Happy Halloween!! We had a fun evening. Dave invited the teachers and leaders from the ward over for a party. There was pumpkin carving, chili and breadsticks (of course), and games. We had a great time. Also, Grandma J. gave Bailey this darling costume. Funny enough, she almost didn't fit in it because she is getting so tall.