Blessings

This week Brian's athletic girls and moms threw him and another coach that is expecting a surprise shower!! It was the most precious thing ever. There were over 100 girls and moms present and each brought their well wishes for Coach Lee and sweet Lainey. The girls showered us with love, tons of sweet pink outfits, so many blankets, rattles and tons of diapers. It was so great to see what a loving environment Lainey will be spending her time in. I know she will love going to watch daddy coach if she's got that many girls ready to love on her. :) It was truly a blessing. The girls all wrote Lainey letters and created a scrapbook too. The scrapbook tells her all about her parents that have waited so long for her and how much we love her. It also tells her what a HUGE impact her daddy has had on each of their lives and reminds her to listen to him because daddy knows best. It truly was the sweetest thing ever. Brian works so hard day in and day out when it comes to his job as a coach. He takes time to work with each girl individually and really tries to make a difference in their life. That blessing has come back to us. It was so fun to hang Lainey's little outfits up and get to do some shopping for things that she needs. She is truly going to be one loved little girl!

It's a GIRL!!

We found out today that our little bundle of joy is a GIRL! We are so excited! Her name is Lainey Elizabeth Lee! I'm so thankful that it is a girl because I had already ordered girl bedding without knowing. I found it on sale on Amazon and I just couldn't pass it up. They say you get those feelings, and I just had a feeling she was a girl. I've already bought a few cute headbands at Canton, her bedding & her furniture. Let the shopping for adorable things begin. I am really hoping this summer goes by fast because I'm so ready to meet her. She's a thumb sucker. Every time we have seen her she has had that thumb in her mouth. It is just precious! She's also very active. She's only been asleep once out of the 10+ ultrasounds we've had. We truly are blessed. We are so thankful for this little one! She will be loved and cherished. God is good!

What a week!

El Matador Beach in Malibu

Wade's home for the past year!

15 weeks and counting!

Our little one a few weeks ago! Baby Lee 12 Weeks

My personal favorite, Little Lee's hand! The other one was in its mouth. :) So sweet!

This week has been crazy! We went to Malibu last week for Wade's graduation from Pepperdine. It was a very quick trip, but it was great to see him and celebrate. Malibu was beautiful! I can see why he's had such a great college experience. We were lucky to get to spend some time with all three of my grandparents while we were there as well as my aunt Julie & uncle Jonathan. It was very nice. Graduation was VERY windy! We got to experience Santa Anna winds & we honestly though we were going to blow away. Chairs were blowing away, people were having trouble standing, it was nuts! Beautiful, but very windy. We flew home late Sunday night and then have had a very busy week this week. Today I got to spend some time with my sweet mom for Mother's Day. We went to see my friend Angie's play about Moses. It was good. I am so blessed to have such an amazing mother. I have had a great example of what it means to be a mother and look forward to trying to follow in her footsteps.

This week we get to find out what we are having. I am so excited that I'm hardly sleeping! We've decided on a name for a girl, but are still stuck on a boy's name. We had hoped to have names ready before we found out. It is going to be such a special week. I can't wait to get the news and start decorating the nursery! Right now it smells like baby wipes & I find myself just going in there to hang out. I will love it so much more once it's all set up for our little one. We are so blessed and can't wait to share our fun news later this week. :)

My AMAZING Early Mother's Day Gift

Last week Brian asked me if I would be upset with him if he bought me a little something for Mother's Day or for the day we found out what we are having. I told him no but not to spend too much money since we are trying to save most of what we make right now. Well yesterday he came home and asked if rather than giving me my present on one of those two days if he could go ahead and give it to me early. I was thinking something small or something for the nursery so I of course said sure. :) He came up with a package from the Ritz camera store. We have been wanting a nice camera for years, but have always said when we have a baby it will be a must. Well my sweet husband has been pulling money out of each paycheck since we found out we were pregnant and went and bought us our AMAZING camera! It's an Olympus 600 which is like the Nikon 31oo. It takes up to 3 frames per second so we will not be missing any of the cute faces that our little one will make. I am so excited! It came with two different lenses and 4 different photography classes so we can really learn how to use the camera. I'm so excited! That man contiunues to amaze me even after being married for over 6 years. He listens even when I don't think he's listening and never fails to come through with great surprises. I can't wait to post some pictures with the camera. We are going to Malibu for Wade's graduation this weekend so if we take the camera I will post some when we get back. What an exciting 1st Mother's Day present!

A crazy year!

Well, a lot has happened since the last time I posted. We started our school year with a packed schedule and nothing has changed since then. We have both encountered many challenges, but have managed to press on. We've enjoyed the time that we've had to relax, but with teaching, coaching & school schedules, those have been few and far between. Brian has coached 3 sports this year, & been working on his masters. He really loves his classes and is hoping to get an assistant principal position when he finishes school next June. In December we celebrated our 6 year anniversary with a cruise to Cozumel and Progresso. It was so nice. I think we had more fun on that vacation than we've ever had before. We just really needed the getaway. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed so many fun adventures. In January Brian turned 30! We had a big celebration with friends and family & thanked God for the blessings we knew he would bring in the next year of Brian's life. In February we got huge news... we found out that we were expecting our first baby in October!! We kept things quiet for a while because of all that we went through to get pregnant, but it is official! We are excited to welcome a sweet little one this fall. I am currently 12 1/2 weeks pregnant and I'm already starting to show a little bit. We've had many doctors appointments and our little one is growing just as he or she should. We should know if it is a boy or a girl by the end of May and then we get the whole summer of to get ready for this baby. We feel so blessed to know that God has given us the gift of life and look forward to sharing many moments in our baby's life. God truly is good!

North Carolina Trip

Just a few of my little cousins at the Jarrett House for lunch.

Brian and I at the Braves game!

We got the up close & personal tour at CNN.

The AMAZING view from Jonathan & Jodie's backyard.

The Biltmore was a lot of fun to tour!

Every year my mom's family tries to get together. This year we decided to meet at my Aunt and Uncle's house in North Carolina. We have wanted to visit them for years and after going, I am so glad that we did. It was beautiful & we all had such a great time. Brian and I were able to spend a couple of days in Atlanta before heading up to the Asheville area. While we were in Atlanta we saw a Braves game, went on a tour of CNN, looked at Olympic Park, shopped, saw the original Chic-Fil-A, went to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial site and just relaxed. Once we went up to Jonathan and Jodie's house we swam, went whitewater rafting, toured the Biltmore mansion, picked berries, caught fireflies, dug potatoes, had a fourth of July celebration, visited the Cherokee reservation & floated in the river. It was simply wonderful and I really think we could have enjoyed another week or two there. Hopefully we will get to go visit again soon. Other than that, we are hoping to take a couple of day trips this summer and head up to Ft. Worth to see the Mallettes again. We are enjoying relaxing & getting some much needed rest after a crazy year! Anyway, we've got company coming tomorrow and I've got a huge sewing mess on my dining room table so I better go get that cleaned up! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

Summer Is Here!

Wow it's been a long time since I've posted! We made it through the end of the school year & are now well into summer. I'm teaching 8th grade language arts at summer school & Brian is working speed camp. We are convinced that working 1/2 days is the best thing ever. You get paid so that you can go have fun the second half of the day & still get to enjoy some freedom. It's been great. We are having so much fun hanging out with our friends, watching the world cup, exercising, having people over & just hanging out. It's been nice. We are not up to much other than that, I'm on a hunt for good or free deals constantly & that's kept me from spending money while stocking our cabinets with food & other goodies. I've done some sewing & we've worked on several projects. Brian coached the Baylor basketball camp last week & had a blast. He came home exhausted, but had so much fun. I'll post more later about what we are doing this summer. For now though, I'm off to the store & the bank before a game night with our sweet friends! Hope everyone is enjoying the summer as much as we are!