Mom's Surprise 50th

Just posting a few pics of mom's surprise 50th birthday party. We never thought we'd get her there but luckily she went along with the plan :)

Carolyn's Country Cousins

We have decided to make the trip to Carolyn's one of our Fall traditions. Although it is outrageously priced, Jack always has a great time. We introduced it to Brady this year for the first time. Jackson really learned what a pumpkin was this year. He could do almost everything they had available and Brady was just along for the ride. Jack's favorite part, of course, was feeding the animals. This was my least favorite part, however, because of our track record of being bit by the 'friendly' animals. Jack and Daddy rode the choo choo train this year which seemed to be lots of fun (for both of them, I'm sure :) We lasted about an hour and a half this year which is awesome compared to last year's 45 minutes. I love fall :)

New Pics

Here is our latest try at professional pics. It's much more challenging with Jackson now. You almost just have to just click click click as soon as he runs in the frame and hope that maybe he will be looking somewhere near the camera. Brady's still in that 'anything will amuse me' stage so he's much easier. They are also in their Halloween costumes in a couple of the pics. We went for the Bug theme this year. Jack is a Bumblebee and Brady is a Caterpillar. Too cute, huh?

Here we go again!

Alright, so I haven't been very good so far at posting here but I'm going to try again...We were blessed with a wonderful addition to our family on March 27th, 2008. Braden Michael Stacy was born and he was a big boy! He weighed 8 lbs 12.9 oz (almost exactly what Jackson weighed when he was born! He is such a sweet boy and I can't believe how much he has grown already! He's almost 4 months old now and as smiley as can be! He laughs the hardest when I tickle his little chubby chin. Jackson has adapted very well and has even been a very good helper, especially worried when Brady spits (He always knows right where the burp cloth is!) I have been back to work now for 3 weeks and it is going very well. It is nice to have some adult interaction but I can't help but miss my babies when I'm gone.

The Beginning!

Hi Everyone! Or in the words of my son, Hiya! I've decided to start a blog about the adventures of the Stacys. This is also serving as a way for me to meditate on how very soon our newest bundle of joy will arrive. We're so anxious/excited/nervous/all these feelings balled up into one. I plan on posting new pics of Jackson as they are taken as well so everyone can see what a ham he really is. At this posting I am 33 weeks and 4 days preggo. I feel like I've been pregnant since the beginning of time. The first two trimesters went so very fast, chasing my little Jack Jack around the house and keeping up with work and such. The last few weeks, however, seem to have taken FOREVER! I think it's just because I have the itch to hold a little tiny beebee again. I can't wait to meet the precious sibling that will change Jackson's world forever :)