Jayda Faith Bryan

It's a GIRL!  On Friday, we made our monthly trip to Wenatchee to see our midwife.  We also had our 20 week ultrasound.  Everything went beautifully.  Our little girl was perfectly healthy and weighed in at 9oz.  We are sooooo excited, and we can't wait to meet her in June!

A taste of Valentines

Can't think of a better way to spend a cold, wet, lazy Sunday afternoon

Blessings among the difficult

What a week it's been!  2012 hasn't exactly started out the way we anticipated, but that's life.  There's nothing much we can do about it.  I will say that God has been truly amazing, and He has never given us more than we can handle!  Going through tough bumps in life always brings our family much closer, and for that I am thankful.  On Christmas Eve we got a call that Tim's dad was in the hospital.  As life would have it, we changed some of our plans and went down to see him.  His dad was beginning to recover and was taken to an assisted living facility.  We received a call late last week that he had been taken back to the hospital.  Tim's dad is in stable condition for the time being.  A few days before receiving that news, Tim's work computer was hacked into.  Just to top off the week, we all came down with the stomach flu.  ...and let me just say for the record, pregnancy and the flu don't mix well.  We were all feeling much better by the end of the weekend, just in time for the beautiful snow.  We did have the privilege of being able to play in the snow before it turned into ice.  Our power went out yesterday morning and we made the most of the day.  Our family, who lives two doors down, came over for a good ole' fashion camp out.  Thank goodness for natural gas.  We had hot water and a stove.  I think to truly appreciate what we have, we need to have it taken away sometimes.  Having the power go out wasn't all that bad.  I must admit it was actually fun. 

Tessa and her cousin Fi playing in the bath

Yeah, we really roughed it....we watched a movie on our portable DVD player in the candle light

Lots of snow, pretty pink cheeks, and hot chocolate

It's not very often that sunsets, like this, make their appearance during the winter months here in Seattle.  I enjoy getting lost for a few minutes in the beautiful and majestic sky.  Sometimes, I even  picture that I'm laying on a warm sandy beach watching the sunset. 

Do you notice that when it snows, it's really quiet outside.  Not only is the snow beautiful, but it's peaceful too.  

It turns the ordinary into something more

Our little snow queen

Building a "Tessa size" snow man

The best part about making snow balls is throwing them at people.  It didn't take long for our little ham to figure that one out.

There are now dozens of angels in the snow...figuratively speaking of course

Tessa found that snow and slides are a pretty fun combination.  We can't count how many times she flew off of the slide and into the snow. 

You know you've had fun in the snow when you're cheeks look like this

....and of course an afternoon playing in the snow, wouldn't have been complete without hot chocolate.

...the rest of Christmas, games, random pics, and 16 weeks...

This Christmas was special for several reasons, some of which I've already posted about, but what made this year extra special was that my family from Wenatchee was in town.  Having around 40 people at my aunts house for Christmas dinner was pretty crazy and fun.  We had a fabulous time.  Thank you Mike and Marlene for hosting the perfect Christmas dinner!

My sis Steph who lives over here on the fun side of the mountains...just kidding mom.

My goofy uncle Bob.  By the way...Congrats on retirement!!!!!

The best auntie ever!



Some sweatshirts are worth a thousand words.  This sweatshirt is just worth one. 

My sisters and mom.  Love you guys!

I told you there were random pics in here.  Here is one of them.

Here's another random picture.  He looked to cute to pass up.  I even felt a little sorry for him hanging in the corner all by himself....not really.

Last week, after all the chaos from the holidays had come to a halt, Tessa's little cousin Fiona came over for a visit.  

I've finally been feeling somewhat better and that means I've had the opportunity to re-engage a little.  This last week Tess and I spent hours painting, coloring, playing games, painting our nails, going on walks, and enjoying our girl time together.  

16 weeks and counting.  We find out in 18 days whether we are having a boy or girl.  I can't wait!