Hannah hangin' with Daddy

Hannah has "daddy time" at night when I give her a bath and then read her a story in her rocker; it's sweet. Here are a some photos from a few evenings ago. She's got quite the grip.

New Edition to the Family - Hannah Claire Gibbons

Hello Everyone, we are excited to announce that Hannah Claire Gibbons was born on Sunday at 4:54 PM. She weighed in at 7 lbs. and was 18 in. long. She is wonderful, healthy, cuddly, and super cute. We love her so much already! Both Sheena and baby are doing great!

New Project Complete

I refinished this rocking chair for Sheena to go in Hannah's room. It turned out pretty great. We got it for a screamin' bargain at $30. The paint on it previously was a bit red and didn't really match the furniture in the room. I took it apart, stripped it, re-stained it, and Sheena got some new cushions for it. It took awhile, but turned out pretty nice.

36 weeks

We are down to the home stretch! I can't believe that it's already been 36 weeks. Here is the latest picture of the belly. I'm still feeling really well. The only downfall to pregnancy at this point is the crazy amount of swelling in my feet and ankles. Elevating doesn't even help that much at this point. I've never missed my ankle bones so much.

Flourishing Garden

Our garden last year was such a sad sight, so this year we needed to make some improvements to redeem ourselves. Instead of planting our vegetables in the ground we thought they would do better in a raised garden bed. Blake was able to put his handy skills to the test and made these raised garden beds. They have worked great to keep Lucy out, and small children (William and Cole :)). We have about 10 zucchini starts, our peppers and cucumbers are on there way, green tomatoes for now, plenty of green strawberries, and some delicious lettuce and basil.

Seattle Dirty Dash Mud Run!

The sun decided to stick around for the second weekend in a row. The weather has been absolutely perfect and it was nice to spend some time outside. Saturday morning I played some softball with my peeps while Sheena hit up the outlet malls in Everett.

Later that afternoon, Sheena and I went down to Kent and I ran in a 10K Mud Run called the Dirty Dash. It was a blast! The race was filled with all sorts of crazy obstacles ... wooden walls, huge waterslide, forest run, root-beer chug at the half-way point, 3-foot deep mud puddles and more. Sheena didn't run the race, but had her own set of obstacles. She was busy taking a few pictures in the sun, having Lucy tug at her most of time, carry her purse/camera bag, bulging prego-belly, and "puffy" feet. She said she was getting a few "stares" from other bystanders. She assumed it was because people thought Lucy was such a cute dog...:). She's a good sport and I love her.

Baby Shower

Last Thursday I had my first baby shower. One of the ladies I serve with in Young Women's threw it for me. It was so much fun to visit with just the girls for the night! I received so many cute clothes that Hannah will look so adorable in. A few of my favorite gifts were ones that people made. I love diaper cakes, and think this one's especially pretty. The other gift is a growth chart complete with Hannah's name and birds- so cute!