Brennon's 3 week old pictures

We took Brennon to get his picture made in his Easter outfit, which was also Brandon's first Easter outfit and dedication. I wanted some cute little naked pictures too and they turned out so good! We wanted to get them all....and unfortunately for us we about did! hah.

Brennon Preston

On sweet little one arrived on April 2, 2009 at 12:35 p.m. Brandon wanted the baby to come on his birthday and it was close, my water broke at 12:30 a.m., only minutes missing Brandon's birthday. Brennon Preston weighed 8lb 2 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Brennon's Room

The stroller from Nana and Papaw

All of the goodies from friends and family....we have been SO blessed!

The room is almost completely finished...we're excited; not too much longer!

Union

My great friends at Union threw me a surprise baby shower today. I couldn't believe how much food there was! I was so excited to see all the adorable gifts. I'm so blessed to have such awesome classmates! Bekah even remembered that Brandon loves Florida so she did the cake and decorations in Blue and Orange.

Go Gators!

We were so excited to see the Gators win last night over Oklahoma winning 24-14. The first half was a little stressful and we were afraid Oklahoma might win with the 2 thrown interceptions by Tebow but in the second half the field goal and touchdown clenched the championship and we're glad! It was also Andrew's 16th birthday so he was even more excited to see "his" favorite team win. :)

Christmas

Brennan's Christmas presents

Brandon playing on his new computer.

My parents on Christmas Day.

Andrew opening his presents on Christmas day while Brandon and I watch.

Madelynn on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve we spent with the Abernathy's. We had a great dinner and then we opened presents early....mainly because big kids Brandon and Bethany wanted to see what they got. Brandon got this great new Northface from Colorado, more Florida stuff, and money while I stocked up on all the maternity clothes I could need, my favorite candles, and a new coat. Brennan wasn't left out either. Nana got him this adorable outfit from Strasburg for Christmas next year and Bethany got him a blue sweater outfit from Strasburg's too. I don't think the baby will be in need of any clothes after my mom and Brandon's mom finishes, lol. Late Christmas Eve we went over to my parent's house and opened presents there too. Brandon got this awesome little white laptop and clothes and I got Uggs, a ton of Vera Bradley stuff that I loved, more clothes, and an awesome set of fine China that I can't wait to use. Then on Christmas Day we came back and had breakfast and lunch with my family and rounded off the afternoon with Brandon's. It was a great Christmas!

Christmas 2008

This was taken for our Christmas card this year, starting to show a little bit here at 22 weeks.

It's a BOY

On 10-30-08 I went for my 16 week check-up and I had another ultrasound. Both Grandma's and Brandon came with me. The baby was still really active but the ultrasound tech worked with him until we could finally see it was a little boy! Brandon was so excited....he really was wanting a little boy. It was funny when Papaw heard it was a boy he went to Wal-mart crying to buy "Brennan" his first truck.

First Ultrasound 9-8-08

Our first look at our baby was shortly after we found out we were pregnant. The baby was so active we could hardly see what was going on. This ultrasound was done at 9 weeks and it was the first time we really believed we had a little person in there. You could see his little arms on the screen....wow....

Nashville 10/10/08

We had so much fun on our short trip to Nashville. The girls got a room and the boys got a room, then we all piled up! The girls were Whitney, Lindsey, Jerrica, Leslie, Lorelei, Gayra, and me.....we slept 3 to a bed, one in a recliner and poor leslie in the floor, but we had fun. It was nice to be with the girls! :)

San Francisco

On Alcatrez looking back toward downtown San Fran....the wind was blowing so hard!

The Golden Gate Bridge


Whit, me, and Linz

My birthday at Cheesecake Factory "23"


Carmel, CA~This town was BEAUTIFUL but the camera died and we didn't get many pictures here....mainly because Brandon was trying to videotape the seal we saw in the ocean....it was so cool.

The Maynard's Wedding 6-21-08

His last night of freedom, haha, j/k

love this!

awww, best pals


Brian finally found a wife! We are all so happy for him and the wedding was BEAUTIFUL! Brian's dad did an amazing job with all of the decor. Brandon was the best man and he had a great time throwing Brian's bachelor's party and all the festivities that come with that! lol Here's the group in the middle of the night before the wedding at IHOP.

Cesilie and Brad's Wedding June 2008

We drove to Savannah for the wedding and stayed with Austin, Alicia and Norah. Brandon and I fell in LOVE with Norah. She is the sweetest little baby in the world....they did a good job! Then Saturday we went to the wedding. It was sweet and now another set of our friends have moved away, :(

Spring Break 2008

We went back to Orlando for spring break to see our pals, Les and Derek. While we were there we rode over to Orange Beach and stayed at the Ron Jon Surf Resort. It was fun, with its very own water park. We decided not to go back to all the parks seeing we had just visited them all back in August but this time we went to downtown Disney and Universal City Walk. Then Saturday we went to the flea market and the town of Celebration. In downtown Celebration they were having a car show so we had a great time walking around. Plus we got to hang out with Shari too :)

lol, I stole this picture off their webpage because I couldn't get a picture this good of the whole place. hah

Destin~Easter 2008

I had to cover the guys up with sand


My favorite men! :)

The master bedroom

The view from our bedroom

So we started doing a little travel sales on the side and we were offered a free weekend in Destin at a 5 star condo.....of course we took it. It was beautiful but still a little cool on the beach.

C-mas Presents!

Brandon's toys, the new PS3 and football games