Bella Bojangles Swan Silva

She is getting sweeter by the day...As most of you read earlier on in our blog, We got Bella and then the next day I found out I was pregnant! This is not something most pregnant women would find comforting. She was (and sometime still is) a handful. She is constantly giving kisses and displaying her puppy eyes. Bruiser is getting better and better with her but they still aren't best friends.

Amber and John Raymond

So December has been insane. I have so many things I need to post. I want to start with how nice it was to have our good friends Amber and John come visit from North Carolina.. Amber was a roommate of mine in college and I haven't seen her in about 8 years! Wow, does time fly!!! Here are some pictures of our good times.

3d/4d Ultrasound 30 weeks

Saturday Enzo, mom, dad, and myself went in for a 3d/4d ultrasound...Unfornately little Evie wasn't really in the mood to play. She slept the entire time and kept her face blocked. :( Luckily the place we went to has a policy that if this happens they will alow you to come back for retakes. We ventured back on Tuesday and she was awake! She kept that arm in front of her face though... It was hard to get good pictures but I will post a few. My favorite is the one of her smiling. :)
It was also neat because the ultrasound tech wanted Enzo to talk to her because everytime he started she would move for us! I really think she already recognizes his voice by her reaction.

Blue Ridge Escape 2

Today we had even more fun. Tom and Wendy, as they did the first day, cooked for us.
We laughed, watched the Gators X Alabama game (go Gators!). Ron and I played bumper pool and FuzBall. Fun! We went to downtown and looked at art and (wooden, usually rustic) furniture.
We also gathered some wood for the bonfire at night which was pretty good. Ron even burned an old Christmas tree.

Sherry and Ron picked a small Christmas tree which we decorated with snow flakes made of wires and beads from 2 kits Paige bought before getting here.

Of course, when we went to get some more liqueur, all the guys were talking about the woman that had a mustache. Since I was the last one to leave the store, they were all crammed in Sherry's Jeep waiting for my reaction which was: "What?! I can't believe I never noticed it"!...

Blue Ridge Escape

After 2 long and stressful weeks at work having to deal with a high pressure and frustrating eLearning manager training course development, it felt good to find some shelter in a wood cabin in Blue Ridge.

Paige had planned this getaway trip with some friends from her work which I also became friends with [names here].

We come in Sherry and Ron's Jeep and got here at around 6:00pm after stopping at a liqueur store for some, well, you know...

Still in the car I had been switching my attention back and forth between work and reminiscing conversations with Ron about country stuff like hunting quail, armadillo and other such activities.

As soon as we got to the comfortably well-decorated cabin and saw Tom and Wendy (Tom emphasizing how we needed to forget all the crap all of us had at work) I started to relax. The cabin has plenty of space, a great view to the mountains and even a game room downstairs... Nice...

Karen and Mike got involved in a fender bender, got here late but are fine.

Ron lit the outside fireplace and we talked unt later when some got in the hit tub and Paige went to bed.

I went to bed later but I wasn't the last one to go...

Looking forward to Saturday.

Today on Dr. Phil

Bring Sean Home was on Dr. Phil today. It makes me so mad every time I see something on it. When are our congressmen and senate going to step up to the plate and do something for this child? This is taking way to long for something to be done. As soon as I can find a Youtube version of the Dr. Phil show I will post it here.