Hailey & Kevin are engaged!

My brother-in-law, Kevin, proposed to his sweet girlfriend, Hailey Prince, a few weeks ago! Next December we will be having a wedding! YEAH! The kids love "Aunt Hailey" - we have known Hailey and her precious family for a while, because we went to church with them in Shreveport before we moved to TX. If you want more info on them in the future - about who they are, their engagement, and their wedding plans ... check out The Prince/Broussard Wedding Blog from time to time!

Merry Christmas

Belated Merry Christmas! This picture was taken on the Tuesday before Christmas when we went to see the lights at the Opryland Hotel here in Nashville. We went there with John's dad, Grandpa, and step-mom, Granny Susan. This was all in the middle of our family passing around a yucky stomach bug. Jack, Grant, and I had already gotten it. John and Shelby got sick after this. We are so thankful to be over that!
John is home 1/2 day of vacation today and won't be back at work until the January 2, 2007! Wow ... 2007! Happy New Year!

ESa Holiday Party 2006

Getting ready to leave for John's office Christmas party. Can you tell we will be missed?!?!?!?



At the Loew's Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN.
A great hotel that also contains John's office!
More pics to come - just of flowers!

Operation Christmas Child

John and I have participated in Operation Christmas Child in the past.
Our church, Grace Community Church, here in Nashville sets aside November as "Mission's Month." That is a time that they look ahead at mission opportunities for next year as they educate us new people in all the ways we can be a part of missions at church. One way is by the children making their Operation Christmas Child boxes! Grant and Shelby enjoyed shopping for their child and filling their boxes!



Shelby is writing about herself on an information sheet to put in her box for a child.


Wrapping the boxes so they will be ready to fill!


Learning about other mission opportunities as Grace.


Presenting their boxes at church!

I hope to be able to work with the local crisis pregnancy in the future as well as VBS and maybe a couple of others!

Catching up ... Michael's 1st b'day!

Michael is 1!


A little sleepy too!


After church we went to McDonald's for lunch and cake!


What fun hands!
Michael had his check up this week because we were a little late on his 9 month check up etc.!
We have found a pediatrician that came highly recommended by a friend, and he attends our church! YEAH! The children have really taken to him, so we are blessed! It has been hard to find a comfortable place after being in Dr. Cindy's office!
More to come ... hopefully sooner than later!