Bon Iver - Blood Bank

Thanks Sam W. for making me completely obsessed...

"One of 2008's landmark records."
MOJO (5 stars - album of the month)

"A classic debut album."
Uncut (5 stars - album of the month)

"A minimalist masterpiece."
Sunday Times (5 stars - album of the week)

"One of the year's best."
The Independent (5 stars)

so we are having...

What a day we have had! We have been without a car all week. We found out on Monday that something was wrong with our car and we needed a part that of course the dealership didn't have. So we've been waiting for the part all week, which left us carless. They told us to not drive it so we didn't until this morning, Corey had to get out of the house so he took Miles to get some groceries. Well the car ended up not starting so Corey had it towed to the dealership so he wouldn't have to worry about it. That left him near Biltmore Village with just a stroller and Miles! We had the ultrasound today at 2 so Corey wanted to just stay around the area and just walk. So Corey and Miles had to walk quite a ways towards downtown, where I met up with them for a quick lunch and coffee. Then we walked to the doctor where we had the ultrasound. Miles was quite a trooper considering he'd been up since 5 a.m. with no nap! We're trying to get him back on schedule because he's still waking up at really crazy hours of the night! Well he's totally out right now! He feel asleep in the stroller with a blanket completely over his whole body on the way home. It was quite an adventure! So here are some pics from the day...



And finally...


Yeah, we are having another boy! We couldn't be happier and we know that Miles is going to be so happy to have a brother! They will be so close!!!!! What exciting news!!

In Bed with The Virus

We've all been sick this weekend. not fun! But it's given me some time to lay in bed and play with the video camera that we got for Christmas. Here's something fun I put together.
P.S. if you want you can click on the video twice and it will take you to the Youtube video where you can click on 'watch in high quality' at the lower right... it will look a lot better.

Let's Catch Up

So I know it's been a while since I've posted and I apologize for all you faithful readers (family), but our lives have been somewhat crazy for the last 2 weeks! It's a good crazy though. For those of you who don't know, we are back in Asheville! We decided to come back and move back into our house which hasn't sold or rented! I am very excited to be back in our house, I love it and it's better now than before, because we've redecorated a bit and it's much more cozy! Anyways, I (Shelley) have been back in N.C. for almost 3 weeks now. I flew into Atlanta on the 6th with Miles and then rented a car and headed to Greensboro to spend some time with my aunt and uncle. Corey stayed in Texas for another week and a half to finish up a couple of landscape jobs that he was doing. Corey got to Asheville this past Saturday night after a full day of driving! He left Dallas at 5 am so he could get to Asheville by 8, and of course he made it! It is wonderful to have everyone together again! Miles is so excited to have his daddy back and won't let him out of his sight! So now we are just trying to get back in a daily routine. Corey is looking for a job and has some possible leads, which is a blessing. For now we are just getting used to life back in Asheville which we love, it never slows down and there is always something to do, if we wish! It's been fun seeing all our friends here and catching up with everyone. I am thrilled to be back and pray that doors will continue to open so we can stay here long term. Also, the majority of people know this by now but just in case there is anyone left, we are expecting our 2nd baby in June! I will be 20 weeks pregnant this coming Monday and couldn't be more excited. We are a little nervous about what is around the corner for us, but all in all we are really excited. This pregnancy has been a little different, in that I don't really feel too pregnant yet. I feel just about the same, but don't have much time to think about it this time...ahhh life with a toddler! Miles is adjusting well to being back in his house. He loves his room and exploring in the house. His favorite new obsession is whining at the basement door, he is really curious as to what's down there. Anyways, life is good and we are just waiting on the next step. It's really good to be back in Asheville! Here are some random pics from the last couple of weeks!










p.s we don't know what we are having yet, we will probably know in about 2 weeks but will let everyone know!

Christmas 2008

We had a very memorable Christmas this year! Miles was a lot of fun and it was so great to be with family. Miles had a lot of fun playing with his mini broom and popcorn popper that he got from Santa! Here are some pics from Christmas morning.

some belated photos

Here are some fun pics of Miles during all of our Christmas festivities. We sure did have a fun holiday!

Reading with Daddy

decorating the Christmas Tree!

We had a lot of fun decorating the christmas tree last week. Miles got to stay up a little late and help us out. He was such a good sport. He loved playing in all the ornament boxes. Here are some pics...






Merry Christmas Everyone!

Life

So life has been going by pretty fast lately. We are still in The Woodlands with my parents, which is great. Miles is having a lot of fun with his grandparents and it's nice to have help. We had a really nice Thanksgiving in Dallas with Corey's family. Miles had fun playing with his cousin Cade and getting to know all of Corey's family. We had some good family time and wonderful cooking! Now we are just getting geared up for Christmas. Miles is taking down the Advent calendar goodies each day, and counting down the days. It will be here before we know it. Here are some pics of Miles from Thanksgiving playing with his cousin Cade and some shots I took of him playing in the yard yesterday. Hope everyone is well and enjoying this glorious season.

The Owl Party!!

Miles's birthday party was so much fun! We had access to so many fine things (dishes and such) because we are at my parents and my mom is the queen of dishes! We spent all day Friday baking and getting ready for the big day. We made owl cookies, and I made Mile's owl birthday cake. It was so much fun to decorate and get everything in order. I was so thankful for my mom, she helped out so much. She even took Friday off to help which was so much fun! Thanks to everyone who came to his sweet birthday and for all the neat presents. Miles is so lucky to have so many amazing people to love on him. Miles, I will always remember your first birthday! What a special day! You are such a precious boy. I love you!!!!!

Miles turns 1!!!!!

Sorry I am so behind on things. Life has been pretty crazy lately and it's been really hard for me to find time to blog. We had a wonderful birthday week and weekend with Miles. His actual birthday was on Novemeber 13. We celebrated by waking up bright and early and going to The Egg and I for a pancake breakfast. Miles ate his very own pancake, which was a treat for him. We then headed down to Houston and took Miles to the Zoo. He loved it. He really liked the birds and the inside aquarium area. We had a lot of fun with him. Here are some pics from the day!







Happy Birthday sweet boy! We love you so much!!!!!