snow days & sibling news...

As everyone knows, this winter has been crazy as far as the weather goes! We've been having a lot of fun getting Isabella out in the snow. She was not crazy about it at first (and still doesn't love getting wet if the snow gets on her) but she is coming around ...

Smilin' with daddy (the first big round of snow):

Our snowman building begins...

Havin' a taste ...

The finished product ... "a snow-lady" :)

Giving Toby some extra love since he was still on leash restriction from surgery... (yes, folks, that's right, we had to have a SECOND knee surgery for our big baby ... his hind legs are now worth more than I care to say ...)

Playing at Harper's 3rd birthday party!!!

The second round of snow ... bigger than the first ...

Toby finally off leash restriction ... first time since November ... he's lovin' it!!! (and so are we)

Our camera quit on us temporarily, so Brad missed me being a goof ball (darn the luck) ... but ... here was my finished product:

And ... finally... as anyone keeping up with us on this blog probably already knows ... we found out in early December that we are expecting baby number 2!!! We are very excited and think Isabella will be a great big sister. We find out if it is a girl or boy in about a month and will keep you posted. Oh ... baby is due in August ... my birthday month!!! :) We told the fam at Christmas but didn't go public with the info until the end of the first trimester in January. I took my first preggo pic the last day of the first trimester or first day of the second trimester (I'll have to go back and look at the date ... I can't remember). Anyway ... here is the progress thus far:

Until next time ... all our love!

December 2010

Christmas 2010 ... busy and very fun ...
Cookie Party with lots of friends ... Aunt Erin ROCKS:


Christmas Dinner with Cinni's (my mom's) side of the fam:


Brad & Uncle John

Isabella & Harrison playing with Uncle Cookie's i-phone ...

Mom, Gpa Bill, & Gypsy

Then ... we got to wake up the next morning and celebrate Christmas with Cinni ...

Christmas Eve at The Runyons:

playing with Aunt Mel

Uncle Stevie teaching me to be tricky & writing "Christmas Eve Gift" on the door to "get" Uncle Jeff, Aunt Sara, & Sammi ...

Announcing to Brad's fam that we are expecting baby #2 (I'll post about this later ... we actually told all of our family on Christmas ... they were mad we had been hiding this little secret until Christmas!!!)

Playing with Uncle Jeff

Brad and "Papa" ... attempting to be Santa's helpers :)

(time: very late Christmas Eve)

A few hours later ... Christmas morning:

Then ... we loaded up all our loot and headed up to NWA ...

More gifts ... frog hat from Aunt Nancy :)

Alli & Jack

Popo

My Mimi with all her great-grand kids ...

The Moss family Christmas tradition ... poppers ... you must wear your hat during Christmas Dinner ... OR ELSE :)

I hope everyone had a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. I am very blessed with wonderful & supportive family and friends & I love all of you very much!!! Peace ...

Oct/Nov 2010

Hello friends! So ... it's been too long. So sorry, but things have been busy in the life of the Runyons. I will do my best to post updates from the fall to now. Let's start with Halloween & Isabella's 2nd birthday!!!!

Bumble Bella:


We went trick-or-treating & had so much fun after we got over being shy ... the candy helped! :) We even got to see our friend Bo Young. He looked so cute as a little tiger!!!
Bella's school had a fall festival & we also attended that for some weekend fun ...
The bounce house:


And ... the most important fall event, of course ... ISABELLA's BIRTHDAY! Mommy and Daddy brought cupcakes for her friends and teachers at school:



Bella got to open her gifts from Cinni bright and early the day of her party:

And Popo and Daddy put together the best gift from Popo & Aunt Alli ... the beloved kitchen!!!

Then we had a party at The Wonderplace. Most of Bella's friends and family were able to make it and we had such a fun time!!! I cried ... I can't believe she is already 2 years old!!!

This was the closest I got to a group shot ... maybe next year I will do better ... but Brad got some great video footage!!! :)

My sweet nephew, Jack (who looks more like me than my own child does)

Then ... a present for mommy & daddy ... VACAY!!! We took a cruise with Sara & Jeff and some close friends to celebrate Jeff's 30th (and I had just turned 30 as well ... )

About as relaxed as he gets folks ...

Nothing like volleyball after a few drinks on the beach :)

On the ship, I ran into one of my oldest friends whom I had lost touch with a few years back ... small, small world ...

FUN, FUN, FUN ... we needed that vacay! Then ... it was time to head home and gear up for the upcoming holidays :)