She's Here!

Our little angel Helen Simone Gardner made her very loud entrance into the world on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 1:20pm. She weighted 8 lbs 4 oz-MUCH less than predicted!-and was 20 inches long. She's adapting well to our house mostly because she's in charge. We have realized that every parenting cliche is true: She's only 11 days old but we don't remember life without her and we're completely in love with her. Here are a few pictures of her. As you can see, she's pretty darn cute, spoiled, and loved.

Happy Summer! Take a few minutes this weekend and show your gratitude to our service men and women, past, present and future.

Emily

Spring has sprung!

Hello again from the Gardners. We're trying to relax and enjoy spring before life changes when Squasher gets here in just 8 weeks-or less from what the doctors tell us. He/she continues to grow and is sitting in the wrong position. Kevin is working hard due to tax season and I have a feeling that will look easy compared to the honey-do list that's waiting for him. Yesterday I was lucky enough to have a shower thrown for our kiddo by some very close friends. They were all much too generous. I can't wait to introduce the kid to them. Here are a few pictures from the party.

Hope you're all enjoying spring and are doing well.

Emily

2010's off to a great start!

Hello again. What a fun few months it's been. Despite threats of global warming, Dallas has gotten more snow than ever before. Last Thursday (2.11.10) it snowed for 24 straight hours-a first. We got a record 12 inches of snow but I'm not sure our house got all of that; more like 8-10 inches. I've included a few pictures from that day. All is well with us too. Kevin is in the swing of tax season. It's always stressful but this year as soon as it's over, we'll be ready for our new little addition. He/she is coming 3 months from today and we've been warned by 2 doctors that it will be FAR from petite! Yikes. We're very excited and can't wait to meet the newest family member.

Hope all of you are doing well too!

Emily

PS-the first pic is of my tummy on Jan. 27, 2010. We were about 5 months pregnant then. I can't believe how much bigger I've gotten...and how much bigger I'll get!