Merry Christmas

We celebrated an early Bolthouse Christmas on Saturday. Terry and Linda spoiled us and the baby with gifts. Here are the first baby clothes we'ver received--we'll be all ready to cheer on the Tigers in '09!! Thanks Terry & Linda--we love you!

It's a BOY!

Darin and I had the big 20 week ultrasound last Thursday. We were both pretty quiet and nervous going into the appointment. With each healthy check (heart, brain, spine, face) we breathed a little easier.

We found out that not only is our baby healthy, but a BOY! Here's a profile picture, along with the decisive "boy" picture:-) We are so blessed and excited! The next 5 months can't pass quickly enough!?

K&K's B-day Celebration

We had a fabulous girls day on Sunday, celebrating Kate & Kim's birthdays in Chelsea. A yummy brunch at The Common Grill followed by a play at the Purple Rose Theater was the perfect getaway from all of the stresses of life right now. Happy Birthday Kate & Kim--we love you both:-)

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast at Grandma Gronda's house. Linda cooked, Grace baked a pumpkin pie, and I made a chocolate cake. Here's our pre-feast picture.

No Gronda get-together would be complete without a few games of Euchre. Here's the game in progress.

Redecorating

It's been a busy fall in the Bolthouse House! We've been preparing the nursery, which meant first of all combining the office and guest room.

Here's the "Work In Progress" nursery. The walls have been painted. Dresser, shelf and rocking chair (black w/ white polkadots) are in place. Now we just need a crib and some curtains:-)

Here's the finished office/guest room. It's a relief to have one of the two rooms complete. (Darin's campaigning for a flat screen tv in place of the mirror!).