Goodrum Christmas
We had our annual Goodrum family Christmas Dinner last night. Thanks to Eric and Maribel for hosting. I really missed having my boys home this year. Both are inIndy - and Brannon will be back in Utah soon. It was so quiet without them there!
Santa Loves Elle!
Elle had her first big outing on Friday. It was unusally warm on Friday afternoon - so we decided to go for the Santa picture. She was so good! She slept until we took her out to meet Santa. He was so sweet and tender with her. When the photographer finished the photo -he took an extra minute to give her a tender squeeze and kiss on the cheek. He looked at Aubri and asked how old Elle was and said that she was so beautiful. So there you have it....the man that holds hundreds of kids a day thinks our Elle is as beautiful as we do!
Elle's first bath at home
My Grandma - aka Momma Mia - thinks I'm adorable no matter what I am doing. Here are some pics of my first bath at home. Getting ready for a weigh-in at back at the hospital. (i'm back up to 7 lbs 10 ozs)
Playing dress up.
My mommy and Aunt Kaitlyn love to play dress up with me. See how cute I look in my jammies? Mostly it just wears me out!
Going home....
Elle went home with Mommy and Daddy on Wednesday afternoon. She was stylin' in her Baby Gap hat and wrapped in a pink blanket made by her Great-grandma 25 years ago for her mommy!
Welcome to world Ellianne!
On Monday, December 1 Ellianne Celeste Bishop made her entrance into the world at 9:14 am. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and was 20" long. She has dimples in both cheeks and a head full of dark hair. Here are a few pictures from her first hour in the world. As you can see, she loved her first bath.
Baby Shower
We had a shower for Aubrianne and Elle on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came and made our day special. A special thanks to Kristi and Gail Clinger for all of the hostessing, food and hard work! The diaper 'cake' was made by Kristi from two boxes of small and newborn diapers and then surrounded with pink ribbons and cute toys. My personal favorite was the pink and brown leather shoes on the second layer. Thanks Camille for the 'candy shop' idea and glass bowls. Between the cheesecake bites, cream puffs and bowls of candy....we were all on a sugar high at the end of the day. Thanks also to Momo Liz for the lovely church parlor used to house all of us. The really creative Ellianne crystal shirt that Aubrianne was wearing was custom made by our artistic genius - Kaitlyn. She also made three customized onesies with Ellianne's name on them. She will be the envy of all the other baby girls in McKinney!
Ms. Bennett and Mr. Darcy
For Halloween, Kaitlyn and Coulter dressed up as Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. They looked great!!!!!!!
29 weeks and growing strong!
I got to feel my granddaughter move for the first time last night! She's finally getting big enough to make her move! Apparently she loves to roll back and forth and Aubri says it feels so funny. Here's the latest 'elli-belly' picture!
Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!
Kaitlyn's birthday was last week....so what better way to celebrate than to go to the Greatest Show on Earth! We went to Barnum and Bailey's Circus. It was so much fun. We will both be forever kids at heart. The show was great. Of course, no adventure would be complete unless you get to meet the star. Kait and I got to meet Bello and go backstage. Happy 19th Birthday Kaitlyn!
Hottttt in Texas.
I'm back home for 3 weeks before I head to Birminham, AL to take a class for work. It has been over 100 for the past week and no end in site. Our high this week so far was 105 - I think the heat index is 300. My house is a hotbox without central air. Perhaps I should start a Help Marianne Cool Cff fundraising campaign to get central air. Until then I will just run the window units and hope to be able to pay the bill next month.
Aubrianne has the cutest little baby bump. I had to buy pink stuff in Nashville at Carter's.
Y'all take care!
Aubrianne has the cutest little baby bump. I had to buy pink stuff in Nashville at Carter's.
Y'all take care!
Grand Ole Opry
It's a GIRL!!!!!!
You can already see the she has a precious little nose and face. We can't wait to see this baby girl!
It's a GIRL!!!!!!
I had the opportunity to go the the Dr. with Aubrianne before my flight to Nashville on Monday. We get to buy PINK!!!!!
OK...what happened to May? Oh yeah, I was on the road constantly. Spent May in Monroe, LA, Baton Rouge, LA and New Orleans...then a week in Austin, TX...then back in New Orleans. The first week of June I spent an amazing week with Kaitlyn, Aubrianne and Rusty in Arizona. We had so much fun and have too many pictures to show for it. Now, I'm in hot Houston for two weeks teaching a class and then it's off to Long Beach, CA for a week to attend a meeting. Check out the pics of us at the Grand Canyon Sky Walk!
Easter
This easter was a little cool and cloudy, but tons of fun. Thanks to Jeremy and Andreya for hosting everyone. We ate too much and as you can see by the pics, there were 'bunnies' everywhere. The best part of the day was the Easter Egg Hunt, of course! The 'Bunny' left some eggs in the house, so Rusty decided to go drop them in the yard during the festivities. The little girls saw what he was doing and started to mob him. So, he eventually started pitching eggs as hard as he could across the yard. It was quite funny. Kaitlyn captured many moments on her camera. Hope your Easter was great too!
Aubrianne and Rusty worked as models for their neighbors - who are starting their own photography business. Check out the great pics at the web address below! Aren't they just the cutest couple??? http://cpcamera.blogspot.com/2008/03/rusty-and-aubrianne.html
My Birthday and Chicago
Ok, so I celebrated my 47th birthday with my girls and son-in-law last night and we had a great time. We talked about blogs and I decided that this would be a good way to update family and friends. I travel lots for work and don't keep in touch the way I should. I am also really lame at keeping up with a journal, so I hope that this will inspire me to do better. I treated myself to an all about me day complete with a massage, pedicure and shopping trip.
I had an interesting time this past week in Chicago. At a conference for work I was able to connect with many old friends and make some new ones! Chicago was cold and windy - but, a great city.
I had an interesting time this past week in Chicago. At a conference for work I was able to connect with many old friends and make some new ones! Chicago was cold and windy - but, a great city.
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