Happy New Year again!

Sorry forgot to add a few notes before publishing! We spent Christmas with my sister Carrie, her fiance Chris and their new baby Sophia. I felt bad because we were snowed in and couldn't go anywhere. Todd tried to take Chris to the Blazer game on friday and got stuck in the street backing out of the driveway! Needless to say they didn't make it to the game. Todd was very proud to have the Bronco out to YANK the car out of the stuck position that it was in. We had like 16 inches of snow! Here is a pic of his second baby the 74 bronco he loves so much. He pulled a few other people out on the street and had a blast while scaring the crap out of my sisters fiance Chris. They came back after pulling someone out and Chris says "Now that is a f*!%ing truck!" Even though we couldn't leave the house we had a good time. Carrie doesn't visit much from NY so I was glad that they made it our way!

I have a new job! Took me long enough! I will be working 2 days a week downtown Portland. It will slowly work to 3 days then maybe 4. I am hoping to stay part time for a while. I am enjoying my time with Lucetta. Hopefully things will pick up soon for Todd's business. For now he is doing some design work and Daddy day care while I am at work.

Hope they holidays were good for you all.

Happy New Year!

Poor Thuja at Christmas!
Lucetta playing in her new exersaucer!

Grandma patti made my shirt!

Snow 2008

We drove to Seattle for the weekend to have Christmas with my family on Saturday. Well we got snowed in there and decided to brave the drive home today. Things went well. I was sweating and screaming while Todd drove. Baby Lucetta slept the whole time. It took over 5 hours to get home. We have over 2 feet of snow! The bamboo in the yard is leaning so far over that part of the fromt fence is coming down!!

Lucettas guard dog!

Lucetta and cousin Sophia

She recently learned to suck her thumb at night!

Merry Christmas 2008

This is my sexy look!




grandma making me smile!

Bath in the sink at grandmas.

Drip!

My new Christmas dress!

My new cousin Sophia!

you want me to pose in this candy cane outfit!

Merry Christmas from the kroger's! It has been a busy fall. We ended up spendin Thanksgiving weekend in Yakima. My grandpa passed away and the funeral was the friday following. I feel soooo far behind on Christmas stuff this year!

I am still looking for a job. I am supposed to have a working interview on Thursday but the weather here has been snow and Ice!! We are spending Christmas here at home and my sis Carrie who lives in NY will be joining us with her new baby Sophia for the holiday. We are excited to be at home this year! It has been a tight year in this economy but so many wonderful things have happened. We hope everyone has a magical Christmas and New Year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We took Lucetta to her first Portland Blazers game. We took the MAX over with her in the bjorn and she loved it. She did great.

Hi ya'll. I am finally getting time to post. Lucetta Mae is 10 weeks old already. She is growing so fast. She had her 2 month appt already and weighed in at 11 lbs 14 oz! She had her first round of shots. I think mommy cried more then she did.

We spent Thanksgiving with Todds family in Covington (Tacoma area) then we had to drive that night to yakima. My grandfather passed away and the funeral was on Friday. The week was spent on the phone trying to get ahold of my parents who were vacationing in Italy. We were trying to get them back in time for the funeral. They made it but unfortunately had to end their trip early. My sister Carrie and her new baby Sophia were able to make it back as well. It was wonderful to be able to see them even though there were other reasons for her trip home. It was an emotional long holiday and we are glad to be home.

I am still on the search for a job. There is not much out there. So un-employment is my new best friend. Hopw you are all well. I will try to be better at posting more often.

Love you all!

Hope you are all well as we head into Christmas.

Lucetta Mae Kroger is here!

Proud papa!! He is smitten!

Man that was tiring!

Lucetta in her homecoming outfit. This was my mother and my homecoming outfit as well!

Finally!! I went into labor early Saturday morning the 20th of September. My contractions were almost immediately every 5 minutes! I labored until 3pm without meds then started triple contractions!! I then decided to go with the drugs. I got to 9 1/2 cm at 2am, finally the pushing would begin. Then my cervix got swollen and we realized that the baby was posterior or in a face up presentation rather then face down with her head and neck best backwards. (made sense I had back labor all day) So after a LONG day of labor I tearfully agreed to a C-section. It was safer for me and the baby!

Lucetta Mae was born at 2:44am on Sunday September 21st! We are so happy she is finally here. She has been a joy so far. She sleeps great, we have to wake her to feed! She has also taken to breast feeding very well. I think I will need the patience for that! Here are a few pics!

Labor Day weekend!

Ajay racing his new bike!

Todd andI with Ajay and Ethan after the race.

My nephew Ethan and I waiting for Ajay's race!

We went to Washugal where my sister and her family were for the weekend. They camped at the motorcross track and my 5 year old nephew Ajay has been racing this summer. He is doing quite well for his first year! He seems to be one of the younger ones racing in his class!