The past 6 months...

Since I only update this semi-annually, here's a small taste of what we've been up to these past six months.

In May, Whitney and Aaron were married. It was a beautiful day and we are so happy for them. Here's Porter with his two best friends (cousins, Lydia and Elizabeth)

Also in May, Porter turned 2. He got a new bike for his birthday and he was pretty excited about it!
We had a great summer and Porter discovered a new love, fireworks.
In July, this cute little guy joined the family. He is such a happy baby. I was a little, ok very, nervous about how I would manage with two little ones around the house but Jonah is such an easy baby. He is always so content. I love getting him out of his crib in the morning, he always greets me with a huge smile and he's even sleeping through the night, hurray! We are so blessed to have him in our family.
I sure do love these two boys. I feel like the luckiest mom in the world. They are my everything. Porter is at such a fun age. His little personality is so funny. He cracks me up all day long. I love hearing what comes out of that kids mouth. (on a side note, he has been potty trained for about a month now, yippee! So, proud of him)
We are doing great and feel so very blessed. Perhaps I will update this before another six months have come and gone! :)

New Arrival!!

Jonah Roger Tippetts

He's here!! On July 13 we welcomed Jonah Roger Tippetts into the world. He started this life out winning brownie points with mom for coming two weeks early, yay! He weighed just slightly smaller than his brother, at 9 lbs 3 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. Labor and delivery went great and we couldn't ask for a more perfect son. He has brought such a sweet spirit into our home and we are loving every minute of it!!

Porter is loving being a big brother. He always makes sure Jonah has his binkie, even if he doesn't want it. I think his only complaint is how much Jonah sleeps. Porter always leans over Jonah's crib and says, "Jonah, uh open a eyes!" I'm sure these two are going to be great friends!

Highlights

It is hard to believe another year has come and gone. We had a great year in 2009. So many wonderful things happened. Here are just a few of the highlights.

1. My baby turned 1!!! (I still can't believe it and now he is closer to 2, crazy!)

2. We bought our first house. Andy did most of the work on the inside (finish work, cabinets, floors, painting, you name it he did it) and it turned out great.

3. Family vacation in Vegas. Porter got to ride his first airplane. It was tons of fun, thanks again mom and dad.

4. Shanae got married to a great guy and the wedding was beautiful.

5. We spent many summer days at the pool. Porter took swimming lessons and loved it so much we did three sessions in a row. Six straight weeks of swimming everyday. It was awesome.

6. We had an adorable little monkey for halloween. I was afraid he wouldn't want to keep his costume on but he did great. I think he kind of enjoyed being dressed up :)

7. We had a great holiday season. Thanksgiving and Christmas were both wonderful!

8. And finally, we found out that baby #2 is on the way and scheduled to arrive in July. We are thrilled!!!