one, two, three!!!

Well our little girl is already three months old! I can't believe it. Everybody is right that they grow so fast. She is smiling now which can make anybodys heart melt...even if you are tired and exhasuted from her crying just a moment ago. She loves to make noises now too. Little squeals, grunts, and gurgles.

it was good while it lastest.

Well, we have some sad news. Jason's trusty honda finally bit the dust. It didn't quite make it to 200,000 miles, but the old guy took us so many places over the years and we have wonderful memories, from the fall retreat our sophomore year, the first time we 'met', to our long drive to Colorado for our honeymoon to recently bringing home our first child. The fate of the trusty guy remains unknown to us...but we do know it will be going to junkyard heaven where it will rest in peace.

an addition to our family...

on Saturday July 17th we welcomed Eisley Marie Soucie into our family with love and excitement. She weighted 9 lbs 11 oz. and was 21 inches long. here are few pictures.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to my dad, jason's dad, and "soon to be" dad - Jason! And all the other dad's out there. : ). I just thought I would post a little update. I am 36 weeks now. Only 4 weeks way until my July 22 due date. My it has gone fast! Currently I feel like I have a huge extra person in my belly, which I do. She kicks and moves and is getting very heavy. We are slowly getting her room ready and I can't wait to get everything together! I love her room color - hopefully it isn't too bright for her. I picked "teal" for her room. Below is a dedicated dad painting her room. The last coat of paint is going on today!! Yeah! I will post more pictures as we get her room together.

oh..we also have a working guest bathroom now! all we did was paint, some plumbing work, and a new shower curtian. I think it looks pretty good.  :) We had some very special guests this past week and had an awesome time! We are so glad you could come and visit Scott and Stefanie!!

It's about time....

so a lot has happened in the last few months. I have been a slacker by not posting anything! Well, as most of you know Jason and I are expecting towards the end of July. We are going to welcome a little baby girl into our family! We are very excited. We also bought a house! Yes, that is right, we are first time homeowners! All we need now is a puppy. Crazy! God has blessed us so much. Here are a few pictures of some happenings in our lives right now.

Our First Home!

We have done a few things to the house so far, but have a lot planned. So far we have torn up the carpets to reveal the hardwood...but they need refinishing, yard work, painted the hallway bath, and many other misc. things. My parents came down and they were a really big help.Thanks mom and dad! This is Jason removing painted wallpaper in the baby's room. I can't wait to paint it!

This was taken today (Mother's Day). I am 29 weeks and 3 days. There is definately no hiding that I am prego now.

So obviously it had been awhile since we posted anything. my sister got married! we went on vaction to Oregon which was amazing! pictures will be coming soon...

Indianapolis

The same weekend as my sister's graduation in Anderson we were able to stop by and see Jason's family too. It just happened to be Mother's day so Jason and I made homemade pizza for the family.

Graduation Weekend!

My sister graduated from Anderson University a few weeks ago with her B.S. Nursing! We are so proud of her. She will make a great nurse and I will be calling her will all of my questions. : ) She had a pinning ceremony on Friday night, which Jason and I just made it on time. And then her official graduation was on Saturday. Congratulations KATIE!!

bubbles, bubbles everywhere...

ok...so you see this all the time in the movies...bubbles spilling out of a washing machine, but out of a toilet?? hmmm, that is something to think about. Well...as we recently found out it is possible! And we couldn't believe it. It made for an interesting Friday night!

What's up with the Soucie's?!

Well, we have been keeping very busy as usual. Over Christmas we travelled to both sides of the family and it was great to see them! Then over New Years the Sr. High and Jr. High Youth had an all night lock-in HCC South Campus, where we have been going over a year now. We made it all night!

Jason's sister and brother-in-law also came to visit over new year's weekend. It was nice to have them come hang out with us for a few days. : )

I also got to see my sister for the first time in 'her' wedding dress! She looked so beautiful! I am so excited for her and David. I get to be the matron of honor and I fell so lucky! The bridesmaid dresses are so pretty too!! : )

January has come...I will be traveling a lot for work in the coming weeks and month. Jason has started another class through Rolla toward is Masters. We are continuing to help out as sponsors with our church's Sr. High and and Jr. High youth.. We love hanging out with them!!! Seeing them grow and learn about God's unconditional love for them is such a blessing.

A few weeks ago we got to visit my sister and "soon to be" brother, in Anderson...

During the first week of September we took a much needed vacation to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park! It was so much fun! We flew to Denver (the first time we had flown together) then drove up to Jackson Hole, WY were we stayed. The condo was really nice : )

We hiked, animal watched...bears, moose, oh my!! No really we saw a bear! And I (Shannon) totally freaked. Jason just thought it was really cool. We got to see Old Faithful and other really cool geysers, mud pots, and hot springs. I loved it, I guess that is the geek in me. Jason liked it too..don't get me wrong, but I think he enjoyed the Tetons and the wild animals much better. : ) We wish we could go back...now it is back to work, unfortunately.

ok well here is an update with us.. : )

we have been very busy with work unfortunately..I (Shannon) have been traveling quite a bit lately leaving Jason to fend for himself. Back to his college days of food choices.

This August will be super busy! Seeing friends and family which we are looking forward to so much.

My sister just got engaged to David, I am going to have a new brother-in-law!! : ) Katie Bell. It has a nice ring to it.

Also we are going to take a much needed vaction to the Tetons and Yellowstone!!

And our 2 year anniversary is coming up! They have gone by so fast, but they have been great!

That is all I can think of for now.

So.. I created this blog and have not used it at all!! I am going to try and update more... : )

First Post...

Hey Everyone...I thought this might be fun to post things and share with all our friends and family.