Christmas is here again ...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! (Or at least feel like it.)

It's Definitely Official - Just Ask Steve

Roses are red

Violets are blue

The Connells are prego

With Baby #2

(They're also very happy and getting over surreal feelings!)

So this is the best picture I could find of me and Stevo. (I am not prego in this picture, just very pale due to lack of sunshine in the Emerald City. I really fit in here.) Most of our pictures feature the E-man in all his glory. Anyway, I'm 13 weeks along and looking forward to a hearty and fully festive Thanksgiving. Hah! I'm due May 21st. Lah-dee-dah and Tra-Lah-Lah.

My Bebe is all grown up and 30!!

So this is the morning of my bebe's 30th birthday, which was yesterday!!! He really wanted to open his presents before church, and yes, we were a bit late. When asked what I got him for his birthday, I know it would have been more exciting to say skydiving, or a scenic plane ride, or a day motorcycle rental, but all I say is - underwear. I've had some funny faces after that response, wondering if the gift is risque, "sacred-type," or just plain boring. Well, he wanted some new long underwear for skiing, so that's what I got him. He also got a tent, some socks, a book, candy, and some "Just for Men" hair dye from one of his friends. Maybe it was boring, but ... what can you do? He has been looking into getting a motorcycle for some time now, and I figured that once he gets one, its purpose will be three-fold: it will sow his wild 30-year-old oats, it will count for an exciting 30-year-old present, and it will scare the socks off me everytime he rides it. Happy Birthday Bebe!
Look at those blazing candles!!! We had a fun gathering to celebrate the lofty occasion. Oh yeah, it was good times. It was sort of like getting into a crowded elevator with some extra perks - as in food. Steve wanted an ice cream cake, so that's what he got. It was really good, but it was also a lot of work.
Ethan and I (the party planners) managed to get in a photo with the main man. Babes, here's to you! May the next 30 years be even more glorious! XOXO