Fun times coming right up!! :)

I am so looking forward to this weekend! I am leaving to drive to Austin tomorrow after work, staying with Betho & Cody for the night and then heading to our annual family camping trip. The funny thing about this year is that I am going alone. Lance has to be in a wedding, my parents have some things to do for the Girods, and Betho & Cody aren't looking to travel at this point in there lives, so I am just going by myself to soak in some good bonding time with family and friends I don't see everyday and miss TONS!

I will be heading back to Austin (which is only an hour away in case I have to leave sooner) Sunday morning to go back to the Girods and hang with Betho & Cody before we go to the hospital Sunday night to begin the induction! Can you believe it!? I have managed to re-schedule my clients until Wednesday at 3pm. I actually managed to re-schedule 15 clients. Thank you Jesus! It was a miracle! :) So I will be off 5.5 days from work and hopefully Max will come fast so I can spend some good time with his before going back home.

I can't wait for this fun weekend with family & Friends and can't wait to meet my nephew!! :)

Is it April 30th yet!?!?!?

Hi blog world,

Sorry for the lack of posting! Although I have been pretty busy, I have mainly not been blogged b/c I am awful about taking pictures of life and who really wants to read a long post with no pictures. Facebook has made me lazy and I usually just wait for someone else to post pictures and then I steal them. Lame I know.

But for those of you who love me enough to read a pictureless post, this is for you. :)

As, most of you know Betho is going to be having little Max any day now, well probably any "week" now. I am hoping we don't have to wait until April 30th!!! I was sitting in church today holding one of my very best friend's little 2 year old and was just SO in love with her and I know its b/c I love her Mom so much. I leaned over to my friends Mom and said, "I just love her so much, she is the sweetest child I think I have ever met", her mom then replied back, "You can't even imagine how much you are going to love Max when he gets here!" I think it is just human nature to love the children of the people closest you you the most. But it was in that moment that I was just SOOOO excited and overjoyed about getting to meet little Max. Max's mom is not just my sister but my very best friend on the face of this earth! I can't even put into words the love I have for her. Our husbands like to joke that we love each other more than we love them! Which of course isn't true but I can see where they are coming from hehe. :) But all that to say, I can't even imagine how much I am going to love little Max. A little person that is a part of my sister, who she will be personally responsible for taking care of and loving and who will likely grow up using really big words and telling funny stories b/c he was raised by her!!

I know having babies is one of the most normal, maybe even mundane things in this world b/c it happens millions of times every day. Having kids is just normal. However, when you really stop and think about the miracle it is, it is a pretty amazing, wonderful thing. Almost a little bit weird and crazy that you can grow a human being and then a short nine months later here they come! Then once they are here, that's it. You are a mom and your husband is a dad and you set off on this lifelong journey with your new title of "parents" joining the millions of other people doing the exact same thing. Odd. Exciting. Such a blessing.

So, all this to say I am just so so so so excited to get to be on the sidelines watching, helping, encouraging, and loving Max when he gets here. He is so loved by so many people already and I can't wait to see him and meet this little mixture of Betho and Cody-which I must mention that due to the fact that Betho & I are identical twins and have the same DNA Max is pretty much just as much my son as Betho's (kidding of course)!

Love you Betho! Can't wait to see you as a mom and love Max and be his favorite Aunt!! Aunt Kayla & Uncle Lance have lots of room for you to come over and play!!!! :)

Twentyten

2010. Started at the Paquare mountain lodge in Costa Rica. Will never forget watching fireworks from a hut in the jungle with lance. Next COMPS. AKA 12 comprehensive finals to get out of grad school. Passed, well all but one. Re-took it. Passed. Whew! Threw a baby shower. Spent time with our small group. Went on a few road trips. Went out with the girls. Scraped ice off my windows. Went to class. Studied. Went to class. Studied. Scraped ice off my windows. Took the national exam. Scariest day of my life. Waited and waited on the results. Passed! Whew! Turned 25. Mom came. It rained, snowed, hailed and sleeted. Scraped ice off my windows. Organized some field trips for my Aphasia support group. Love those people. Graduated! Cried when I said by to my friends. Parents threw me a party. Most beautiful cake I have ever seen. Worst thing we had ever tasted! Packed. Looked for a job. Lance looked for a job. Moved to Houston. Found an awesome apartment. Went to Mexico. Unpacked. Re-connected with some great church friends. Placed membership at church. Joined a women's Bible study group. Love it! Lance got promoted. Found out about 15 of my friends were pregnant. No exaggeration. Found out I was going to be an aunt! Threw a Thanksgiving party. Threw a Christmas party. Did lots of holiday stuff. Found out I was havin a nephew!! Cried! So happy!! Decorated my most beautiful tree yet, if I may say so myself. Celebrated early Christmas with my family. Fun! Celebrated with Lance's family. Fun! Went on a New Years "staycation" with my hubby to the Magnolia Hotel in Houston. Danced/sang the night away to some awesome live 80s music. Knew every song. Such a dork. Took down my wonderful tree. Threw all the Christmas decorations in the guest room and closed the door. They're still there. Uggh! Went back to work. Tired of working but glad I have a job. Decided to work out more. Original I know. Ok there it is. 2010 in a nutshell. Happy New Year!

Gender reveal pics!

Here are the "Gender Reveal" pics I promised (see below post). Enjoy! Lance & Kate playing outside. As you can see Kate thought it was a girl! ;)
Its a boy!! First outfit!

Cute letters Lauren made!

Finally got the cake cut!! And......it's.......BLUE!!

10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...BOOOY!

Josiah making his guess!

Check out that cute table!

Everyone made guesses about what it was. I guess this pic is before ppl put up their guess!

Russ thinks it's a girl. Lance does not agree. :)

Me and the cute preggo!

Some partygoers!

Wonderful friends!

Just a little decorating....can't have a baby party without balloons!!

Betho & her 1st BOY thing!

MiMi hanging up Max's stocking. She had one on hand for Juliet just in case!!

Aren't they cute!?!?!

The Fam!

MiMi & Grandpa

Pink team can't believe it!!!

Cute Cute Betho!

Such a good idea!!

Jamie placing her bet!

SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!

Anxiously awaiting!!!

Thank Heaven for little BOYS!!!! :)

This weekend was one of the most exciting weekends of my life! Betho and Cody had their "gender" ultrasound Friday and only Cody's mom found out the sex of the baby! She then called a bakery here in town and they made the cutest cake ever! It was covered with poured chocolate icing with lots of little pink and blue question marks so we couldn't see what was inside. No one, not even even Betho & Cody knew what the baby was until they cut the cake! We all wore colors according to what we thought it was. Boy WAY outnumbered girls, however, MiMi & Grandpa thought it was a girl! Enjoy the video!! It was SOOO much fun and I can't believe in a few months I will meet my little nephew Max!!

(more pics to come soon)

Hello old friend!

Hi again blog world. It's good to be back! I have been pretty busy lately/not had much to blog about really. My mom asked me why I don't blog anymore and I told her that I didn't really think people would want to read about how I wake up and go to work all day! :)

However, we have been doing more than just working and I thought it was about time to get back into the blogging thing!

So lets began! First, I must share that Lance will be starting a new job Tuesday. He was working as a personal trainer at 24hr fitness while he was looking for a job and they actually (after about a month long interview process) have decided to hire him on full time working in a management position with the company! Whew! Job hunt finally over. Thank you Jesus!!!

I had a bit of a job change as well. The company I started working for lost their contract with the building we were in and a new company took over. Initially, I planned to stay with my original company and just be transferred, however the new company offered me a job and I decided to go with them. I am very happy with this new company and VERY glad I made the switch. I am in the same building, same job exactly, I just work for a new company and have a new boss. I love being a Speech Therapist more and more everyday and am so glad I suffered through graduate school!

Ok enough about work, lets talk about Christmas! I am SO excited for the holiday season this year!! We have Thursday night game night with some people and next week I am hosting a Thanksgiving party for our little game group. I am making a real live turkey and everything! Wish me luck! I have also been scouring the Paula Deen holiday baking magazine and have tons of crafty christmas ideas too! Its been a few years since I have had the time to enjoy the holidays and I can't wait!! However, I may have to triple my hours at the gym at this rate!!

We continue to LOVE living here, aside from the recent weather, which has been AWFUL and I mean AWFUL, we are having a lot of fun! We placed membership at church and have really gotten involved with the young married class. We have also loved being so close to so many of our closest, wonderful college friends. There are a few more people that need to get here ASAP to complete the group in Houston (you know who you are), but we are really blessed to be surrounded by such close friends and family! We welcome any family that wants to move close to us....hint hint! ;)

I'm not sure if I am supposed to be posting this on my blog.....I called to check if this was ok and didn't get a hold of her so have made the command decision to just say it (plus she said it on facebook). But the absolute highlight of my life at the moment....like I am excited beyond expression is that Betho and Cody are having a baby! I know I am sounding dramatic by saying this but I am seriously beside myself with excitement. I truly LOVE this baby so much already and can't imagine how much I am going to love it when it is in my arms on May 1st. My boss needs to be ready for me to leave work with zero notice b/c I will NOT miss this baby's entrance into this world! Betho and I have always done everything the same and I'm not going to lie, I always pictured us pregnant at the same time and having our kids pretty much play out our life, doing everything the same. However, I think this is perfect for them and I am planning on playing out this dream with my first and her second!! Just typing this makes me want to do a little dance! When I found out I literally started running down the hall into my office. I was about to burst with excitement and had to get to a closed door to let out a victory scream!! Everywhere I go I imagine doing it next year with Betho and the baby! So exciting!

Alright, I am off to clean the house. We have people coming over for dinner tonight, Thanksgiving dinner with friends here Tuesday and inlaws in Friday. This is going to be a fun week, but I am thinking that people would not appreciate visiting us with the house in its current state!

Happy Saturday!

Fun happenings!

The past week or so have been fun! Betho & I went to Plano to spend the weekend with Rox, Cameron & Avery! It was SO fun to get to spend some time with Rox and the girls! I am obsessed with those little babies and can't wait to see them again. It was also fun to order pizza, make cookies and watch movies with Betho & Rox like old times!!! This past week we also had a little surprise party for Kara. Kara is one of my best friends and we lived together at ACU. I Love that she is in Houston! Some how the party turned into a costume party and we had fun playing games and acting weird! :)

My job situation is a little "in transition" right now. The company I am working for now wants to transfer me to a facility in Missouri City instead of the Heights. I'm not sure how I feel about this and I have gone on a few interviews this week. I have been praying and trying to decide what the best place is for me. Lance is still personal training while he looks for something more permanent. He is doing great at this job and has gotten a good amount of clients. I am SO glad he was able to find this job. It is the perfect, flexible job since he is going on interviews and looking for something more permanent. But for the mean time he is happy and doing great at this job!! However, he is starting to make me look bad with this whole "fit" thing!! :)

Continue to pray for Lance's job situation and our new life here in Houston. It seems to be one transition to the next. But we are loving it here and still LOVING that we don't study all night every night!! Enjoy the few pics below! Happy Saturday! Little C. Lily sleeping on Betho! Betho is freakishly good with kids!! I called her the baby whisperer b/c she was so good at keeping little Cam happy.

Crazy girls at Kara's party. I just LOVE them!!!