Lily and Annie lately...

Its hard to believe Annie has only been here for two and a half weeks....time flies but at the same time it feels like she's been here forever! Lily is finally settling down a little bit and now she sometimes loves her sister a little TOO much if you know what I mean. She adores her right now and I have to keep and eye on them to make sure Lily doesn't share her goldfish and whack her in the head while she's "playing" with her. Here are a few pics of whats been going on in this crazy house lately. And by the way, the last pic is of Lily doing yoga with the ladies on PBS-which she insists on watching every morning.... 
 
 
 

Road Trip

Well, Annie has officially been on her first road trip. Zack has been able to take some time off since Annie was born which is wonderful. But if you know us, we can't just sit around for too long. Since Annie is the most laid back, sweetest baby we thought she might be ready. We decided to take off to Idaho. Why? I don't know...we've never been. Both of these girls did awesome! Lily is a girl on the go and usually a great traveler and it looks like Annie is following in her footsteps. We drove through Jackson Hole to Idaho Falls, ID and it was beautiful! It was snowing most of the way until we hit Idaho and then it was beautiful weather. We ended up staying there overnight and did lots of shopping and eating...hehe. We got to break in the double stroller which I will have to post a pic of later because it is awesome!! We also stopped on the way to introduce Annie Moran to her namesake. Mount Moran is one of the highest peaks in the Grand Teton National Park (Jackson Hole, Wy) and one of our favorite places to visit. We wanted her to have a little piece of Wy to take with her when we leave here. We had a great time and, yes, I realize I just gave birth two weeks ago, but we are all doing great and it feels like we've been a family of four forever... 
 
 
 

Photo Shoot

Annie was having an especially photogenic day so we decided to take advantage... 
 
 
 

Annie Moran Jones-Part 2

 
 
 
 

Its A Girl!

Annie Moran Jones made her way into the world Thursday, April 29. She weighed 6 lbs 13 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. Just about the same size as her big sister Lily! She is named after her great grandmother, Annie Lou and Moran is after one of our favorite places to visit in Wyoming. We were very surprised by the news and I'll never forget the doctor announcing "Its a girl!" I had convinced myself that this was going to be a boy and the thought of Lily having a sister overwhelmed me. Plus, we were totally prepared for a girl... And I must say she is the most laid back, sweetest baby I have ever seen. I was preparing myself for another wild woman like Lily. We are so thankful to have my parents visiting and they are helping so much. I am still wondering how I'm going to do it all on my own. Lily is very interested in baby and still adjusting a little. I almost melt every time she says "An-nie". All in all, everything is going much easier than I expected and I hope that continues. We are so blessed! 
 
 
 

Lately...

Well we've been a little busy lately. We have been in the process of getting everything ready for baby who is scheduled to arrive in 8 days! Eeeek! Then in the middle of that we had a week of some yucky sicknesses. Lily had her first cold (first time she's been sick-ever!) and as you can see from the picture it still didn't stop her from accessorizing. Then, Zack and I got a stomach virus/food poisoning?? We're not sure which but it was bad. After a visit to the doctor and IV fluids I felt like a new woman and I got to see this chunky monkey of a baby while I was there! By the way, it is in breech position just like Lily and no I didn't see what it was! Anyway, this last weekend we went to Casper, WY to our neighbor's parents ranch to help them with their annual cow branding. Of course I mean Zack helped with this while Lily and I watched and she said "Cow-Moooooooo" a hundred times. Zack had a ball. He loves to pretend like he's a cowboy for a day and they let him jump right in! Of course, sitting on a tailgate watching this for a couple hours did nothing for my ankles:( However, this didn't stop me from dragging everyone to the Olive Garden for lunch or getting some last minute shopping in! This week we have been taking it easy spending some quality time with our Lily. The weather has been awesome so Zack has been taking her for a bike ride to the park in the afternoons. We love this little girl so much and can't wait to add to our little family very soon.... 
 
 
 

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter Sunday and hope you did too! The weather finally cooperated and was beautiful, although yes we were hunting eggs in the little bit of snow that remained. We had a huge storm this week with another foot of it! However, we didn't let that stop us from getting in the Easter spirit. We dyed eggs and went to church and to brunch afterwards. Most of all we are thankful to all be back together (Zack was out of town last week) and thankful to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus! Thank you Lord for my family and all you have done for us!