Growing up fast!

Joshua is growing up so fast! I can't believe that he is already 3 months old! Here are some pics from his few months. Can you tell how much his sisters adore him?

Birthdays

So much has happened in the last couple of months, that I neglected to add pics of Natalie & Lily on their birthdays. Lily turned 7 yrs old on Sept. 30th. I can't believe that she is 7 already! She loves snails, so this year she wanted a snail cake for her party. Coult always makes the birthday cakes for our family, so he made a snail one for Lily. She loved it!

Natalie turned 13 on Dec. 2nd. It's hard to believe that we are now officially parents of a teenager! She had a few friends over for a "winter theme" late-over. Coult made her cake as well. She wanted a red velvet cake, so it was kinda crazy to see a blood-red cake under all that pretty pale blue icing!

Joshua Ellis Hasson

I know I am waaay behind on posting. But, the last couple of months have been quite busy. We've had Lily's 7th birthday, Halloween, and the birth of our adorable son, Joshua. I can't believe he will be one month old this Thursday! It seems like he was born just yesterday. Here are some pics of him. I'll go back and add the pics from Lily's b-day and from Halloween in the next couple of days.

First day of school 2009

Yesterday was the first day of 7th grade for Natalie and 1st grade for Lily! Natalie had a really great first day! Lily's first day was a bit rough on her, but today was much better. Hopefully, they will both have a fun, productive school year! Here are some pics from the first day:

Our trip to Corpus Christi

I can't believe how far behind I am on posting here! Coult and I went to Corpus Christi in July, just the two of us. My parents very generously volunteered to have a "Grandchildren Week" so that the parents could have some alone time. We had so much fun! We went to aircraft carrier "Lexington" and took the tour there. It was nicknamed the "Blue Ghost" during WWII. It's huge! Coult loves almost any kind of airplanes and I enjoy seeing the airplanes that were used during WWII. My love of history and his love of airplanes was the perfect combination for the tour. We also went to the Texas Aquarium, walked through several shops right off the beach and walked on the beach one evening close to sunset. Coult got some great pics of a sunset that we could see at a restaurant where we were eating supper one night. We also went out on a small boat into the bay and were able to see dolphins that swim right up to the side of the boat. We were almost able to touch a couple of them. It's really neat to see them in their natural habitat. The man that runs the "Dolphin Connection" boat service had many interesting things to share about dolphins. He has taken people out into the bay to meet "his" dolphins for over 30 years! We had a great time in Corpus! It was wonderful to have some time to ourselves too! Of course, we missed the girls, but everyone needs some kid-free time, right? ;) Here are some pics from our trip:

Natalie's Art

Natalie really enjoys her Art class in school each year. Here are a few pics of art work that she made this past school year. She had an excellent teacher who really tried to make it fun and challenging. She even had them make their own Art "Yearbook" by hand. Some of the pics are of her yearbook that she sewed by hand and then personalized by adding pics of things she made that year. She is quite a talented artist! She must have gotten that talent from Coult, since I can't even draw a stick figure! LOL

We're having a boy!!!

Today was my 20 week ultrasound and we found out we're having a boy! We're so excited! It's always so neat to see that ultrasound when you're finally far enough along to see the baby's profile, arms, legs and everything! He was moving around constantly, until the last few minutes. I think he wore himself out with all that wiggling and fell asleep! They gave us a dvd recording of the ultrasound, so Natalie and Lily were able to get a glimpse of their baby brother too! It's a good thing Coult and I finally agreed on a boy's name!