Trail of Lights

Jonah just loved the trail of lights this year. He practially ran the whole time, but was still very well behaved. Sadie did pretty good, although she got tired of being in the stroller. So, of course, Auntie Leah had to hold her.

Whoa! Fat girl.

Hi Santa

Well, Jonah doesn't seem too thrilled. But Sadie was having a wonderful time. Yay, Christmas!

I love fall

Here's some wonderful pics from a day at the park and halloween.

superman cam
Cameron giving Sadie some sweet kisses

Jonah and Cameron being big boys at Brentwood Park

Mom and sissy

I love this one! Ready, set, slide

David and his three wives

Me and my sister along with my cousin loaded up all the kids (7 in all) and visited the Zilker Botanical gardens. Since David was the only male present, it seemed prudent to joke about how he was out with his three wives....I of course was the 1st wife. Anyway, the kids got to run wild and roll in the grass and get all itchy.

Little sister's circus trick, always freaks me out.

Cutie Pumpkin Pie

The kiddos got to go on a little field trip to the Pumpkin Patch this morning while at daycare. It was a little chilly (no for real) so Sadie got bundled up. Jonah hammed it up as usual for the camera.

He got his very own pumpkin!

Still too little to browse.

She looks ready for nap

Back in the sadddle again....

Oh the joys of shovel testing. I finally go to do some survey last week out in the sticks near Georgetown. It's been probably 2+ years since I've actually done any hard labor in the field since I've been pregnant for so long. It was a relatively easy project, however I didn't pack enough water the last day and kind of got the shakes towards the end. I got sunburnt, chiggers, ripped my pants on a barbed wire fence, and got shot at by dove hunters. Overall, a very typical day in the field......wonderful!

An old picture from an excavation in South Africa, ca. 2003. We

spent a couple of months excavating a 50,000 year old campsite. Not only was the excavation amazing, but the entire field season was an adventure. Much thanks to my mentor Dr. Bousman at Texas State University for this awesome experience. My and my crew in South Africa. They were amazing and it was really freezing cold. They called me Missus and seemed to enjoy my Texas-style cooking.

Here I am with a wonderful group of undergrads from Texas State in 2004. We were excavating a site in the Texas Panhandle. I wrote my Master's Thesis on this site. We camped out in the high plains for 6 weeks and loved every minute of it.

Finally I'm updating the blog. We have been a little busy with the newest edition to the family, Sadie. She's wonderful and I been very bad about taking and uploading pictures of her. Just imagine Jonah with dark brown spikey hair and you've got Sadie. She's 10 weeks old now and and Jonah is about to be a year and half. Anyway, here's some recent pics of some other family members.

Tea party with Daisy, Michael and Elijah.
Cowboy Jo, looks like he's been eating some powdered donuts!

Cameron's first day at school.

Poor Mommy!

New house, new baby, new gray hairs?

This past weekend we finally closed on our house and officially moved in. As you can imagine, I didn't do much except chase Jonah around an admire our new digs. Thankfully David had some much needed help from my bro-in-law Justin and bff J. Garrett. The fleet of Dodge Dakotas revved up and down Manchaca hauling boxes most of the weekend while my mom and Leah helped to unpack boxes and organize. We ordered new furniture and took our first tour of Lowe's as homeowners in need of bird-feeders, rakes, screws, and whatever other miscellaneous crap that seemed shiny and irrestible. Thankfully the little girl decided that she wanted to stay in the belly a little longer, so here I sit at work wondering if I feel labor pains or not. I'm sure we'll be heading to the hospital soon and I'll be enjoying my new couches in my new house with my new little baby. Can't wait!! Please feel free to come by and visit (and bring food!).

Easter Eggstravaganza

Jonah and Daisy

The Fam, enjoying the beautiful Easter weather

Adam, Samantha, and cousin Daisy Oops, uploaded the same picture twice.

Daisy hunting for eggs

Jonah thinking about hunting for eggs

Jonah's 1st birthday

Well, we had to cancel Jonah's 1st birthday party because the weather was rainy and cold. But we didn't pass up the opportunity to shove a cupcake in his face. I think he liked it. Grandma Marcelle was there to enjoy the fun.

Pregnancy and Archeology, whoodathunkit.

For those of you who wonder what I really do for a living, other than dig up dinosaur bones and chase Nazis, here's some snap shots of the preggo-archeologist in action. Here I am doing some trenching near the San Marcos River. I was hoping to find some cool arrow heads or maybe the remnants of a fire hearth. But all I found was some recent beer bottles and road fill, not too exciting. Its always nice to be outside and get a little dirty.

Its a girl!

We're so proud to announce that David and I will be expecting a little girl around June 13th. And no, the due date is not the same as June-teenth, that's June 19th. In any case, all is well and the baby is very healthy. Jonah is also very excited to have a little sister and loves to poke my belly button and tell her silly little secrets.

In other family news, the twins (Millie and Maddie) will be turing 1-year this week on Feburary 4th. Jonah will also be turning 1 on March 10th. Cameron is fully recovered from his long stint in the hospital (yay!). Special congratulations goes out to Amy (Friend) for taking everyone's money at the Super Bowl betting pool last night and thanks to the Fuller's for always hosting the family events. Picture soon to follow.

Tagged

While on a family vacation in Colorado for Kathleen's college graduation, we stopped over at a very scenic lake to walk about and take pictures. Kathleen was in the middle of her Tin Man impression and I apparently wanted to scale a light pole. Very silly indeed.

Here are the rules:

1. Choose the 4th folder where your pictures are stored.

2. Select the 4th picture

3. Explain the picture

4. Tag 2 other people

I tag:The Wolfe Pak and Laura da Explora'

Robertson Wedding

Here are some pictures from Kathleen Townes and John Robertson's wedding last weekend. It was freezing, but a good time was had by all. Kathleen Townes and her mother Shirley babysat Jonah nearly every Wednesday when he was just a little guy. They helped us out tremendouly and we love them bunches! Almost all of the Peyton cousins showed up for the festivities and David got a chance to show off his dancing chops: the duck-walk, chicken-yard stomp, and the Mick Jagger special were excuted perfectly. David, Kathleen, and Uncle John kicking it out
David looking so handsome in his tux. His cousins Sarah, Priscilla, and Rebecca

Enjoying the reception

The Peyton clan, can you spy the spouses (i.e. non-blonds)?