Snakes on a Patio

Today, as Heather was outside watering the plants, she was interrupted by a visitor. The friendly little guy in the picture came by to say "hi." He likely lives in the woods (swamp) behind our house and was probably just coming over to check on his new neighbors. Heather, excited to meet our new friend, quickly grabbed the camera so she could fondly remember the day's events.

If you are curious about the snake, this site shows a little bit about it. Completely harmless and actually pretty cool, which is more than we can say about Heather after the encounter.

Happy Birthday.... to Heather!!

Happy Birthday to Heather. She is now 30 years old!! And very excited about it. Her birthday was nice and we baked her a cake. Please note the expert decorations. I now have a new found appreciation for professional cake decorators, although this one isn't bad for a rookie. At least I didn't make any misspellings.

We managed to fit 30 candles on this baby. The heat was intense and it took Heather four tries to blow out the entire conflagration. Heather really appreciated the phone calls and cards, it makes family seem closer.

Getting Closer

Although this picture is a few weeks old, it shows off the belly very well. Heather has been feeling good lately but getting uncomfortable, mostly at night. We have just about finished up with all the prenatal classes, painted the baby's room and done about everything we can to get ready.

As the date gets closer, I will be updating the site with more information. The due date is August 15th, so right now we are 25 days away. I will also be using this blog to post pictures both as we get closer and after the baby is born. Feel free to post or ask for pictures.