This year has been quite busy for us. We started out the year welcoming our newest addition...Addison Rose! She was born on January 20,2009 and weighed....10 lbs 6 oz.....yes, 10 lbs 6 oz. She looks just like her Mommy! Peyton & Jonah were so excited to meet her! They were a little disappointed because she was having some breathing problems & was on a monitor in the nursery...so they could only look at her through the glass. But Dr. Barner let her come to mommy's room for a few minutes so the boys could see her before they went home for the night.
The day before Addison was born,on January 19th we welcomed our newest Bonvillain family cousin...Kale Anthony Guidry.
During my maternity leave, we made the decision to move to Texas. We had been talking about it for a while & decided this was the time. We traveled to Texas during the Mardi Gras holiday & found an apartment...then it was real...we were really doing this...MOVING TO TEXAS!!! We decided that we would let the kids finish out the school year in Houma & move June 1st. I went back to work March 9th. (It was so hard to tell my co-workers & clients that I was leaving in May.) On March 15th Lawrence went ahead of us to Texas to start working. I still can't believe I managed a new born baby, 2 kids in school, working full-time & packing all by myself...I have a new respect for military & single moms that do it all the time...YOU GIRLS ROCK!
In March we were surprised with a visit from my little sister Shelly!! Our family was able to spend the day with her at the zoo. Then to eat po-boys...YUMMY! The boys love their Aunt Shelly. (Mom & Dad have talked about making a trip to Utah to visit with her & her family, but no definite plans have been set in motion.)
Our last couple of weeks in Houma were quite busy...My last day of work was on May 15th. I decided I needed a little extra time with the kids still in school to get some packing done. However, between the 2 doctor appointments, 2 dentist appointments, wedding rehearsal, & the wedding...not very much packing was done. On May 29th...we attended the wedding of Kali & Blake Zammit. (Kali is Lawrence's godchild.) Peyton served as the ring-bearer. (He looked so handsome in his tuxedo!)
MOVING DAY!!!! June 1st we packed up the truck & made the trek to Austin, Texas...our new home! We were able to go to some baseball games over the summer and.....The boys were surprised with a visit from Lawrence's parents & his sister Laurie in July. (Mom & Dad are very good at keeping secrets!!)
The boys started school & LOVE IT! The schools here are so different but we are very pleased with how much the boys are learning.
On September 26, 2009 Peyton was baptized! What a special day for him. We are so proud of Peyton for making such a wonderful decision & learning so much during this time.
We have been in Texas for 5 months & are loving it! However, I am counting down the days til Christmas vacation so we can "go home" for a visit.
