Visiting Mimi and Papa's house in Howe!

Mimi and Papa with all the grand kids at church!

Aunt Casi and Macarti Rae - aren't they beautiful girls.

A couple weeks ago Jodi and I wrangled all of the kids up and surprised mom and dad with a visit back home in Howe. Pauly got to meet his Great Grandpa Bill for the first time and Uncle Tenny and Great Uncle Mark too. We sure had a lot of fun and the kids definitely kept Mimi and Papa busy. They all are growing so fast!
Bailey was trying to color and Birch wanted to lend her a hand... or maybe just eat the crayons.

Pauly and Great Grandma Pattie and Great Grandpa Bill. We're so blessed to have such a wonderful family!

Playing catch up!

Well a lot has happened since I posted my last note. Little Paul is still doing amazing and getting so big!

Ben's sister Kerry and her boys came to visit the last weekend in October and stayed for a few days. It was their first time seeing Pauly. They loved taking turns holding him and giving him kisses. We captured some great pictures of their time with us. Jacob and Joey are getting so big and tall! They are so fun and quite entertaining! Pauly can't wait till he is big enough to play with them.

The Saturday they were here we took a fieldtrip to the pumpkin patch and the boys picked out some pumpkins. We had a great time!

For Pauly's first Halloween mama made him a baby penguin costume and mama was a penguin too! They turned out pretty cute! Daddy made his costume too, he is quite crafty I must say. We all went to a Halloween party at Aunt Louise and Uncle Brad's house. We had a lot of fun and Pauly was very well behaved :)

That next weekend Mimi and Great Grandma Pattie came to visit and love on Pauly. He was so glad they came to see him. They got to stay with him while mama and daddy went on their first date since Pauly was born - we went out to the Melting Pot and had a wonderful time! Sunday we all went out to Payette to attend Cody and Lisa's baby shower, little Jessalyn should be arriving some time in January and we can't wait!


Well that gets me pretty well caught up. Here are a couple more pictures that I just loved. Look Daphnie is waiting for a crumb or too! Isn't she funny! Then there is the other one of Pauly being a sweet boy taking a nap while mama snuck in to get a pic. He is looking more and more like his daddy every day... and I love it! Enjoy!

Big kid!

Paul is getting bigger and bigger everyday! He is such a good boy and loves his dog Daphnie and loves taking long naps with his daddy.

Introducing Paul Echeverria Melton!

Pauly was born on Thursday, September 6th at 12:09 p.m. He was 7lb 14 oz and was 22 inches long. I went in on Tuesday to be induced and after 40 hours of labor and 3 epidurals later - Ben and I decided it would be best to have a c-section. The entire time with God's hands on us Paul's heart beat didn't change at all. He is very healthy and is doing great. He is such a blessing and is a wonderful baby. This picture is of him on Saturday when we got to come home. He has on his beautiful outfit mama found for him and his sweet little booties that his Grandma Sally bought him. And don't forget the smile :)

Bailey Boo and Birch too!

Here are the Brown kids. We love them - aren't they cute!?! Cute kids just like their Aunt Sam. Last weekend Sophie, Daphnie and I went to visit baby Macarti for the first time and then we all sneaked back to visit Papa for his birthday and Father's Day at Aunt Jodi and Uncle Brian's house. We stayed up late eating and making smores and then on Sunday we went to church and Mr. Birch was dedicated. We all enjoyed a yummy BBQ and then back home. Fun! Fun! Fun!

Macarti Rae Nix

Uncle Ben and Aunt Sam wanted to share with you a precious little miracle that joined our family last Wednesday, June 6th. Macarti Rae Nix was born to Casi and Tenny at 7 lbs 9 oz - 21 inches. We love her! She is the perfect combination of Casi and Tenny. So adorable! They are all doing wonderfully! Congratulations Mama and Daddy!

Banjo!

So much has happened since I had wrote last! My belly is continuing to grow and grow! Our little one has been blessed with a nickname by his Auntie Holly who had a dream that Ben and I ended up naming our little guy "Banjo" of all things. Although this has not ended up on our name list it has been adopted as the nickname for just while he is in utero. We have not decided on a name yet although we have many wonderful names that are either ones we just really like or they are family names and we just haven't found that perfect combination yet. We hope to keep it a secret and announce it when he is born.

Ben is gearing up for camp. He will be leaving June 13th and back the end of July/first of August. We are rushing around now trying to get a few thousand things done before he leaves for camp.

The days are getting hotter and hotter! With no air conditioning in the house it is always interesting trying to do anything and everything to keep the house cool for this pregnant lady! ;)

Baby Boy Melton

Just wanted to share with all of our friends and family that Ben and I found out on Monday, April 23, that we are having a baby boy. We are so excited although we are struggling a lot to come up with the perfect name. It has to be perfect you know! We'll keep you all posted.

Easter with the Family

We were so blessed this Easter to be able to have some our family from Montana come see us. We had a lot of fun showing off our new home as well as chasing around a little nephews. We played with our dogs Daphnie and Sophie or as they call them Daphie and Snophie :) and we had an Easter Egg Hunt in our backyard. Thanks for coming to see us everyone!

Our little peanut.

February 20th we had our third doctors appointment and we were scheduled for our first ultrasound to date our little one. The ultrasound began and I squeezed my eyes closed only to be startled by a LOUD and may I say strong heartbeat. I opened my eyes and saw our little peanut kicking and moving around. It was amazing! Ben and I looked at eachother with our joyful tear filled eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. We are so thankful to all of our friends and family that had been praying for us. Praise God, our little peanut was doing great!