Our makeovers

With the new year just around the corner we decided to undergo some changes. Ryanne decided she need a new dew. She went and got her hair chopped. She has not had it short in a long time and with scarf season upon us she did not want to hassle with her hair getting caught in her scarfs. Casey upgraded to a new pair of glasses. Ryanne got fed up with Casey squinting all the time so she had him go in and get his eyes checked. Turns out that Casey can't see far.

So here we are all new and improved!

Christmas 2009

This year we spent Christmas with Ryanne's family in Libby, MT. We had tons of fun and was able to see everyone in her family. On Christmas we woke up to a tree that was swallowed up by all the presents under it. I guess we were all very good this year.

The tree that was swallowed up by all the presents.

 

The two, sorry, the three of us on Christmas morning.

Opening gifts at Ryanne's dad's house.

Casey, Ryanne, Ryanne's mom Leslie, Ryanne's sister Amber, Ryanne's brother Josh and the dog Steve

 Opening gifts that Ryanne's mother gave us.

Casey Face

While we were in Libby, MT. for Christmas we were able to spend time with all of Ryanne's family. Ryanne's sister's son, Justin, was lots of fun to hang out with. While we were there he kept wanting to show everyone his "Casey face." I'm not sure where he got it from but it's pretty funny.

Do I really look like that?

25 weeks

It's about time! At 25 weeks Ryanne has finally started to show. She has been waiting for this since she found out she was pregnant. 

Blacktail Skiing, Lakeside, MT

Before leaving Libby, MT. we wanted to have one last hurrah. Casey did not have anything going on, the joys of being a teacher. Ryanne was able to get the day off from work. Scott had the hardest time asking for the day off but he was able to convince the powers that be to give him the day off.

We decided to head up to Blacktail Mountain. It was going to be a first for all of us. It was a bit overcast and on the cold side. Thank goodness for the hand and feet warmers or else we would not have made it very long. Because of the weather conditions there were not a lot of other skiers on the slopes. Both Scott and Casey were worried about Ryanne the whole time. We made sure she took it easy and stayed away from the jumps. By the end of the day we were all tired and ready to go. Over all it was a great day and we all had a great time.

Scott, Ryanne and Casey

Ryanne and Casey at the top of the mountain

 

 Ryanne showing off her skills and yes she is 25 weeks along.

 Scott showing how it is really supposed to be done.

Casey just having a great time!

Dental Fashion

My brother Brady has started dental school and is loving it. When he started he went to a dental fair where companies were offering items that would be useful to him becoming a dentist. Brady was on the lookout for dentist glasses. He found a vendor offering what he was looking for and bought them. When we last visited him he took them out and we had some fun with them. Who knows, anyone of us may be looking into your mouth the next time you open up.

Brady

Jennelle

Casey

Ryanne

Christmas Gifts

To keep things simple this year we made the above boards for Christmas gifts.  This past summer my mom picked out the strips of wood from her friends property in Montana and since then they have been taking up space in our small apartment.  And, Casey's school let me borrow their Cricket machine so that I didn't have to handpaint all the lettering which would have taken so much time.  It was so much fun making these with Casey.  He did help with sanding the wood, drilling the holes and attaching the wire - all things that I wasn't crazy about doing!  Anyway, I just wanted to post a picture so that my mom could see the final product since she didn't make the gift list:)

Getting ready for the baby

One morning (3:00 am) I woke up with an epiphany that we should switch rooms in order to make room for the baby. While Casey slept I measured the square footage of both rooms, our bed, our bikes, our dressers, etc. By morning I knew we would be making the move to the smaller room however; I gave Casey a few weeks to get used to the idea. So now we have a babies room, sports room, and office all in one. We don't think the baby will mind sharing since it has one whole side of the room to itself.

20 Weeks

We have hit the 20 week mark. We were able to go and get our ultrasound. The baby was being very cooperative. We were able to see everything! Well everything except the boy/girl parts. We have decided to wait till the baby comes out to know exactly what we are having. We are so very exited about everything.

Ryanne at 20 weeks

 Look at that belly!

Are you sure you are 5 months along?

We could not believe how clear the profile is.

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This is a bottom view of the feet.

They look like running feet to me.

 

 Here is one of the hands.

It looks like it will be able to use it while it is swimming and will even be able to grab onto it's aerobars while it's in a aero position on its bike.