Ice Skating

Caleb wanted to go ice skating for his birthday so we went today.  Caleb and Aimee were the only ones brave enough to attempt to skate.  It was the first time either of them had been ice skating and they did really well.




And Molly and Rayna enjoyed watching and eating snacks!

Happy Birthday, Terrific Kid!

Caleb has had a busy week.  He was chosen as the Terrific Kid for his class and was honored at a special breakfast.  Then yesterday was his 11th birthday.  Happy birthday, Caleb!

New Nephew

I have a brand new little nephew.  Isaiah Thomas was born yesterday.  Is he not the cutest thing ever?!  It's still hard to believe that my little brother Billy Will is a daddy!

Look who is jumping!

We knew she'd come around!

We're very excited to report that.....

IT'S A BOY!!!

And even more excited to report that the baby looks healthy.  I guess we can cut our list of baby names in half!  :-)

Priceless

Beloved paci in her mouth, California Raisin in her hand, blanket on her head, princess pillows.....just the way I want to remember her at age four.

Name Game

One of my favorite games is to throw a baby name out at Brian.  We don't readily agree on baby names so I enjoy the challenge of trying to find a name that we both like.  Now assuming the baby cooperates, we find out the gender on Thursday so we could wait until then to discuss names any further, but that takes half the fun out of the game.   Below you will find out current list of names we have agreed on.  What's your opinion?  Any names on the list jump out at you as the next Hines baby?  Do you  have a name that you love that I could add to the list?  (Not one that you want to save to use for your own child someday.)  Are there any names on the list that you would absolutely NOT want to be called for the rest of your life?  Help us give Baby Hines a name!

Boy Names:
Elijah
Micah
Noah
Nolan
Aaron
Elliot
Ellison
Nathan

 Girl Names:
Elaine
Adelyn
Lucille
Brianne
Amelia
Elliot
Ellison
Gabriela
Jenna
Sophia
Sara