McDaniel Family 2012

Well, the McDaniel Family will be a little larger in 2012!  On July 1, we found out that God has blessed us with the addition of a child.  Reid and I were extremely shocked but excited for this opportunity.  We have had our first appointment and had an ultrasound to confirm that everything looks good.  Our official due date is March 3, 2012.  If you know me and my family then you know that our birthdays always seem to fall on other birthdays or special days.  For instance, I was born on my mom's birthday and my older sister was born on our grandmother's and cousin's birthday.  Well March 3 just happens to be my father's birthday and the day before happens to be Reid's sisters birthday.  So, this baby may just follow in my family's footsteps!
My pregnancy so far has not been too bad.  I have been sick once but only because I took my vitamins on an empty stomach...won't do that again!   I am working full-time so by the time I get done I am pretty tired and try to be in bed between 9 and 930.  I am still making it to the gym 3 or 4 times a week but have toned down my workouts.  My biggest battle has been nausea that comes and goes.  The best thing I have found is to chew a piece of wintergreen gum and it seems to subside.  Our next appointment is August 10, we will keep you updated as things progress!  Thanks for all your love and support, we are excited for this journey!

The New House!

HOME SWEET HOME!!

This is our new house, and we love it!  We are out in the boonies and border the BLM property on one side and a few neighbors in the far distance on the other side.  This house and property is much larger than our previous house but it is nice to have the extra space in the kitchen and to have a designated space for Reid's office.  He now has an entire living room designated his office and will be spending lots of time in there once the semester starts in August.  Here are a few pictures of the house while we were still unpacking:

The living room...to the left is our kitchen and dining room and to the right is our two guest bedrooms and bathroom.

The wonderful friends that helped us move and build our bed!  Thanks Patricia, Flint, Stacey and Gabe!

Our great backyard!  We love our pool, it has been very enjoyable during the hot summer months!

As many of you know Reid is passionate about his vegetable garden, so we attempted to plant one at our new home.  I am sad to say that we had to go to war with the rabbits and sadly we lost.  The rabbits demolished our garden two times so we are making weekly runs to the grocery store to get our fresh supply of vegetables.  

A beautiful sunset from our front porch...heavenly!

Our first rainstorm since October 2010...we were thankful for the moisture!  Since July 4th we have had some wonderful rainstorms and have actually seen a few of our plants in the garden starting to come alive...we will see if the little bunnies destroy it for the 3rd time.  We love our new home and do not regretting moving out into the "country."  I must say it amazing to see how much better I sleep when I don't have Spanish music playing until 3am and fights at the neighbor's house.

PS: we have plenty of room for any visitors that need a break from their everyday life...come on down!