My little singer

Halle started singing this song the other day and I realized it's been playing a lot on the radio. It's so sweet how she's caught on and knows all of the words. She doesn't know it yet, but she's worshiping God already!

Yay for visitors!

This week one of my bestest friends in the whole world flew all the way to TX with her sweet little girl to visit us. It was so much fun to have her here and to show her our new home. It was great to be able to see Halle, with 6 month old Mya, and to kind of break her in as big sister. She mostly loved Mya, except for the few times where I heard,
"Mya is looking at me."
"Why is Mya touching me?"
"What's Mya doing with my cup?"
"I want to play with that."
We had many teachable moments on sharing and taking turns, but Halle really was a great helper and a sweetie and very gentle with such a little one. I loved having a friend here, and it's amazing how we can just pick up from where we left off like no time has passed between us. We figured out we met our freshman year of college- 9 years ago! We've been through a lot since then and it's so fun to see how our lives are now. Here's some pics of our time together...






One of the highlights of her trip would be our trip to the pumpkin patch. Halle loved running around and taking it all in. It was a fun thing for us to do with our girls!







I'll be so sad when they go home tomorrow, but I'm so thankful they were able to get a little taste of our lives here in TX and we'll just have to look forward to the next visit!

26 weeks

It's amazing at this point to imagine getting tons bigger- I already feel huge!!

House tour

I was feeling a little better today so I took some pictures of the house, even though it's not up to par for showing condition. There are still many things to be put away, many pictures to hang, rooms to be painted, etc. But here's a quick look at our house!

Two views of the kitchen






The family room



One of my favorite parts- the fireplace!






This is our dining area- Halle was not wanting to eat her lunch- hence the sad face in this picture.






View from the living area towards the front door



Master bedroom and bath- we have a stand up shower and nice bathtub. Those cabinets need major work- I don't know why there's a pink stripe on the top. This bathroom is yet to be painted. Still trying to decide what I want to do with it.





Here is the guest bath which needs to be painted, and Halle's current room which will become the baby's when she arrives.





This is the guest room which will become Halle's room and it still needs to be painted. And, here's our patio and backyard.








It's our continual work in progress, but we're so glad to finally have a home!!

The Evil Swine

That's right- the swine flu has infected the Bradford household. About a week ago, Brian started to feel sick and I followed a few days later. We both tested positive last Thursday for flu A, which in our area, they are saying is the swine flu because there are so many cases. Thankfully we've both been on antibiotics since Thursday night. And thank the Lord that Halle has not gotten anything more than a runny nose. We're continuing to pray that she doesn't get it. It's been extremely hard to manage the household plus Halle feeling so sick. Thankfully either Brian or I have had enough strength to get by. And we are so blessed to have had meals dropped on our doorstep each night. Our church family has taken good care of us. I'm anxious to get feeling better. Please keep us in your prayers as we try to recover. Thanks!

Home Sweet Home

And here it is! We're in our house! What you can't see is our garage full of boxes- and a house that's half unpacked. I cannot express how wonderful it feels to be in our own home with our own yard, and our own everything really. It's so fun to put everything in it's place and settle! What you also can't see is my really cute fall wreath and my fall decorations by my door. I'll post more pics this week when things are more put together. We're so thankful to be home!