Ryan Bingham Concert

Eric and I took a quick trip down to Gruene TX last week to see our favorite singer, Ryan Bingham, in concert at Gruene Hall.  We were only in town for about 24 hours, but it was a great trip and an awesome show!  I can't wait to get back to Gruene.  Hopefully next time we can take the kids and work in a rafting/tubing trip on the river.

We bought one of these autographed posters that were made for the Gruene Hall show.  It will look great in our next home.  Did I mention that our house is For Sale, officially?? Yea!!

Jody visits for the Winter

It was such a treat to have Jody visit America for her 2nd time this winter. The last time she was here, Addison & Preston didn't have the chance to meet her.

Francie, Jody, Addison, Preston

New Year, New Goal

The holidays were fun, but I must say I feel like I am on the Jessica-Simpson-Pregnancy-Eating track with all of the things I ate over the last month.  People ask me all of the time if I am having cravings, which I haven't.  But I have allowed myself to eat many things that I would not normally. Lots of sweets, breads, french fries, cheese burgers, smoothies.

So now that the holidays are over, I need to refocus on my health and the health of Wee Walker (as Eric calls the baby). I've come up with a new fitness goal for myself.  Since I have been banned from jogging, my new goal is to walk 100 miles before I deliver.  I think this is doable - 20 miles a month, 4 miles a week, approximately 2 sessions a week.  I hope to actually work in 3-4 sessions a week, but don't want to be unrealistic about how I may feel during the last trimester.

It's the smallest fitness goal I've ever made and really pales in comparison to my sister. But that's okay. I've always relied on goals to keep myself focused.

Good luck with your fitness goals or whatever your resolutions may be!

We've had a busy fall around our house.  Addison played Volleyball & Basketball for her school. She's also involved with Choir.  And Preston's joined his school choir too.  So there's been ALOT of miles to Midlothian this fall between games, tournaments, and several choir concerts.  Spending all of this time traveling back and forth, and getting home late at night is helping us to narrow down our options for moving.  Right now we're looking at the Cedar Hill and Midlothian area.

Addison is doing GREAT in her first season of basketball. I'm really impressed with how aggressive she is and she really has a head for the game. You can watch the game and know that she knows what is going on, where to go, and what to do. I could elaborate on the things that her team will get better at, but I'm not going to be that parent. I HATED coming off of the court after a game only to hear what every parent thought I should do better. So I'll leave that to the coach. I hope that Preston will consider playing basketball next winter. He seems to have a knack for it as well.

And we'll keep working on free throws =0)

Eric's revisited his love for hunting this fall. I think he's put it on the backburner for a few years with other priorities.  He's been on 2 hunting trips.  1 for Goose Hunting and 1 for Bird Hunting.  He's also been working on nurturing the Deer environment around our place in Glen Rose. 



Goose Hunting trip in North Texas



Eric Walker & Chris Huski, Bird Hunting at Rough Creek Lodge

 And of course, we've been consumed the last 14 weeks with the news of our new Baby, arriving in June 2013.  We've spent the last few weeks putting together an announcement and sharing our news with family & friends.  The first trimester has been a little nerve-racking for me, but we've made it through the scary period unscathed.  Our last checkup at 12 weeks showed a healthy baby and we got normal genetic test results.  Praise the Lord!  I've been feeling great with no morning sickness at all. PTL!  I do get a little worn out at night around 8-9pm, get some back pain every now and then, and find that I get full from a meal faster & then I become miserable.  So I'm trying to make an effort to have reasonable meals and a few snacks. (Which should be normal anyway!)

NOLA

Eric & I jetted off to New Orleans for a quick trip with a few friends.  It was pretty rainy but managed to have a great time no matter! We spent most of the first day checking out the Market and the French Quarter .

Kickoff Breakfast!  Fresh off of the plane at 8AM.  (Patrick, Walter, Eric, Margaret, Amy)



Eric spent a good hour or 2 standing under cover, doing some people-watching in the rain.



Arrrrrr Matey!

Pat O'Brien's - taking in the Dueling Pianos