Welcome to the Herb Family: February 2010

It is January 6th, 2010 and we finally received the news we had been hoping for. Samantha is going to be a big sister!! We are all so very excited. The message on the board in the picture above is how I told Andrew the big news. I had thought about it and researched different ideas online how best to break the news, and this is what I came up with. Andrew passed by several times without paying any attention to the message board so I finally had to drop a hint. Samantha was squeeling and laughing and he came out of his office and asked what the excitement was all about. I told him she was really happy about the message that was written on the board. It took a few seconds...and then we celebrated.

Christmas at Grammy & Papa's

In order to avoid any scheduling conflicts, Joe & Peggy decided many years ago that they would host the Herb Family Christmas the weekend before the actual holiday. This means that everyone in the family gets at least two Christmases! It is always a lot of fun and everyone especially looks forward to the traditional evening meal of fried chicken and oysters.

The younger cousins, Brett, Brianna, and Samantha get to open their presents first.

Samantha sporting her new scarf, made by Brianna!

Brianna getting silly with new underpants.

Adult Present Time!

Papa Joe, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Scott, & Cousin Christopher

The Littlest Photographer

I love this look on Andrew!!

Sami very excited about the Ewok - an old toy that belonged to Andrew when he was a teen. Dan & Kelly decided it was our turn to take possession of these hairy creatures.

Big smiles from Papa Joe & Uncle Dan. Must have been a good Christmas!

Christmas Morning

Andrew and I enjoy spending Christmas morning with just our family. This was technically our second Christmas as parents, but this year we weren't quite as overwhelmed as last year...and it was also so much fun to watch Sami open not only her presents, but ours too!