It's been a while...

It's been a while and there's lots to update. I guess we will do it in list format.

1. Micah is growing so fast!!! He is now 18 months old...I can't believe it! He is jabbering up a storm and his vocabulary is expanding almost daily. He can say Mama, Dada, Pop-Pop (we are working on G-Ma, G-Pa and Nonnie :). Some other words are car, truck, "whasthat" (what's that - one of his favorites) and one of the most recent is baby. Which brings us to..

2. Our family is expanding. We are expecting our second child around June 20th this summer. We are in our 21st week of pregnancy. Mommy is now feeling great now that she is out of the first trimester. And this past week we found out that...

3. We are having a GIRL!!! Dillon and I are so excited! Dillon's first reaction was, and I qoute, "Now I have to go buy a shotgun." So all you boys out there better watch out! I am excited to get to "go girlie". It will be lots of fun.

Introducing...Naomi Kate





Here is the outfit that we got her after we left the doctor the afternoon we found out we were having a precious baby girl. :) So cute and PINK!



4. Because our family is expanding, I am no longer working my part-time job. It was a great job where I was able to work from home, but with another little on the way my attention needs to be fully on our family. I am so excited about being a full time wife and mommy!!!!! I also praise God for a husband whose is obeying God and wants me to stay home to care for our home and family. I also that him for supporting our family and for God providing for us to be able to make this decision and me to be able to stay home. My prayer is that I will now be able to fully be the wife and mother that God desires for me and that my husband and family need. Father, I thank you for this opportunity!


5. Dillon is in his 3rd year at DTS. He is taking the second semester of Hebrew and a course on Acts and Pauline Epistles. The second class is only a weekend course that meets for 4 weekend out of the semester which means that Dillon is only gone one night a week for class (except for those 4 weekends). That is nice that we are able to have him home a little more this semester. We are all loving it!

I think that about sums it up for now. My hope now is to do a little better at updating the blog.

For G-Ma

Per your request...


Ok, so not of Micah, but this is the BEAUTIFUL sunset that God gave us right before Ike. AMAZING!


Trying out the "spoon thing." We haven't ventured here since. :)


One More...

First Day of School 2008-2009

Our family has many traditions that occur on the first day of school. Every year since Dillon started school he has taken a picture by the mailbox on his first day. we have also included Micah in these pictures even though he is not in school, yet. (Good thing...Mommy still has some more time to prepare for this. :)



Here is one up close...Micah is still trying to wake up. :)



Also when I was growing up my family always went out to eat on the first day of school to talk about our day and our teachers. Now that many of us are educators the tradition continues. In between Dillon getting out of school and the start of his seminary class the Hill family had our Annual First Day of School Dinner at no other place, but Pappasitos...Yummm! (Thanks Dad for the gift card.)

My boys...


Here are our attempts at a family picture.

So You Think You Can Dance

Memory Tag

This sounds fun!

Here's how it works:

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. I can't wait to see what people remember.

I tag everyone reading my Blog!

A New Appreciation

I have a new appreciation for cake decorators. I have been working very hard the last couple of days on a trial run for Micah's 1st birthday cake.








This was my first time I have tried my have at cake decorating. I used marshmallow fondant and I wanted to see how it might turn out. I liked the way the fondant looks on the cake, but I don't think I like the design I came up with. It looks like a blue peppermint and I need to work on word spacing. Oh well. Now we just have to see how it is going to taste. I am not so sure about it, but I think that Dillon and I will try some tomorrow. I'll let you know how it turns out. Wish us luck!

June 28, 2008

A day that will go down in Micah's baby book. This is the day that he took his first steps! Three to be exact. I will try to get a picture of this soon. I would have tried today, but three was all that we got out of him. :)