Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Our First Blog

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to our blog site. This site is handy because it is easier to set up than a regular website, and we can still post pictures, videos, etc. so those without high speed internet don't have to waste ten minutes downloading them.

Karen is doing well and the babies are growing well. For those of you who might not know, we are having twins! We have found out the sex of both of the babies, but we are not going to release that information until we have a 100% confirmation from the doctor in the next week or two. Karen is finally past most of the severe nausea she experienced early on, but she still gets mild waves of nausea here and there. She is having a blast playing with Ryan and doing a great job providing for our family.

Ryan is a bundle of energy that never seems to wind down. He still only has 4 teeth and seems to be content at gumming everything. Since he doesn't know what it is like to have teeth, I guess he can't be sad he doesn't have more. Lately, the weather here has been scorching (108 on Saturday!!) so Ryan loves to play with the water hose outside to cool off. We have a small plastic pool he likes to fill then dump.....fill then dump....fill then dump...you get the picture. Everything was great until today he brought the water hose in the house and daddy didn't notice for a couple of minutes! I guess daddy won't take his eyes off Ryan anymore when he has the hose. Ryan is growing so fast we can't believe what or where he learns what he knows. Ryan will have to grow up real fast come this December when he has to be a big brother to the twins.

Joe is enjoying his summer off school and work and loves to have lots of time to play with Ryan and a little (sometimes a lot) of time for Xbox. Joe will start at Cal State Fullerton this fall and he is excited to finally be at a university. Joe will apply to a couple pharmacy schools this fall and if he is not accepted, then he will apply next year. Next year should be a sure thing since he will be done with his undergraduate studies by the time school would start.

That is all for our family right now. We will do our best to post new blogs as often as possible, at least a couple times a week. Please check back often and feel free to leave any comments you wish. You might have to sign up to leave a comment, but it is easy and free. We love you all and will keep in touch.

Joe, Karen, and Ryan

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, this is pretty cool! I may have to set one up for our family, too!

Cant wait to see you in two weeks! Love you both!

Anonymous said...

Your Friends from the Mid-West...

Hey you guys this is rad! I need to set something like this up also that way everyone can know the latest and greatest! I am glad to hear everyone is doing so well. I am anxious to hear about the twins. Until then, take care.

Devon and Sarah.

sarah said...

hey guys how's it going?!? I loved the story of Ryan and the water hose:)

Anonymous said...

sounds like life is swell...i sure wish i had the summer off from school and work. oh well...not everyone has that luxury. have a great day!

Anonymous said...

I love the idea of being able to check up on all of you without bothering you. That doesn't mean you'll never call, right?

Love you lots.
Jane

Karen and Joe said...

This is soo fun!! Thanks for putting comments in everyone!!

Beth- WE are very excited to come out and see you in a few weeks too! Can't wait!

Devon and Sarah- Good hearing from you! Glad you like this idea, let us know if you start one of your own! Hope all is well!

Sarah- Ya, that was a pretty funny story huh, wish you could of been here to see it! It was priceless!

Erin- Joe is enojoying this little break while it lasts! It will be his last for a very long time! :) Hope you get a break soon too!

Jane- Of course you can call anytime!! This is just a way to keep you up to date between calls!! Miss you too!

Anonymous said...

Hey Joe, have fun with 3 girls!!! hee hee hee:-) I am very happy for you guys. Take care!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on two girls. Hey Joe, they can be Cub fans too, but do we really want to dump that on them? We like the blog, keep posting. Ryan started one too. It is available if you want to view it. Email me and I will give you the address if you don't have it. Take care.

Randy and Jan