Kate is here!!!

Here is our beautiful girl, Kate Lyn Jesperson. She was born today, Friday, March 30, 2007 at 10:40 a.m. We tried so hard to get a picture with her eyes open, but she just wanted to sleep.


Our first family picture!! Tanner is so proud of his new sister and really taking to her well.


This is why Tanner is taking so well to Kate. She brought him a huge stuffed Clifford for her welcoming gift and Tanner went nuts! He loves, loves, loves the Big Red Dog. He has to have it in his bed when he goes to sleep and would take it everywhere if mommy didn't tell him that Clifford needs his naps too, and he takes them when we go run errands.

Getting ready for Kate...

A couple of weeks ago, we had a photo shoot with Matt where Tanner cuddled with sister Kate. We are so excited to welcome her into our family. We are less than a week and counting. (Or at least I'm counting!)












This was me at about 37 weeks! See how far I poke out! (No one has ever seen me at full term b/c we've always been in AZ). The funny thing is that now, I swear I'm twice the size! I'll post another picture soon, I try to get one right before the baby is born.

So...everyone is doing it!

I just love reading all your blogs, and looking at all your cute pictures, so I decided that I needed to jump on the "blog-wagon" and start one for our family too. A friend of mine said it was a great way to showcase your kids, which all parents want to do, so I just couldn't help myself. Especially with a new baby on the way. In fact, that was my goal...to get this up and running before Kate was born. Andrea told me it was really easy, and she was right, doesn't take long at all.

A Day with Grandma and Grandpa...

Many of you know this, but a few weeks ago, we moved back here to AZ so Matt could finish a work project. he was traveling down here 5 days a week and I was so concerned that he would miss Kate's birth, so we decided that we would move to AZ where we could be together. Matt's company had a furnished apartment down here, so we moved in! Since Tanner was born here, I had a doctor here, whom I loved, so everything couldn't have worked out more perfectly. We were thrilled to remember that my parents already had a trip down here planned during their spring break, so we were so excited to get to see them as well. And boy were they excited to see Tanner. It was great for me, they spent time with him while I rested. Here's them at the zoo.


With Grandma, getting ready for the fun day!


Checking out the squirrel monkeies, it's hard to tell who's having more fun!!


Climbing up to get a better look at the giraffes.


Petting the Sting-rays. The Phoenix Zoo has this awesome exhibit where you can actually touch the sting rays. I have never heard Tanner giggle so hard. He LOVED it!!