Easter 2017

One of Mollie’s favorite holidays…. She loves hunting some eggs.  But she has also really started to grasp the reason why we celebrate Easter…. Jesus is risen!  Being in the Children’s Ministry at church has really helped her.  She loves to listen to the stories of the Bible and we hope that is something she will desire her whole life!
We started off the festivities with a fun play date at Erich and Lauren’s.  We made resurrection rolls and had a little egg hunt at their neighborhood park.

That same day we went to Grandmama’s and Granddaddy’s.  We ate some hot dogs and did some more egg hunting.

Then on Sunday we celebrated at church.  Mollie sang in the Children’s Choir and after church there was another egg hunt.  We ended with no shiny egg, so didn’t get a good family picture this year… And, that was ok because I’m not into pictures being nine months pregnant ;)

Then, after church we went on over to Grandma and Papa’s house.  Nana Lue and Papa Bill were there too!  We missed seeing Landry, Henry and Walter but Brendan Boy was there to hunt some eggs with Mollie.  And…. bonus… Grandma had a couple shiny eggs!

Telling the Grandparents

June 1, 2012

We waited quite a while to tell anyone that we were expecting.  So, when we were ready, we definitely wanted to tell our parents first. 

My mom and dad have almost finished re-doing their entire house.  I mean they basically built a new one…. and my mom has been really stressed through the whole thing.  We didn’t get to help very much, but on Friday June 1, we headed down there to sort through some stuff.  Mom said that she would make us dinner so we came up with a plan.  Mu-ha-ha-ha

When we sat down to eat, Nate said I’ll pray and thanked God for our food before he said, “…and thank you for family and the new addition that Whitney is carrying right now. Amen”

First reactions:

They were completely shocked and it was great.  My mom threw her hands on the table and said, “No!”  Then she continued to laugh and ask questions.  My dad immediately started crying and kept saying, “wow.”

Needless to say, they were happy.  And we were happy to finally tell someone.

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June 5, 2012

After we told my parents, we went over to tell Nate’s, but forgot they were at kid’s camp.  So, we knew they would be coming up close to our house to see Nate’s sister’s new baby…. and we were hoping they may want to go to dinner and we could pull the same prayer thing.  It didn’t really work out like we had hoped, but it worked out in the end.

We ended up going to Nate’s sister’s house.  We still wanted to pull the prayer thing, but Nate’s mom was busy with the baby while we prayed for the food.

I had bought a couple “Grandkids” frames.  The one for my mom had three spaces and I put pictures of Brendan, Landry, and our ultrasound.  The one for Nate’s mom had two spaces and I put pictures of Aubrey and our ultrasound.

So Nate waited basically all night to tell them, and I had no idea what he was going to do.  He ended up just giving his mom the frame.  She held Aubrey the whole time so it took a while to open it.  Then she didn’t have her glasses on, so she read the frame and didn’t get it.  She thought we were giving her the frame because of Aubrey and that the ultrasound was just an old one of her (she couldn’t see that it said “Coming 12.5.12).  There was an awkward silence (where I’m sure Nate’s family was wondering why I would frame an old ultrasound) before Nate had to say, “Actually, the ultrasound is of our baby that will be here in December.”

Then things got cleared up and Nate’s mom shed a tear, while Nate’s dad immediately called Nate’s grandparents and aunts and uncles.  I didn’t have my camera handy but managed to get this one before we headed out.  (Nate’s mom still has the baby. ha)

Welcome to the World, Aubrey!

On May 12, Nate and I went to the hospital around 12:30, right after lunch.  We were expecting to meet our new niece that evening sometime, but she had different plans.  Around midnight they wheeled my sister-in-law, Kristen, back for a c-section.  Then in the early hours of May 13, 2012 Aubrey Evelyn Qualls was born!

  

                                   One day old.                                                                 Five days old.

She is beautiful and perfect.  I can’t wait to braid her hair someday.  Uncle Nate and Aunt Whitney are happy to have our first niece to join our two nephews!