Seattle!

The boxes are unpacked, closets are organized and I have finally figured out how to get to the grocery store without getting lost.  So it only felt right that the next thing I do was download some of the thousands of pictures we have taken and share them with you.  Enjoy!

View from our balcony

Jacquelyn and I are all ready for our first family night out.  We went to a nice seafood restaurant down by the Mukilteo Ferry.  For those of you who know Mark really well you will be surprise to know that the ordered Fish and Calm Chowder.  This event is monumental and goes down in the history books.

Jacquelyn loves the Activity Gym her Uncle Clint bought her.  The music, lights, animals and bright colors have been keeping her entertained for hours and offer me a few minutes of sanity during the day.

Jacquelyn loves bathtime. 

This last picture is from today.  Jacquelyn and I had our first Mommy-Daughter shopping day.  It was fun, exciting and exhausting.  After a complete meltdown in the car Jacquelyn was happy to be home and see her Daddy.

Time Flies by When You are Lucky in Love

Mark and I have truly been blessed during these last two years with the addition of Jacquelyn to our family. Now, as we celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary, we are getting ready to start a new adventure as we move to Seattle.  In celebration of our anniversary I thought it would be fun to look back at a few pictures from over the years dating back from 2001 to our special day, October 4, 2008.

First week we met, January 2001

Kappa Delta Formal, April 2001

Halloween 2001

 

My 21st Birthday Weekend - July 2002

and now for a look back at October 4, 2008

And no blog post is complete without a picture of our pride and joy

Coming Soon to a Birth Announcemnt Near You...

Birth Announcements are in and have been dropped in the mail!  I know I am little behind sending them out but time has been flying by since July 17, 2010.  Our little girl is already over 2 months old. 

In the true Eaton spirit she is already a great traveler.With one trip to Houston and a trip out to Odessa already under her belt we are setting out to Houston again before the big move to Seattle.

Before we head to the Pacific Northwest for some rain, whale watching. and Jacquelyn's first trip to Canada, I wanted to post my two favorite pictures of Jacquelyn from her photo shoot a few weeks ago.  Thank you again Julie for taking these adorable pictures of our beautiful little girl.

Nursery Reveal

When trying to plan out the nursery I searched to the end of the internet and found that most people's version of gender neutral was yellow, green or white.  Personally I could not wrap my head around it and wanted something a little more visually stimulating and colorful for Baby Eaton's room.  After finding inspiration in these adorable pictures of owls, I found some retro looking fabrics and over ambitiously decided that I could make everything for the nursery.  When I ended up on bed rest our incredible friend Lise stepped in and took over the job of sewing.  She did an amazing job and the curtains, crib skirt, basket liners, pillows and more turned out better than I could have ever imagined.  Lise even made Jacquelyn the most beautiful quilt.  I can't thank her enough for everything she did for our little Jacquelyn to make sure that her nursery was perfect and ready for her when she came home from the hospital. 

Hope you like our version of gender neutral, we sure love it. 

Smile for the Camera

Saturday our friend Julie came over and took pictures of our precious little Jacquelyn.  Since Jacquelyn did not want to go to sleep we were unable to get any sleepy baby picture but Julie captured many adorable smiles.  Here are great photos but I am saving my favorites to unveil at a later date.

Julie, thank you so much for capturing these precious moments on film.  We love the pictures and can't thank you enough.

Baby Hulk

If you can't stop Mommy from giving you a bath the next best thing is to destroy the bathtub!

Celebrity in the NICU

Jacquelyn decided she wanted to stay in the NICU a little longer.  Thanks to deductive reasoning and a very successful google search Mark and I finally figured out the reason why....

There has been a celebrity hanging out in the NICU.  It is none other than 6' 11", 2006 1st round NBA pick, forward-center for the Portland Trailblazers, LaMarcus Aldridge.