About a week before MaryAnne arrived I decided to start a mini tree of thanks with the boys. It was really for them but it was good for me to slow down in the pre-baby panic and realize that we have so much to be thankful for.

These are the things they were thankful for this year. On the second day Owen called out that he was thankful for his nipples. We spared the tree that shame and told him while we are glad he’s thankful for his nipples we might think of some other options.

We enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast at my brother Ryan’s house with my parents in town from Texas. The cousins enjoyed cuddling MaryAnne and watching a movie together after lunch. I would say we all got our fill of great food.

if you need a good apple cider sangria recipe this one is a good one that we tried this year!

Lizzy and Ruthie even made MaryAnne a bracelet on the rainbow loom!

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving to you and yours!!

Today a princess was born!  Not with royal blood but equally celebrated

MaryAnne was born via c-section at 12:04 pm at Fair Oaks Hospital, November 13th. She weighed in at 9 lbs 11 oz and 22 3/4 inches long! She is long and lean like her brother Jackson but looks a whole lot like her brother Owen at birth! She has light brown hair and fair skin. We are so smitten. She was so worth the wait.

I will attempt to get on soon to tell more about leading up to her birth and more about her but for now here are some photos.

Many more pictures to come….