The Middlebrooks Family: July 2009

1 week from tomorrow, we are moving! We have been so busy packing & AL has been such a big helper :) We have not sold our house yet, but with Hayes' arrival in 3 months, we need to get settled in our new home.

We are so sad to leave our beautiful home! It is definitely affecting me more than I thought it would. We put so much hard work & love into it. It will always hold a special place in my heart as it was where we brought AL home from the hospital. She will probably never remember it though. It is definitely going to be bitter sweet & a tough day. Please continue to pray for our family, as well as for a easy adjustment for AL in a new place & with a new baby.

God Bless & Much Love,
Brian, Lauren & Ansley Lawson

Oh my goodness, where do I begin? First of all, I can not believe it's been 3 months since my last post. I feel like I say that a lot, but truly time is flying by! So in this time that I have fallen off the face of the earth, so much has happened. In a nutshell....

We have actually had 1 contract & another offer on the house that both fell through for the craziest reasons ever. Obviously both were not meant to be, but 3rd times a charm!

We also celebrated our 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY on May 6!!! Brian is the most amazing man & I can't believe how incredibly blessed I am to have him as my husband & the father of my children. I just love him!

We had AL's 1 year pictures made, although she was 16 months old :) It was supposed to be a surprise for Brian for Father's Day, but apparently I just can't keep anything from him. I slipped one day & tried to cover but Brian figured it out. The actual pictures he didn't see until Father's day though, so it still turned out ok. Here are a couple of our favorites...

Brian & I took AL to the Atlanta Zoo for the 1st time. Brian has become very protective of Ansley, which I think is so incredibly cute. As an example, when we got to the petting zoo, Brian was holding Ansley & didn't want to put her down. He told me, "You never know what animals will do Lauren". Let me restate that we were at the PETTING zoo :) Brian finally did put her down, but as you can see from the pictures, he never left her side.

Brian's baseball has started up again. Ans & I went to the 1st few games, but it has gotten too hot for us the last month or so.

We had a 3D ultrasound done of Baby #2. Since this is #2, we wanted it to still be exciting & new, so we asked them not to tell us the sex during the ultrasound but to write it down. Then we went to one of our favorite restaurants for dinner & opened the envelope there. As most of you know, it's a BOY!!! We couldn't believe it & as I recall, Brian said he was "going to do cartwheels out of the restaurant". We are both SO incredibly excited for our baby boy to arrive!

A couple of weeks ago, I left Brian & Ans for 5 days to go to a wedding in St. Paul, MN. While we were there, Lauren, Stephanie & I threw Krysta a Bridal Luncheon to bring the south to this northern wedding :) All the luncheon attendees were asked to wear a floppy hat. It was a lot of fun! As for the wedding, it was one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever seen. Krysta, you were absolutely stunning & the wedding was amazing! By the way, Brian did have a lot of help & everyone survived :)

Last but certainly not least, we just got back from the beach. We went back to Santa Rosa Beach (where we got married) with my family for 5 days. It was so wonderful & Ansley got to experience the sand & ocean for the first time. We had gotten a new camera right before we left, so there are a lot of pictures! I will post some on this site, but please visit the kids' site to see more.