And Baby makes 3!

Yes, I have changed the name of this BLOG!!
As many of you now know, Dan and I are expecting our first baby October of the year. Our due date is Oct 6th. We are both very excited. So far the pregnancy has been good, despite the frequent bouts of nausea. It hasn't really been morning sickness, yet on and off throughout the day. I tell people I'm living through the art of modern medicine, Zofran works wonders.
I guess it's been a while since our last post Christmas post. But to be honest, other than the pregnancy, not much has been going on.
Dan's parents were in town the end of January, it happened to be the weekend we took the prego test! SO we were able to tell my parents and his parents at the same time. We then spent a few days in Hilton Head with Dan's folks. It was nice to get away for a few days.
This first weekend in February was quite busy. I hosted a baby shower for my friends Jenni and Rebekah (who are sister-in-laws who's due date are 5 weeks apart) It was a fun but busy time. Our friends Mike and Anna also came to visit that weekend. We hadn't seen them in a long time. It's always fun to hang out with friends.
Last weekend we took our first trip to Virginia since our big move. It was nice to see family and friends. Our old Sunday school class was able to get together for lunch after church. It's amazing to see how our class went from young couples with no kids, to now almost everyone has 1 or 2 kiddos. Our friends hadn't seen us since we'd lost weight (Kim 100lbs, Dan 75lbs), so it was fun to show off the new us. The only bad thing was our car got broken into while we were there, right in front of Dan's rents house. They took the gps and Dan's wedding ring and class ring (that were in the console) But these are just things, and they can be replaced.
I know this is a lengthy post, and I'm sorry it's been a while.
I'm going to try and keep up with the blog as the pregnancy continues.

Cruise, Christmas, and Happy New Years!

The week before Christmas, Dan and I joined my parents on a 7 day cruise. We had a great time, relaxed a lot, slept, and even did some reading.
We spent Christmas in Florida with my mom's family. Josh and Emily joined us for their 1st married Christmas.

We drove back to Charleston the day after Christmas, so we could both get back to work. It's was good to be home, but I got the flu and a cold. What a way to say "HAPPY NEW YEARS"!

WE pray that 2009 brings you God's riches blessings.

Hymans Seafood

Hyman's Seafood is one of our favorite places to take people when they come to visit Charleston. The best thing to get is the Crispy Fried Flounder, they bring you the whole fish! It is sooo yummy. Here is what is left of Don's Fish!

The Family at Hymans! You MUST try it!!

And how could I not post a picture of our 2 pups?!?!
Libby the Bummble BEE
Winnie the Lady Bug.
Their costumes truely fit their personality!

Dan's 30th Birthday!!

Dan's Birthday Dinner with Don and Crystal (dan's dad and Stepmom), Nana Caskie, and Wayne and Val (Kim's parents)

Dan gets to open His gifts!

He is very excited about the food Dehydrator from Wayne and Val.
He also got a Valet from ME (you can hang your pants, shirts, and a place to put your wallet and keys)

Kim and Val on the Sofa

Dan, Nana, and I on the Ferry to Ft Sumter. Burr...It was cold and Windy on the water!

Don and Crystal

Dan and Nana waiting to board the Ferry

The Caskie Family in front of Fort Sumter. Do you know what happened here??

Weekend Getaway to Myrtle Beach

My mom and I at Mt Atlanticus

Dan...It's putt-putt not baseball!!

Going for the hole

I love this Man!! We have a photo just like this one, from our 1st anniversary!!

Happy 30th Birthday Dan!!!

Yesterday, my Wonderful Husband Daniel, turned the BIG 30!! We had a great day...well most of it, but more on that later...
Dan's parents and Nana came into town on Sunday. They are our first house guests in our new home. WE spent the day in Downtown Charleston. We took a guided walking tour of the Holy City (something we hadn't done before), and learned lots of neat facts about Charleston. We even got Nana out on the tour, although we pushed her in the wheelchair. (which we found does NOT roll well on the cobble stone streets).
We had a nice seafood lunch at the Charleston Crab House, yummy yummy!!
Then we set sail on the high seas of Charleston on the Ferry to Ft Sumter. Dan and his family had never taking the tour and I haven't been since high school, so it was a nice but COLD and Windy experience.
WE finished out our Day with another yummy meal at CASA CASKIE (aka Kim's Kitchen) We even used our fancy china and new silver (that we purchased at and outlet sale) in honor of Dan's Birthday. my parents also joined us to celebrate Dan's 30th Birthday!

How we didn't expect to end the evening......
I put a load of clothes in the washer about 10:30pm. By 11 o'clock...we had a FLOOD, yes FLOOD.
(We had a leak a few weeks back, which the builder came and fixed and patched the drywall. They are supposed to come on Wed this week to fix the hardwood floors (they got some water damage and are warping.)
But compared to last time...this is WAY worse. The ceiling last time was a 1x3 foot section of drywall that needed to be patched. THIS time....the water was pouring out several spots of the family room. THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!!
We can praise GOD for several things: 1. We Were home!! and I was about to shut the water off. Who knows how bad this would have been if we weren't home! 2. Dan's parents were about to help clean up. 3. We have lots of towels and linens in our house, that we used to SOP in all the water.
Dan in his dad spent some time cutting holes in the drywall the help let the water out of the ceiling.
Dan now has a real bad rash all over his body. WE are not sure what it's from. It may be from all the dirty water he ended up covered in, or the drywall dust from cutting holes in the ceiling. But, he itches and does not feel well. He is in bed, in a Benadryl induced SLEEP!!
Please pray for us today, as we meet with the insurance company, the plumber, the builder, and the other repair companies. Pray that we were able to get all the water up, and that there will NOT be any mold/mildew. Pray that Dan will feel better. Pray that Dan and I will work together and not against each other. Pray that God will use this in our lives to help us better serve HIM.
Again I would like to say HAPPY Birthday to my WONDERFUL husband!! I know we will NEVER forget this Birthday!!!

I'll post some pictures of our visit Downtown and the Damage later!