An Announcement!

Well, the rumors are true!  Baby Shadle will be joining our family sometime around August 30th.  

Dawson's family portrait

I love how he drew a diaper on the baby.

So far, the kids have been pretty excited about the newest arrival.  I went to school after we told the kids, and Ava had spread the news far and wide. It was so nice to see her excitement.  Carter's only concern was the baby arriving on his birthday.  I will do my very best to make sure that doesn't happen, but no guarantees of course!

In December Carter, of his own accord, told us he didn't want to sleep alone anymore.  So we moved him with Dawson into the yellow room and they have been happily bunking together.  We are going to have to move some toys to the basement eventually, but we do have a free room now!

We decided to tell the kids with a special desert.  I put the letters BABY on four cookies and mixed up the word.  I told the kids that we had a secret, and they can unscramble the word to figure it out.  Dawson protested that he couldn't read, but I told him not to worry his brother and sister would help him.  As soon as I put the four cookies down Dawson immediately yelled out BABY!  There were smiles all around and they wanted to know the due date and gender.  We have a video, but the file is too large so I can't upload it.