Thursday, May 29, 2008

What is new with the Ballards



Well we have some good news if you haven't already heard. We are going to have a new little Ballard sometime in late November. We are so excited and thank our Heavenly Father everyday for our many blessings. These are some new pics that show what we have been up to lately. Sam made me breakfast in bed for Mother's Day...It was so good but I am not a big eater in the mornings so he sat in bed with me and helped me eat it! It was a great day. There are some pics of some deer that stayed in our yard for almost the whole day eating my rose bushes and apple trees. We also went camping over Memorial weekend. It rained on us a lot but was still a lot of fun... instead of sitting around the camp fire we all sat around the tent stove to make smores...hahaha! My batteries in our camera went dead though so I don't have many pics of the trip. We camped on the Smith Creek Ranch...it was beautiful there. Sam got a new little puppy. It is a golden retriever. We don't have a name for it yet so if you have any ideas let us know. We also just got done laying a ton of sod. Our yard is looking awesome. I am going to put in some flowers, rock, and bushes so when I am done I will put some pics of it all on the blog. We hope all is going well with everyone we love....Love the Ballards

11 comments:

The Hulls said...

Congrats on the little one on the way! I'm so excited for you both. From what I can tell your yard looks fabulous, can't wait to see more pics. Cute pup too, Zach has a stuffed puppy he named Kosco. I think it's cute, I spell it differently than the store because I don't think of the store, I just like the name...I dunno...Anyway good luck with everything!
Steph

The Spencer Family said...

So excited to meet the new Ballard baby!! You looked GREAT when I saw you at church! Morning sickness sucks, huh?!
What a great Mother's Day surprise from Sam...very thoughtful!!! I love the green grass in your yard...so jealous!!! Good luck with the pregnancy!

Hanna said...

I think the name Ruby is cute-for the dog anyway! :) We are so very happy for you, there's nothing like being a parent! Congratulations!

Seth and Natalie said...

Yay for the baby! That is very exciting that a little one gets to come your way. I'm so glad you finally posted, I thought you were dead! Seth's brilliant name for the dog is Sam. How did he ever think of that? I say call him Reno, because when you say it fast it sounds like Weno.

Kassi said...

We are so excited for you two!! We can be pukey together at church!! Cute dog also, if you guys want to have pups my parents have a male (and a female) that they let others bread with!

kelsey j said...

We are so excited you are having a baby. My mom called me the other day and told me she was mad at me for not telling her you were prego. We went camping recently too and it was so fun. Emma loved it! Life just gets so much more fun when you have a little one.

Ma'ama said...

Way to go Sam! (with the Mother's Day surprise) I love it that you are a romantic and sentimental sweetie. She deserves the best. Congratulations! We were so glad to hear from you. Breanne and Davian both say HI!! Hope you continue to feel so well, Brooke. Keep us posted. We love you! Shock

Breanne said...

Yeah!!! I am so glad that you have a blog. It is by far the best way to keep in touch. Congratulations on the new bambino! We are so excited for you. We hope to see you soon, way sooner than later! Love you and miss you to pieces.

Jared and Davian said...

Hey you two!! It has been way too long since we have seen each other! I hope all is going well. CONGRATS on the baby coming! I am so excited for you, you two will be wonderful parents. Hope to see you soon.

Ma'ama said...

Hey Sam, I'm sitting here with your brother Tim and we want to know if you ever named your puppy? Maybe you need to run a blog contest: "Name Sam's Dog"

Tim says name it: Buster Jr.
Shock says name it: Buttercup
Love you guys....We are sure having fun without you, but we sure do miss you. We are talking about you, won't tell you what we said.

Ma'ama said...

Never mind the "Buttercup" Tim says that's a "sissy Damn name!!"