Keira is Born! Mom and Baby are doing well.

The New Home

Here is the front of our new home. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office, a main living area, and a large yard. It is at the end of a cul-de-sac, so the front yard is pretty small, but the backyard is much bigger. We close on June 23rd. If you would like our new address, please email or call me. :) Enjoy the pictures! (Oh, and this is the current owner's furniture, not ours.) ~Meg

The Main Living Areas

The Kitchen - as seen from the dining room. You can see the main entryway and a little bit of the living room on the right. The kitchen, like the rest of the house, has very high ceilings. These cupboards are so high, I'd need a stepping stool to reach the top shelves. Lots of cupboard space, and newer appliances. Everything stays - I mean, the appliances stay, not the mess. The Main Living Room - As seen from the main entryway. Dining/Kitchen just off to the right. Notice the wood-burning fireplace. The door to the right of the fireplace heads out to the backyard. The Living Room/Dining Room - As seen from the guest bedroom hallway. The living room opens up to the dining room, as shown here, the main entryway is off to the right. The dining room opens into the kitchen, to the right, just behind that wall.

Master Bed and Bath

The Master Bedroom - the picture doesn't do it justice...there are two windows. The house is a split-layout, meaning that the master bedroom is on the opposite side of the house from the guest bedrooms - the house is divided by the main living area. The Master Bathroom - again, high ceilings. The master bath has two sinks, a large shower with sliding glass doors, a jetted tub and his/hers closets. The Master Bath Again - here you can see the whirlpool tub and his/hers closets.

More Rooms

The Nursery - beautiful high ceilings and a wide, low window seat with cupboards. The Laundry Room - a built-in pull-out ironing board on the right wall. The room has a door - perfect place for a litterbox! The Study - just inside the front entryway. The room is a lot larger than it looks in this picture...there is a corner desk out of the picture to the left.

Backyard

Meg's Family Baby Shower: April 15, 2006

Ice Cream Pies! Someone understands what a pregnant woman needs... Megan, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Kristen and Rebecca at Meg's family baby shower. Almost all of the girls, but we really missed Dori and Kim! Meg is 34 weeks pregnant in this picture.

Sisters and Moms-To-Be!

Meg (34 wks) and Becky (10 wks) on Easter Sunday. Two cute and belly to belly! Grandma-To-Be is beaming in the background as well. I'm so excited that my sister is pregnant! We're having so much fun.

Becky & Kyle's Wedding: April 8, 2006

Becky & Kyle at their beautiful wedding. The event was held at Mount Vernon.

Meg & Becky at the Wedding

The Ft Worth Stockyard - 03/12/06

A Phi Sigma Chi reunion! Vineeta (the brave one on the bull), Erin, Meg, Courtney and Becky on a tour of the Historical Ft Worth Stockyard. Meg is 29 weeks pregnant in this photo.

Ride 'Em Cowgirl!

Preggers Meggers on a saddle barstool at the Historical Ft Worth Stockyard. No...drinking was not involved.

Indian Cuisine and Good Friends

A traditional Indian meal on the floor in Vineeta's Ft Worth apartment. What could be better than the combination of good food and good friends??

Meg's Belly - 28 Weeks

Per the requests of many, here are a few pictures of Meg's ever-expanding belly. Enjoy!

Silly Belly

The Belly - The Baby - Keira Elizabeth

Made With Love

Just look what my big sister Becky made for me! I received it in the mail on Friday. What an awesome big sister!! I love my new bracelet. ~Meg

Ready to go!

It's all put together, and ready to be used. Now we're just waitin' on Keira... As you can see, we are temporarily set up in a two-bedroom apartment until Brian gets his PCS orders to move us permanently to Abilene (mid-August). We are planning to build a home here and are very excited!! For the time being, all of our furniture remains in Rapid City, so we're using makeshift furniture (crates, trunks and boxes). At least Keira won't have a makeshift bed!!

Grandma K Sent a Bassinet!!!

Meg, assembling the awesome new "carry-me-near 5-in-1 sleep system." The system includes a changing table, a rocking bassinet, and a portable play station! WOWIE thanks Grandma!

Like Father, Like Sons

Keira Elizabeth

We had an ultrasound today and found out our baby is definitely a girl! Keira has a healthy heart beat, lots of healthy organs, and big feet. She likes to stick out her tongue and suck on her fingers. We took home five beautiful sonograms, and this was the best profile picture since she kept moving so much. She doesn't like sitting still for the camera.

PregMeg

Meg is now 22 weeks into the pregnancy. Definitely showing!!

Christmas - Early!

We just received an awesome jogging stroller in the mail yesterday from Mom and Dad V. Look at the snug carseat that fits into the top of it so I can run with a newborn!! How cool - Thanks Mom & Dad!!!

Finished Product - The Nursery

Thanks to Dad F, the nursery is nearly complete! All we need is a mattress for the crib. Looks a little snug in there though...if we get any more furniture, we may need to get rid of that bed!

Safari Theme

We hope Baby Mulch enjoys safari animals...we can't wait to find out if it's a boy or a girl!!!

Painting the Nursery

Meg painting the nursery walls - green and yellow since we don't know the gender.

Where are my boots?

Sid decided to take a siesta in the box from Meg's new boots.

Thanksgiving 2005

This Thanksgiving we spent the day with a few great friends just five houses up the street. Chrisi's parents came into town from Colorado Springs to make the turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes, everyone else brought the rest. It was a fantastic, traditional feast. Here are Meg, Chrisi and Doughty hamming it up after the meal.

Jeff, Brian and Erich looking content after the feast.

Air Force v Army Game - 11/5/05

A ginormous American Flag ceremony during halftime. The flag covered the entire football field. Unfortunately, we lost 24 to 27. We'll get them next year - just you wait! The whole game brought back memories for Brian, of standing throughout the entire game with the rest of the cadets, and going down to the field to do pushups after each Air Force score.

Tailgating

Meg, Jenn, Daniel and Mike, Kathy and Jill (Daniel's cousins) tailgating before the game. Jill makes the BEST chocolate covered strawberries!!! I do believe I'm eating a bratwurst on a fork in this picture...

Falcon Mascot

The Acadmy Falcon mascot beating up an Army (USMA) fan in the bleachers. Unfortunately, later on, the Falcon got chased down and beaten up by the Army Mule mascot. Foreshadowing? Possibly.

New Baby Mulch

Hi, it's me, Meg. For all those who didn't already know...I'm pregnant! We had our first doctor's appointment today with Dr Bernhard (who is very young, and so awesome). Dr Bernhard said that she has a friend who ran through her whole pregnancy, so she has no problems if I want to continue running. I'm so excited about that! The Doc wanted to be sure about how old Little Mulch is, and decided to give us an ultrasound to take a peek. We got to see Little Mulch kick and move around (she made him/her feisty with all that prodding), and we even got to see the heartbeat! Can you see the head and shoulder and feet in this picture? Look at that huge head...yeah, it might be a genius - or that might just be normal at this age. So enjoy! This is an ultrasound at 9 weeks and 5 days. More to come! ~Meg

Dad and Debbie wedding

Meg reading. Vlauns at Frasers' Saying vows