Mckell's surprise present at her party....

That's right, baby Astill #2 is on it's way!!!! I don't think we were quite expecting to be pregnant yet but we're excited none the less. At Mckell's birthday party, for her last present to open, it was a shirt that says "Big Sisters Rock." I don't know if everyone really understood at first, but then my mom said, "Uh is that some kind of announcement?" And yes it was- so the cat's out of the bag!! Interesting thing about 'pee sticks' as I call them... I kinda thought I might be pregnant so I sneakily bought a three pack test and the first one was negative. But after a week of still no you know what, I took a second test. This one was just faintly positive and because I wasn't going to need the third test anytime soon- a few days later I took the third. Anyway, I haven't been to the doctor yet, but it's not my style to hold in the news- but we think the baby will arrive sometime the end of April, beginning of May!

As far as school goes- no worries, I'm still going! I'm determined to FINALLY graduate! Courtland and I both will graduate in April and I can not begin to express what a relief it will be. I have seriously been in college FOREVER!

Mckell's very first birthday party!!!

We celebrated Mckell's first birthday last weekend! She had a lot of fun even though she wasn't feeling very well with ear infections.

Mckell and her daddy

Mckell sitting in her new rocking chair she got from G&G Rabe

Playing with Aunt Allison and grandma Astill

Gr. G&G Critchlow were so sweet to come out to the party

My friends Rachael, Cassi, and Ali also came to help celebrate

Mckell loved opening all her presents, her favorites have been her baby from us and lap top from G&G Astill

Tessa, Kambree, and Mckell checking out the new toys

And of course the traditional 'eat your very own cake'

She was just curious at first

and confused because we were letting her get it all over her hands and didn't know quite what to think

But ended up not too happy because she couldn't get the frosting off her hands, didn't help she wasn't feeling well too. None of us wanted to hold her and she was just screaming reaching for us. We were all just laughing at her, poor girl!

Getting cleaned up in the tub

Sporting her new jammies from the Astill's

Eating some veggies, we had forgotten to feed her real food in all the commotion. And a shout out to Rachael for putting Mckell's hair in her very first pony! I'm going to have to practice to get one in- she always screams every time I try.

Mckell sure had a fun birthday party. Thanks everyone for coming and helping make her first birthday a hit!

Tub Time!

Mckell LOVES tub time and could stay in for hours! She slips and goes under quite a bit so we're always on the rescue but she still loves it.