Meeting MAK...

 Today was a big day...we got to meet MAK in 4D which meant these little cuties got to come with me to work this morning...

Radley was very excited about going to meet his little sibling and wanted to know if MAK was coming home with us today.

Emmy was okay with just being the cute big sister. 

;)

Radley was so sweet and stood right next to me the whole time asking Kristen, our sono tech, questions the whole time. He wanted to know how we got to see inside my tummy so we explained that her camera is like Superman's eyes and that seemed to suffice. 

 

He wanted to make sure the special lotion wasn't making me "too cold". 

 Emmy would look at the screen and then look at my tummy as if to say, "THAT is in THERE?" 

And of course Ryan had questions about growth and size and health ... all with great responses!

We got some great shots of MAK and think he/she is pretty darn cute... see for yourself...

 The kids even got some pictures to take home of their sibling.

I think 2012 is going to be a pretty darn great year, don't you?!?

Momarazzi Nightmare...

It happened.

Just like I knew it could.

All of them.

GONE.

Stuck inside a machine.

Me. Helpless.

Husband confused by the tears. The yelling at said machine and even him. (Sorry, Ryan...I overreact sometimes).

Geek Squad closed. Customer service guy trying to be as nice to crying pregnant woman on phone as he can. 

Four years. 20,000 pictures.

G.O.N.E.

Happy New Year, huh?

Yes - this stinks.

The rational Katy has said the following:
1. I know they are on there somewhere so it will be fine.
2. They can't have just disappeared.
3. The Mac guys will find them.

The faith filled, positive thinking Katy has noted the following:
1. Grateful that I am a somewhat consistent blogger for documentation.
2. I have literally printed the majority of all the pictures we have taken since Radley was born, labeled them and placed them in albums. (Yes - we have a lot of albums).
3. Ryan has all of our pictures backed up on an external hard drive that holds LOTS of stuff.

The 30 week pregnant mommy has said the following:
1. What do you mean, "You don't know?!?" when asking husband what happened.
2. Did you REALLY just LAUGH at me? when husband laughed while I was in middle of said fit.
3. I want to see the pictures NOW.
4. And other things I can't recall through the tears and hormones.

So, dear blog readers, say a prayer that the guys at the Mac store can work their magic. Be grateful that I didn't put myself in labor because I started feeling some consistent contractions last night from my hysterical fit. And most importantly, back up your pictures. :)

Hometown Christmas...

The kids and I visited Waco this week for a quick hometown Christmas. I always have to tell them as we are loading the car that we are going to see GiGi and Pops or I will never hear the end of it. The days leading up to our departure would be filled with, "Is it time to go see GiGi and Pops now?" so I go with the surprise effect. 

Radley was simply thrilled to not only see GiGi, Pops and MaMaw, but well this didn't hurt either....

The first night we were there we got to have Christmas with Karli-bug and Cooper-man (or just Karli and Cooper).  These are my besties babies and I know I've said it a million times, but there is just something so beautiful about raising kids with my friends. I didn't grow up around my cousins so my friends are my family and I just love seeing our kiddos play. 

Karli is only 3 months older than Radley but she's about 4 inches taller, which is funny because well, Jenni is slightly vertically challenged and Cotton, her husband, didn't get to be tall until high school. 

Emmy loved all her fairy goodies (this book is ADORABLE)...

And Karli was a pro at unwrapping gifts. 

The few days we spent in Waco were so much fun. The kids got to stay up late, skip naps and eat sweets all day. Which may cause me to have small heart murmur, but puts a big smile on their faces. 

And not many people can put a smile on Radley's face quite like Uncle Pete. 

And this child. She is just a mess. There is no other way to describe her. She is into everything and wants to do it all by herself, whatever "it" may be. 

I wonder where she got that from?

We came back to College Station to celebrate New Years with Ryan (he had to work on NYE) but no matter how long or short our trips are to Waco, there really is no place like home.