Fun Family Updates!

Wow ... there is so much going on in our family right now!  Here are a few updates of the Orear/Whipp/Maguire families!

Greg & Kim: #1 on the list of course is the birth of their first child, Jackson!  (How could you miss the post with all the colors, font sizes and bold fonts!)  Kim should be going home to La Plata today. Greg will be returning back to work on Tuesday.  My Mom and Dad will be there sometime today as well ... I'm assuming they will go to La Plata. :)  Here are some more pictures of Jackson and his parents.

Greg changing Jackson's first diaper

    In Greg's words, "Yep, he's an Orear!"

My brother trying to get some sleep

Mommy and baby day #2

Isn't that precious?

Sean & Tahli:  They have been in Australia for a week now, but no pictures yet. :(  Boo-hoo!  Guess they are busy catching up with friends and family and introducing Declan to a lot of Aussies!  Hope they are having a great time!  Sean will be going home in a week; Tahli and Declan will be coming home a week later, I think!  Declan's first birthday is later this month. They will definitely be home by then. :)

Tom & Heather:  They are also in Australia!  I hope they get to meet my nephew before he leaves!  They are busy fixing their catamaran so they can sell it before coming back to the States.  They are in the early stages of getting paperwork for moving here. :) 

Tom & Connie:  They are on their way to La Plata to meet their 2nd grandchild.  Hmmm ... maybe someday they will get to meet a grand daughter ... I guess it'll be my turn next! :)  They have found a home church and are enjoying the teachings and fellowship.  This church is a church where one of my neighbors and ushers from our wedding is a pastor at!  Small world!

Ross & Kerryn:  We are enjoying lovely chats late Saturday night with them!  We video conference on Skype to find out what is going on in Bundaberg, Australia and with their family.  Last night was extra special because we got to see Adam & Amber on video for 30 seconds before they rushed out to do an errand!  Now Adam & Amber are on Skype as well I'm sure we'll be catching up with them more often!  Ross & Kerryn are in the thinking stage of moving to the States as well!  It'll be great to have the entire family on one side of the hemisphere! :)

Fletch & Melissa:  We're not having a baby; we're not traveling to a foreign country this month; we're not traveling to meet new family members; we're not doing paperwork to move to a foreign country.  We're enjoying summer break and had a lovely couple over for dinner last night!  Bruce and Penny are new friends from Eileen Fisher Ministries that we are getting involved with on Tuesday nights.  We will have Fred & Eileen Fisher over later this week and are really looking forward to that as well.  We LOVE having guests over and now that the house is clean (and we have a nice lawn), we are looking forward to more dinner parties throughout the summer.  Melissa is planning her birthday gathering this Friday as well.  She's invited co-workers and friends from around the city to stop by for some snacks and wine. :)  We leave for northern California on Saturday and can't wait to get there!!! :)