Aislinn Violet!!!

She's here! Aislinn Violet was born on August 28th at 7:14pm. She weighed 6lbs 11 oz. Baby and mom are both doing great!!!

I'll post pics soon.  I promised Melissa I'd let her post the first ones... :)

The big day!!!

Well it's finally almost here! Tomorrow is the big day!  I will try and post pics as soon as I can!  Please keep Melissa & Aislinn in your thoughts and prayers Thursday as we welcome a new life!

Aislinn Violet

Well, the clock is ticking...  Melissa is scheduled to be induced next Thursday, August 28th, unless she goes into labor before then!  Hooray!!!!

Our new toy...

Jeff and I have purchased a new toy.  We always knew that if we had the opportunity, we would buy a boat...  Well, opportunity came knocking.  We've only taken it out once so far, and with it being so late in the summer, probably won't have too many times to head to the lake. But that's ok.  I'm sure we'll make up for it next summer, and then some.  

We went to pick up the boat last Saturday.  When we hooked it up to the Explorer, of course, the trailer lights plug thingy wasn't the same.  And it begins.. the joys of owning a boat.  After lots of sweating (it was about 5pm and 100 outside) Jeff finally fixed it.  Yea!! We're headed home.  Well, not so fast.  Around 11pm, we were just about 10 miles from the Bristow exit and I was just about to doze off when BOOM!  I almost jumped out of my seat.  I looked in the rear view mirror to see the boat rocking and sparks flying.  "What happened?!?!" I shrieked to Jeff.  "That would be a blowout."  He said about as calmly as if he were ordering a cheeseburger.    We pulled to the side of the road to get out and inspect the damage.  Oh, and did I mention it was raining?  Well, sprinkling, but still.  Anyways, Jeff starts to get out the spare to change the flat while I try to gather myself.  Ya see, I was almost asleep.. or maybe asleep, and being jolted awake got my adrenaline going.  Anyways, I go back over to see how the progress is going.  Jeff looks at me and I could tell my his face, things weren't going so well.  The tire tool we had did not fit the tire on the boat trailer.  Gggrreeeaaat.

We were close to Bristow, so I called my mom.  She answered groggily, obviously sleeping.  Thankfully, Joe was still awake and willing to bring us a 4 way tire tool.  So we get back in the car and wait for our rescue.  Shortly, Joe arrives. He walks over to the boat, looks at the tire (which is in pieces) and says, "Man. That's going to take ALOT of fix-a-flat."  It was pretty funny.  Anyways, we get the tire changed and finally make it home, about 1am.  

The next day, even though it was cloudy and threatening to rain, we took the boat out.  We had a great time and Megan came to join us on our maiden voyage.  Here are a few pics from the lake.

Our happy little family...

Me attempting to wakeboard.  What you can't tell from this picture is that the whole time I was screaming "slow down! Slow down!!"

Megan wakeboarding!  Go Meg!!

Happy Birthday Jeff!!!

So a while back, my dear husband decided that he needed to have a Jeep Wrangler.  After searching high and low, he came across a rare find.  The jeep was a good price, in decent shape, the engine was solid, only one thing was lacking: a decent paint job.  

So we went ahead and bought the jeep with the understanding that we would paint the jeep.  So almost 2 years later, the same, neon streaked blue jeep was living in my driveway.  Time to take some intiative.  For Jeff's birthday this year, I decided it was time to give the good ole jeep a makeover.

Tada!!!!

Thank you to all who went in on this wonderful birthday present!!

Summer's over!?

Well it's happened.. summer is drawing to a close. School starts back for us on August 13th. All teachers must be back for meeting and such starting August 6th. This isn't very different for me, since I've been working all summer, but the summers are so nice. Fewer children, more relaxed, slower pace. It's really crazy to think that summer is already over!

Even though it is hard to say goodbye to summertime, with the lake trips, the warm weather, the grilling out.. i'm ready. That's right. I'm ready. Summer is nice and I love it until about the last week of July. Then it just become unnecessary. 105 in the shade?! No thanks.

So I'm ready for fall. For the break in the temperatures and also, two very important events. The first, football season!! My favorite season of the year. I can almost hear the band playing BoomerSooner! I am so excited for the games, the good food, and watch parties!! Go Sooners!

The second very exciting event is much more important than the first. My new niece Aislinn Violet should be making her grand apperance in just a few short weeks! Her due date isn't until September 7th, but I'm feeling pretty confident she'll be here before the end of August!! I simply can't wait!

July...

July is a busy month in the Willeford family.  Jeff, his brother, and his sister all have birthdays in July.  Because of this, we take an annual "July Birthdays" trip to the lake.  This year, we all loaded up and headed to Tenkiller.  The four or so days prior to the trip, Jeff and I were keeping our nephew Will while his mom was at a conference for school.  Below is a picture of Will helping us pack.

We left on Wednesday evening and stayed at my Aunt Patti's house.  Will was very concerned about the huge animal mounted above the fireplace.  It was really cute.

We got up the next morning and went for a swim before heading to the lake.  Will played basketball in the water and jumped off the edge over and over.  After about an hour of swimming, Will was beginning to get a little sleepy, which was perfect.  We were about ready to drive to the cabins to check in and then back into town to get groceries.  Will napped the entire time!

Later that day, we went on to the lake to check into the cabins.  The cabins were cozy... and had a wonderful view of the water.  Later that evening, the rest of the Willefords arrived.  We spent the weekend eating great food, watching the brave ones wakeboard, and swimming in the lake.  Jeff took some time to teach Ben how to spit watermelon seeds...  It was quite entertaining..

We had such a great time!! Can't wait for next year!

Snakes.. update

Well, it's not the end of July and we have seen no signs of anymore snakes. We've been on the playground a few times, with no trouble. We had a "snake specialist" guy from the zoo come out and he told us that all of our "snake holes" were not that. He informed us that snakes do not dig holes. They will sometimes use other animals holes, but they do not dig their own. He also told us that it is highly unlikely that poisonous snakes would live in our location. Hrm. So, we've relaxed a bit and are just assuming that the snakes have moved on.

Florida

For our 2 year anniversary, Jeff and I spent a week in Clearwater, Florida. We left on July 3 so we would be able to see some fireworks on the beach. It was amazing. Along with the fireworks, came the 4th of July weekend crowd. So the town was packed! All the restaurants were very busy every evening. So, one night, we decided not to fight the crowds, and rather get some food to go, and enjoy a nice, quiet dinner on our balcony overlooking the ocean. This turned out to be the best decision we made the whole trip. Shorty after we began eating, we noticed something in the water. We watched, and soon saw dolphins swimming and jumping right in front of our hotel. It was incredible. I tried to video them jumping with my camera. Here a link to the video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yfTDFQ7BvQE

Overall, the trip was wonderful. Spending a few days relaxing on the beach was perfect.