Quick catch up

Hello friends! Just a brief hello and update. I usually don't do posts without pictures- but unfortunately we lost our camera about two weeks ago- so this one will be image free. Not to worry, we have claimed it on our insurance and should have another camera in the mail later this week. How crazy would it be if the little lady Picker came early and we had no camera? Oh, that makes me laugh.

She is not due for at least another week and a half. My belly is huge and tight, but I am still pretty comfortable. I take naps most afternoons and have been making lots of healthy foods- like whole meal apple muffins, nutty, honey granola bars, and berry frozen yoghurt.

My mum and Hayli arrive in less then a week. They leave OKC on Wednesday and land here Friday the 8th. Woo hoo! I can barely wait. It will be so great to see them and show off our beautiful town during the summer. Maybe Hayli will hook up with a cute kiwi surfer!

I am still working, but my schedule is a lot more relaxed. Yesterday I went to the church building and scrubbed the walls clean for about 2 hours. There were so many hand prints and smudges up and down the walls and it's the beginning of a new school year here- new Bible classes start Sunday- so I wanted things to be fresh. Last Friday I sorted through the supplies in each classroom then carried on with vacuuming, and dusting, Apparently I not only feel the "nesting" cleaning urge at my own home but have adopted the church building as a cleaning release too. What uncharted area will I attack next?

We are still undecided about a name. Yep- the verdict is still out. I think she will be in my arms before a decision is made. Pick keeps pressing that if she is born on Feb 12th we should name her Lincoln (Abraham Lincolns birthday). I'm just not warming up to it. I think she will come after the 12th anyway. Hopefully the little lady will avoid that scenario for herself!

Other exciting news: our neighbor has a pumpkin vine and it has grown over our back fence. We have 2 huge pumpkins growing in our yard now. They should be ripe in March as fall begins!

Lastly, a quick shout out to our family- Jeremy, Laura and Kennedy who are expecting little girl, Ansley Grace Picker to arrive this week- possibly super bowl Sunday. We love you guys and will be praying for a safe delivery. Can't wait to meet our new niece.

Well folks, thats all I've got.