Saturday, January 31, 2009

Here are some pics from Zander's birthday party in December at the Gymnastics Place.




Today we painted Zoey's room. The boys just had to help us, so I still have quite a bit of touch to do. However, it looks so cute. It's a light purple with one accent wall we tried to marblize with a "grape juice" color. I'm not too good at decorating, but I'm getting lots of helpful ideas. When I finish I'll try to post some pics of it on this blog.

This evening we went to watch Darrell and his students auction off their winning BBQ pits. His 1st placed pit won over $4500. It was amazing to watch! We are so proud of him!

I am so ready to finish everything in Zoey's room. We have all the furniture in boxes and I can't wait to put it all together. Thank goodness that is Darrell's specialty. Before the furniture, we have to change the flooring and put down a laminite flooring. We never put carpet in the room, because it was initially our office.

More to come.................







Friday, January 23, 2009

First Post

Thank you to my wonderful friend, Amy Beasley, for creating this blog for me. Isn't it amazing! She has started this business creating blog designs for people so contact her if you want one too!


About us Tompkins:
We are all doing great! The house is buzzing while we prepare for baby Zoey. We only have about 11 more weeks until she arrives. It's amazing how much stuff we have collected in our almost 12 years of marriage and 10 years of kids. Making room is not that easy.

We are all excited, though. I feel the most for Zachary, because all of the craziness seems to be the hardest on him. He has so much pressure from school and being the oldest. We are trying to find the best way to help this transition for him so that he can enjoy this wonderful blessing for our family. He is a trooper and such a big help around the house. Zander is more excited than I expected. He is looking forward to being a big brother and really easy going about our household chaos! He just keeps us laughing. I need to make a blog just for things that Zander says.

Darrell is working hard at school and trying to finish his Master's Degree. A new baby in April is definitely not the best time for him, but we know that God's timing is perfect. We are both excited to see the effect of a girl in our home (besides the dog). Darrell has lost 100 pounds over the last year and really looks and feels great. I'm very proud of his determination. I'll be looking for that for myself after April!

Me, I am now officially uncomfortable. I am huge with still 11 weeks to go, my ankles are swollen, and Zoey has given me a bad case of Carpel Tunnel (spelling?) in my wrist. I have a feeling she will definitely give us a run for our money as she gets older. I CAN'T WAIT!

That's it for now. Stay tuned for more updates on our blog.