Mary Clayton Varner West

Well I am 22 weeks today and I guess it is about time that I posted our exciting news! Mary Calyton Varner West is due January 29, 2010. She is growing great and is a healthy little girl. Gary and I could not be more thrilled. I found out I was Pregnant May 21 around seven in the morning. I had not been feeling great since the marathon...I was so tired!!! I took a test and low and behold I was pregnant. I was not sick any and am still playing tennis and walking/jogging (no more runnning after 20 weeks) 4-5 time a week. So far in her life in utero, Mary Clayton has run a marathon, been to Guatemala, flown to Arizona...we can't wait for her to get there! January seems like a long way from here...but the first 5 months have flown by....hopefully the second half will fly by as well.

Long Time No Blog!

I can not believe it has been five months since I last posted. A lot has happened!!! April 11 I turned 29...still can't believe that....April 19, Gary and I celebrated our one year anniversary.....April 25 ran a marathon in Nashville....that's right 26.2 miles....April 31, I traveled to Palm Springs California to Jennifer's Bachelorette party...May 26-30 we went fishing in guatemala....we have been to the beach several times and are staying busy. Here are some pics to document the time that has passed!

Happy 29th Birthday Gary!

Today in Gary's 29th birthday!!! I can not believe we are turning 29 this year. I so do not feel like we should be twenty nine. We Gary and I re-met at the Flora-Bama...I had just turned 26. Ten years after we had broken up in the 11th grade! What a wonderful three years it has been. So much has happened. We got engaged, bought a house, remodeled the house(which is still a WIP), got married, got a new puppy (who will be one tomorrow!!!!), and are now about to start trying to have a baby (sometime after our 1 year anniversary). I am such a lucky girl to have my one true love in my life. I can not wait to see what the next year has in store for us. We are truely bessed.

(Above are some pics from 2006 when we were at the beach)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEET.....I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Christmas Day is finally here!!!!

If you could not already tell by the mass of presents....Santa definately came and visited us!!! I must have been such a good girl. We had a wonderful Christmas, but it has been very hectic...I can not even imagine how much more hectic it will be with children...but I am ready. 2009 is drawing near, and soon we will start trying to have baby West. The above pics are from Christmas Day at my parents. I had a portrait painted of Molly for my mom...she thought it was so good that she cried. The girl who painted it is from Fairhope and she did an excellent job..so thanks to Meredith Montgomery for the beautiful painting. I am ready for the new year to be here because Gary and I are also about to start our major eating makeover and exercise routine. I am feeling so big. Anyway, we had a great holiday and am ready to get back into the swing of things and back on schedule.

Christmas Time!

I absolutely love Christmas! I love decorating the tree(well I don't really love putting on the lights....)I love looking at all of my ornaments and putting them on the tree, I love all Christmas music, I love going to Christmas parties and being soooo busy, I love buying presents, finding the perfect gift for my family and friends, I love looking and playing with my beautiful nativity scenes, and most of all it is so specail to be celebrating Jesus's birthday! Here are a few pics of the West Family getiing in the holiday spirit!

My Sister's Wedding

Cat's wedign weekend was so much fun! She and Robert got married in New Orleans September 27, 2008. It was one of the most fun long weekends I have had since college....and when I say long...I mean from Wednesday through Sunday long. I just can't party like I used to, my body can not handle My wedding was wonderful, but nothing living 5 days straight on daqueris and beniegts. I felt horrible for a week. Cat looked beautiful and everyone had a blast. I didn't take many pics...but here are a few.

Our Babies Love to Play

We got baby Cali just a few months after we rescued Kitty Boy "half tail" Johnson from the medical supply. (the "half tail"came from Gary playing with Lulu a tennis ball and a golf club...unfortunately Kitty Boy got in the way..and lost half of his beautiful tail...my poor little show cat.)From the get go they have been the best of friends. I was worried that as Cali got bigger she might hurt poor little kittyman...but no...kitty can hold his own.