It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I had the best day today. I took my Mom and Dad Christmas shopping in Newport News. We went early and managed to hit Toys'R Us, Bed, Bath and Beyond and Target. Then we headed over to Patrick Henry Mall where we actually got a "Costanza" parking spot right by the mall entrance. We had the best time laughing and joking. It was one for the books.

On the way home we heard an old favorite on the XM Radio



Hunter got up at 5am to go pound net fishing with my cousin. They managed to catch some Rockfish. We are looking forward to cooking them tomorrow. We followed up this evening with a birthday party for a friend. It was lightly snowing on our way home. Now we are home and exhausted. Looking forward for a little sleep in tomorrow.

Butter Beane

I've been saving the news. But we just found out on Monday that Baby is a boy! I don't think Hunter has stopped smiling since. I know some people like to be surprised whether it's a boy or a girl. But there was no way I could wait. There is already so much to do. Finding out boy or girl is a big help. We can now paint the nursery. And, of course, this new helps in picking out a name for Baby. We have already been quizzed about this. But I think this is one thing we will wait to reveal until after Baby's birth for a couple of reasons.

In the meantime, I was reminded this week about a story from our wedding reception. As we were making our escape, our family and friends had traditionally decorated the get away vehicle. Along with the shaving cream and tin cans, they had written a message saying "Bring on the Baby Beanes" and listed Lima, String, Pinto and Greene as possible names. It was very ambitious that they thought we would beget so many beans. Anyway, one of our cousins texted me back after hearing that we would have a baby boy and wanted to know if we picked Butter, Lima or Green for a name. Well, I have decided for now to call Baby "Butter Beane".



Now, hopefully everyone will understand why this is the "Beanie Baby Blog".