More of baby!

Luca Allen Raymond

Luca was born on December 26th at 12:30 a.m. He was 7lbs. 13oz. and 20" long. His hobbies include eating, sleeping, looking cute and charming the ladies (just like daddy).

3 weeks to go!

Me and my boy! I had an ultrasound Wed. and got to bring mama bear (my mom). We are still having a boy, he was happy to show it off to us. Mom said that is how Daniel was. It was neat because there was a lot of detail. We could see the four chambers of the heart. The baby has been dropped for awhile now and looks good to go. My last final is Tues. so I am ready anytime after that. Mom is hoping it'll be on Daniel's bday, the 19. We'll see...

Olive Garden

Here are some pics from dinner at the Olive Garden with the girls on Jake's side and my sister. It was a little shower because I am not having one until after the baby is born. We are a goofy bunch! Thanks for the presents girls! The evening was fun. We need to do it again sometime. I'll even take more presents (JK).

To Adri and Paul

You guys ROCK for replying to our blog. It is nice to know that someone is giving the Rayomond family some love! I want everyone to know I opened the blog up to anyone so that you can comment without being a member. Lots of Love!

Jake's surprise bday party

Aubrey and I tried surprising Dad for his bday. Jake is always very thoughtful and does little surprises for us all the time, but we have yet to really surprise him. This time we almost did it! Jake didn't know until about an hour before we were to leave. If Jake didn't ask so many question it would've worked, too. Jake was quite spoiled this bday. For those of you who don't know, we have bday week, invented by none other than Jake himself. Whether it be a little treat, a nice back rub, or cleaning the bathrooms (one of my past requests), we each get something each day leading up to our bdays. It is a swell tradition. I added these two pictures separate from the slide show because I wanted to explain what is happening here. Jake was teaching Takara how to give wet willies and poor Mom was the target. Sorry, Haley! We had a lot of fun. I hope the music with the slide show isn't annoying to anyone. I just figured out how to do the slide show this morning and felt like experimenting. I messed the blog up when I tried adding words to the slide show, so I still have some learning to do. I figured it works fine to add the description to this blog entry this time. We missed all of our family that doesn't live in town. Of course, if all of you came there would be no way to fit us all in! Love you guys!

Check out my Slide Show!

Our trip to Las Vegas

Jake surprised me with a trip to Las Vegas earlier in Oct. We needed one last trip before the baby. We saw Phantom of the Opera and loved it. I think Jake liked it even more than me, which I think is cool. We also spent time with our friends Rory and Anndee Taylor. It was fun to see them and their kids. Here we are at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Aubrey's soccer game

These are pictures from Aubrey's soccer game last Saturday. She scored two goals. That's our girl!

61/2 months pregnant

Sassy mama!

Uncle Paul

These pictures are hilarious, I had to post them. Aubrey reads this so I wont write what we named these pictures, but you can use your imagination! I am sure Paul (and his wife Adri)would like me to state that he does not always look like this. It was a one time thing for fun.

class reunion

These may be two yrs. old, but I love these people and wanted to show them off. Noel is pregnant with her daughter Aiden in this picture. I was so happy to see her and enjoy time with her family. As for Brooke, what can be said? She's a kooky gal-gotta love her! I wish you were there Sarah! I need a current pic of us.

Flying Jake

It's not the best picture, but I had to show one of Jake in action. That is Aubrey by his side. She gets nervous when dad tries tricks with her on the tube. She's a trooper and always ends up just fine, of course.

It's a boy!

This is the day we had our ultra sound and found out we're having a boy. He is the first grandson on Jake's side. Jake's grandfather was happy to find out the Raymond name would continue. The name would have ended with Jake because he is the only grandson on his side with the last name Raymond. I am happy the pressure is off!

Here we are on our sweet cruiser. This has been great to ride while pregnant because I can let Jake do all of the work if I feel lazy!