Happy New Year!!

Here they are... the crew we like to call friends... and what a motley crew!!


Bret's folks joined us for several days including New Year's Eve. We had a great day hiking, a great dinner and movie, and we ended the evening with our crazy Bellingham friends!

Christmas Day

We had a small and quiet Christmas just the two of us and mom (Jan) and Lyle of course! We spent the entire day in our p.j.'s, ate great food, played Settlers of Catan, and relaxed. What a great way to celebrate!!

Week 31 Belly

Still expanding!! Only 9 weeks left! As you can see, Bret has yet to expand...

"The Crib"

It took no time at all! Bret read a few directions, turned a few screws and voila we had a crib! I guess we can officially have a baby now!

So, we planned on working on the baby's room the week after X-mas... we have some time off, Bret's folks are in town to lend a hand, etc.... didn't happen. Bret was itching to put something together and started with our changing table and the next day came the crib...

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving spent with mom (Jan) and our sweet friends Mike and Robin Stacey. We had a delicious meal, a long walk in the park, and went out for a Thanksgiving movie. We saw "No Country for Old Men" which everyone disliked but Leah (she read the book). We look forward to next Thanksgiving when we have the addition of our baby and Leah's Grandpa!!

We got to spend a few days in Cannon Beach, Oregon... that's where the famous Haystack Rock is... aka Goonie Rock... Goonies was filmed there! It was 65 and sunny for four days.... gorgeous! We hiked the local sate park and walked the beach for hours every day.

26 weeks

The gap is closing. Bret is only sucking in a little.

Week 21 Belly

Somehow Bret's belly stays the same... Lyle's too!

Baby Macaleer at 21 Weeks

It's a Girl!!

The Family at Jana and Jim's Wedding

Back on U.S. soil. We ended our three weeks in Princeton for Jana and Jim's beautiful wedding! We had a great time with family and friends. I t was a really precious time celebrating with Jana and Jim!

London

On our way back to the states we spent a couple days in London for a whirlwind tour. We visited Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, and took a boat tour down the Thames River... we had a great time!!

Prague

We made it to Prague!! We spent three days touring Prague... one of the most beautiful cities we've ever seen! We saw more palaces, cathedrals, and squares than we knew what to do with!

The Bike Trip

Biking from Vienna, Austria to Prague, Czech Republic. We biked through picture perfect villages, rolling hills and farm land, pristine forests, and great weather!

Vienna

This is us in Vienna, Austria where we spent a three days before we started our bike trip to Prague. We saw lots of cathedrals and palaces, ate good food and enjoyed beautiful weather!!

16 week belly

Bret's belly and Leah's belly, watch them grow.

House

Our first baby... the house. The next baby might be even more work.

Lyle

This is Lyle almost grown up, riding in the car, drooling on the leather seats.

Lyle

Since there is no baby yet to show, you can see our dog Lyle. This was when he was 2 months old.

baby 10 weeks

This is our ultrasound at 10 weeks. We saw the heart beeting super fast. Leah still looks the same. Even though we saw the ultrasound it doesn't seem real yet.

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