2011.....WHAT!

Well, it has been a long while since I have had time to update our blog...things have been a little crazy, sad, challenging, and exciting all at the same time.

For those of you who haven’t seen Alex in a while, he continues to grow and change at mach speed. He is exactly two and half years old and it is definitely my favorite age so far! Most people say he is starting to look more like me than Jonathan - I think it is just because of the eyes and blond hair - I still see a lot of Daddy in him....

BUT...one thing is certain. Alexander Reece definitely has a great deal of Christina Elise spunk in him! He has turned into quite the performer - he loves to sing and dance around the house - Cherie Baby and Walk like a Man are a couple of his favorites. Guess you can guess that Jonathan and I got to go see Jersey Boys at the Majestic this year. It was a awesome show!

Alex loves to tell stories about his animals and about saving his princess HAIRiel...(think the red headed Disney princess). He enjoys the swings most of all at the park in our neighborhood; He loves to read book after book and is quite good at self entertainment on early Saturday mornings! Finally!

We have had many changes in our lives, both personal and professional. Here is a simplified timeline....On Halloween, we moved into the house we built in the hill country area of San Antonio. In November, I left IBM and joined Oracle. We lost Jonathan’s amazing mother in a tragic accident at the end of November. She is so missed and remembered in our nightly prayers and throughout our daily activities. As Alex develops and does funny little things, I think every day of picking up the phone and hearing her laugh. Alex’s first cousin on the Humphries’ side of our family was born in January to my brother Matt and his wife Jackie Mae. Little Halie Mae is precious and wonderful! Jonathan left the UT Health Science Center and joined GE Healthcare in February.

Wow! Just writing all that out made me tired! And the crowing event is that as of tomorrow, Alex has been wearing underwear successfully for a full two weeks! Last night, he and I went to Petco to get his pet beta fish as the prize for making it this far. He picked out a dark red MALE beta fish and named HIM Hariel....as in the red headed princess from Little Mermaid! I love it!

Love to all of you - e-mail, write or call and let us know how you are.

Our new address is 7123 Cresta Bulivar

San Antonio, TX 78256