The Annual Halloween Bash

This past Saturday was our annual Halloween Party. Overall, it was a wonderful time. We actually drank almost all of the witches brew for the first time ever (which really says something for the drinkers in attendance). Pictures are included for fun...the haze in some of the pics are the result of Bruce's very effective new fog machine.

Best Male Costume...Bill (Anyone get a good picture of Bill?)

Best Female Costume...Star













Best Couple...Mom and Dad Smith


















Funniest Costume...Carl

Viva Las Vegas!

Well, we are back and I finally think I have caught up on sleep. Surprise, surprise, nobody won millions on our trip, but we had a fantastic time none the less! Vegas did not take any more money from us than we had budgetted and we got to see some wonderful sites and eat some amazing food while we were there. Four days was long enough for my poor back and feet though....I didn't think I was going to be able to walk for a month after tromping all over that city. It is absolutely amazing how out of scale everything is in Vegas...you look down the strip and think oh that's not that far, but in actuality it is just the enormous buildings fooling your mind. Here are some fun pictures to remember the trip! Enjoy!

20 Weeks

Well folks, its official...I have made it half-way! It's amazing...it seems as though time has flown by. It's as though just yesterday we were finding out we were pregnant. Now that we have reached the half-way mark, things seem a lot more real (I am sure that has a little something to do with finding our we are having a girl). We only have 20 weeks (give or take a week or so) left to finish all the projects on our to do list; we only have 20 weeks to prepare for our little princess and we only have 20 weeks to sleep!
There is a lot to accomplish in just 20 short weeks, but I have faith that we will succeed. We have already finished a few things that were pretty high on my priority list (registering, painting and installing the stove) so I feel as though we are making headway. The nursery is my next goal...but it will have to wait until we return from Vegas. Hopefully Bruce will win big and we can use that money to make some of our projects NOT do it yourself projects! A girl can dream--can't she?!?

In other venues of our lives (surprisingly life isn't ALL about baby)...
Bruce and I are headed to Las Vegas next week with Ken, Star, Kim, Bill, and John. We are going to celebrate Ken's 30th birthday (man, he's old)! Both of us are very excited for the trip...Bruce has never been there and I haven't been since I was 13...I am sure we will have a blast and promise to post a few pictures when we return.
We are just three weeks away from our annual Halloween party; which will be an amazing time as always. Invites are going out today! I am really struggling to come up with a good costume this year, but am looking forward to seeing everyone elses creative creations. I wonder who will win the costume contest this year...
That is about all that is new in the life of this Wilcoxon Family. Until next time!

Barbies and Princesses......Here we come!

Well, we had the Dr's appt. and ultrasound this morning at 10:15, and it was about 10:23 when I found out the we are having a girl. As some of you know, Katie and I had differing opinions about the gender of the baby. Katie thought it was going to be a girl, and I, of course, thought we were having a boy. I should have, like any smart man, listened to her maternal instincts. However, I continued in my belief that she was having a boy. So, we made a deal that the person proved wrong at today's ultrasound had to post. Therefore, let this post prove post as an incontrovertible statement of my being wrong. I was wrong in my belief that we were having a boy. But, I have to say, I have never minded being wrong more than I did when I saw my daughter's heart beat this morning.
Ok! With that done, on a side note, Katie and I were discussing the possibility that the baby would not participate during the ultrasound and we wouldn't be able to find out the sex. My comment to Katie was that even without the baby cooperating, we would know if it was a boy.
Because if it was my son, even with his back to the ultrasound, we'd still be able to see proof of his manhood peeking up over his shoulder. I'll leave you with this wonderful image.