A few more pics

I still don't have all the pics downloaded but her are a couple... the first is Serene and I and the second is a proud big sis and her daddy looking at baby sis in the nursery.

Isabella Serene Zimmerman

Serene arrived at 8:00pm on Friday night!
8 lbs. 4 ounces
19 inches
dark black hair
and VERY laid back ...very Serene =)

This is the only picture I have at the moment cause I don't quite feel like taking the time to download the other 200 we took just yet...!! =)

I will post more soon but for now this one is pretty sweet!!

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers as we made it through a very hard day on Friday but came out with most precious little angel!!

We are all home now and doing GREAT!!

In Labor

Just wanted to let everyone know we have been in labor since about 12:30am.... it is about 4:30 now... I have already stopped once while writing this to have a VERY intense contraction. =) Things have progressed fairly quickly and they are coming fast. Please pray for a good delivery and healthy baby!

Early Christmas

On Wednesday night we decided to have an early Christmas night and we each opened one gift. I gave Jimmy cologne. This is cologne that was his favorite when we first got married but Calvin Klien eventually quit making it.. however, I was able to locate a bottle and he was VERY excited! It reminds me of when we first met....I love smelling it on him!!

Jimmy gave me an apron... now before you think that sounds a little weird.... I specifically asked for an apron with my initials monogrammed on it. I LOVE to cook and bake and I do most every night and I always wish I had a cute apron to do it in. So, he got me the cutest "hostess" apron in of course my favorite color black! It is adorable. HOWEVER, it will fit a little better when a certain baby bump is a thing of the past! =) Jimmy is always so purposeful in his shopping. He went to tons of stores and didn't find exactly what he was looking for so he ordered from this really cool store online. www.jessiesteele.com . I am thrilled and I love my new apron!

For Anna we gave her a gift from my aunt Toni which was a set of Color Wonder paints. If you have a toddler/preschooler and haven't tried Color Wonder... you should! They are markers and paints that only mark on Color Wonder paper! They are great for taking to other peoples houses, restaurants and various places where you don't want your child leaving their permanent art! =) Anna LOVES to paint, color, use markers, make crafts (cutting and gluing), etc, etc... so she has already had hours of fun with this present!

I am posting some pics of the present opening and my favorite is of Anna and me wearing our aprons. She has an apron that she loves to wear when she helps me cook and when she saw that I got an apron too she was so excited. She rushed off to her room and got hers and we wore them around the house together for the rest of the evening! Oh how I love being her mommy!!

My bro is coming home today for Christmas

I am so excited that my younger brother is coming home today for Christmas! Since he moved to Orlando in May it has been such an adjustment getting used to him living so far away. I am very proud of him though for doing his own thing and being willing to move where the Lord has called him to work. Noon can't get here soon enough... I hope his flight is on time!!

(this pic is from his going away party in May...after this party I cried all the way home cause it really hit me that he was leaving)

Happy Anniversary mom and dad

I just wanted to say Happy 37th Anniversary to my mom and dad! How cool to be with someone you love for 37 years! I just realized today that when Jimmy and I have our 37th anniversary we will be 64 years old... WOW! Mom and dad aren't nearly that old because they got married MUCH younger than Jimmy and I did!

Mom and dad actually met in the 8th grade so they have known each other for 44 years! However, they didn't start dating until their Senior year of high school and didn't get married until their Senior year of college.

CONGRATULATIONS mom and dad!

(this pic is from Easter and since I couldn't find one of just them I am using one with my brother in it)

Live Nativity and Christmas tree village

Tonight the First United Methodist Church in Keller had a live Nativity so we took Anna to see that as well as their Christmas tree village. She had the best time seeing all the animals and quickly spotted Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus. She also loved the Christmas tree village and kept running to each tree telling us which colors and ornaments she liked best. It was so fun to watch her and see how happy something so simple made her!