The votes are in...

Although the blog poll is over, the disagreement will continue in our home! Our faithful blog voters chose Mary Poppins over The Sound of Music by one vote. Judd has long claimed this as truth, but I will continue to object!

My love affair with The Sound of Music started when I was very young and watched it on television with my parents. They recorded it on a VHS tape for me and I watched over and over (complete with great commercials from the 80s!) I was also given a cassette tape of the soundtrack which helped me learn the words to every song. Since then I have owned other copies. First came the VHS version that was actually two tapes! Then when DVDs took over, The Sound of Music was one of the first that I owned. A few years ago, the movie celebrated its 40th anniversary with a two disc special edition. Of course, I own that too!

In my early teen years, my grandparents took me to see The Sound of Music on stage at the Garland Civic Theater. It was amazing to see the songs I knew so well sung in person! Then for my seventeenth birthday (I think) Judd took me to see it at Fair Park as part of the Dallas Summer Musicals. Our seats were six rows from the stage and it was a wonderful experience. That is still one of my favorite gifts he's ever given me, especially because I know he doesn't love it the way I do!

I don't watch it near as much as I used to, but I do try to sit down and watch it at least twice a year. I put it on for Bailey a couple of weeks ago. Let's just say she's not ready to appreciate it yet!

Until next time...So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye!

Merry Christmas

From our family to yours...


"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

It's a BOY!

We found out today that Bailey is going to have a little brother! Little man was lying on his stomach for the ultrasound so we didn't get any good pictures of his face or body. He did, however, show his manhood. We do have that picture, but it's not quite appropriate for this family blog!

Our little boy will be named Campbell Clark Cochran. We just really like the name Campbell and Clark is Judd's dad and grandfather's name. Yes, his initials will be CCC, but we like it.

Humor Us

Judd and I have a long standing disagreement over which is better: The Sound of Music or Mary Poppins. Over the years we have surveyed many of our friends (and strangers) with their opinions. So humor us and cast your vote in our poll on the right side of the blog. I won't tell you who likes what so as to not sway your vote, but if you know us very well at all it's not hard to figure it out!

children's museum

On Friday Julie and I took the kids to the Children's Museum. Bailey and Jacob had a great time exploring. Hannah took it all in from her stroller!

Jacob and Bailey learn about Christmas in Mexico. Feliz Navidad!


Hannah worked so hard to get her shoe off!


on the phone...


It's for you!


Going shopping


Bailey driving an old Mustang.


Silly Jacob


Bailey driving the VW bus.


Milking the cow

cousins

My mother in law sent me these pictures of the girls from Thanksgiving. Notice the pictures on the piano - they were sitting on the correct side!

Questionnaire

This has been going around so I thought I'd play along.

Questionaire
1. Name: Jennifer Nicole
2. Birthday: June 21
3. Birthplace: Big D
4. Eye Color: Green
5. Hair Color: Brown
6. Height: 5'6
7. Ethnicity: Caucasian
8. Weakness: food, Starbucks, stationary, children's books, books for me
9. Most missed memory: memories with my grandparents back in the day...and college
10. Thoughts first waking up: Do I have enough time to hit snooze?
11. Last time you cried: don't remember - I guess it's been awhile
12. Song title that currently says how you feel: "It's the most wonderful time of the year!"
13. What is the perfect day for you: I would sleep late then go to La Madeline for brunch with Judd and Bailey. Then we would go to the mall to shop and let Bailey play at the play area. At some point we would have coffee at Starbucks! We would go home and take a nap then the babysitter would come over so Judd and I could go out for dinner (Cheesecake Factory) and a movie.
14. Ever been asked for an autograph? do third graders count?
15. How do you vent anger? silence then eventually talking it out
16. Who do you talk to most on the phone? my mom and Julie
17. As a kid, were you a lego builder? No - I played with Barbies and my brother's Hot Wheels
18. Do you chew on your straws? Nope
19. Do you sing in the shower? No - I'm usually too tired that early in the morning to sing!
20. Who's the last person you stayed up late talking to on the phone to? Linz, but it was only 10:00 - I'm old!
21. The last place you went to in a plane? Puerto Vallerta
22. Do you cry at weddings? I get teary
23. Are you afraid of the dark? No
24. What are you addicted to? Coke, Grey's Anatomy, Karen Kingsbury and Francine Rivers books, blogs, myspace
25. Crunchy or creamy peanut butter? Creamy
26. Who do you fight with the most? probably Judd but it never lasts long
27. Who can you tell anything to? Judd
28. Who can't you get enough of? Judd and Bailey
29. Who makes you laugh the most? Bailey Kaye - she does and says the funniest things!
30. What is the worst feeling ever? disappointing someone
31. How many pillows do you sleep with? Two under my head and one to hold onto, but I'll have to add more as I get bigger. When I was pregnant with Bailey, I was sleeping with five!
32. How many rings before you answer your phone? however many it takes for me to get to the phone
33. How many times do you press the "snooze" button? it depends on if I have time, but usually two!
34. How do you sleep? used to sleep on my back, now it's my left side!
35. Last time you laughed: I'm sure I've laughed today but I can't think of why! I laughed A LOT this weekend during our trip to Canton!
36. Ever looked at someone ugly and said "EWWW"? unfortunately, I'm sure I have
37. What is your favorite color? pink, green, brown
38. What is your favorite state? seriously? TEXAS!!!

weekend update

This past weekend three ladies from my church and I headed to east Texas for a shopping trip to First Monday. We left the men in charge of the kids and hoped for the best! My wonderful in-laws hosted us for the weekend and my mother-in-law acted as our tour guide at First Monday - she knows that place like the back of her hand! We found some great stuff, great deals, and ate a great corny dog! We even got to go to my home church, FBC Kaufman, on Sunday morning. What a treat! The dads survived the weekend without a hitch. Judd and one of the other guys took the kids to Chuck E Cheese on Friday night. We think it was more for them to play than the kids. Then on Saturday night, they all gathered to watch the annual Festival of Lights parade. We've already decided we'll have to do it again in the spring!

On a different note, I am now 16 weeks pregnant. I went to the doctor last week and everything looks good. I can even hold Bailey again! Thank you for your prayers - it means so much to us. Our ultrasound has been scheduled for December 20. Hopefully the little one will cooperate and reveal their gender. So what do you think...boy or girl?