Woah Baby!

Woah Baby! That is all you can say when you are 4'11, weigh a buck fifteen (pre-pregnancy) and have a 9lb 1oz. baby. Yep, that's right. We welcomed our handful of joy, Amelia "Millie" Grace Hoover, into this world early last Monday morning. She came barreling into the world hand out ahead of her Super Woman style in the wee smalls of the morning. She is the sweetest- and yes, I know I am biased.

Snug as a bug!

Sleeping away!

Kyle anxiously awaiting her arrival!

First family photo!

Car ride home! I am lovin' my car seat!

That concludes our tour of Millie's arrival. Thanks to all of you who have sent facebook, email, text message and phone love our way. We can't wait to introduce you to this doll in person over the next months and years. We feel so blessed to have so many friends willing to invest in us and this new little one. Her Mano (a tribe in Liberia) name was emailed to us from a friend in Liberia just this morning. It is Whylalehseh which means "God is Good"- Isn't that so true?

Much Love to All,
Kyle and Jessica 

Nursery, Christmas Decorations and the Big Wait!

So after what felt like a million hours of work we managed to get the wallpaper off and the room painted! This is the finished product complete with everything baby girl needs! Now what? We wait! She could make her arrival any day now!

In the meantime the we've decked our halls and are looking forward to time with family in friends while we wait for this little one! Here are some pictures to prove that the room is finished and to share a bit of our home with you! Merry Christmas and next time you read hopefully we will be able to introduce you to the newest member of the Hoover family! YIPEE!


Making an entrance!

Changing table and crib- isn't the paint color so great! (Valspar Signature in Violet Smoke in case anyone is wondering!)

We have been so blessed that all of the furniture in the room has been given to us! Also, check out the beautiful blanket on the back of the rocker- Thanks Mimi!



Advent candles

Garland and candles (along with our stash of candy peeking out at the bottom of the table)

Our Christmas trees- I think it needs more lights, but this will have to do.

Glittered candles (up cycled thrift store candles! Much cheaper than buying them new!)

Here are a few photos we took back at Thanksgiving so that we could capture our growing family- literally!


Baby Love

Tea time (remember this 100 year old tea set I lugged back across the Atlantic?)

Behind every strong woman is...

Tea party with daddy!

I hope you've enjoyed a little glimpse into our life. Thanks so much for sharing this past year with us from Liberia and back. We're so blessed to know how many people who have loved us and surrounded us with support as we have readjusted to life here Stateside. We are excited to see how God works in our little family in the next year! Please keep following this journey!

Long Time No Blog

So I've been really bad about blogging on this blog. Truthfully I've just had other places that I needed to invest my time. I promise I'll get better, but how soon that will be is still in question. I thought I might throw my faithful readers a bone though and upload a few recent pictures. We've been settling in a bit here in the sleepy little town of Stanley and finding our way around. Last Sunday afternoon we went out to a local park with lots of trails and a lake- ya know, typical park stuff. We did a little light (very light) hiking and took a few pictures. I thought I'd share some with ya'll! Enjoy!


An altered pic. of Kyle and I.


Balancing on a rock- not easy as my center of gravity has drastically shifted these days.


Pregnant belly out in nature!


Wild at heart Kyle.


Pretty red leaves


Belly shot (also known as the amazing disappearing feet trick)


Leaves and light...I heart fall...sigh...