He's Here!

Well, he has been here for almost two weeks but I am just now getting around to blog about him due to lack of sleep and being a new mom. We welcomed Thomas Hall Trantham on August 3rd at 11:25pm. We are so thrilled to get to know this little guy and are excited that we have entered the world of parenting. Here we go!!! Tom really is the sweetest baby ever! He sleeps all day and is pulling all nighters, but we know a routine will come with time.

Proud Papa!


Going home outfit. He looks like a little Dutch Boy! Ha!




Bath Time! I know it doesnt look like it here, but he loves his Tummy Tub!



Meeting Miss Camryn Rose Louise Capps for the first time!


Our AC went out this past week and we got to have a sleep over at our good friends, The Deweys, who have a newborn as well! Tom and Brynn Leigh Dewey had their first sleep over!!


We also had our first road trip to Great Grandmom's house in Weatherford while our AC was being fixed! Tom got to meet his 2nd cousin Cait!


We are having so much fun with Tom and can't imagine what life would be like without him!

Main Events

We celebrated Austin's birthday in Austin this past weekend with all of our families. We had so much fun making the rounds to see everyone!

We drove down Saturday morning and stopped by Austin's, brother's house and took the family out to lunch and then on to Main Event. Our neice and newphew had a blast! We played putt putt, air hockey, all the arcade games and even did some rock climbing! It was so good to see them!

Braeden and Allison playing "Glow in the Dark" putt putt


A little air hockey with dad






On Saturday night we went out to dinner with my family to celebrate Austin and Julie's Bdays at Eddie Vs! Love this place!! Austin's cake and opening gifts



On Sunday we had lunch at Hula Hut with the Trantham/Hall families. It was so nice to have Granny and Peepaw in town and spend time with Austin's family and our little cousins! They are getting so big!






Granny is a very talented painter and it has been a tradition in the family to paint all the grandchildren eggs for Easter. She painted a little one for The Babe!


Happy Birthday to my wonderful hubby, Austin! Love you!

Our Baby Belle

Our little Belle is 9 years old this month. Belle has been so many things to us in the past 9 years. She has several names because one just isn't enough..Belly, Bellers, No Belle, Good Dog.

Some things we adore about Belle:

1) She helps Austin out in the yard and keeps him company.

2) She is my little burgular alarm any time something suspicious comes near our house.

3) She has a very big appetite for anything. Vegetables, 92 dog bones at one time, grandmoms whole loaves of banana nut bread and pound cake, her momma's pumpkin spice cookies...(we thought Peepaw ate them all), 60 caramel calcium chews, and the dog loves acorns. There is a plant that she takes a bite of every day when we walk by it -without fail. And she never misses an opportunity to stop for a snack on a walk like the time she found a hamburger burried in the leaves on the side of the street. She ate it in 2 bites. Our little hamburgular.

4) She is our alarm clock. We dont even have to set one because she is up with the chickens every morning....

5)She loves to snuggle...

6) She loves to chase rabbits and squirrels. Those poor baby bunnies!

7) I am really excited to have her around when The Babe comes so she can eat all the food he throws everywhere! Yuck!

We love her so much and hope to have her around another 9 years!

Born in Lubbock TX - 9 years ago! I bought Belle in college my sophomore year and gave her to Austin as a little present. Little did I know how much effort it would be to take care of a puppy! I went with my roommate Katy to pick her up and we drove straight to the pet store to buy all the essentials. We got her home, gave her a bath and the poor thing would not stop crying at night, which made for a very cranky college student. Needless to say, I called Austin to come pick her up and take her home. She was adorable though....

She is always into something...looking for rabbits under the deck

Belle always sits in our closet when we get dressed for work in the morning. She loves to snuggle with her "babies"

Belle will always be our first baby!! Happy Birthday old girl!

86 Never looked Better

This past weekend was so much fun! While Austin was in Chicago for a bachelor party, my mom came to visit and I took a day off work from work! Mom and I went shopping for the babe and bought some furniture and decor for the nursery. I can't wait to get the nursery set up. Our catch-all room is now turning into The Babe's room...I get a little excited every time I peek my head in and see a baby mattress leaning on the wall. (Deep Breath) It is such a reality check that a little being is going to be here pretty soon and this room that was our once catch-all room will have a new and significant meaning in our lives.

After a wonderful couple of days with mom in Dallas, we drove over to Weatherford for the rest of the weekend to celebrate Grandmom's Bday! We went out to lunch and did a little shopping and then had a fabulous dinner at the house with my Aunt, Uncle, cousin Claire and her husband, Richard! We had Uncle Ed's famous chicken, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, green beans and Nothing Bundt Cakes for gmoms bday! Grandmom made out pretty well on all of her gifts! She is learning to embrace technology with her new notebook. I know she will catch on quick! Happy BirtHday Grandmom!!!

Happy Birthday Jan!

We had a great time in Austin celebrating mom's birthday last weekend! It was so good to see the fam and catch up! Happy Birthday Mom!
Singing Happy Birthday! We love Nothing Bundt Cakes!

The birthday girl and Lauren relaxing

Johna and Justin

Sweet brother and sister

80 Things

A few of weekends ago we celebrated Peepaw's 80th Birthday. What a milestone! All the Hall and Trantham families came out to help Peepaw mark this momentous occasion. Each child/grandchild and their spouse was to write down a list of 10 things or stories they love about this wonderful man. There was a lot of laughter and some happy tears reminiscing about all the times we've had with him. From his fraternity days at UNT with Purple Passion Punch to shooting the ceiling while on a hunt for squirrels, the laughs kept coming.










PeePaw with the Triplets


The Fam


Peepaw is the most generous, kind and caring man. He is the best role model for his family and friends. We are all so lucky and blessed to have him in our lives. Here's to the next 80! Happy Birthday Peepaw!

Austin's Derby 30

We celebrated Austin's Dirty Thirty in style this weekend at the horse races at Lone Star Park for opening weekend! We had an awesome group that came out to help Austin celebrate the big day, which truly meant so much to us. We chartered a bus to drive us to Grand Prairie. We enjoyed cocktails, music and lots of laughs on the way to the races! Did I mention the party attire was "Kentucky Derby"....seer sucker, pastels and obnoxious hats?


The Birthday Boy and me before the party


A group shot


The party bus




Colby and Lauren













The Birthday Boy - Happy Birthday to my hubby!