Way to go FROGS!! #6

We are so proud of what a wonderful season the TCU Horned Frogs are having. On Saturday, we had a game watching party at our home to cheer on the Frogs vs. BYU. TCU won the game 38-7 and it was such a fun game to watch! We are now happy to report that as of last night's standings, we are now ranked #6 in the BCS. If TCU continues to go undefeated and beats Utah in 3 weeks, then we have a great shot at a BCS bowl game! Not sure when/where it would be, but definitely an exciting achievement!! Other events of the weekend, we attended my high school's homecoming game (part of it anyways) for some yummy Rosa's fajitas. I also got to see a few old friends and lots of people I hadn't seen in awhile. It was pretty funny to see from the years 1999-2002 how many pregnant girls there were. (7 if I remember correctly) I guess it's pretty popular right now with that age group.

On Saturday, we spent some time cleaning and preparing for the game watching party that evening. Then, Mike went to get my oil changed and car washed (THANKS SWEETIE!) while I drove out to Fort Worth for a "sip and see" for my cousin Leigh and her new baby, Cassidy. Sunday we had church in the morning and a very powerful message which was great. The pastor was finishing up a series on "Hope under Construction" and going through the book of Nehemiah. We found out that our small group leader is taking a position with Pantego Christian Church, so it was he and his wife's last Sunday. He will be continuing to lead our group for the next few weeks, but I'm not sure where things will go from there. Perhaps we will have to visit some of the other groups. Sunday afternoon I took a nap while Mike watched football, then we drove to Fort Worth for my choir practice for the Christmas Cantata followed by dinner at Olive Garden with Matt & Vivian.

I'm not sure that I ever updated around the time when my sister, Lauren, found out what she is having. She is having a GIRL. So, Ryan will have a little girl cousin around his age. They have already decided on her name as well, which will be Naomi Rose Keene. At Easter it should be really fun because we will have 3 babies under the age of one at the Smith Family luncheon April 4th, they will be approximately (Cassidy-6 months, Ryan- 2 months, Naomi-1.5 months). They will also have a little boy cousin, William, who will be about 22 months, so just shy of 2 yrs old. I think it will be so much fun! :)

This week we will be getting together with Mike's friend Lane and his wife Erin for dinner one night, Lifegroup on Thursday, and then Halloween is on Saturday, as is our next TCU game, and homecoming vs. UNLV. I hope the weather is nice! It is an afternoon game, which I think is great! We aren't planning on attending any parties that night, but have tons of candy to hand out to all the kids in our neighborhood, so hopefully they don't come by too early on Saturday. Sunday we are going to celebrate Beckham's 1st birthday party with Tomas & Shae (one of Mike's co-workers). I haven't seen him since the day after he was born when we went to visit them in the hospital in San Antonio. Shae has kept me updated on his monthly pictures and he is such a cutie. If you have any gift ideas for a one yr old please feel free to post! :)

I think that should roughly catch you up on the past week or two. I did go to Baltimore, MD for work Oct 11-14th and it was a great trip. I already received one P.O. from the trip and hope more are headed my way! It was a very busy couple of days, but I loved getting to see the beautiful leaves changing and cooler weather. We are now appreciating the cooler Fall-like weather around Texas as well. (My FAVORITE- esp this year!) It was also nice being back in the field and not stuck in an office cubical. I really do miss the face-to-face customer interaction that I used to have. Well, I think that is all for now.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!!
~Emily

Picture update

I am currently running out the door for the SCS Homecoming game. Lots going on this weekend so I will have to update later. Here are a few pictures from this past weekend and the beginning of this week. Belly photos are week 24. We just started week 25 today. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend. GO FROGS!!! :)

Week 24 (Mon-Oct. 19)
Week 24 (Mon. Oct 19th)

Kristin-Wk 26, Emily-Wk 24 (we initially had the same due date!!)

Kristin Hamon and Emily

The Hamon family celebrating Ryan's birthday

(James, Kristin, Ryan, Jordan, Susan & Jerry)

James and Mike checking their "Daddy bellys"

Best buds- James & Mike (hiding our purses they were holding)

Ryan Alexander Campbell

We are pleased to announce that we have decided on a name for our precious little boy. He is going to be named Ryan Alexander Campbell. Ryan means little king and Alexander means defender of the people. I think it flows nicely and we were very fond of Ryan since it is Michael's middle name. I know everyone's been curious and asking us so I thought I'd go ahead and have a brief post to let everyone know.

Also, follow up from my Dr's appointment yesterday, Ryan's heartbeat was 161bpm. My BP was 112/70 which is normal, and I gained another 5 lbs. which brings my total weight gain at a little over 23 weeks to be 11 lbs. I believe that's right on track and I really hope that it stays nice and steady. I was really expecting a big weight gain at this visit since I feel like my belly has definitely had some major changes and growth in the last 2-3 weeks. From here on out my "What to Expect" book says that he will gain approximately 6oz every week. (CRAZY!) Uterus measurement was 23 centimeters and the Dr said to figure about a centimeter per week, so also good. Before my next appointment I "get" to do the glucose test thing which I've heard is just lovely (sarcasm) and then I will see my Dr again November 12th. November is a busy month as we have our prepared childbirth class and babycare/cpr classes starting. It is hard for me to believe that November will be here in two weeks.

Other news, TCU plays Colorado State at home tomorrow so we will be planning to attend the game and hoping to catch up with many of our good friends at the game. GO FROGS!! I will also be participating with Sigma Kappa in the Alzheimer's Memory Walk in the morning which is a 3K walk around Trinity Park. Thanks to everyone who made a donation!

Happy Fall Y'all

October is here as is nice cooler weather and a lot of rain. This year is certainly flying by! This past weekend we celebrated my 26th birthday. On Friday night Mike and I celebrated with dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse, just the two of us. We had never been, but had a pretty good time. I also received a lovely "flower cake" from Mike, and a yummy cake and birthday balloon from one of my co-workers. For my birthday Mike got me a massage chair cushion that goes over any chair and is wonderful!

Saturday morning Mara, Tyler, Twin, & John met us and we carpooled downtown to take the new DART green line to the State Fair!! :) I have been wanting to go to the State Fair for quite awhile, but it always seems to come at a very busy time of year. Out of our group, Mara had been in elementary school, Lauren had been when she was two, and Mike went once in college. So, it was mostly a new experience for everyone. Most of the group got a Fletcher's corn dog (which I'd heard a lot about, but I don't like corn dogs). I got a yummy Turkey leg!! (LOVE THOSE!) John also tried (and shared) fried oreos. They were pretty tasty and reminded me of small little funnel cakes with a taste of chocolate. Twin got some french fries, Mara got Dole pinneapple ice cream (also good) and we tried some ice cold root beer from a barrel that was made with imperial sugar. Other than that, the fresh cotton candy smelled good, but I decided "Baby and me" had enough sugar for the day. The weather was perfect at the Fair and had just started getting overcast and sprinkling when we left around 3pm. Everyone came back to our house to relax and freshen up for awhile after the fair. Then we went to dinner at Outback Steakhouse followed by the TCU vs. SMU game. The Frogs pulled out another win 39-14 and Mike, Maggie, Phil & I stayed until the very end (even though it was cold and rainy). Unfortunately, due to the weather I didn't get any pictures of all of us in our cute "purple" outfits before the game. Oh well, there will be other games...

Sunday we visited a new church for the 2nd time and got some information about their Life Groups which we hope to check out a few different ones this week and next. Sunday evening I joined St. Luke choir's 1st Cantata Rehearsal (only 5 more before our Dec. 13th performance, yikes!). Mike and I also joined Matt & Vivian for dinner at Chilli's that evening. Other happenings this month include travel for me to Austin, TX and Baltimore, MD for work, Dr's appt Oct 15th, Alzheimer's Memory Walk, more TCU FOOTBALL, SCS Homecoming & Halloween. Should prove to be a pretty busy month! October Birthday shout-outs to Melissa-Oct 1st & Diane-Oct 22nd. :)

Pictures below! ~Emily

My Birthday cake from Heather at work

Mike & Emily @ the State Fair

Mike, Emily, Tyler, Mara, Lauren & John

Big Tex at 2009 State Fair