Picture Post

  Apparently I can't find the time to blog lately :(  But I want to make sure and at least get some pictures up!!     Life is wonderful, busy, and blessed...   Thanking God everyday for this pregnancy and how much He is covering me with His love.

19 weeks  

Meet Delaney Hope :)   Delaney is after Hadley and Tammie's middle name, D'Layne and Hope is because she is the hope and healing God is giving our family this year!! We celebrated my sweet Hadley's 2nd birthday.  I will have another post on that soon but here are a few of my favorite pics from her balloon release.

The day before Hadley's birthday we took Briley to Great Wolf Lodge to have some family time...she had a BLAST!!!

  Briley got to see the musical from her favorite book...PINKALICIOUS!!!

  We celebrated my amazing husband's 30th birthday with family and friends

This week we started our Easter festivities with an Egg Hunt at Briley's preschool...

This weekend we have an Easter Family Day on Saturday at church and then of course church on Sunday and visiting with family to celebrate that HE LIVES!!

 

I will be 24 weeks on Saturday which is considered "viability".  God's timing with this pregnancy is beautiful and perfect...so thankful for new beginnings this Easter season.

Love,

Melissa

Still here!!

WOW!!  Over a month since I have last blogged.  As we all know life happens and sadly I haven't set aside time to blog.  But that is over!!  I miss blogging so much and I know I need it :)   The Bufe's are doing very well!!
In the past month we have....
-Got through the holidays and had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!! -Still haven't put our living room back together after having it painted...we have nothing on our walls.  Hopefully this month I can tackle that!! -Been sick...thank goodness nothing too bad.  Just low grade fevers and colds. -Been to the doctor SEVERAL times to see our sweet baby :) -Briley had a pancakes and pj's day at preschool -Celebrated Nonnie's 2nd year in Heaven -I turned 30!! -My sweet husband and wonderful Mom threw me a 30th birthday with family and friends -Went to a children's ministry conference -Briley and Daniel had a Daddy/Daughter date to the Ft. Worth Stock Show -Went to Daniel's Fireman Banquet
And last but not least found out the SEX of our baby :)
It's a............

GIRL!!!!!
We are so excited to welcome another sweet baby girl into our family.  Daniel and I have decided that all we make is girls :)  Briley is beside herself excited with having a baby sister to love and share all her toys with.  She promised she would!!  ;)
I think we are set on name but just figuring out spelling.  I will share that soon.
We were lucky to found out fairly early what this baby was because I am going to the doctor so often.  I'm 16 weeks 2 days as of today but thankfully every time we go in I'm measuring a couple days ahead of that.  She is a growing girl!!
The next two months are very critical for our sweet girl.  Please pray that she stays put and it's God's plan for us to bring a healthy full term baby home in July.  You can also pray for my anxiety.  I'm working on it, praying through it, and leaning on friends for support, but it's still tough.
Hope all my blog friends are doing well!!
I promise it won't be another month until you hear from me!!
Happy Tuesday,
~Melissa

Pics from Daddy's Phone

These pictures make me smile...

She LOVES going to the pond with her Daddy to throw rocks...don't you love what she is dressed in??  She has one special Daddy who loves her very much!!

 

~Melissa

Father's Day 2012

Father's Day was a fun day for us and I think for Daniel too!!

 I wasn't able to spend Father's Day with my Dad (my family was going to my Uncle's and we already had plans) so we gave him his present on Friday night at Briley's party.  I used the website "wordle" and made him this...

I put it in a nice frame and he loved it!!  He has been wanting a picture of the family for a long time.  Love you Dad!!!
For Father's Day we started off with giving Daniel his present from Briley.  Briley gave her Daddy this...

I saw this on pinterest and at a friends house and thought it was precious!!  We put it in a frame and he loved it!!  We also had to do a little more for such a wonderful Daddy and we gave him tickets to the Ranger game!!!
We headed to church with Daniel's Dad and sister but not before taking a few pictures of some great Dad's and a sweet little girl in the middle!!

We were so excited to have Daniel's Dad and sister visit the church we have been talking about so much and I know Daniel enjoyed being at church with his Dad on Father's Day.

As soon as church was out we headed to the Ranger game.  We were so worried about it being too hot but we were in the shade and it was perfect!!  

I L.O.V.E. these two!!

I feel so incredibly blessed that Briley and our angels have such a wonderful Daddy.  I knew when Daniel and I got engagned that I couldn't wait for moments like this...to see him with our children.  The path God has given Daniel and I is not always what we have expected or wanted but I can't imagine experiencing it with anyone else.  I am so thankful for you Daniel.  Briley, Hadley, and Baby Bufe are the luckiest kiddos in the world.

We love you so much!!!

5 years!

 I will post our 2nd Easter post later today but I have to say Happy 5 year anniversary to my husband first!!  The actual day was yesterday but we celebrated it Friday night with a yummy dinner at Chuy's and then spent Saturday sleeping in, having a nice lunch, and doing a little shopping!!  Thank you to my Mom for keeping B so we could have a nice long anniversary date :)

I am so absolutely blessed to be married to Daniel.  Most marriages to not go through what we have in 5, 10, even 20 years and we have done it.  We are stronger, closer, and even more in love.  I'm so thankful that "He made you for me, and me for you."~ words said by my husband on our wedding day, April 14, 2007.

 Heading to dinner Friday night!!

Here are a few photos from 5 years ago...

Here is part of our gift to each other...the new bed.  I had no idea that for your 5 year you are supposed to give a wood gift...I love that we matched it without even knowing!!

We call this "phase 1" of our bedroom :)  We have bought our new bedspread and curtains, but we still need small accent pillows, 2 nightstands, a dresser, bookshelf, carpet to go underneath the bed, and more decor.  It is expensive to redo a room but I LOVE our new bed...my husband is pretty handy :)  He is going to work on the nightstands next!!

Happy Anniversary Daniel...I love you so much!!