For Zachary James Pratt

Hi Zach, well Alicia and Ryan had their baby girl 1 1/2 weeks early. I knew she wasn't going to wait. She came in just 2 1/2 hours and they named her Juliette Corrine. Isn't that pretty? She was the same size as you were when you were born, but that is big for a girl. Everyone is doing fine and we hope to visit them tomorrow or Sunday. Guess what, your mother turns 50 next month! Not sure how I feel about that but Jeff thinks I should celebrate with friends and family so he has rented a boat on the bay for a sunset cruise and asked everyone to wear their best 'yachting' attire for the occasion. All the family will be there and even Jeff's parents. I sure wish you could be there to help me celebrate. We are all still hard at work planning Michelle's wedding. Brittany is very excited as Michelle wants everyone to wear purple and that means shopping for a new formal dress. Tomorrow we are all meeting to plan the decorations and get creative. That should be fun. Cod...

Hey Zach, hope things are going really well in school and otherwise back there in Texas. Not sure if you heard or not, but Brittany's mom is getting married in November to a wonderful man she has known most of her life. His name is Dean and Michelle and he dated when they were 16 and reconnected early last year. It's very exciting for everyone as we are all helping to plan the wedding. Michelle wants something very low key but she has asked her friends to help with decorating and invitations, etc. We are having lots of fun turning her ideas and plans into a reality. This is a very happy time for Michelle and for Brittany as she really likes Dean. We are also getting ready for Alicia to have her baby girl. She and Ryan have said their chosen name for her starts with a 'J' so we are all trying to guess what it will be. We saw them both last weekend and Alicia is so ready to have her. On another note, your brother has picked up skateboarding and is spending a lot of time w...