Saturday, January 7, 2012
big sisters
this picture was taken by my mom the day will was born. just saw on my phone and makes me smile every time...love these girls!
great grandpa turns 90
we were able to have an all family birthday party for my grandpa's 90th the first weekend in november...the schwabs were able to make a quick trip in and we had an awesome day at the cabin...
Happy Birthday Great Grandpa!! We Love You!!
Happy Birthday Great Grandpa!! We Love You!!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
ready....set....catch up!!
so life has been a little hectic since the little guy entered our world but since it's the first day of 2012 thought i would catch up on what's been going on around here....
we played soccer....
and C turned 2!!!!
we had a fun, busy October!!
we played soccer....
J went to cheer camp and got to perform at a high school football game....
and C turned 2!!!!
we had a fun, busy October!!
Friday, October 21, 2011
the new love of my life...
16 days ago I thought I was prepared for the arrival of my little guy. the day got off to an early start - the hospital calling at 5:15 to let us know they were ready for us to come in and start the induction. hours later I was just kinda hanging out - waiting for the pitocin to kick in and decided to flip through a magazine. my horoscope read...."get ready for a serious love affair like you've never experienced before - an epic, mind-blowing romance is headed your way." YEP. i'm head over heels in love with the newest man in my life. Welcome to the world William John.
and the stats...William John (named after my dad and russ' dad), born 10/5/11 at 3:31pm. weighing in at 9 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 1/4 inches long! he's such a handsome little guy :)
and the stats...William John (named after my dad and russ' dad), born 10/5/11 at 3:31pm. weighing in at 9 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 1/4 inches long! he's such a handsome little guy :)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
and the countdown begins...
had my last dr. appt today and we are scheduled to induce this little guy on wed. oct. 5!!!! a week from today we will become a family of 6. i am SO EXCITED!!!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
getting our last bit of fun in before baby boy arrives :)
we are on official countdown before this little baby arrives and with the two big girls in school mon-thurs afternoon i've tried to do something fun on friday morning for the past couple of weeks. last friday we headed to the magic house for special "member only" play. it was awesome - we were practically the only kids in the children's village. no field trips, no crazy weekend crowds. my kids could run around and i could be relatively confident that i wouldn't lose anyone :)
today we headed to the zoo. we invited grandma with us because 1) she's fun to do things with :) and 2) i admit to being a wee bit nervous about heading to the zoo 38 weeks pregnant with a 5, 4, and almost 2 year old. thanks for coming grandma!!
it was the first day baby asian elephant "kenzi" was out in the river's edge for everyone to see. she was the cutest little thing ever. all my girls were crazy over her :)
after watching the elephant's we headed over to stingray cove for the first time ever. petting stingrays must have been a topic of conversation a couple of weeks ago in kindergarten but j has been very interested in seeing the stingrays for the first time ever. in the past they were just happy as could be to pass by without looking twice. i have to say it was so cool! of course j kind of put the brakes on and wasn't so sure and e would have been just fine staying far away, but that little c of mine was the first to get her hand in there to pet the stingrays :) once grandma, c and I spent some time petting them j decided she was going to be brave and put her hand in the water. it takes a while, but if you're patient and don't stress she is so willing to try things. it was such a good reminder for me to try and remain PATIENT and POSITIVE and all will be GOOD in the long run!!!! the best i could pull off with e is some intent watching and a couple of times her fingers actually hit the water - just not when there were any animals around :)
to top off the stingray exhibit, we were there during feeding time and even though j was totally interested, there was no way she was going to hold raw fish in her hands and so big chicken that i am stepped up and fed those stingrays. ugh. not my thing. holding raw fish pieces between my fingers so they could slide over slurp up. gross. and once i truly thought i was going to lose a finger :) told the girls after that i was glad i tried it because it's important to try new things but that mommy probably would NOT be doing that again!!
before you knew were were out of time...wound our way out of the zoo and got to the car just as the rain started falling. drove through mcdonald's and got j to school just as they were lining up. talk about timing.
what should be do next week? should be last friday before this little guy arrives!!!!!!
today we headed to the zoo. we invited grandma with us because 1) she's fun to do things with :) and 2) i admit to being a wee bit nervous about heading to the zoo 38 weeks pregnant with a 5, 4, and almost 2 year old. thanks for coming grandma!!
it was the first day baby asian elephant "kenzi" was out in the river's edge for everyone to see. she was the cutest little thing ever. all my girls were crazy over her :)
after watching the elephant's we headed over to stingray cove for the first time ever. petting stingrays must have been a topic of conversation a couple of weeks ago in kindergarten but j has been very interested in seeing the stingrays for the first time ever. in the past they were just happy as could be to pass by without looking twice. i have to say it was so cool! of course j kind of put the brakes on and wasn't so sure and e would have been just fine staying far away, but that little c of mine was the first to get her hand in there to pet the stingrays :) once grandma, c and I spent some time petting them j decided she was going to be brave and put her hand in the water. it takes a while, but if you're patient and don't stress she is so willing to try things. it was such a good reminder for me to try and remain PATIENT and POSITIVE and all will be GOOD in the long run!!!! the best i could pull off with e is some intent watching and a couple of times her fingers actually hit the water - just not when there were any animals around :)
to top off the stingray exhibit, we were there during feeding time and even though j was totally interested, there was no way she was going to hold raw fish in her hands and so big chicken that i am stepped up and fed those stingrays. ugh. not my thing. holding raw fish pieces between my fingers so they could slide over slurp up. gross. and once i truly thought i was going to lose a finger :) told the girls after that i was glad i tried it because it's important to try new things but that mommy probably would NOT be doing that again!!
before you knew were were out of time...wound our way out of the zoo and got to the car just as the rain started falling. drove through mcdonald's and got j to school just as they were lining up. talk about timing.
what should be do next week? should be last friday before this little guy arrives!!!!!!
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