Ok, so the past two weeks have flown by and now I’m back into the office bright and early tomorrow. The past two weeks have been amazing and have let us really come together as a family with our new little bundle of joy! We got to do a lot of cool stuff as a family the past two weeks and Connor fits right in! Be sure to check out all the photos and videos @Flickr!
This past weekend we had Grandpa Lee and Grandma Sue over to celebrate Christmas on Friday night. The girls got some really cool gifts that included an Air Hockey Table! It was a great night to celebrate the holidays. Check out the photos here!
On Saturday, we had a few visitors in the morning, dance class and the girls took off with Aunt Lori and Grandma Debbie to see Disney on Ice! The girls had a great time and even called to ask for to borrow my Credit Card… ha ha! The snow cones were $15 bucks! Check out the photos from Saturday here!
Today, we went out to lunch with John, Jill, Jake and Grandpa Mark. Ella is with her dad today for a quick visit and will be back tomorrow morning. Now, I think it’s off to the store to get some last minute stuff for this week and then we will watch the Grammys!
You should notice some new enhancements to the site with the sidebar. I’ve added a widget that pulls in the most recent 15 photos from flickr! It’s a nice little touch to the site and I’m always looking for more ideas so let me know! Also, added Tag You’re It to the sidebar so that you can filter all the posts by ones you have been tagged in! Have fun finding all the posts and reliving the memories that we have shared together since the blog started!
We are only two days away now from the birth of our son! We couldn’t be more excited at this point. It’s always fun to talk about it with Ella and Kiley! The other day they were putting babies under their shirts to be like Mommy!
The only bad part is that the girls still won’t be able to visit us in the hospital. I truly wish that they could be there before and after he is born. We will just have to take ton of pictures and I’m going to try and hang out with them for a few hours each day. I really want to take Ella to see the new Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie. I know she would love that.
Everytime I think about Friday, I get more and more anxious and excited. It’s a wonderful experience and I can’t believe we are so lucky to have another . We are so blessed to have Ella and Kiley and adding Connor to the mix is going to be great!
Yesterday, I was talking to a few clients and had great conversations about Friday with them. Dan from the Bears was giving me workout tips to get Connor in the NFL. He said the quickest way to the NFL is to be a Long Snapper! I’m sure we can try and make that happen He also mentioned it’s an easy way to get a college scholarship. That would be awesome too! I am wanting him and his cousin Jake to play pee wee football as I never did. I’m sure Osol, Schmidt and Fletcher will be willing to teach and train him!
Gonna run and head into the office. Be sure to check back soon as we will be updating the blog as much as we can over the next few days! Allison joked that we should do a live feed on Friday – who knows we just might! Ha ha!
This is the start of many purchases over the next 10 weeks. We bought Baby Saip’s bedding as well as bedding for the girls. Here are a few links to the sets. We saved a ton by getting items that were on sale and with a coupon.
A side note, I took the train again today and loved it. It’s nice having the time to relax before heading into work. I love not having to deal with traffic and it should only get easier when it snows or rains. I won’t have to put up with 90 a whole lot
I just wanted to take a few minutes and post some items that haven’t made it up on the site yet. Here are some photos from the Daughtry Concert as well as when Ben and Jessy were in town! The concert was great and I have some videos you might want to check out if you are a fan of Daughtry. We would like to see him again but on his Fall Tour he won’t be coming to Chicago. I’ve heard this is the second time he has done that.
Anywho, there is also a cute video of Kiley playing outside and a video of Brian (cousin) putting his face in a cake. I paid him 5 bucks to do it and it was so worth it! We had a great time hanging out with Ben and Jessy along with a tons of Family last weekend. Wish they lived back in IL but they should be moving back soon!
As for today, I’m going to be spending some time working this morning to make sure a project I’ve been working on goes live on Thursday! It’s shaping up nicely. Beth took the girls to her Kid’s Therapy Baseball Game this morning and then they are off to a slew of errands. Hopefully, Beth doesn’t wear herself out too much today as tonight is going to be amazing.
I’m going to straighten up the house a bit and then we will be taking Ella to her first Chicago Bears Game for her Birthday! I can’t wait to go tonight. We were able to get Field Passes for the game and I’m SUPER EXCITED for that! Grandpa Lee will be joining us and I can’t wait! I think I’ll say it one more time – I CAN’T WAIT!!!
One last item before I go, while I was working yesterday a friend let me know on a little secret – the Cardinals are 7 games up on the Cubbies! HA HA HA HA. I haven’t had the chance to follow lately and I definitely know why the Cubby fans have been quite lately. GO CARDINALS!
It’s Friday. Phew… Ella and Kiley were able to hang out with Grandma Marsha and Jill this afternoon at Pump It Up! Ella had a blast and Kiley is still a bit young for the place. I heard Jill had an interesting time keeping up with Kiley seeing as how she is ready to burst . After picking up the girls, we ordered chinese food for dinner and cleaned up a bit. Ella is spending the weekend with her Dad. It’s always tough when she goes and I think Kiley is starting to pick up on it. We mentioned Ella’s name after she left and she pointed to the door and was showing us where Ella went. This should be interesting in a year when Kiley really gets it.
I’m in the process of posting photos to Flickr. We have photos to post from our Door County trips as well as a video from tonight. Kiley got down to Beyonce’s – “All the Single Ladies.”
There are some really cute photos from Door County. I’ve added a few to the main image area on this site. Here is a link to Grandma Sue’s photos on Picasa.
Also, the White Sox scored a great pitcher today with dealing for Jake Peavy! Go Sox! And, Bear training camp started today! Check out what we put together for the Bears and their Camp Coverage.
Here is a video of Kiley feeding the ducks in Door County!
Here is the video of Kiley dancing tonight! Too Cute. I even sing a little…
He also mentioned it’s an easy way to get a college scholarship. That would be awesome too! I am wanting him and his cousin Jake to play pee wee football as I never did. I’m sure Osol, Schmidt and Fletcher will be willing to teach and train him! 
