It's been a long while since we have last posted on the website! So much has happened since Luke's 1st Birthday! Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Birthdays and January have all come and gone! It's now February and we are making a promise to post more on the website moving forward!
Check back soon and often for Team Saip pictures, videos and updates on our fun filled adventures!
My beautiful Niece!
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!
Enjoy these photos and check back soon!
Kiley at her finest!
We just got home a few hours ago from a really great trip to St. Louis for the HR Derby and All Star game. I’ve uploaded a ton of photos from both of the events that we went to. The All Star game was amazing and we would recommend that if you ever have the opportunity to go to a game, take it! The pregame ceremonies were great. We got to see Obama, Stan Musial, and all the All Stars for MLB. We even caught glimpses of Snipers on the roof of the stadium. We especially enjoyed being able to share the night with Grandpa and Grandma Saip. It was great to get to go to the game with them. It definitely makes up for missing our World Series Game in ’04.
Take a few minutes to look through all of the pictures, you won’t be disappointed! Click Here.
Here are a couple video links too! Stan Musial Entrance | Obama Entrance (Intro) | Intro to Canadian National Anthem With the videos, I wasn’t sure how they would turn out or if I could post them so it’s just snippets. I didn’t realize they were doing the Canadian National Anthem next when I was filming but the drunk guys reaction was comical but unnecessary.
Team Saip at the All Star Game!
So, it’s the 4th already! We are getting ready to have people over today for a bbq. It’s raining right now so it will be interesting to see how this plays out. The usual clan is heading over – Grandma Debbie, Grandma Marsha, Grandpa Mark, John, Jill, Jake (in womb), Donny, Derrik, Mary, Grayce, and Gretchen. Lauren and Robert (looks a lot like Eli Manning) from Beth’s work are coming as well! Happy 4th to all and look for pictures from today tomorrow!
As for yesterday, Ella and I spent the morning helping Ashley move out of the city. She is moving up to Madison to be with Fletcher. I still don’t know why… LOL. Ella was a great helper and Ashley’s mom gave her $10 because of how helpful she was. I’m thinking it’s because she’s too cute! After we got back from Chicago, Team Saip headed out to a festival in Crystal Lake. Kiley rode on the Ferris wheel at 17 Months Old! She has no fear and was just saying “Weeeeee” the whole time. Beth and I couldn’t believe it. We came home and spent the night getting ready for the party today. Cut the lawn, put up the pool, and played outside with the girls. It was a great time (except for mowing the lawn).
Big news in MLB, Pujols hit a grand slam (31st Homerun) as the Cardinals beat the Reds! Grandma and Grandpa Saip will get to see an awesome All Star game next weekend. Hopefully, we will be able to get the two extra tickets!
Here are some photos that John posted on Flickr from their baby shower! Here are photos from 7/3!
Who can work from home with Kiley 
So, we only have one more day at work until the holiday weekend. I had to work from home today because we didn’t have a sitter for Kiley and she was really good. I only had to apologize on one call this morning with a client so I consider it a good day. Who can get any work done with this beautiful baby at home!?!
Ella has gotten to spend some quality time with grandma marsha this week. They went swimming today at an indoor pool near her house today. We can’t wait to see her tomorrow night and party!
During the work day, I got into an interesting conversation about Albert Pujols. He hit 2 home runs last night and deserves tons of credit for the first player in mlb history to hit 30 home runs in their first 9 seasons. So, I posted on twitter this update and it started conversation about steriods on facebook. You know, I get that he came up through the minors when people were using steroids. He is the one guy that I don’t suspect. But with the media today, everything is under scrutiny. You have to wonder about some guys out there in the majors but I feel Pujols is different. He has raw talent and has produced since day one. I might eat my words one day but I believe he is one of the players that didn’t take ‘roids. Go Cardinals!
The 4th is coming up soon and we realized we didn’t tell anyone that we will BBQ at our house on Saturday. Last years party was a blast so for those of you that would like to come out, please do so! I don’t think we will have the slip n slide but bags, beer and brats will be on tap! Hope to see you on Saturday!
Hey everyone! We had a great day today celebrating father’s day, and we hope you all did as well! Arlington Park started off interesting with the weather, but we were lucky to find a spot inside in the air conditioning for most of the day. We had a great time visiting with everyone and betting on ponies. We won a few races, but Grandpa Lee was the lucky one with his 8′s. After Arlington Park, we went out to dinner at Fridays. We are finally home, girls are in bed, mommy and daddy are relaxing now and watching Matt’s favorite movie of all time Ferris Bueller (on BluRay none the less). And by the way, it doesn’t really look much better than the 1986 version. I have to give a shout out to our Redbirds who happen to be a game and a half ahead in FIRST PLACE! Well I hope everyone enjoys the new site. Look forward to more frequent posts from us with word press.
