Spring!

Ahhhh, the weather is getting to be a bit nicer and Spring is in the air! We are looking forward to some of stuff planned in the next few weekends. We have our trip to Florida next weekend for Mason's Baptism, Memorial Day is the following weekend and then we have talked about running a 5K on 6/10! Better start getting prepared for all of these events!

Check back soon and often for Team Saip pictures, videos and updates on our fun filled adventures!


     

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    16 Days

    Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

    We have 16 days until Connor is here with us! We can’t wait! Beth and I have been stocking up on winter clothes and have one more Babies R Us run to make.

    Did you know it’s super hard to find fleece sleepers in the stores? They’ve already starting putting out spring clothes. We need to get a lot of little stuff like bottles, bath tub, bibs, etc. How quickly we forget about all the stuff a newborn needs!

    The hospital visitor restriction is still in place as we found out on Monday with Kiley’s test. This means the girls won’t be allowed in the hospital when Connor is born. It sucks! Hopefully, it will be lifted by the time we have him. We all know it’s to keep everyone healthy but boy does it stink that the girls won’t be able to see Connor until we bring him home. I think Beth is going to push to come home on Sunday instead of Monday knowing her.

    Tomorrow is New Years Eve and we will have a few friends and family over to celebrate. I love this night because it’s fun letting the kids do whatever they want for the night. Looks like John, Jill, Jake, Steve, Amber, Derrik, Mary, Mary’s Sister and their two kids will all be coming over. It should be a blast!

    Check back soon for more updates!

    Merry Christmas!

    Friday, December 25th, 2009

    Team Saip would like to take a minute and wish all of our Family and Friends a very Merry Christmas! This is our favorite time of the year and have had a great time thus far! The girls had a blast opening gifts from Santa this morning. Santa brought all sorts of fun stuff for them and they will be entertained for a long time!

    This afternoon we are headed to Aunt Lori’s house to celebrate with Grandma Debbie, Aunt Lori, Uncle Joe, Uncle Rob and Aunt Sandy. It’s should be a great time!

    I wanted to post some photos from the past few days as well. Enjoy!

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    Fun times with the new Blanket!

    Fun times with the new Blanket!

    A NEW TV from Santa!!!

    A NEW TV from Santa!!!

    Happy 29th Burfday!

    Happy 29th Burfday!

    Merry Christmas!

    Love,

    Team Saip

    Christmas Decorations!

    Saturday, December 5th, 2009

    Before the Tree was put up!

    Before the Tree was put up!

    We set up our Christmas Tree tonight and the girls loved it. I realized once the kids were in bed that I didn’t take enough pictures (which is a first). I only have one from before we started. It’s cute none the less. The girls are loving this time of year and it will be here before we know it.

    Before Christmas though is my 29th birthday! Yikes! For all of you laughing right now that I’m getting older, just remember you are either my same age or older! So, me turning 29 only means you are just as old or older :)

    Tomorrow we are heading to watch the Bears Game at Gold Class Theaters in Barrington with John and Jill. It’s free to get in and probably the best theater ever to watch a movie or a game. Allison and Donnie have been a few times this year and have loved watching the game there. I know, you wonder why we watch the Bears if they are this bad right now. We can’t give up on them and it’s a good reason to sit in the comfiest chairs ever!

    I’m not sure what we will be up to after the game tomorrow. I know that we still have some shopping to do before our family Christmas pictures are taken on Monday Night. I don’t think Beth knows what she is going to wear. After that, we will need to get our Christmas cards ready and sent out. It’s going to be really cool in a few years to see each years Christmas cards. The Osol’s hang each years Christmas cards in their living room and it’s always cool to see every year.

    Be sure to check out this awesome video of Kiley on the train at the zoo in St. Louis! We finally got her on film saying “AHHHHH BOOO!”

    Check back soon for more updates!

    What a weekend!

    Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

    It was another busy weekend for Team Saip!! Yesterday, we dropped the Pilot off for new brakes, had a dryer repair man come out to look at our dryer because it is turning blue, and had the girl’s new furniture delivered. All of this before noon while we cleaned the whole house and got everything ready for today’s festivities. The furniture looks so nice in the girl’s room. We then went over to Debbie’s house to help her move a few things for her new carpet to be installed (well Matt helped anyway). We stopped at a few more places and then went out to a yummy dinner at Del Torros. The sucky part was that we waited almost an hour for a table. Good thing Kiley was a trooper.

    Today we had family over to celebrate Thanksgiving a little early. It was my second attempt ever at making a turkey (last Thanksgiving was the first), and it turned out well. I made Aunt Eve’s stuffing again this year, and it was so good! Everyone brought stuff, and we ended up with enough food to feed an army as usual. The grandmas brought fun Christmas ornaments for the girls to make for their new pink Christmas tree that Grandma Marsha and Grandpa Mark got for them. It looks adorable in their new room.

    Matt also went to pick up the rest of the bedding that finally came in today. The baby’s bedding looks awesome in his room. I don’t think we even need to paint the room. Woo hoo! I was so happy that we got Ella’s bedding too for their first night sharing a room. Should be intersting in the morning. I am guessing that they will be up as soon as the sun comes up.

    Tomorrow we have our 32 week Dr. appointment. I can’t believe we only have 7 more weeks from this friday til our son is born Crazy! Only a day and a half (2 and a half for Matt) of work this week,  and then we are off to St. Louis for a few days to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Saips! It is always a great time when we go there!

    Never a dull moment around here! I might need to be carried up the stairs tonight considering how tired I am at this point…but it was worth it! We had another great weekend! Now it’s time to relax and watch this Bears game…let’s hope they can redeem themselves and pull out a win!

    Happy Halloween!

    Sunday, November 1st, 2009

    We hope everyone had a great Halloween! The girls had a blast this year dressing up and trick or treating! It was fun because they were both really into it this year. Ella was a candy corn witch and Kiley was “naughty and nice” in other words half angel/half devil.  We spent the day at Aunt Lori and Uncle Joe’s house with family (Grandma Marsha and Grandpa Mark, Grandma Debbie, Uncle John, Aunt Jill, Jake, Aunt Lori, Uncle Joe, Aunt Bonnie, and Uncle Dwayne). It was tons of fun! The neighborhood was hopping, and trick or treating was a blast! Ella had to have a conversation with just about everyone who’s house she went up to. It was hilarious. Kiley pooped out a little earlier than Ella, but she was having a great time running up to houses….Ella could have gone all night probably. We had a lot of great food, and too much candy!

    Today, we are watching the Bears game at home, and then heading out to Caleb’s birthday party. Another busy weekend! Which is pretty much the norm for Team Saip!

    Coming up… next weekend we have a visit with Scott and Ann to finally meet Julia, and going to the Bears game on Sunday. Then its off to Wisconsin to see Flecth and Ashley the following weekend. I believe we do not actually have anything definitely planned the weekend after that. Then we head off to ST. Louis for Thanksgiving. Should be another busy month! Time is flying and baby Saip will be here before we know it!

    Check out the photos here!

    Kiley - Half Angel Half Stinker!

    Kiley - Half Angel Half Stinker!

    Mommy and Daddy!

    Mommy and Daddy!

    Ella - Candy Corn Witch!

    Ella - Candy Corn Witch!

     

    Only 3 more months!

    Friday, October 16th, 2009

    Matt and I had a great time in New York last weekend!!! It was not exactly a relaxing vacation, but it was nice to get away for a few days just the two of us! I think it will be a while before we get to do that again. Thanks again to everyone that helped with all of our kids to make that possible!!! We got to walk around Times Square, see Mary Poppins on Broadway, go to the Giants game, hang out in the West Village for a fancy dinner, walk through Central Park, see the Columbus Day parade, and walk up and down 5th ave/Park ave among many other things while we were there for 3 short days. All I know is that we came home way more exhausted than we were when we left. And everything in New York is really expensive!!! I don’t think I could live there, but it was so much fun to visit!!!

    This weekend we have another busy couple of days planned. Tomorrow morning I am going out with Allison and all of her bridesmaids for lunch and dress shopping…should be tons of fun! Matt is hanging out with the girls and Grandma Debbie. We are then going to have a full house with Grayce and Gretchen joining us for the evening so that Derrik and Mary can enjoy a night out for their anniversary. The girls will love it! Sunday we are headed to Goebberts Pumpkin farm with family and friends for some fall festivities! The girls love the pumpkin farm! Ella starts dance class again on monday. Busy busy busy!!!

    Only 3 more months until we have this little baby boy! This pregnancy is going so quickly. I am still feeling pretty good. Just starting to get a little more tired and sore by the end of the day. Really not too much to complain about, although, Matt might tell you that I do complain all of the time :) . The holidays are fast approaching so it will be January before we know it!