Spoiled

Who wouldn't want to sit in a hot tub and watch the Bear's game!?!?

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful thanksgiving this year. We spent it with Eddie's family up in Buffalo Grove. Trinity played with the kids all afternoon / night and Everett was passed around to all the joyful arms that held him. It was really relaxing for Eddie and I.

As I reflect on the holiday and what I am thankful for, I realized that despite the struggling year we have had there are far more great memories than bad. I would be quick to say that I hope 2008 be better only for the sake of the stock market. This is mild in comparison to all the great gifts God gave us this year.

In January we found out we were pregnant year. HUGE blessing!

February: Eddie and I took 3 days and flew to Florida with Breakthrough Urban Ministries. Trinity had a great time with Grandma Bear here and we had a wonderful time with friends, especially The Westrom's and The Wilson's.

March Trinity turned 2 years old. Her Sesame Street party was a great time. She still has a crush on Ernie.

In May Eddie and I celebrated 5 years of marriage. Still praising the Lord for bringing us together!!!

The summer brought many happy memories of water parks, taking Trinity to the park and me floating in the pool.

August we celebrated Eddie spending 31 years on this earth and my birthday 19 days later.

September brought a new chapter of our life as Everett came into this world. Being a mom of 2 great children is too hard to explain. Words are just too small.

Also in September, Trinity was a flowergirl in my cousin's wedding which was a fantastic time.

This holiday season will bring so many more great memories. I am excited to see what God has in store for us. In the meantime, here are some pictures of our holiday:

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So You Wanna Be A Gangsta?!

The Greatest Show On Earth

Light Stick at the circus, $20

---------------------------------- Elephant Snow Cone, $10

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Purple tongue from snow cone, $0

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On a sugar high and having the time of your life...priceless

New Use For Tweezers

Everett has tiny nostrils and it is impossible to get any boogies out of there. That blue bulb they give you at the hospital is worthless. Therefore, I took a pair of tweezers and got those boogies out. I felt like a kid again playing the game of operation. I had to get the tweezers in there without touching the side of his nose so I didn't wake him up. Success! This is my exciting Friday. Maybe I will have a more exciting tale from my trip to the grocery store this afternoon. Stay tuned...on the edge of your seats...

Chunky Monkey

I apologize to my faithful blog readers for my absence. Naps and thank you cards have gained precendence over blogging.I took Everett to the doctor yesterday for a rather personal problem I won't mention here. I wouldn't want to embarrass the little man.
Anyway, since he is over 6 weeks and able to get vaccinated, we went ahead with the routine of the 2 month appt. although he is still 2 weeks shy. This meant 4 shots! I wasn't prepared for it since I wasn't expecting such a thing. Neither was Everett. He was upset, I was upset, it was a mess. He wouldn't even eat he was so mad. He yelled all the way home. I pulled off the highway into a random parking lot to try and feed him again and he wasn't having it. The tune of Bon Jovi in the car and a warm bubble bath at home was the only comfort he wanted. He is perfect today, thankfully.
He is a chunk, as was Trinity at this age. He are his stats:

12lb., 10oz. (90-95 percentile)
23 inches long (80th percentile).

Once I find the time to download pictures, I will post some from my baby boy shower and Aunt Jen's visit from this past weekend.

Visit From Blue

My sister Jen flew in from Seattle for a visit this past weekend. It was fantastic to see her and finally get to spend some uninterrupted time together. She was a great help to me and a fun playmate to Trinity. She even braved gymnastics class with us. It is not everyday that friends and family get to witness Trinity's natural skill on the rings. Hopefully by 2016, girls will be able to compete on such an apparatus.

Photo Shoot

For once in quite some time, I had nothing to do today. So, we had some fun and had a photo shoot.

Everett's first smile on film.

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Giving nosey nosey.

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Ahhhhhhhh Choo!

Big Girl Bed Surprise

Yesterday marked 1 week without the pacifier for Trinity. For the most part it has gone well. She has been acting out a little bit at bedtime. She likes to take her diaper off and play with it. She cries for me to come put it back on so at least I know that it is happening. Tuesday we went for a playdate at a friend's house. She was wound-up and I had concern that she wasn't going to take a nap. Sure enough, I hear the cries for the diaper. I go in her room to find EVERYTHING soaking wet with pee. Yep, she took off the diaper and peed everywhere.I had to take the thousand stuffed animals off the bed, wash the sheets, wash her and change her clothes. Silly me, I tried again to get her to take a nap but that didn't happen. Eddie got home shortly thereafter and I took a nap! The toddler stage is so much fun!