Things about me that you may or may not have known.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Little Caesar's Pizza
2. Kohls
3. Claire's Boutique
4. Rave


Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Aladdin
2. Say Anything
3. Gladiator
4. Beautiful Mind

Four places I have lived:
1. Oak Forest, IL
2. San Diego, CA
3. Groton, CT
4. Chicago, IL

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Lost
2. Brothers & Sisters
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. The Office

Four places I have not been in the states:
1. The Dakotas
2. Alaska
3. Montana
4. Alabama

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Sushi
2. Ahi Tuna
3. A good gnocci
4. chicken pot pie

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. in bed
2. Italy
3. on the beach in Hawaii
4. on a date (w/ my husband)

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. going on a vacation
2. experiencing many 'firsts' with Everett
3. Everett sleeping thru the night
4. pools, parks and walks with the kids

Four places I like to shop:
1. Target
2. Old Navy
3. my local scrapbooking store
4. Macys

Hi Sue.

We took advantage of Eddie's day off work and the free admission to the Field Museum for the month of Feb. I had yet to see Sue, the T-Rex. I thought Trinity would like to see her too since she loves dinosaurs. When I told her our plan for the day she said, "I don't want T-Rex to squeeze my face!" (My friend Angela always tells Trinity that she is so cute that she wants to squeeze her face. Apparently she thinks Sue, the T-Rex, thinks the same of her.) I promised her that Sue wouldn't squeeze her face. However, she countered with, "I don't want T-Rex to bite my face!" Ok, not a loving term we use around here. I spent the rest of the day leading up to the trip trying to explain that Sue is not-real, but really is, and that she is pretend but not really. How do I explain dinosaur bones to a toddler!?!?!? Any suggestions???

She loved Sue when we finally saw her and had no worries about getting her face bitten. She L-O-V-E-D all the animals and spent 3 hours running from room to room. She was looking for the tin-man from the Wizard of Oz most of time but that is a whole different story.

Everett sat calmly in his stroller the whole time and didn't say a word. He was a silent and happy observer.

Happy, Happy, Happy

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.
*Hugs* and *Smooches*

Belly Button Hill

It is exciting that Trinity will be 3 next month and yet we still have many "1st's" to experience with her. This past weekend, we bundled up and headed to the 'burbs to take Trinity sledding for the first time. I am pretty sure Eddie and I had a bit more fun than she did. We haven't been sledding since we were kids. We were giddy, excited and ready to get down that hill. We hopped out of the car, grabbed the kid, grabbed the sled and headed for the hill. We meet a dad on our way up. As we giggled and laughed we ask him "how is the hill? is it great? are you having fun?" He looked at us in a somber way and said, "I just broke my arm, I am headed to the ER!" That made me re-think my sledding abilities as I zipped down in a sled made for kids, not adults. However, no major accidents occured and Trinity had a great time, as did we.

Here are some pics:

4 Month Check-Up

I can't believe that Everett is 4 months already. I guess time moves faster in a sleep deprived haze. He is actually doing much better since we got back from Arizona and is back to sleeping until at least 5:30AM. Praise God!
We took Everett to see the friendly doctor yesterday. I had to pray over him before the nurse gave him his shots because if you remember my post from his 2 month check-up, you will remember that he cried for hours afterwards. Of course, the Lord heard my desperate cries and granted us peace. Everett cried for about 1 minute and then quickly returned to his normal happy self. Thank you Jesus!
I wasn't too surprised over his mammoth growth since my back is killing me and he was up all night, eating every 3 hours for the last 2 weeks (growth spurt???).

Here are his stats:
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Weight: 16 lb. 13oz. 75th percentile, for boys
Height: 26-1/2 in. 90th percentile


Go Everett Go!