Caleb's First 4th of July!

We kept 4th of July pretty low key this year. We went over to my parents' house and had a BBQ. We grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, and Boca burgers (for those of us in the Biggest Loser challenge). We had corn and zucchini cooked on the grill and lots and lots of fruit. A friend brought over homemade guacamole and it was delicious! (I only had two chips dipped in it - trying to be good - but I just HAD to try it. I love guacamole!!)

Most of the guests went down the road a little bit to watch the fireworks from town, but Caleb, Archer, my mom, Katie, and I stayed back. We ate ice cream instead (slow churned, half the fat, of course :) When everyone got back, we did our own fireworks out in the driveway. Caleb and I only watched 3 of them, then decided to go back inside. It was getting a little chilly (which was awesome cuz it had been so hot!) and Caleb was a little fussy.

Here's some pictures of the festivities:

happy birthday, daddy!

my dad and mom took us out to dinner to celebrate primo's birthday. here are the people who were in attendance:

primo, me, and caleb

dad and bauer

mom and farmer

thanks dad and mom!

he's here!

well, it's been forever since i've blogged - life has been busy! but now i'm going to try to keep up with my little boy's life who is now 2 months all ready!! time flies when you're having fun. :)


primo & i took him to his 2 month well baby checkup yesterday and he got his shots! he did really well - he had been sleeping when we got there, slept through most of the measurements at the beginning of his appointment, slept through some pretty cool pictures primo & i took while waiting for the dr to come and check him out, was drowsy through the checkup with the dr, went back to sleep while we waited for the nurse to come back to give him is shots, was drowsy through the oral immunization, then did his not breathing, face bright red, screaming cry when the first shot went in his leg. he did that for a little bit, then went back to sleep! he was a trooper. hopefully his 4 month shots will go just as well!!

me and my boy (i'll get better ones later - this is all i could get right now!)

look at that belly! :)

here are his statistics from birth:



5/5/09, 5:25 p.m., Mercy Southwest
Length: 21"
Weight: 8 lbs. 7 oz.

1 month:
Length: 22 3/4"
Weight: 10 lbs.



2 months:
Length: 24 3/4"
Weight: 12 lbs. 5 oz.

he is definitely our growing boy - long and lean for now! he is a joy to have - his smile melts our hearts!!

time for a revamp!

so first this blog was about me and my hubby. now we're going to have a very exciting new addition to our family and this blog will now be fully dedicated to him (maybe with mommy and daddy info here and there).

so early september 2008, we found out we were going to have a baby! yay! praise Jesus! our little bundle of joy is scheduled to come around may 1, 2009 - just 4 months away!! time is flying by, but we are so very excited!!!

puzzles

puzzles are awesome. just like this one i just did:

puzzles are not awesome when THIS happens:

i'm missing a piece! not cool.

On to 140s!

Yesterday I passed my last 120 WPM test! Praise the Lord! Today I started in on the 140s and the dreaded (but kind of fun) 4-Voice classes! WOOT WOOT!!!

Super Weekend!

So not only was the Superbowl this weekend, but there was also Super Saturday and a super fun 7-year-old birthday party! Starting on Friday night -- actually, let me jump to Friday afternoon. My sister Annie come down for my niece's birthday party, but before the party, Annie, my mom, and I went to the movies and saw 27 Dresses - GREAT MOVIE. We laughed out loud numerous times. A definite see. :)

So, after the movie, we met my other sister Katie and her friend Anabel and six little girls at Color Me Mine where we got to paint various pieces and make them our own. When we get them back, I'll post a picture of what I created for my husband and I. After Color Me Mine, we went over to a pizza place and had slices of pizza and soda. Next was the slumber party! We all went over to my mom's house to sleepover. Six little girls high on sugar -- most stayed up until well past midnight, playing games, scrapbooking, singing karaoke, and watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Crazy girls. Let me add -- they were up very early the next morning.

So, Super Saturday is a fun way to say that there are UFC fights the night before the Superbowl. That evening was interesting. We went to my husband's brother's house, but the cable he has wouldn't allow us to order the fights. So, the guys played poker and the girls conversed and played with the babies. When we got home, we ended up ordering the fights at our house and my husband watched them while I slept. :)

Finally - Superbowl Sunday! What a game! Yay for the Giants winning! We stayed at home for the first half and then went over to my parents' house for the second. My husband taught me how to throw a football during halftime. I'm not very good. :) My mom and I made homemade pizza for dinner and it was awesome! Overall, it was a super weekend!

Us in our Chicago Bear jerseys!

the beginning...

i don't know what my sister is talking about when she says there are no cool fonts because trebuchet is one of my favorites. so, my sister made a blog, so of course now i want to make a blog. here's the beginning and quite possibly the end..... and here's my awesome husband and me on our wedding day