pedi...for little toes

we're heading to mexico this weekend with josh's family so of course you have to get your little feet ready for summer... pedicures all around.

so cute!
elle sat really well for the painting....surprisingly.
thanks martha for trying it out last week, sydney's next!!

wordless wednesday

it's a BOY!!

we're excited to announce that we'll be adding a little boy to the mix come october.
we couldn't be happier. it will fun to have the best of both. so here come the cargo shorts, graphic tees (josh's favorite) and trucks along side the dainty girly dresses and dolls.

pretty sure ellington will love having a little bro. she's pretty much the girl in a dress playing in the dirt. they'll get along great.

our note for the ultrasound technician to fill out
we went out to dinner at Tosi's to reveal the gender.
funny enough my teaching partner sent her husband over to pick up take out and see if she could get the info first...sorry janine we hadn't opened yet.

the proud grandparents finding out boy or girl!

our first of many boyish treats
chocolate pretzels with blue icing for my staff

my 3rd grade class took a vote last week before the appointment and the vote was 16 to 8 for a boy...guess they were right. i bought blue toostie pops for my class to tell them the good news. it will be fun to see their reaction. now onto making a book for ellington to show she's going to be a big sister. josh's mom made one for him when she was expecting his sister, anna. so cute and a great keepsake later in life.

girl or boy???

make your guess???
girl or boy
?

ellington helped make a special cake for the baby. we made a pink and a blue one, come friday afternoon we'll know which one to cut into. this time around we've gone back and forth on finding out or not. each night we change our minds, so we'll see if we actually find out. usually people chicken out and JUST FIND OUT, we're the opposite. it was so much fun not knowing with ellington but this time it would nice to know so we could plan over the summer. so stay tuned to see if the next little white will be a boy or girl. even if we find out we're still not sharing names or the initials so don't try to find out. pretty sure we couldn't even teach ellington how to say the names. that might be a hint for you to ponder.

helping mix up the cake

blue or pink??

the baby boy or girl cupcakes

to tell our families if we are having a boy or girl we're going to have them cut into the blue or pink cake. it should be fun to see their reaction. so needless to say we had to make 2 of each color just in case. now i just have to figure a way out to cover the sides of the cupcake so the color doesn't show through the liner and some white frosting and we're all set.

true friends

cum laude

the journey is done...finally!!

on may 16th josh's year of hard work and tireless hours in the basement studying paid off with an awesome graduation ceremony at Notre Dame du Lac. Just a little trivia for you this is ND actual name: Our Lady of the Lakes. the weekend was packed with 2 ceremonies, a graduation party and visiting with family.

i am so proud of the work josh has put in to this and now he'll join the work force again next week as he starts at Whirlpool as a Senior Financial Analyst. we're excited to see what the future has in store but are simply enjoying having more time together.




congrats honey on graduating with honors...cum laude!!

saturday's MBA graduation

only 22 more years girl and you can graduate from ND too.

sunday's graduation in the football stadium

speaker: brian williams

graduation party highlights...
awesome chocolate cake!
awesome fruit bowl- handcarved by martha...thanks martha for all your creativity

happy mother's day

a day devoted to the thing i love doing the most...being a mom! how awesome is that!
josh is quickly teaching elle the importance of spoiling mamma on this day. first with a beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers sent to school on friday...loved the smell and brightness all day. then on sunday they brought me pancakes in bed! elle loves to help cook up food in the kitchen, mixing it herself. she snuggled up with me in bed and ate pancakes and strawberries together with some sunday cartoons. we had a great time a church and then came home for a fun lunch with gram, gramps, and aunt sue. and as if flowers weren't enough josh said i could start looking for a new computer...woohoo!! so let the shopping begin

elle is such a joy to have in our life. she makes us smile all the time and each day she learns more and more. it's amazing to think she's ours and what a blessing it is to raise her and teach her about God's love- which she shows everyday. maybe we learn from her too!!

i'm excited for next mother's day to have 2 amazing kids to love!