Of course, we are praying that everything is okay with our little man and that the last ultrasound was just a fluke. We would appreciate any happy thoughts and prayers you can spare for our little guy that everything is okay!
I will, of course, update after my ultrasound next week and let you know how everything goes.
Thank you!
Last night I whipped up a lasagna dish in our crock-pot and it was an absolute hit with a 4 of the kids and Alex! This will definitely be in our regular dinner menu rotation!
Enjoy!!
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Do you have a friend or loved one that can be hard to shop for? In my world, this happens far to often. Seriously, what do you get the mother-in-law or grandma or other person who has everything? Or for me in recent years, the great-grandmother who doesn’t need another candle, framed picture, DVD etc?
Alex’s grandmother will be 86 on Friday and really, the last thing she needs in her house is something that she can’t or won’t use. Thankfully, for the last 5 years, gift giving has become easy for me when it comes to her because she loves her family and Shutterfly has made it super easy for us to giver her the best gift ever!
The last few years, we have given Great Grandma photobooks with pictures throughout the year, magnets with the kids latest pictures and even a coffee mug with her great grandkids smiling at her. This Christmas, I am thinking of giving her a fleece photo blanket so she will always have her babes to snuggle.
I love that Shutterfly gives our family the chance to give such meaningful gifts to the ones we love.
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Have you or your children ever had a teacher that your really enjoyed or who really left an impact? Both of my older children, Zack and Libby, were fortunate to have the same teacher for kindergarten. We will refer to their teacher as Mrs. K.
Zack is now in 8th grade and Libby in 7th. In all of the years they have been in school, I have never enjoyed another teacher as much as Mrs. K and neither have the kids.
Mrs. K drove my kids to express their creativity, taught them to enjoy reading and get lost in the make believe world of books and she always encouraged them to be themselves. For this, I am forever grateful to her and I am thankful that we have kept in touch with her over the years and happy to know that when Alexander starts school (5K) in the fall, he will have her as his teacher as well.
As a parent, I have always been a HUGE supporter or teachers, ecspecially here in Wisconsin after recent political events, and I will always stand by teachers for what they do and how much of their own personal time and money is spent on the student in our community.
As a supporter of teachers nationwide, I am proud to support the Hilton Alexonors Teacher Treks program. Thanks to this program, 15 teachers will get the opportunity to travel and experience, first-hand, the subject that they teach while enriching their curriculum and giving students the inspiration to discover and explore the world.
The panel of judges have narrowed the competition down to 30 finalists from 20 different states, including Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, California, Massachusetts, North Carolina or Washington to name a few!
Each finalist has mapped out their travel dreams and you can vote daily for your top pick. 15 winners will receive a grant valued at $6000 so they can travel to the destinationof their choice in addition to their school receiving a $2500 grant to be used for cultural activities or enhancements.
The runner-up won’t be left empty handed as theire schools will also receive a $2500 grant for culutral activities or enhancements.
In addition to all of this, one winner from ALL of the submissions will receive a cultural excursion for their class with a $1500 value.
Not only do the finalists and the other submissions have the chance to win something, you can win something just by voting! Of those that vote in the Teacher Treks competition, 10 random winners will receive one (1) Hilton Alexonors Gift Card valued at $250!!!!
You can cast your vote once per during the voting period. Winners will be announced in May 2013.
So, what are you waiting for?? Go VOTE NOW!
You can also be come a Hilton Alexonors member and start earning points for travel!
My little Alexander loves to help around the house any way he can unless it involves cleaning his room.
Today Ellie and Alexander were enjoying snack crackers and pretzels while watching some Yo Gabba Gabba. If you have little kids, then you know that some of the snack is bound to end up on the floor and get squished into a million little microscopic pieces. (I have never been more thankful for hardwood floors!)
Once Ellie went down for her nap and Alex was getting ready for work, Alexander decided it was time to cleanup and wanted to learn how to use our new vacuum. Daddy got it out, showed him how and well, he’s been vacuuming the house since.
