Someone please tell me where the last year of my life has gone!
A year ago, at this exact time, I was laying in a hospital bed, laboring and waiting to meet my sweet little girl.
I cannot believe it has been a year!
So, here we go…..a year in review!
A Bean is Born
12/17/2011 @ 1:48am
6#2oz and 18.5 inches
Ready to go home from the hospital (12/20/2011)First time in her crib!
1 Month
The first month flew right on by.
Not Quite 2 Months
It all started with this smile!
2 Months
2 months and already a character!
3 Months
Happy St Patty’s Day!
4 Months
Ready for baseball season! GO BREWERS!!!
5 Months
Baptised on May 13th
6 Months
Beach BumDaddy’s little Princess
7 Months
Sunbathing ElliePretty Girl
8 Months
8.5 Months
9 Months
Almost 10 Months
10 Months
Ellie’s 1st T-gownFirst Halloween
11 Months
11.5 Months
Ellie in a box
One Year Old!
Ellie’s 1st Birthday Party
The last year with Ellie in our lives has been truly amazing and we look forward to all that is yet to come!
Happy 1st Birthday my dear sweet Baby Ellie, I love you the ends of the Earth and back!
*This post is made possible by The Harlem Globetrotters. I received a promotional item in order to facilitate this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.* I am excited to share that I recently became a Harlem Globetrotters Affiliate! For years, my kids have seen the commercials advertising the local show of the Harlem Globetrotters right around Christmas and this year I am super excited that I will get to take them to their first show!!
With Alex working 2nd shift these days, our evenings are often filled with homework, after-school activities, different appointments and faith formation class once a week.
Lately I’ve been trying to make our nights without daddy a bit more fun. We now have pizza and movie night once a week, a weekly game night and we’ve been spending more time in the kitchen together as a family as well.
When time and finances allow for it I love taking the kids to special events in the area and I am really happy that this year, right after Christmas I am going on a date with Zack, Libby and Alexander to see the Harlem Globetrotters here in Green Bay!
When I shared this news with the kids they were really excited and they cannot wait to go. Mom better start saving up for some awesome souvenirs!
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It’s no surprise to anyone that Alex enjoys playing video games. Gaming is what he does to relax, spend time with the kids and sometimes to just blow off some steam.
When I first met Alex he was more of a PC gamer and spent a lot of his free time playing different games. Now that our family has grown and we’ve acquired multiple gaming systems, we all enjoy getting our game on from time to time.
With the recent release of Assassin’s Creed III, I have some boys who are really craving their XBOX 360 controllers! I love that gaming allows Alex, Zack and even the almost 5 year-old Alexander to bond. It is super cute to see the 3 of them snuggled in on the couch, controllers in hand and bonding.
Since the game was released I have heard multiple times how much they need to get their hands on Assassin’s Creed III and I am excited that they will finally have the opportunity to do just that!
I have a feeling I am going to have some happy boys who will be gaming over the winter break from school and I am looking forward to them making some memories together!
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Do you have a gamer in your home? What type of games do they enjoy playing?
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