Nashville TN bound & New Job!

Hi Every one!

I just spent the last hour waiting for the video of Alexis crawling to load on here...and it didn't work :( Im not sure if the video is to large for the blog website or what? I will have to record her crawling again but a shorter video.


I am very excited to tell you all that we are taking our first big family vacation!!! We are heading to Nashville, Tennessee!! We are leaving this Sunday...1 day away! It is a very spur of the moment trip as we just decided we are going last Saturday. We are driving there Sunday and coming home Thursday. This will be a nice get away and a long enough trip with a 10 month old.
We are so excited and I can't wait to tell you all and show you all pictures when we get home! Although it might not be right away as Kevins parents, Kim & Chad are coming to visit us that Saturday.

In other news....Kevin now has a new job! He got laid off about 5 weeks ago from VIP Lube. He got a job at Ameriprise Auto and Home Insurance in the call center. He will be on phones but in this company you can move up very quickly. There is a lot of perks also with this job! My mom also works there and so does my Aunt Annette but they are all in different departments. Kevin starts Monday March 28th so we still have some more time together. Like I have said to Kevin the other day...you know another reason we are a good couple is we can spend 24/7 for the past 5 weeks together and not be at each others throats! hehe. As every one knows..being laid off is not ideal but we have shared so many laughs, smiles and everything lately and Kevin has got to have so much time with Alexis it has been wonderful!


Well I better get going to bed..its late and I have a very busy day of packing and getting everything set for our trip to Nashville!

While I was typing this I finally got one video to post...so make sure you check that out!

Video of Alexis

One afternoon Kevin was trying to get Alexis to take a nap...this is the game they started to play instead. Laughing and spiting out the pacifier!

Watch out world!

Alexis is now crawling!!!! She started crawling Fri. Feb. 18th. She has been scooting around for awhile and we were just waiting and watching for her to crawl. Well we both missed it! :( I was sleeping after the paper route, Kevin had the computer screen in front of him and he feels this tugging on the computer and looks and here she had moved all the way across the room in 2 seconds after he had put her down by her toys. It took her a few days to become real good at it and now she follows our every move, chases Dakota, goes into cabinets, she's every where!! It is so much fun too!! It is so amazing to see my little baby crawling!!

Monday the 21st she turned 10 months. That is amazing too! I have already ordered the decorations for her 1st birthday party. The theme is going to be Minnie Mouse 1st birthday!

Kevin and I think her first word just may be "Kota" as in Dakota our cat. We say Kota all the time, wither we are playing,yelling,chasing, talking to her so Alexis has really picked up on the word Kota. She makes the K sound really well and only does it when we say Kota.

So that is our big news for right now!

Here are the new pics! I know every one loves seeing new pictures of Alexis!!



Alexis loves to help me do wash. She helps sort all the dirty stuff in the laundry room then when I bring all the clean clothes to fold in the living room and she helps me fold...well...throw them around!

Here is Dakota playing inside her house. She gets these really funny bursts of energy and runs inside her house.



Alexis would much rather play under her walker then with the Pooh toys on the front of it. (This is the day she started crawling)


Uh oh!!! Alexis found Daddys wallet!!!


9 times out of 10 this is where you can find Dakota sleeping. Far away from the loud noises of Alexis and us! Dakota is sleeping on the counter in my bath room which is at the far end of the house in the back corner.


We bought a new Lazy- Boy recliner about 2 weeks ago and picked it up last Tuesday. Its a dark green color. Alexis was testing it out...after I took this picture she started dancing and making the chair rock which she thought was so funny!

Alexis and Mommy sitting in the chair together! Loving every minute with her!

Dakota's other favorite spot...but mostly at night is when you'll find her here. She also approves of the new chair.

Alexis has discovered the cabinets! She mostly likes to open and then slam them shut but here she pulled the pan out...didn't care for the noise it made. This weeks project - switch cabinets around so she can pull Tupperware out instead!

Laundry day again and yes...those are my underwear on her head! This is an adorable picture!




Even though her eyes are close...here she comes crawling to Mommy after she pulled a bunch of DVDS off the shelf.


So these last 6 pictures are together. This morning Alexis went over to the patio door and I had the blinds shut (too sunny, too early) and Dakota was in between the patio and the blinds and Alexis saw her tail, goes over to Dakota talking up a storm, pets her tail, then her tail tickled her face so she giggles, Dakota leaves, and Alexis is now onto her next thing, realizing how big the blinds are. It was so funny and cute how this all took place!




So those are all the new pictures I have for now. It seems like I am taking pictures even more now that she is on the go then I have been (crazy, i know!)

Kevin got her on video crawling...I bugged him and bugged him all day to put the video on my computer....well he didn't do it yet so I dont have the video to post of Alexis actually on the go :( I will bug him more tomorrow :) So keep checking for the video!!! I also have one of her playing a game with Daddy called "put my nuk in my mouth, laugh, spit the nuk out" So stayed tune for that as well.


I am now totally pooped out from writing and posting all these pictures so I am going to bed!

This weeks adventures and pictures

I believe its been a couple weeks so it's time to share some new pictures! :)

Last Saturday (Feb 3rd) my brother and his best friend Brandon moved into a new duplex here in West De Pere. Its a cute, nice duplex..perfect for 2 young bachelors. They invited every one over for a grill out and beer and very loud 70's music! We all had a blast singing, drinking and just being silly! I think a party we all needed.

Here is the cake my Aunt Annette made for the boys.


I LOVE this picture I took! Its the back of Dakota sitting in my bathroom window ledge staring outside with the American flag off to the side.


Alexis was getting really into the Super Bowl at this time! hehe. She however was in bed right after half time.




My neighbors spent 2 days making the Lombardi Trophy out of snow. They did an awesome job! I love how they added the American Flag and the Packer blanket too.
The window in the left side is my bathroom window and the back is the field we get to look out at. It's so nice!




My Uncle Ted from Nevada sent us a gift card from Toys R Us so we went shopping last week...Alexis came home with some new toys, a couple Baby Einstein movies, and a new summer hat. This toy is this popular toy called Ball Popper. It's pretty neat and loud! It plays music and some plastic balls shoot out of the top. We all really have fun with this toy, even Dakota gets in and chases the balls when they fly off.



The other day Kevin and I made pancakes and bacon for lunch. Alexis got to have some pancakes but instead of putting them in her mouth a few ended up on her cheeks!


Jumping up and down like a Mexican jumping bean!




Until next time...

New pictures from the week

Hi all, I am just updating some new pictures for you of this past week.

Aw isn't this cute?! They were playing together but here they are taking a break.

On Tuesday we made spaghetti for dinner and we thought Alexis was old enough to join us. She had a lot of fun with her dinner! She ate some, most ended up in her stomach and lap and a lot on the kitchen floor as well. :)
How can you not just smile and giggle at this picture?!

This is Alexis saying "Hi Mommy, I'm playing with my toys like a good big girl!"

Little miss photogenic!

My little stinker scooted over to the basket of her clothes that I had just folded!

Ooo!! Minnie Mouse jammies!
She grabs her drum...puts it on the floor by her and starts banging away on it! She's really into music...doesn't matter what the song is she starts dancing away.

Tonight Kevin went outside to shovel off our deck because we were sick of looking at the snow piled up outside. He brought Alexis outside to "help" him shovel. One word - Adorable!

It sure is fun seeing all the people in town here excited for the Packers in the Super Bowl. The Green Bay school district canceled after school activities Monday so they can go see the Packers get back in town. Sunday afternoon there will be a few streets closed down so people can access the bars easier and if we win (which we all know we will!!) there will be green and yellow fire works at 10:45pm down town Green Bay! Every time you turn the radio..weather it be 5am when I am doing the route or late at night every other song is a Packer song. It's been a lot of fun seeing every one so happy for the big game! We hope every one has fun Sunday!

GO PACK GO!

Surprise Birthday Party!

This past weekend (Jan 22nd) I (with the help of my Aunt Annette) threw a surprise 50th birthday party for my wonderful mom!

I had the party at a hotel here in Green Bay called Tundra Lodge. It has a big water park in it too! So I invited friends,family and co-workers and every one showed up before my mom and dad did so when she walked in we screamed "SURPRISE!!" My mom was so shocked and so thrilled to see every one! It was so much fun!

Get ready! Here she comes!!

That evening we all went swimming in the water park. Here we are in the lazy river. We went round and round for about a half hour. She loved looking at everything but still held on to me tight!

She wasn't to thrilled with the water at first.

The next day (Sunday) we went swimming again and Alexis like the kiddie pool a lot more! Here I am rocking her through the little fountain.
She sat and played for awhile just splashing around!
Here is Kevin, Evan, Brandon, Abby & Maddie. They were waiting for this giant bucket to fill up and dump on their heads! It was so funny!
Alexis and I up in the big play part. It was so much fun!
Maddie, Myself, Alexis, Kevin and my mom behind us.


That night it was a girls party. My mom, Maddie, Alexis and me just stayed in the room and had fun playing with Alexis.

Just a little update

Hi every one!

I know, once again, it has been awhile since I last updated... but here is just a quick update on us here in Green Bay!

Alexis is now 9 months old (well will be tomorrow..friday) Can you all believe that?! Some days I can't. She is growing up so fast and changing so much. She now has some hair coming in...can't tell if it will be curly or not? It's a medium brown lighter color. Alexis has been eating finger foods for a few weeks now. Her favorite is Cheerio's! She could eat them all day if I allowed her too. She's getting pretty good with a sippy cup also. Alexis is getting soooo close to crawling but just not yet. Any time now though! Alexis has this toy that makes a cat meow noise, when she hears it she goes "MMMM!" really loud...like her way of saying MEOW! I think she's learned that from Dakota always meowing. Alexis just loves Dakota and can spot her from far away. This past Friday Alexis went into a big girl car seat now! She has out grown her infant one. She so far is really liking it too. I think with the sitting up really helps her and being able to see what is going on more. 3 more months and it will be her first birthday! Just a heads up, there will be a nice big celebration and I am getting pretty excited to plan her big party! Not to excited at how this year has flown right on by though.

Kevin has started school now this past week. So far he is doing really good and enjoying being back in school! I'm so proud of him! He is such a hard worker!!!

Not much is new with me..just keeping up with Alexis. I've been busy making Alexis all different new foods so far her favorite is Apples,raisins,cinnamon oatmeal. Other then that...not to much is new...I am ready for winter to be over with already!!!


Well I think that is all for now.


GO PACK GO!!!!