Lillie dressing up!

We were at Target the other day waiting for tires to be put on the Saturn, so we were hanging around there. Levi wanted to go look at toys and I told him his sister had to look at the girl stuff then. We went down the isle and I found the boas, I put it around her and she immediately grabed it like a star. At first I was mad because I didn't have a camera then remembered I could use my cell phone. How did we ever live without them taking pictures at spur of the moment??? Anyway here is OUR model Lillie!

It's a.........

BOY!!! They kept my due date the same Oct. 8. He wasn't hiding anything. We have 2 pictures of him showing it all. I tried to put one on here but was having problems sizing the picture and such. Levi is very excited. I went down to school and talked to him. I thought that he would rather me do that in person since he was really hoping for a boy. So now we have to come up with names that we agree on. Josh really likes the name Jesse, the only problem is we had a dog named Jesse and I can't get past that. So if anyone has any ideas please share them, I would like to have a name picked out that we agree on before he is born.

Stay Tuned. Thursday I will be announcing the gender of the baby with pics...

On Thursday I go in for my sonogram and I will be announcing it on my blog. So don't expect a phone call. Even you mom you will have to check the blog. My appt is at 10AM and I will put it on here as soon as I get home. Let's hope this baby doesn't get stubborn and won't let us see anything. I have to say I would like another little girl, because her and Lillie would be close in age, and then when they get older I could dress them together. However, I would also like to have a little boy too, becuase Levi would be sooo excited! He really wants a brother, but who can blame him. Just FYI no there are not two either! In case anyone was thinking that. So stay tuned......

New pictures!! Ok they are a couple months old.

I guess I will start back to when we had snow since my last blog was in Nov. So here is a picture of Lillie in the snow.

Here is our family Christmas picture. This isn't the one we used for our cards, but was still a decent picture.

I was trying to take some cute pictures of Lillie this is what I got.





I started running in Dec., and on Jan.1 I ran the Frosty 5K that the YMCA hosts. This is Wendy and I after the race.
I was pretty proud of myself. I hadn't run that far since high school track and even then it was only 2 miles. To be honest it was my friend Wendy's inspiration that encouraged me to begin running. She is one awesome woman of God. She has pushed through more trials and is just truly an inspiration. To give you a little backround she was diagnosed with Lupus back in Sept. of 02 I believe. She has been running now for I think a year and a half. Back in Oct. of this past year she ran the Wichita marathon. That is 26.2 MILES!!! She finished in 5 hours and 20 minutes, and to me that was just amazing! She had a rough time, but she pushed onward and did it. I guess that was all I needed and I decided to start running. So I ran the Frosty and felt good. Well, then I got pregnant. So I have been trying to run pregnant. In April the Sat. before Easter I ran the 2 mile at the Easter Sun Run. I thought I was going to freeze to death. It was colder at that race than the Jan. 1 run was. I made it running and cold though. Then this past Sat. I ran the Wichita River Run 2 mile. I had not had a lot of running time lately since it is hard to run pushing a stroller. I think it is going to take some time getting used to that, because you don't get to use your arms like you normally would. My time was a little longer, but I had to stop and take a potty break. I guess being 1 day away from 19 weeks pregnant the baby is going to be pushing on something. I did have a little cramping and did end up walking a little bit of my run, but I finished. I think my running days will have to end until this little one comes, and then I will be picking it back up. Here is a picture of Leslie and I from the Easter Sun Run. Ok now back to the kids.

I thought I had a picture of Levi from his birthday on here, but I guess I don't. Levi turned 7 in February and I can't believe how time is flying. He is ending his year in 1st grade next week. I can't believe how much he knows. He reads and I think he enjoys it although I don't think he would admit it. My little boy is growing up way to fast. He did play basketball this winter, it was awesome his first game they played he scored the first point!!! Here are some basketball pics.

In March Lillie turned 1. We had family and close friends over to help us celebrate her first birthday. She liked the cake the most I believe.

Here is a play by play: 1st just getting the fingers into the frosting.
Then a little more into the cake.

It's time to get a drink of milk.
AND NOW....

Who needs fingers to eat with when you can just stick your whole face in it?

Levi had a spring concert a few weeks ago. You can really tell who pays attention in music class and who doesn't. I hate to say it, but I am not sure that music is his forte. Josh is ok with it though, because Lillie already likes to strum the guitar and beat on everything. Here are pics from his music concert.

He even stopped singing to pose and his buddy joined him.
Most of the time he spent looking at the kids next to him.

Levi absolutely loves his sister!!

Well, I hope you have enjoyed the past 6 months in such a short amount of time. I promise to keep up, now that they fixed my account.

Yeah All I had to do was leave blogger for awhile and they fixed my account so now I can add to my original account!!!

I know it has been a long time, but I got mad at Blogger and quit. Now I can add to my original page so I will continue to blog. I am sure everyone is ready to see pics of my now 1 yr old. So I will end this here and add another blog with pics of the kids!!!

Levi and Lillie

We had a really nice day here on Wed. it was I think 85. So we went outside and got some picks. Hope that you enjoy these.





She has been more determined to sit up straighter in her highchair and her swing in the house. Don't think she is going to be laidback. So we decided to put her in the outside swing. Then Levi came home and wanted to join her.








We went in the house and a little later Levi and Lillie decided to play a little video game.



I think she was really getting into the game. Well, I hope everyone enjoys the pictures, this weekend is going to be a busy one. Tomorrow I am going to a friends wedding reception, then on Sunday I will be in training from 8-4 at the Y getting the remainder of my aerobics instructors certification. So Josh will have the kids all day. Then at 6 that night we have the church Thanksgiving dinner. So it will be busy. Take Care and God Bless.

Lilliebug!

Wow not even a week since my last post. Do I get some sort of reward for this??? Come on family. I get the hardest time when I am slacking. It has been crazy this past 5 days Lillie and I were both sick. I felt ok on Friday when I took her to immediate care. She had a sinus infection, then Sat., I got worse. I started taking some Amoxicillian to clear me up but was not doing too hot by yesterday. I went to immediate care and they did blood work to see if I had mono or a problem with my white blood cell count. I just wanted to sleep, at least Josh came home and watched Lillie so I could go to the dr. I ended up just having some virus, so he sent me away to get Sudafed and Prednazine(I am sure I didn't spell that right, but it is a steriod) I am feeling so much better today. So I got out the camera this morning when Lillie first woke up. She is really a happy baby when she first wakes up on her own and not due to hunger.

As you can see arms are flying she was happy to see her mama. Which she will now say mom and she doesn't have to be screaming mad to do it. So mom was her first word but it wasn't the sweetest since she was mad when she would say it. Although I was still excited for it to be her first word. We then went out to the living room and got new diaper on and clothes on for the day. She was just content sitting and playing with her paci. Ok I couldn't decide which one I liked better and then thought I would just put them both on I am sure people won't mind seeing more pictures of her.

This one is so cute it looks like she would say "Oh man she is taking my picture with my paci in my mouth. What are you doing mom?"

This is her practicing up for her model shoots. "This is my good side"
Now we have LILLIEBUG!

OK now that I finally got my balance took mom forever to get me to sit on it. Kept falling over. Course I was trying to get the bugs anntenas.

I have one but I really want the other one too!

Oh heck with the other one I'll just eat this one, don't care as long as I can put it in my mouth.

OOPS I leaned over to far to get more of it in my mouth. Good thing mom was there to pick me up.
It was now time for MY big brother to go to school. He has late start on Wed. so he doesn't leave home until 8:45.

He is getting so big, and learning so much. He comes home and reads to me and mom. Last night he read 2 books that he had made at school, and they aren't easy words like "See Jane run". Someday I wanna be like him, cause I love him lots. I missed him soo much last week and when he come back to our house on Monday(he missed school because he had been sick on Sunday) he sat down by me and I just talked to him and he talked to me it was great. I sure do love him. Well, mom started out writing this and I guess I will finish it up. Love Lillie

3X in 1 Week!!!

Well, wish I had pictures to share, but I haven't received them from Britta yet. It hasn't been that fun of a week the last few days anyway. Lillie and I were both feeling pretty rotten yesterday. She was running a fever and I had a major sore throat. She wouldn't let me do anything but hold her. She didn't even want to sleep anywhere else but my arms. She was doing better last night and she nursed just after 6 this morning so I am hoping that she will stay a sleep for a couple more hours and let me get some stuff done. Other than that not much going on.

Ok I decided to find some cute pictures of her to share. This one is when she was looking out the window, just from the back side.


This one is actually from Sept. but I thought it was cute. I have decided that I need to start taking more pictures of Levi when he is here, because I don't have him on here much. So next week when he is here I will do that. Take Care and God Bless everyone.

UPDATE Just so you know I didn't forget.

WOW! 2 days in a row. Just wanted to let you know that I forgot the camera last night in order to get pictures of Levi and Lillie. Britta is going to be getting me some since she had her camera. So when I get them I will post them.

SLACKING

Ok, it is one thing when your family tells you that you need to get updating, but it is another one when friends from church ask why your slacking. YIKES. Better get better at keeping up on this. I mean I guess it has been a month and a half since the last update. Guess I am slowing down in my old age.

Here is Lillie 5 1/2 months staring outside. This is when she first started to sit.


Well, I have lots to share. Lillie turned 6 months on the 29th of September and a week before she turned 6 months she decided she wanted an extra feeding in the night. 1 AM to be exact, so I decided it was time to start food.

She took the spoon away.


Big girl and drinking out of a cup.

Levi came over on a Sunday after he had been at a birthday party. He had a balloon and a bag of candy. Lillie enjoyed them just in a different way.


It was funny when the balloon would hit her in the face. She would just have this funny look like what just happen. Even though she was the one making the balloon go all over. She loved it.

Finally, here is one of her outside with daddy. Because you know mommy wouldn't put a purple hat on her with a red and white outfit.

She just started this past Friday drinking out of a straw, she just continues to amaze me daily at how fast they grow. Guess I forgot after 6 years how fast the first year goes.

So it has been a busy month to top it all. I went back to Nebraska 2 weeks ago and we celebrated October birthdays. That was fun, course when you are with my cousin Sindee you can't expect anything accept to be laughing most of the time. It was an enjoyable 1/2 week that Lillie and I spent there, even though my Great Aunt passed away and we had her funeral. It was fun to meet people from her side of the family. Her grandchildren are about the same ages as myself and my brothers. There was even a great grandchild of hers that was only 28 days older than Lillie.

Then last week I aged a year older. I know most of you are reading this going come on your only 29, BUT (and it is a big but) I remember my parents turning 30 and remember how OLD that was, (I was 12 so it is a clear memory) and now I am almost out of my 20's. Well, I hope everyone enjoys this. I am hoping to get on here tomorrow and put pictures of Levi and Lillie on here from the Fall Festival at church tonight. Take care everyone and God Bless.

More pictures!!!

Busy Week

Well, it has been awhile and I am hearing from a lot of family, so I had better update. This last week Josh's parents came into town to visit. They did some house hunting, and found one they like, but it will depend on how things go with what they have going on in Texas. On Thur. Josh and his parents went to the Winfield Bluegrass Festival.

Lillie hadn't had a very good week so we didn't go. Lillie and I did go up to the Kansas State Fair on Friday and met Grandma Eckdahl and Aunt Dixie. Grandma and Grandpa Racchini went and had lunch with Levi at school on Friday and they picked him up from school. He really liked that.

Friday night they guys headed over to our friend Brandon's 30th B-day party, while my mom, Aunt Dixie and my mom-in-law came to my water aerobics class that I was teaching.

On Sat. Levi spent the day "shopping" with Grandma Eckdahl and Aunt Dixie and Lillie went shopping with Grandma Racchini. Levi I guess watched Grandma and Aunt Dixie try on clothes and he was the critic. Lillie just slept. So all in all they both had a good shopping day. Then Sat. night Grandma Eckdahl, Aunt Dixie, Levi, Lillie and I watched the Husker game. Well most of the game. It wasn't a win but we had cheering going on.


Then on Sunday Lillie was dedicated. It was an awesome experience. Pastor Tom did the dedication and it was really neat. It will be exciting to see how Lillie grows to love and follow the Lord.

Now today everyone has gone home so it will be getting back into routine again. Until we have more visitors or when we travel to Nebraska next month to celebrate October birthdays. Not sure if I am looking forward to that or not. I will be 29 for the 1st time.

1ST Day of 1ST Grade!!!

WOW! Where has the time gone. This summer has been full of activities and has just flowen by. It has been over a month since my last post, and boy have I heard it from my family. So I will be working harder on updating more often. This last month has been busy with Levi on vacation with his dad and his family and preparing him for school. I also began my own home buisness as well. This last week Levi started school. He is now in 1st grade, and in a new building. They just built a new elementary building here in Rose Hill. It is really cool. Since there are so many classes for each grade they have made them into little pod like areas. So you walk through a door and then walk through another door and there are the 6 doors for the first grade rooms. They did it with all the elementary classes. However, it is a big building and I got lost after I dropped him off his first day of school. Here is his picture.
Well, this last weekend we headed to Nebraska for a family reunion, so there will be more pictures on the way. I just needed to get something on here or I wasn't going to hear the end of it. Hope everyone is well. God Bless!

Brotherly Love

I had been downstairs doing some work and Levi was upstairs with his sister. He LOVES to take care of her. He holds her and even likes to take her when she is upset and crying. Well, I come upstairs and this is what I see.

I just found this picture so sweet makes me love them that much more. I hate to say it, brings a tear to my eye. This book I bet will be a favorite of Lillie's as well. When Levi was little and he stayed with grandma, she read this book to him, but with character. She didn't just read the book. So you can imagine that when he was reading this to his sister it was the same way. I just love it!!

We are all doing well here. Levi goes back to his dads today and tonight they are headed to Minnesota for a week and a half to stay at a cabin on the lake. The other 3 of us are just going to hang out. I am looking forward to the family reunion and can't wait to go home. Take care and I hope you enjoy the picture as much as I did. God Bless.