Addison Elizabeth
born August 14th, 2008
7 lbs, 6 ounces
The proud big brother and sister
Dad with all three on his birthday (and Luke with his broken arm!)
And a recent one of Addison smiling :-)
Friday, September 26
We did have the baby...
Yes, we did have the baby...though you would never know it from this blog. I am unapologetically terrible at keeping this thing current. I don't have time for lots of information, but here are some fun pictues! Addison is doing really well, growing quickly like her big brother did, and starting to sleep a little more at night. Luke and Hailey love her (usually a little too much!) and can't wait for her to start walking and talking. Luke asks often when that will be. Luke started preschool again, and is loving it. Hailey would love to go with him - and sadly tells anyone that asks Luke about preschool that she is "too little". Matt has been galavanting (is that how you spell that?) all over the country this month, but promises to stay within city limits for awhile once he returns from a conference tomorrow. Hope all of you out there are enjoying the Fall!
Sunday, June 1
Pictures!
Here are some fun recent pictures of the family. We are all doing well! Luke turned 4 at the end of March, and Hailey turned 2 over Memorial Day weekend. I am also growing bigger, as you can see from some of the pictures! My due date is in mid-August, so only a couple more months to go! Hope you all are enjoying the start of summer.
Luke's Bob the Builder Cake!
Happy Birthday Luke!
Luke at his preschool's Trike-A-Thon
Hailey checking out the cool balloons at the Trike-A-Thon
Having fun in the wagon with Jalyn and Jordan
Hailey checking out her Hello Kitty cake
Sleeping in the bunk beds for the first time - so sweet!
Tuesday, March 4
March!!!
Yeah! It's March!
Though I know it will probably still be freezing until mid-April, it somehow just makes me feel better knowing it's not February anymore. I hate that month.....Christmas done, still freezing, Spring is still forever away, and generally no sign of the sun - yuck.
We've got some fun things to look forward to in March even if it doesn't warm up. Luke's 4th birthday is on the 26th and we'll be taking a couple trips to Chicago and Milwaukee for birthday parties for cousins, a conference for Matt, and a shoulder surgery for Matt. Okay, guess that last one won't be so fun for Matt...but we all get to hang out with Grandpa and Grandma Bollier for a few days.
The kids are doing well but super stir-crazy, hence my impatience for Spring. It will be so nice just to go on walks again and sit on the front steps watching them play.
I can't think of anything else super exciting to write - so I guess I'm done.
Oh, I think most everyone who reads this already knows, but if not...we have a little baby coming this August. We are very excited and so far the pregnancy has been great! I would bet heavily that it's a boy because I wasn't sick at all this time, where I was sick with Hailey last time. We'll see!
Though I know it will probably still be freezing until mid-April, it somehow just makes me feel better knowing it's not February anymore. I hate that month.....Christmas done, still freezing, Spring is still forever away, and generally no sign of the sun - yuck.
We've got some fun things to look forward to in March even if it doesn't warm up. Luke's 4th birthday is on the 26th and we'll be taking a couple trips to Chicago and Milwaukee for birthday parties for cousins, a conference for Matt, and a shoulder surgery for Matt. Okay, guess that last one won't be so fun for Matt...but we all get to hang out with Grandpa and Grandma Bollier for a few days.
The kids are doing well but super stir-crazy, hence my impatience for Spring. It will be so nice just to go on walks again and sit on the front steps watching them play.
I can't think of anything else super exciting to write - so I guess I'm done.
Oh, I think most everyone who reads this already knows, but if not...we have a little baby coming this August. We are very excited and so far the pregnancy has been great! I would bet heavily that it's a boy because I wasn't sick at all this time, where I was sick with Hailey last time. We'll see!
Saturday, December 29
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Yeah....so it's been awhile again. Maybe we'll try for a seasonal blog???
Merry Christmas! I hope all of your families enjoyed the Christmas holiday, and have some exciting plans for the New Year.
We had a really fun, crazy Christmas with Matt's side of the family in Chicago. There are six grandkids now on his side, all of them 3 and under, so it was quite a riot at times. But it was tons of fun - the cousins got along great, the Christmas Eve service was beautiful, the adults enjoyed a ping-pong/kick-a-shay/euchre/marbles tournament, and we were able to run the kids around in a gym on Christmas day to tire them out.
We are heading down to Springfield to celebrate Christmas with my family on Monday, so I am really looking forward to that. Liz and Marc and little Drew will be down there as well, so we'll all be together.
Another bit of news - Matt accepted a sports medicine fellowship at UConn for the academic year 2009-10 (yep, another year of training), so we will be moving to Hartford, CT in about a year and a half. It's only a year, and then we expect to come back towards the midwest when Matt starts his practice. He is really excited about the fellowship and being able to cover all the UConn athletic teams, and I am excited to explore a new part of the country.
Here are a bunch of pictures from the last couple months so you can catch up with the kids. Luke is ridiculously tall still, and Hailey is quite petite but makes up for it with spunk. :-)
The kids at Halloween...Luke as Thomas, and Hailey the octopus.
I went to a conference in Orlando with Matt....
This is what I did all day.
Liz and I with the turkey at Thanksgiving.
Grandpa Rick and all the kiddos in their Mizzou gear - maybe next year....
The kids with Santa
Matt and Luke cutting down our Christmas tree
Hailey and Santa at a party we went to - she was quite smitten by him.
Getting together with friends in Chicago
Christmas morning! Hailey found her present fast!
Merry Christmas! I hope all of your families enjoyed the Christmas holiday, and have some exciting plans for the New Year.
We had a really fun, crazy Christmas with Matt's side of the family in Chicago. There are six grandkids now on his side, all of them 3 and under, so it was quite a riot at times. But it was tons of fun - the cousins got along great, the Christmas Eve service was beautiful, the adults enjoyed a ping-pong/kick-a-shay/euchre/marbles tournament, and we were able to run the kids around in a gym on Christmas day to tire them out.
We are heading down to Springfield to celebrate Christmas with my family on Monday, so I am really looking forward to that. Liz and Marc and little Drew will be down there as well, so we'll all be together.
Another bit of news - Matt accepted a sports medicine fellowship at UConn for the academic year 2009-10 (yep, another year of training), so we will be moving to Hartford, CT in about a year and a half. It's only a year, and then we expect to come back towards the midwest when Matt starts his practice. He is really excited about the fellowship and being able to cover all the UConn athletic teams, and I am excited to explore a new part of the country.
Here are a bunch of pictures from the last couple months so you can catch up with the kids. Luke is ridiculously tall still, and Hailey is quite petite but makes up for it with spunk. :-)
The kids at Halloween...Luke as Thomas, and Hailey the octopus.
I went to a conference in Orlando with Matt....
This is what I did all day.
Liz and I with the turkey at Thanksgiving.
Grandpa Rick and all the kiddos in their Mizzou gear - maybe next year....
The kids with Santa
Matt and Luke cutting down our Christmas tree
Hailey and Santa at a party we went to - she was quite smitten by him.
Getting together with friends in Chicago
Christmas morning! Hailey found her present fast!
Thursday, October 25
Happy Fall!
Ah, fall.....my favorite season of the year. And it is so good to be back home to enjoy it. Luke has started preschool and is absolutely loving it. We've been to the apple orchard, and to pick out our pumpkins, and generally having a wonderful time. Here are some highlights from the season so far.
Luke and Hailey on Luke's first day of preschool!
This is a random photo, but it just sums up Hailey somehow. So silly....
Little pumpkin-heads at Gull Meadow Farms
Trying to share the wagon at Gene the Pumpkin Man's
Hailey in the pumpkin patchWe hope you are enjoying Fall as well!
Thursday, September 13
St. Paul
Hi Everyone,
This is going to be short - I am in the library with the kids climbing all over me. :-)
We are doing well in Minnesota - love the neighborhood we are in. Right behind St. Paul's cathedral in St. Paul, MN with parks, coffee shops, and fun restaurants all over the place.
The weather is great - as it always seems to be in Fall. The kids and the dog like the condo we are renting, and Matt and I are reliving the med school days of urban living. I kind of like it, easier than I thought it would be with the kids.
I'll try to get some photos up soon - promise!
Hope you are all enjoying the weather and the beginning of the greatest sports season there is - football, of course.
We send our love!
This is going to be short - I am in the library with the kids climbing all over me. :-)
We are doing well in Minnesota - love the neighborhood we are in. Right behind St. Paul's cathedral in St. Paul, MN with parks, coffee shops, and fun restaurants all over the place.
The weather is great - as it always seems to be in Fall. The kids and the dog like the condo we are renting, and Matt and I are reliving the med school days of urban living. I kind of like it, easier than I thought it would be with the kids.
I'll try to get some photos up soon - promise!
Hope you are all enjoying the weather and the beginning of the greatest sports season there is - football, of course.
We send our love!
Wednesday, August 15
ATL
Hey Everyone!
Yeah, so I really am not so great at the blogging thing. But I'll keep trying.
So we are in Atlanta now while Matt is doing an visiting residency thing with a sports med surgeon down here. He is having all sorts of fun not taking call, seeing Hank Aaron in the office, and hanging out with Joey Harrington and the Falcons.
The kids and I are having a pretty good time ourselves hanging out with Matt's brother Tim, his wife Krista, and their little one Jackson, as well as Matt's Uncle Phil and Aunt Stephanie (with whom we are staying), and their boys - Jonathan, Travis, and Drew. Luke thinks he has died and gone to heaven with a house full of boys AND all their old toys to play with. :-) Hailey has also won over the boys, and they keep her quite entertained as well.
It's been ridiculously hot down here so far, so we just go from house to poool to house to eat to house. Would love to be able to go on more walks or go to the park, but it's just too hot. On the plus side, all the trips to the pool have served Luke well. He is swimming on his own now (when he wants to), and loves loves loves the pool.
I'll try to get some photos up soon!
Hope everyone is enjoying August!
Yeah, so I really am not so great at the blogging thing. But I'll keep trying.
So we are in Atlanta now while Matt is doing an visiting residency thing with a sports med surgeon down here. He is having all sorts of fun not taking call, seeing Hank Aaron in the office, and hanging out with Joey Harrington and the Falcons.
The kids and I are having a pretty good time ourselves hanging out with Matt's brother Tim, his wife Krista, and their little one Jackson, as well as Matt's Uncle Phil and Aunt Stephanie (with whom we are staying), and their boys - Jonathan, Travis, and Drew. Luke thinks he has died and gone to heaven with a house full of boys AND all their old toys to play with. :-) Hailey has also won over the boys, and they keep her quite entertained as well.
It's been ridiculously hot down here so far, so we just go from house to poool to house to eat to house. Would love to be able to go on more walks or go to the park, but it's just too hot. On the plus side, all the trips to the pool have served Luke well. He is swimming on his own now (when he wants to), and loves loves loves the pool.
I'll try to get some photos up soon!
Hope everyone is enjoying August!
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