Drop And Give Me 50

50 pushups 81/2 months pregnant. 

Beautiful Brinlee

My Three year old.

Loves.........

To play at the park more than anything
Get her toe nails painted
Make friends
Tell people when they say a notty word
Brush her own teeth several times a day
Play dress up
Snuggle with her kitty
Play with Grandparents
Get the mail
Pick out her own cloths to wear
Sing and Dance
All her friends and cousins
Playing hide and go seek

Favorite food...Hard boiled egg
Favorite Color....pink of course
Favorite thing to watch:  Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake
Favorite snack...nola bar  (granola bar)
Favorite book.....Peter Cottontail

Weight...29 Lbs
Height...Taller then any other 3 year old
Hair ......Growing (like Rapunzel)
Eyes...Green
Shoes...size 8 and always on the wrong feet

You can now.....
Get yourself dressed
put your own coat and shoes on
successfully use and operate an IPhone
Draw a smiley face
Play baseball
put your own dishes away
make your bed
Go up the tall latter at the park
Ride your tricycle

I LOVE THIS GIRL!!!



Pregnancy Pictures

My mom is an AMAZING photographer!  We had so much fun today taking these pictures!  These pictures are just her talent, and haven't been fixed or enhanced at all.  They don't even need it, she does that good of a job!  I am so lucky to have the best photographer be my MOM!

I love them love them love them!

Posted by Marci

Beautiful World

Make sure to pause the playlist at the bottom of the blog to hear Brinlee's song

OSHKOSH

Andrew just finished his first Practical training!  He did the training in the Oshkosh center which is about a half hour away from Appleton.  He had a great experience and learned so much.  They loved his ideas and want to start implementing them in their center.  Even though he was suppose to be learning from them, they said that he helped them out so much and they learned from him as well.  And yes, the city of Oshkosh is the headquarters for the kids clothing store.  I told him to pick up some overalls for the little guy! 

Posted by Marci

6 Weeks and 6 Weeks

Dear Andrew,

(Our last picture together at the Appleton airport.)

  It has been six weeks since I last saw you.....

  I miss you, six weeks is way to long......

I Miss

Eating brownies with you on Sundays
Laughing about random things  before we fall asleep holding hands.
Elbowing you in church to get you to wake up
Your scrubs
Your wink from across the room
Playing skipbo
Washing your laundry
Seeing you come to my work and surprise me with lunch
Our weekly adventure to Winco
Meeting up at our "secret hiding place" at church for a quick date before third block starts
Exercising with you
Hearing your "HEHEHE" laugh
Picking up your shoes over and over (I do miss this)


Without you I have had to......

Celebrate Easter via skype
Put gas in my own car
Be alone on our 7 year wedding anniversary
Not have your famous breakfasts for Mothers day
clean up vomit from kids and cats
Go to bed alone every night
Watch the season finales of all our favorite shows

But in Six Weeks I will get to......

See you
Hold you
Laugh with you
Celebrate the birth of our son with you by my side
Eat your no-bake cookies
Stay up late and talk like we use to


The thing that I have learned the most from this six weeks, is that in six more weeks when I see you, it will mean the absolute world to me.  I won't take for granted one moment of you being home.  Everything you do I will appreciate more, everything you say will be wonderful, every hug, touch, smile, toosh grab will be the absolute best.  I can't wait for six more weeks but I am also grateful I have been given the chance to see what life would be like if you were no longer in it.  I will never take one single day with you in my life for granted!  I thought I loved you more than anything.  Now I know that I do. 

See you in "SIX"
-The Wife

I thought it was Wisconsin, Not Kansas!

Tornado Warning

There was a Tornado warning on the first weekend while in Appleton. This was a storm that was involved in the warning.The rain was going sideways and the wind was howling!!

Posted by Andrew

Me And My GIrl!

I am enjoying my bonding time with Brinlee so much.  Since Andrew has been gone its up to me to make sure that the love and attention she was getting with two parents is still happening.  I feel so grateful for the time that she and I have been given for our "girls" bonding.  We will never have this time again she and I, where it is just the two of us.  Soon we will add baby brother in the mix!  I am taking every advantage of this time we have. 

                                               She loves to wear my shoes!

                                                                     Easter Sunday

                                                 We play A LOT of POLLY POCKETS!!!!

Posted by Marci

In The Bodily Fluid Business!

In February over Brinlee's third birthday we found out that Andrew got a promotion at work that would send him to Wisconsin, and all over the country for a year.  It is a wonderful opportunity for him and our family.  We drove out together the last week in March and he started his new job the first week of April.  He has enjoyed working for Bio Life ever since he started working there in 2008.  He loves the company and all he has learned.  He started out by "sticking" people with needles and collecting the Plasma.  He then worked in the Lab for about a year.  After hard work, long hours, and dedication he is now at their Headquarters in Wisconsin (Green Bay area)  where he is training in all things "Bio Life"  By the end of this year he will be a Center Manager where he will be in charge of his own center and continue to represent the company well.

Bio Life University, Appleton Wisconsin

                                                                         First Day

Even Though we miss him very much, we are so proud of him and exited for all that he is learning!

Posted by Marci