It's a Boy!

We got matched!! Yes, this sweet little guy with the biggest brown eyes is going to be our son! He was born in October ...which couldn't be more perfect, considering he is coming into a family who all have October birthdays! Birthday weeks may be kind of crazy now:) Paul and I were reflecting last night on how God has an amazing plan for him. We have been praying and waiting for him for over 3 years...before this little one was even little at all. God has perfect timing and it's again a lesson to wait on Him, even when it seems like it is taking longer than we want it to. Praise God for our newest little miracle. Elliana loves the attention she gets with this shirt, but not quite sure if she understands what it means. We will keep you posted on the name we choose for him.

Grandpa and Grandma in Texas!

Last weekend my dad and mom came to visit. We had a blast celebrating Mother's Day with Brian, Leann and Landon and enjoying the outdoors, going to the Witte Museum. It was too short but we packed it in! Can't wait until the next visit!

Elli Singing and Dancing

Wildflower 10K in Fredericksburg

Today we had a BLAST!! Our dear neighbors and friends and us have been training for this 10K the last 2 months and today we ran it! We had a great time running through the cute neighborhoods, talking and laughing (yes, maybe we could have run faster), but we had so much fun! We then ate yummy, very deserving food in the cute town of Fredericksburg. Elli did great and slept the entire race in the stroller...good thing because her daddy is an over achiever and ran crazy fast with Anthony and then ran a few more miles on top of that to meet to us girls. (the last pic is of Elli warming up with daddy)

Elli's Favorite Things (as of 17 1/2 months old)

Elli is her mom's daughter...she loves loves loves tea parties! So whether with mom or dad or friends, she is getting good at them. Her doll is actually her favorite thing, though. Everything is acted out through dolly. When it's time to blow Elli's nose, Elli runs to the bathroom, grabs a kleenex/t.p. and wipes dolly's nose then her own. Dolly gets timeouts on the mat after she gets in trouble, and changing dolly's diaper kept her totally entertained when I got our oil changed at a non-kid friendly service shop. Now that she is 17 (months) she did get some new wheels, and all day I hear, "car, car, car". The last pic shows her wild hair in the morning, too! She is such a joy and we absolutely love watching her learn and explore and say new things!

Playing with Cousin Landon

On Wednesday we got to hang out with Landon and Leann at the wonderful Landa park. What a fun day!

Congrats, Paul

Last week Paul hit his 20 year military anniversary! We celebrated all week with neighbors, his work and then Maggie babysat while we ate at the Riverwalk. I love celebration weeks...I am so proud of you, Paul.