Exciting News!!!!

Well as some of you read my second to last blog about trying to add to the family, well yesterday I decided to take a pregnancy test (1 day early), I just felt a voice telling me to (I think it was God), and sure enough it was positive!!! I could not believe my eyes! I was convinced that I wasnt by the way I felt this month, and turns out I am! I bawled my eyes out for about 30 min. and took 3 more tests to make me believe it! Its finally sinking in that I am pregnant and we are having another baby :) I cant Thank or Praise God enough! I completely turned all of it over to him and trusted him, knowing that this will all happen in his time, and his timing is perfect! Sure enough he showed me it is! Just before my birthday/christmas too! Makes it the BEST birthday/christmas EVER! I remember feeling the same exact way when I found out I was pregnant for Eli (I found out on Dec. 7th). Thats another thing!!! My due date is Elijah's birthday! July 25th! God's timing is not only perfect, but very humerus. It will be interesting to see when this little one decides to arrive. Eli will either be having an early birthday party or a late one. We will see! 

My first OB appointment is on Monday Dec. 10th. Cant wait for the first appt. I will be 7 1/2 weeks then. Too early to hear the heart beat on the doppler, but it will be SO great when that time comes. I pray for this baby daily! Cant wait to find out if its a him or her. I want to end my blog with a verse I read this morning that is perfect for me right now........ James 1:17 says Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights. Thank you Lord for you blessed gift! 

Our little Bug turns 2!

So on this day at 3:12 a.m. God blessed us with a 7 lb 2 oz. 20 in. long beautiful baby boy!!! When I was pregnant I remember thinking, I wonder who he will look like? I wonder if he will be a laid back little one? What will his personality be like? And the list of questions go on. So when he was born my first question of what will he look like was answered! He looks just like his daddy! You would have never know I had anything to do with it LOL! He is laid back (other than his occasional fits that are thrown lol). His personality is so sweet, funny, and of course extra cute, and so smart! Man! Its hard to wrap my mind around how old Eli is, but it really goes fast with the second child! I think that is, is because you have another to take care of as well, and so it just makes your life that much busier and makes time go that much faster! So I want to say Happy Birthday to our sweet, lovable, silly, talkative,  little boy that loves Peppa Pig cartoon, french fries (so for his birthday we will get some McDonalds for dinner), cookies, and dancing! You are such a blessing to our family and thank God everyday for giving you to us!! We love you more than you will ever know!

                                                     

It amazing how God speaks to us!

Well my closer family knows that we are hoping to be adding to our family soon, and the last two months that have past there hasn't been any exciting news. Some of you think. Pssshhh, two months thats not long at all. Yes I agree it isn't that long but when you get pregnant right away the first two times its hard not to think that it will happen like that again, and that these last two months feel WAY longer then just 2 months. But my purpose for this blog post is for 1. for me to just let out my feelings and 2. To share that if you just listen to God you can hear him speaking to you. 

Tonight when the boys were taking a bath I was sitting right out side the bathroom door and looking at all the books on my book shelf. Skimming through the books I have, and I came across "Praying Through You Pregnancy" By Jennifer Polimino and Carolyn Warren. It was a week by week guide I had when I was pregnant with Dominic. I will say for any moms to be or is planning to be having another, I highly recommend  this book! Very awesome book! Helps you to open up to the Lord about your pregnancy and baby. But anyways I could hear God telling me to pick the book up and look through it. I haven't touched this book in a long time! (Obviously, cause Dom is almost 2 lol) but I open the very first chapter and it is titled "God's Timing for you baby". Of course this made me want to read more, cause I know God has a plan for our next baby and knows he or she's birth date. So I read on, and I have thought about this from time to time but it really sunk in, in that moment of reading it. Like God was saying it himself. This is what the women said in her book......

"God's timing is divine. By this, I mean that if our baby's conception had occurred earlier, it would not have been the same Micah (her son) we have now- it would have been somebody different. Another day, another time would have brought a different set of chromosomes together, creating a person with different looks and different personality. It's fascinating and mind boggling when you think about it!" 

I have thought about this before, especially when I look at our boys. I thank God for his timing and for our son's they are true blessings! God reminded me tonight of that exact thing. I can hear him saying "It's all in my timing." Verse Jeremiah 1:5 "I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations." Another verse Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.

I know God has a plan for our next and that our time will come but to come across that when it has been heavy on my heart was proof that God wanted me to read that and know that he has a great plan and I need to trust him, be patient and know that my time will come. Thank you Lord for always finding ways to speak to me when I need it! 

I want to share the prayer that the author finished this chapter and it was another prayer that I know God wanted me to hear......

Dear Lord, I believe You have a divine plan for each of our lives. You know the future and You know the child I am going to have, even now, before I am pregnant. Jeremiah 1:5 says, " I chose you before I formed you in the womb." I take this as an encouragement that You see into the future and You know the baby I'm going to have. Lord, I pray for Your plan to come to pass and for Your will to be done, even as Your Word says, "I set you apart before you were born." 

Lord, let me conceive and be blessed with a healthy pregnancy. Hear my prayer just as You heard the prayer of Hannah. I believe You put that account in the Bible for a reason- so that women such as myself would be encouraged to have faith.

If there is anything preventing me from getting pregnant, I ask for Your healing. You know all things and You are still doing miracles today. I let go of stress, anxiety, and worry; and I will meditate on Your promises instead.

I receive Your peace. Philippians 4:7 says, "the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." I thank You for peace.

I choose faith and to trust in You, Lord, for the blessing of pregnancy. I stand on the promise of Your Word. Jesus, you said, "Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it" (John 14:13-14). I claim that promise for my husband and me, and I ask for a child. 

And, Lord, help me be the best mother I can be. Give me the wisdom to raise this child according to Your ways, so that he or she grows to love You and serve You all his or her life.

I thank you now, in advance, for hearing and answering my prayer. I know You have good plans for me and my family. My future and my hope are in You. 

In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. 

Eli's first day of school!

Well the morning of the big day finally came! And once he woke up I told him "Today is the day, buddy! You go to school!", his response "yeah!" So that morning he kept asking me, "how much longer till I go mommy?" Once the time till school got down to the 30 min. mark, he started to get watery eyes and said "I'm going to be scared mommy, I don't want to go." After talking the same thing we have been, he perked up and was happy again! I thought for sure, when I asked him to come over for a picture, he would say no, but he didn't. He was quite excited! So that made me feel good :)

On our drive over he was actually excited, but then once we got to the playground (cause thats the first thing he does for school, is recess) he shut down and started crying and saying he didn't want me to go and he was afraid. I will tell you what, God gave me strength to hold myself together then and be strong for him, cause I wanted to lose it lol. But I stayed for a couple min. while he started playing on the playground and when I started to say good buy it was a cling to the leg, don't go, sort of thing. With the teacher's help she scooped him up for me and made him feel better. Now I know some of you want to know if I cried, and of course I cried! O man! It was just like I thought it would be lol. I cried for good reasons of course! Im so excited for him! But its hard for a mom to just face the facts that her baby, isnt a baby anymore and he is growing up! Its really hard to wrap my mind around how fast time goes!! I watched him from the truck before I took off, and he calmed down very quick and started playing on the playground stuff. And I took off. It was kinda weird having a quite house once I got home and laid Dom down for a nap. I took advantage of a nap, which was so nice! Then was able to read :)

So it was time to go pick him up and once we got there, he was smiling and red cheeks like he had been running around. I asked the teacher how it went and she said it was ok. A little rough for him, but he did good! Of course Ross and I started asking him how his day was? What he did? If he made some friends? ect. but the biggest question was.....Are you excited to go back tomorrow? And he said "yes." SO happy to hear that :) I expect tomorrow to be like today was when I drop him off, but I pray not :) He said "I had fun, and it did go by fast like you said mom!" First school day was a success! YAY!!!!!

                                                           Our little preschooler :)

                                       
                                                 Dominic wanted to be in the next picture :)

                       Eli's first drawing from school. He said that it has his name and my name on it lol :)

Baked Chicken Parmesan

Last night I made chicken parmesan on top of spaghetti, and I must say this is a meal worth making many times! I have made this multiple times since joining weight watchers. Thats right its a weight watchers meal! So I thought I would share this easy meal with others so they can enjoy it as much as we do! Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the finished product, so just a recipe :)

Ingredients:
4 (8 oz) Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, sliced in half
3/4 c. seasoned breadcrumbs (Italian bread crumbs)
1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese ( I just use the bottle parmesan cheese, I dont actually grate any)
2 tbsp butter, melted
3/4 c. reduced fat mozzarella cheese
1 c. marinara (I use a whole jar cause I top the chicken on spaghetti noodles)
1/2 lb. spaghetti noodles
cooking spray

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Clean up chicken. Get a pot of water boiling for the pasta. Spray a large baking sheet lightly with spray.

Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl. Melt butter in another bowl. Lightly dip the chicken breast into the butter so that both sides have butter on them, then dip the chicken into the breadcrumbs so its covered on both sides. Place on baking sheet and repeat with the remaining chicken.

Lightly spray a little more cooking spray on top of chicken and bake for 20 min. Cook pasta according to box. Warm up marinara in a small pot. Turn chicken over after 20 min. is up and bake for another 5 min. Remove from oven, spoon sauce on top of chicken and top with shredded mozzarella. Bake 5 more min. or until cheese is melted. 

Serve chicken on top of spaghetti and marinara sauce and ready for eating! I will make a french bread loaf to go with it and its SO yummy! Hope you enjoy as much as we do!

Butterfinger Blondies O My!

Well I recently got thinking on how I want to do food as well on my blog, and lately I have been having a real sweet tooth! So why not do a dessert! As most of you know I have been on weight watchers since the end of Jan. of 2012, and it has been an absolute success for me, and Ross. I actually counted my point, Ross didn't, but with what I was making and had in the house he has lost 25 -30 lbs! I made it to my goal weight in the beginning of June, YAY! 24 lbs gone and it feels amazing to say I did it! Ross and I have done a great job maintaing since then. But like all people, I get a craving for something ridiculously fattening and so good once in a while! So with the help of Pinterest I can easliy find something to make. So like I said I have been having a real sweet tooth lately and come across Butterfinger Blondies, and thought OMG! I must make!

Blondie Ingredients:
1 c. butter
1 c. light brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups coarsely chopped Butterfinger Bars (approx 16 "Fun Size" bars)

Butterfinger Buttercream Ingredients:
1/2 c. room temp butter (1 stick)
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
2 1/2 -3 c. (I used 3 c.) powdered sugar
1/2 c. chopped Butterfinger Bars (approx 4 "Fun Size" bars)

Instructions for Blondie:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream together butter and sugars, add vanilla, and eggs until well mixed.
On low add your dry ingredients (flour, salt, and baking soda) until well combined.
Stir in chopped Butterfinger, which will look like this.....

Then spread in a sprayed 9x13 baking dish

 And the recipe said to bake for 25 min. but I baked it for 35-40 min. cause there was no way it was ready in 25 min. Super gooey still. So after 25 min. I would cook it by 5 min. intervals, until the center is JUST set. (thats what the recipe said lol). Remove from oven and cool completely.

As you see in the picture there is a slight whole in the blondie, thats because I had to make sure it was done lol!

Instructions for Butterfinger Buttercream:
While the Blondie was baking in the oven I went on and made the Butterfinger Buttercream. 
Blend the butter and shortening together until smooth.
Add in the powdered sugar, on LOW speed (It can make a big mess). Mix until smooth.

Stir in your chopped Butterfinger (I sprinkled mine on top rather then stirring them in!) Spread on cooled blondes!

                                                                        YUM!!!!!

Now dont get me wrong this is good! But it wasnt SUPER REALLY good like I thought :) But I still thought it was good!

   

Our little Monkey turns 4!

Well I remember updating my blog last year when Eli turned 3, and it has already been a year already! I feel like I say the same thing over and over each year about how fast the time goes, and "I can't believe he is __ years old already, but I can't help it! I know I will say in every year he has a birthday lol. So here it goes "I can't believe he is 4 ALREADY!" Ok there I said it. Plus in less than a month and a half he will be starting pre-school which every time we talk about it, he says he doesn't want to go LOL, so it will be a bit of a transition for him.

We welcomed Eli on a Friday morning at 5:45 a.m., and ever since we have had absolute joy! Becoming/being a parent is the best thing ever! Now this year I got an idea off of pinterest, and every year at your child's birthday starting at age 3 (which I didn't get this idea till after Eli turned 3) you ask them the same 20 questions, and you get to see how they change and what they say. So here are Eli's 20 questions.......

1. What is your favorite color? Blue (which a few weeks ago it was orange lol, but now blue)
2. What is your favorite toy? The iPad ( he watches mario videos on it all the time, and pretends his Mario action figures are doing what is going on in the video)
3. What is your favorite fruit? Banana (its the only fruit he likes lol)
4. What is your favorite tv show? Team Umizoomi 
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?  Mac n Cheese (He has always loved mac n cheese!)
6. What is your favorite outfit? Mario shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Super Mario
8. What is your favorite snack? String cheese
9. What is your favorite animal? Dogs (Which he is afraid of most dogs, and we have cats, so I have no idea why he said that LOL)
10. What is your favorite song? ABC's
11. What is your favorite book? My Grandpa Has a Great Big Face (We have checked this book out a lot from the Library)
12. Who is your best friend? Dommy (awwwww)
13. What is your favorite cereal? Captain Crunch Oops all Berries
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Swim
15. What is your favorite drink? Chocolate milk 
16. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? My pillow pet
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Toasted nutella sandwich 
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Mac n Cheese
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Eli


So today I will be making mac n cheese for dinner and for dessert chocolate pudding with cool whip, and he will be opening his birthday gift from us. We love more than words could ever explain Eli!

If it's not one, then it's the other

Well yesterday we had another incident, but this time it was with our littlest boy. Dommy fell and needed stitches on his knee. Earlier that morning, I decided to go through tubs of Eli's old clothes. Dom is starting to go into 24 month size, so I thought I would see what I had for him for this fall/winter. Which turned out to be more than I thought it would be! I barely have to buy much for him, bonus! But anyway, I had just finished up doing what needed to be done upstairs, and Dominic was coming out of his room as I was coming out of Eli's and Dominic just stumbled on his own foot, and fell across one of the metal carpet strips. The only thing I can guess is he had to have scraped his knee on one of the nails that holds the carpet strip down, so after it happened I scooped him up and applied paper towel to it to stop the bleeding. He only fussed for 10 sec. he amazed me, cause it was UGLY! So I called Ross to tell him what happened and I sent him a picture to get his opinion on if he would need stitches or not. He called me back and said yes, he would guess he needs stitches, he was on his way home. I put a band aid on Dom's knee and he was walking around like it was just a scratch. Once Ross got home Dominic and I were off to the Kid First Urgent Care. He ended up getting 3 stitches, and he did so good! There was crying of course, but come on who wouldn't cry getting a needle in your knee and then stitches! I take him to our pediatrician in 10 days (on July 27th) for the stitches to be taken out. Man, it just doesn't stop over here LOL!

Now I didn't update my blog yet on Eli's latest news. Last Friday, we took him to the orthopedist cause his cast was falling apart, and I knew he would need a new one. So I asked the doctor if they could do x-rays on his leg just to make sure he would even need a new cast. So they took more pictures of his leg, and the x-ray showed healing, but not even close to no cast. Lots more healing needed to be made! So they took his big orange cast off and casted him up with a smaller cast (below the knee) and it is waterproof! We had to pay $40 for a waterproof one, but it is well worth it cause Eli can enjoy some of his summer at least! Especailly since his birthday party was only a couple weeks. He needs to wear this new one for 3 more weeks and we go back on Aug. 3rd for more x-rays and hopefully then he will get it off. We have been doing TONS of swimming since the waterproof cast has went on! Its awesome that they have waterproof casts now. The out side of the cast is fiber glass so it doesn't get soft when immersed in water, and the inside of it is a soft mesh like netting, so the water just drains right out of it! Very cool! He can walk on it as well. Im just hoping this one holds together for the next 3 weeks.

I also haven't said anything about our kitty since we actually picked him up. Long story short he was still too little for getting neutered and declawed so they called us and said that we could come and take him home and bring him back in a few weeks to get everything done, when he is a little bigger. So we have had him home with us for about 4 weeks now, and he is the sweetest thing! So nice with the boys, and very loving. Likes lots of snuggles! He can be a stinker, but he is a kitten, thats expected lol! Little girl (our adult female cat) took a good week to a week and a half to warm up to him, but now she doesn't hiss at him and actually will play with him.

And here he is! Toulouse!! Eli originally said he wanted to name him Scat Cat, but then once he got home he changed his name to Toulouse! I think thats all I had to say for an update :)

A lot has happened since my last blog

Whhheeeewwww.......well a lot has happened since my last blog. I don't even know where to begin.  Well I guess I could start with the sad news first. A few weeks ago we lost our cat White Boy. We are pretty sure it was something with his heart, and that there was nothing we could of done to save his life.   He was starting to get uncomfortable at the end, so Ross took him into the vet to be euthanized. We miss him very much!

Our White Boy

Now for some good news to add to that. We will be getting a new kitten here in a few days. We met the little guy a few days ago, and he is so cute! So friendly, and I am just so excited to bring him home!! We were looking for a kitten and keeping our eyes opened for what is out there, planning on getting one here in the next month. Well I decided to call the vet to see what they charged for all the shots and tests kittens get, and what they charge for neuter and declawing. Well the lady told me that they had an 8 week old male gray/black tiger kitten there at their clinic that has had their first shots and tests done and was going to be neutered soon, and that we could have him for free if we wanted him! They wanted to wait a week before they neutered him so he got a tad bit bigger, but they are doing that here in a couple days and also declawing him. Then we can go get him and bring him home! It just kinda fell into our hands! It was meant to be :) Eli is VERY excited to have him come home with us! :) 

Now onto some more that has happened! Well our Eli broke his leg. The boys and I had come home from some morning grocery shopping and I had just got the groceries put away and Eli was sitting at the table in the kitchen, watching Mario videos on the iPad, and was sitting on the side of the chair and the next thing you know the chair tipped over and he started crying, so I ran to him and his right foot had got caught in the back of the chair and was twisted bad! It wasn't easy getting it out, but when I did get it out he cried in pain that his shin hurt. Right then I had a feeling it wasn't good......he probably broke his leg. So Ross came home from work and we took him to Lansing Urgent Care for x-rays and sure enough our little guy broke his Tibia. So they splint him up and sent us home and we had to go to a Orthopedist for the cast. We got him in to the Orthopedist 2 days later for his cast and he is doing good. The orthopedist wants him to come back on Friday (a week later) to get x-rays of his leg again to see how it is healing, and if all looks good only 3 more weeks of his cast! I was totally surprised when he said only 4 weeks total (if all is looking good, of corse) with the cast! That means he would get his cast off a week before his birthday party! He picked out the color orange for his cast, and is getting LOTs of signatures from brother, Aunts, Uncles, and Grandma's and Grandpa's. He thinks thats pretty cool :) He isn't bumming to much cause he gets to play a lot more Mario, and he thinks that is pretty awesome :)

                                        

Here is an x-ray of his leg (we had the disc from Urgent Care for the Orthopedist)

We have been busy the last 4 weekends with family, and friends. The summer has kicked in cause our schedule has picked up!

Thinking of a lot lately

I have always loved the idea of planning parties. The idea of decorating and little details you can add to a party to make it that more special is so much fun to me!! It didn't really dawn on me how much I truly enjoy it and have fun doing it till I had kids and had birthday parties to plan. When Eli turned one, it was a cute 1st birthday party. Not a whole lot of detail to it, like I could of done. I didn't really think of what I was capable of doing until I planned my second son's first birthday party! Now that was fun! I had so many things I could do with the theme. I could of really went crazy if I wanted to spend a fortune on a birthday party lol. 


I got talking to my mother in law on how much I LOVE to plan party's and I would love to do that as my job in the future or part time now. So I have been thinking a lot lately on starting to do something like that. There is so much I need to do to start my own business, but just thinking about everything to do gets me so excited! I can't wait to see what God brings in the idea I have. So the brainstorming is already starting, and I would really love if I could get this going in the next year! I just have to figure out where to start exactly! 

Joyful Songs

A while back my father in law got me a book that is called Whispers of Encouragement for Moms. I read it here and there. Its a great book, small daily reads. I saw it in my cubby and thought, "O I will read one of these today!" So I thought I would share what I read.........

Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Psalm 33:1


Singing often reflects our mood. When we're lighthearted and happy, we tend to sing more often than when we're feeling burdened and downtrodden. But the Word of God tells us to sing joyfully to the Lord, without prerequisites. The Bible doesn't say, "Sing if all is well and your overjoyed." It just tells us to sing joyfully. 
Its fitting for us as Christians to praise Him. Not only when our circumstances are conductive to a joyful spirit, but any time-simply because of who He is. 
If our actions depend on our situations, we may never try a tune. But if we sing amid our situation, whether, good or bad, joyous or painful, we will soon find our moods-and our spirits-rising from the ashes to reflect our joyful songs.
When we, like the psalmist, sing joyfully to the Lord, our spirits will follow-and we'll become deeply joyful moms, unshaken and steady.

After I read this in my book, I knew exactly what it meant and was saying, and I knew God was talking to me. I have recently felt God moving me to start singing in the Church. I have always been too scared in the past, but God has given me a peace that its ok. Im worshiping him and only him. That he has given me a voice to share with others, a voice to have others worship through music and song with me. It hit me! What could be better than that! Why haven't I seen this before? By all means I am not saying that I have an amazing voice, but I know what I do have, and what I can do with it, so I am trusting God in what he wants me to do. For thats the best thing to do. I find such awesome feeling singing to God, and as it says in the book.......When we sing joyfully to the Lord, our spirits will follow- and we'll become deeply joyful moms, unshaken and steady. Its so true!

Really!!!??? Its been 7 months since my last blog!!

Wow! This is horrible, LOL!! I just forget about my blog and updating it. Once in a while it pops in my head, but when it does its never the right time to just sit and type away on the computer. Having 2 kids to care for is understandable. Well there really isn't anything real big and new to share other then the boys are growing like weeds and getting so big so fast! Eli is going to be 4 in 4 months. Which is crazy! Today I just went to finalize everything at the preschool he is going to be going to in the the fall. Which wow, preschool already! REALLY!!?? REALLY!!??? My baby boy is that old already!? I know the time was going to come, but its amazing how fast it really has went. I'm very excited for him on the new adventure thats ahead for him and I, but also sad cause he won't be home with me full time anymore and the older he gets the more he will be away at school. He is excited about preschool, but when we talk about going then he says "no I don't want to go." He is quite the home body and momma's boy, so its going to be an adjustment for him when he goes, but I know he will adjust just fine. He still LOVES sports and I really don't think that will ever change. Any sport thats on tv he is pretending to play that sport lol. Another thing that he has become obsessed with is Super Mario Brothers!!!! LOL! I am telling you OBSESSED! Thats all he talks about! He wants to play it all the time! I have to take the Nitendo DS away for a while or he would play that game from the moment he wakes up until bed, if I didn't. He makes us laugh everyday! He is such a silly boy :)

Dominic, is now 16 months! Which WOW to that too! Our littlest boy is almost a year and a half already! He is got quite the personality. Such a sweet, loving little guy, with a bit of attitude. The terrible two's (which really three's are worse) have already started! Yes, fit throwing is quite the thing in our house lol. It was very funny and entertaining at first, but after a good month of it its not so funny anymore lol. I still find myself chuckle here and there. What can you do!? It comes with the age :)) But its such a fun age! Dominic  amazes us on what he knows! He is talking A LOT!! Saying so much! He loves kitties, backyardagins (tv show), music,  LOVES dancing! He also loves to be in the room I am helping every way he knows how :) He is a very silly boy as well. 

We are looking forward to warmer weather, and summer time! This year is going to be a lot of fun cause last summer Dom wasn't walking yet and was still fairly little, but this year there is lot of new things for him to experience. Plus we are just sick of the cold weather!! Easter is right around the corner and that will be another fun holiday cause Dom can egg hunt with Eli :) 

A new thing with me and Ross too, is I signed up for weight watchers online and I have lost 11.6 lbs so far and Ross has lost 17 lbs! Ross isn't counting points, but is cutting back on portions and with what I make and have in the house he is losing weight! We love it, and feel great! I have 12.4 lbs to go to get to my goal weight and Ross has about 8 more lbs. I love weight watchers and it was such a great decision :) I am going to be doing a duathlon in August, so I plan to start running next week.