Finally an Update

So I have been stressing about how I'm going to update you all on what has been going on these past few months.  I've been terrible at it!  I haven't posted anything since before Ellie's Second Birthday!

We had Ellie's bday at our house and she had a blast.  We couldn't get her to eat or anything because she was having so much fun playing.

We spent Thanksgiving in Phoenix with Po Po, Jesse, Ren, Bobbie, Bucky, and Emily and had a blast.  Ellie loves spending time with all of them and its nice to finally have some females around to hang out with!

Christmas was in Turks in Caicos with Dad, Molly, Ben, RA, Bucky, Ren, and Jesse.  It was a very nice and relaxing trip.  Ellie loved the beach and even swam in the ocean and played 9 holes of golf.

In January we went to Disneyland.  Ellie loved all the characters which surprised us.  She didn't want to leave.  We had fun with Kerri Eich, Boden, and Eric Reiners and got to see Ren, Dad, Molly, and RA at the NAMM show.

In February we went to Iowa.  I spent a week in Des Moines working and enjoying the snow storm.  Ellie and Kelly flew out a little later.  We got to go to Minneapolis to Shelagh's baby shower (she is due two days before me) and see all our old friends.  Ellie still loves the "up and downs" (elevators) at Embassy Suites.  Every time we got to our floor she ran out screaming, "We did it!"

Ellie is officially in her toddler bed and doing well.  She still stays in it all night and wakes up and reads books.  We just put a baby gate up in her room so she can still see out but so far she hasn't cried for us to come get her.  Let's just hope it lasts!

Other than that she is just growing so fast (2 inches in the last month to be exact).  She is definitely a comedian and knows it.  She's a great talker and loves to play with her alphabets.  Over and over we have to go through the letters and say what they all are!

She is taking ballet lessons and it is so fun to watch!  She will resume her music classes next month as well.  She is loving having some time with other kids.

Kelly is working hard at his studies.  He has gone completely online so no more trips to campus.  He is working out the outside of the house and trying to get it looking pretty. 

We just got solar put on our house this week and are excited to turn it on.  They tested it yesterday and showed us that at 80% we were still paying electricity back to the energy company so we are excited about the lower electricity bills we will have this summer.

I'm working from home now.  I am the new Development Director for the Des Moines Social Club and still doing work with the camp (now preparing for its fourth summer).  We are settling into a new routine that is great.   I'm 25 weeks along so almost in my third trimester.  Sorry, no pictures of the baby bump.  I can't wait to meet this little guy that we have decided to name Hudson.

Now we are preparing for all my sister in laws to come visit.  They will be here this weekend and it should be a lot of fun.  Kelly and Ellie are being sent away to Po Po's house!

Hope you all are doing well!

Love,
Sami, Kelly, Ellie