Quick Update...

Yes, I have become that blogger... you know the one that doesn't seem to ever have a spare moment to update the world on what's been happening in our household. It's just down right pathetic and we really do have a lot to share. It's been a month since my last post and that saddens me. There is nothing more irritating than stalking someone's blog only to be disappointed with no new pictures or updates.

In my defense, I haven't quite mastered the conversion to the Mac. I know, I know, I'm pushing 2 months with this beautiful piece of technology, but seriously who has time to wait in line at the Apple store for 3 hours to get some tutorial time with one of the nerd herd members that's going to be speaking "geek" to me... especially when PB Kids is around the corner and in my personal opinion, it's sooo much more fun shopping there!

On the baby front, I am pleasantly plump and Eli is cookin' away with ~ 41/2 weeks until he arrives. The induction date isn't set in stone, but most likely will be at 38 weeks, which puts us in the first week of November. I am feeling good now that I'm over my sinus infection. I am just so ready to hold little man in my arms and be able to love, love, love on him. "Nesting" finally set in this past weekend and I'm pretty sure you could eat off of my garage floor it is so clean and organized. I don't understand why it takes the "Clean Sweep" team on TLC a weekend to whip an organized spaced out... any pregnant lady could do it in 2 hours flat!

So I guess I just didn't want all of you to think that I was sitting around eating bon-bons, getting foot massages, doing nothing. We are alive and well in the Reusser household. I just haven't been snapping pictures of everything we head out to do. Hopefully we will start working on the nursery soon and I will have some pictures to post.

Take care blogger stalkers! I'll be back sooner than later!

Surprise Baby Shower...

Okay, they got me... I mean they REALLY GOT ME!!! Saturday afternoon, I walked into Amber's home thinking we were headed to lunch and to see a movie, but the "A Team" (Amber, Alli & Amy) had other plans. I was absolutely moved to tears when I realized that the kitchen was full of some of my favorite ladies gathered to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Little Man Eli. They hosted a surprise baseball themed luncheon and put so much time and effort into every detail... If you haven't caught on from other blog posts (There's only hundreds of them!) I L-O-V-E each of these ladies more than I will ever be able to show them or tell them!

Needless to say I was pretty emotional the entire afternoon. Not only do all of these gals shower my life with laughter, love and friendship, but today they showered me with gifts for little man. I have prayed and prayed for our family to be blessed with a baby for so many years, that I think actually celebrating the upcoming arrival of our baby, was just beyond what my heart could handle wrapped up into one afternoon. "Water Works" is the nickname I'm giving myself... Really, it was a little embarrassing how much I teared up throughout the afternoon. Thank goodness for waterproof mascara. It is such a blessing to have so many supportive and caring people to help our family celebrate Eli's life. I can't wait for each of them to meet him!

Addie the Tattooed Lady...

This is the state I picked my four year old up in from school today..."Tattoos" up and down her arms! When I asked her if stamps were for skin or for paper, she replied, "For skin of course Mom. Just like Olivia." I couldn't help but laugh at my little "Olivia."

This would be the Olivia book she was referencing...

Olivia Saves the Circus

After school, tattoos and all, we went to Yo-Gi, our favorite little treat on Tuesday afternoons. Addie always opts for frozen yogurt with sprinkles and jelly beans. My personal favorite is piled high with fresh fruit and granola... yum! We had the opportunity to meet up with twin boys in Addie's class. One of them I have heard a lot about, because his name is Eli. As we were leaving and saying our goodbyes, Eli told his mom that he was pretty sure he loved Addie. Sooo cute!

Brooks School Elementary or BUST!!!

To use the opening line from Finding Nemo...

"First Day of School! First Day of School!"

Man alive was this girl fired up for her first day of preschool. Addie thinks it's pretty cool that she gets to use a backpack and be in a real classroom in the same school where all of the big kids go. She has been so excited to start her "learning" as she refers to it, that she has been counting down the days for the past week. She has also reminded us each day that it's only for kids... no mommies, no daddies, no nanas and no grampies are allowed to go to her school. I'm able to post this update this afternoon simply because she has crashed in the middle of the floor surrounded by her Barbies. God, I love that kid!!!

Perfect Ending To A Great Summer...

Addie vs. Cheetah

We decided to head downtown to the Indianapolis Zoo the last Friday of our summer vacation. Addie was excited to see the Cheetahs and put her track and field talents to the test... needless to say we have A LOT of work coming off the gun before we can begin dreaming of a gold medal!

Our Tiny Dancer Turns 4...

Doug & I have been fans of the song "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John for years. Little did we know that one day our lives would be blessed with our very own tiny dancer. Addie has danced through four years filling our hearts with music and our lives with rhythm.

Addie's 4th Birthday Party...

Sunday we celebrated Addie's 4th birthday with friends and family. The above montage is my first attempt using I-video on on my new IMac... be kind when scrutinizing the art form of movie production. I now know why big time Hollywood directors get paid big bucks and also hire teams of experts for editing, lighting, sound, etc... it's all a little much for this woman to take in. Any who, it was the year of the Barbie in terms of gifts and excitement! One of Addie's favorite songs to jam to right now is featured in the video... ENJOY!!!

Final Goodbyes...

We meet Mandy & Co Monday afternoon at the airport for lunch and to say our final goodbyes before they loaded the plane, headed for their big move to Qatar (Saudi Arabia). I really enjoyed loving and kissing on the kids. We feel really lucky to have spent so much time with them this summer while they visited Indiana.

My Little Pony Dance Camp...

Two weeks after the fact, Addie is still talking about her dance camp at the Pink Slipper. She enjoyed the week long camp along with some of her best buddies!

Bella, Fallyn & Addie

Miss Amber & Her Biddy Ballerinas

Prancing Pony

Ballerina Buddies...

Bella spent the night with us last night. The girls are enrolled in a My Little Dancing Pony summer dance camp this week. Addie asked for her "fun buns" this morning when I went to do her hair, and Bella in turn replied, "Yep, just like Addie." I personally think they are tutu cute!

Chef-Bouy-R-Gordie...

Chef Gordie greeting his dinner guests

The Volcano

Team Shirley Temple!

The Beating Heart

Gordie pulled out all of the tricks you expect at Benihana's,

of course with his trusty teacher close at hand!

The Shrimp Popper...

Impressive Mr. Ranek, very impressive!

Monday night we were invited to attend a very special dinner at Benihana's with Gordie as our personal chef. He did an amazing job and the presentation was very entertaining. Thanks for the invite Amber, we really enjoyed ourselves!

Pool Party...

Betsy, the Bride to be, and her little helper, Caroline
Me & Gina

Mandy & Megan

Lindsay & I are only two weeks apart with our pregnancies.

She is having a girl in October.

Gina, Betsy, Angie & Mandy

(Mini High School Reunion)

The Hostesses

Sunday, we attended at pool party in honor of Betsy and Trinity's upcoming wedding. It was so much fun catching up with friends from elementary, high school and college and all of their moms. Betsy of course had us in stitches with her stories and antics!

Children's Museum Adventures...

Addie & Gracie set to work excavating dino bones!

An artist at work...
Addie took the below picture of her masterpiece

BARBIE HEAVEN!!!

And it's a...

BOY!!!

That's a little tinky-winky you're lookin' at folks!

We are just coming home from an amazing anniversary celebration. We stayed downtown at the Conrad Hotel and had dinner at St. Elmos. Doug & I decided to eat at the local landmark, because we can't call ourselves bona fide Hoosiers and not have eaten there before. Doug opened the sealed envelope at dinner and we have just been on cloud 9 since.

We slept in this morning and walked to breakfast at Cafe Patachou. From there we headed to Keystone at the Crossing for some shopping and lunch at the Cheesecake Factory.

We have decided on a name, in case you are interested... With all of the Lebron hype this weekend, we were leaning towards Lebron James Reusser, but have opted for Elijah Stone Reusser. Elijah means the Lord is my God, I just love this! We will call him Eli. Stone is for Phyllis's father, Grandpa John.

It's still so hard to wrap my head around this pregnancy and knowing I'm brewing a little champ inside me right now. I feel so blessed to be healthy and to know that in a few short months, we will be welcoming our son into our family. Thank you for your continued prayers.

Fun with Fallyn...

Playing and painting the day away!

Settled in for "quiet" time to watch Toy Story 2.

4th of July...

Noblesville Parade
Obstacle Course at the Noblesville Festival

Tattoo Art

Look at our new ink!

Flex those muscles girls!

Jumbo Slide

We spent the 4th of July with the Warners. It was low key, but we very much enjoyed ourselves. We kicked off the afternoon with the parade and headed to the local festival at the high school. We ended the evening with dinner and playing at the Warners. We had a beautiful ride home that night with the sky full of local firework shows... Addie kept pointing and shouting, "Look there! Look there!"

Symphony on the Prairie...

First stops of the night were face painting and visiting the instrument "petting zoo"

On with the show... and some yummy pic-a-nic basket food

The Grand Finale...

Friday night we kicked off the 4th of July holiday weekend at Connor Prairie for their patriotic Symphony on the Prairie. It was an absolutely gorgeous summer night full of great memories for our family. This event will definitely become a family tradition!