Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

I have threaten to take Eli away if Angie doesn't do some more blog posts for you guys! I need your help! Please tell Angie she needs to make some posts. She accepts all criticism through email, facebook, and comments on this blog.

Eli Stone Reusser

Angie and I are pleased to welcome Elijah Stone Reusser to this world. He was delivered 11/15 at 2:29 pm. He weighed in at a whopping 9 LBS., and measured at 21 inches. Mommy and baby are doing great. More to Follow

The Waiting Game...

Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock

I took the last week off of work, thinking that little man was going to arrive. We stayed busy, in hopes that it would shake something lose and send me into labor... mission failed! We did however get the chance to spend a lot of quality family time together before our household of three grows to a family of four.

We visited the zoo...

we couldn't walk him out!

We attended Veggie Tales Live...

we couldn't dance and sing him out!

We celebrated Grampy's birthday...

we couldn't party him out!

We cleaned and prepped the house for baby...

but we couldn't nest him out!

It's now Saturday afternoon and still no baby boy. Eli has proved much more patient than his mama! We are headed to the hospital tomorrow afternoon to be induced. The next family blog post will be one welcoming our newest family member, Elijah Stone Reusser. Stay tuned!!!

A Pup Named Lenny...

Each weekend someone in Addie's preschool class gets to take the classroom "pet" home with them. They get to name him and take him on adventures that are chronicled in a journal to share on Monday afternoon. Meet "Lenny." He was named after the lovable shark, Lenny, from A Shark's Tale.

Lenny met and snuggled with Frenchy & Tucker Boy

Lenny's Big adventure was an outing to the Children's Museum

Lenny the Chemist helped me concoct an experiment

at a learning station that resulted in hot pink silly putty!

Designing fashion motifs in the Barbie exhibit.

Cultured K-9 exploring the Chihuly Art Exhibit.

Halloween 2010...

My peeps celebrate at the Ranek's Halloween Party

Treasure Hunters Addie & Bella

find all of the loot Amber hid for the kiddos!

Ready for Trick or Treating

Mommy honed into her Martha Stewart side when she

created these monster cupcakes for the weekend's festivities!

AHHHHH!!!

Zoo Boo...

We cowgirled up for a fun-filled afternoon at the zoo.

Natalie, Addie, Zach and Bria