6 months!

I can't believe Reid is 6 months old. It seems like we've had him forever, but then again, I remember being in the hospital perfectly. He is getting so big. He's so tall and skinny, just like his daddy. At his 4 month checkup, they said he was the length of a 7 month old but was very skinny for his age. I'm anxious to hear how he measures up at this month's appointment. I love how he reaches for us now and gets so excited to see us after being away from us for a few hours. He is sitting up slowly, but falling over a lot. He loves watching Baby Einstein - World Animals is his favorite. He is so happy in the morning, and it's hard to be mad even when he wakes me up at 5:30 because he's smiling so big. I can't wait to watch him grow even more in the next 6 months. We are in love with him!

Mr. Reid

Life sure has changed since our new family addition. Wowee, I knew it was going to be tough, but I don't think anyone can prepare you for such a life changing thing. Our lives revolve around Reid, and I can't believe that the world is letting us take care of him. That's scary! We are more and more in love with him everyday and are so thankful that he is here...but can't wait until he can sleep through the night!

He is smiling and laughing now, which makes life more enjoyable. He is growing so fast and getting so chubby. I was worried that he wasn't getting enough to eat.. what a joke. His cheeks and double chin prove otherwise.

The only thing I wish we could change is living closer to home. I feel like he is definitely getting jipped by only getting held by me or Kyle. He misses his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. So do we. :)

Just some stuff.

I know you guys missed me and my posts, so I'll update you all.

I started my new job as an Executive Assistant in December at INOVA Federal Credit Union, and I absolutely LOVE it! It's amazing how you can go from thinking you have to keep working a job you don't really care for, to actually enjoy going to work (most days)! I have been given a lot of responsibility with preparing for the opening of the Lerner Theater in Elkhart. Check it out at www.lernertheater.org . My boss is the greatest guy ever - and he actually appreciates me!

Kyle has been working full time third shift (midnight to 8am) at the South Bend Airport Weather Office. It's been so nice for both of us to have full time jobs. Unfortunately, he may lose his job this fall. We're hoping for the best since things are going really well for us here.

On a lighter note, Kyle's sister, Monica, had her first baby on Tuesday night. We went and saw him yesterday and he is just the cutest little guy ever with a ton of hair on his head! Baby fever, here I come!!

Last weekend we rode in the ADEC Bike-a-thon on behalf of Kyle's uncle, Bob Jean, who passed away earlier this year. He lived at ADEC and had an awesome life because of them. It was so fun to see everyone and see how much Bob meant to them. Plus, at the end, there were the most adorable handicapped adults cheering us on with thank-you posters. :)

Anddddd, we're opening our pool this weekend. Wahoo!

I did it!!

After all of my hard work, I finally got the job I wanted! On Monday I start as an executive administrative assistant for the CEO of INOVA Federal Credit Union! I couldn't be more excited!!

Fighting Irish

So tomorrow my journey at Lake City Bank will come to an end. I have decided to move on with my career (hopefully) and get out of the banking world. I have applied at a few colleges for administrative positions and one has finally gotten back to me. Notre Dame! I had a phone interview on Thursday afternoon and by the time I got home from work, I had an email saying that they would like to meet with me in person for a second interview on campus! I go in on Monday and can't wait to see what comes out of it! I'm ready to feel important again. I think I deserve it!

SEE ADDLE

Kyle and I have been in Seattle since Thurs, the 17th and are now in Portland until Wed. We've had so much fun on our vacation, relaxing, exploring, and eating delicious food! We flew out of WI and were planning on catching our connecting flight in TN. When we got to the airport they asked us if we'd be willing to change our plans and fly to Minnesota instead. We would get there an hour earlier, fly first class, and get $600 in Delta vouchers. We thought about it for about .0001 seconds and finally agreed. It was pretty much an amazing birthday gift!

On Thursday we went to the Seattle Aquarium which was super cool then ate seafood for lunch. We also got to go to the famous local market where Travis' brother got sniffed by a homeless man telling him that he smelled like a millionaire. And we laughed. Since Travis and my birthday are on the same day, we went to a delicious wood-fired pizza place for dinner to celebrate where I had the best and only blood orange crush martini.

On Friday we went on top of a really tall building that overlooked the city and the water. In the evening we went to see Cirque du Soleil. It was soooo much fun!

Saturday was the Fremont Solstice parade which is famous for tons of people painting their naked bodies and riding their bikes down the street. Needless to say it was hilarious. I'm pretty sure I've never seen so many naked bodies and pretty sure I'll never see so many ever again.

On Sunday Travis and Danielle made us a delicious fresh seafood feast and we had a great time talking and hanging out.

It was great to be able to see Seattle, but our time is through and now we've started our adventure in Portland. Yayyy!!! And thank goodness we still have a whole week of vacation!!

Little People, Big World

Kyle and I bought our plane tickets for June, so our vacation is OFFICIAL!!!!! Wahoo!!! No beach, though. :( :( :( We are flying to Seattle on June 16th and spending time with Kyle's brother Travis and his wife Danielle. We were wanting to drive to Oregon and go camping for a few days, but we are kind of undecided. There are definitely a lot of things we could do for the whole week in Seattle, I'm sure. We really wanted to go to the Roloff farm, but unfortunately they are only open for pumpkin season. boooo.

I had visions of a long interesting post, but I guess our lives are pretty lame!!

Hey, remember us?!

Kyle and I are really enjoying marriage. We still feel like newlyweds, which is fabulous. In other words, we are not planning on having children anytime soon.

We are trying to plan a vacation in June to travel to San Diego, CA and Seattle, WA!!!! We're so excited and hope to be able to even save up enough money to go. Otherwise, we'll sit on our couch all week with the curtains closed watching tv. If you'd like to make a donation, I'll give you our bank account number. jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk.

Nashville

We recently took a few days to visit Dan and Lisa in Tennessee. We had a lot of fun, ate some great food, basked in the shine of the moon, and had some great conversations.

Taylor Swift may or may not have spied on us at the Old Spaghetti Factory.

Downtown Nashville is really cool, lots of live music and fake Elvis's, what could be better?

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Yes, I took a picture of a picture:

Dan's chiropractic clinic / health food store is doing really good in downtown Dickson, they've had a lot of business. We're excited to visit them again some time.