Happy New Year's Eve to All!

Happy New Year's Eve to all!

2008 has been a year filled with many memories, mostly all good :);

-David and I got Married in April and took our honeymoon in Punta Cana!

-My Grandma had multiple myeloma and is now CANCER FREE!

-We have made some truly wonderful, lifelong friends!

-Gavin turned 2!

-Most of all, we are all healthy!!!

Hears to another wonderful year in 2009!

I can't wait to see what '09 has in store for our family! We already have dates on the calendar for '09. 2008 was a very busy year to us, so hopefully '09 will be a little less hectic for our Family!

Today I will be driving to meet my Parents who are going to be watching Gavin overnight tonight! David and I will be ringing in the new year with great friends! We will be going to Cascade Mt., we are looking very forward to this! We did the same thing last year for New Years and had a BLAST! They have fireworks as well, so it should be a good time.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years Eve!

Our Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas Holiday!

Christmas Eve

We got to Neenah around 11:30am. I helped my mom get everything ready for our Family Christmas and we just hung out for a couple hours. At around 2:30pm Matt and Ashley got there and we started our Family Christmas. At around 3:00pm we heard a knock at the door and it was Santa! He came to drop of special presents for everyone! A dear family friend wanted to dress up as santa and come see Gavin. It was really neat to see the look on Gavin's face and it was a much better experience then what we had at the Mall when we went to see santa! So after santa left we finished our family Christmas then went to my Aunt and Uncles for the Hackstock Family Christmas! It was alot of fun and it was really nice to relax and see everyone that we haven't seen in awhile! We also did a gift steal and I walked away with a really nice Tommy Hilfiger Purse, I just LOVE it!Christmas Day

We got up early and drove back to Madison so we could see what Santa brought Gavin! He walked inside and saw lots of presents with his name on it :) We then headed over to Mom and Dad VV's for the day to have our Family Christmas with them and Chris, Kristin and the kids! It was a very nice and relaxing day!

I hope you enjoyed looking at a few of the pictures from our Christmas!

Video's from Friday!

Here are some video's of last Friday! Gavin had insisted on making muffins at 5:30 in the morning! I mean insisted, coming into our bedroom and flipping on the lights and taking our covers off! We were not to happy, but muffins at 5:45am happened!

The other video is of Gavin and Reilly playing in the bounce house! This entertained then for the longest time!

Christmas Comes So Fast!

We've had a busy past week and weekend! Friday we went over to the Jobke's to bake all day. We made fudge, buckeye's, peanut butter balls, and bark. The boys played all day and watched a movie and then David and TJ set up Gavin's bounce house for the boys to play in, and they loved it! It was a great way to spend a cold day inside! We did not get to decorating Christmas Cookies, so we are going over there tomorrow morning to finish that up!

Saturday we finished up all our Christmas shopping and ran errands! That night we took a trip to costco with the Jobke's. I have not been into a costco in so long and we usually go to Sam's Club, so it was nice to see the difference between the two! Costco has much more variety, but Sam's is cheaper!

This evening we had my work Christmas party at Prime Quarter! It was a lot of fun and we had a really good time! It is nice to put names to a few faces. We all work from home so not everyone knows eachother all that well! I really enjoy my work outings and they seem to be getting better and better :)This week is going to come and go really fast :( The week that I want to be the longest throughout the year always goes by the fastest! Christmas is my favorite time of year and I hate to see it just come and go so quickly!

One Week

One week from today and we will be heading to Neenah for Christmas Eve! I can't believe Christmas came so fast this year. Once you have child it seems like everything comes and goes so fast! I still have to get a few little things for Christmas presents and then finish up all the wrapping. It will be here before we know it, so I better not delay any longer!

Yesturday Gavin spent the afternoon at Reilly's house. I had a few different appointment yesturday so Shawna and TJ were so kind to let Gavin come over and play for awhile and then David picked him up from there at around 2:30. He said he had alot of fun and played with all of Reilly's fun toys! Reilly gave Gavin his birthday presents yesturday, too! He got a really neat remote control race car that goes on the wall, it's really cool! He also got the game, Let's go fishin. He LOVES it! I recommend this game for all 2 year olds! It says ages 4+, but I think those are all way off. The game is a great way for them to concentrate on their colors and numbers at the same time! Gavin picked up on it right away and has not stopped playing it! At 5:30am this morning he woke up and the first this he said was, "play fishin with me, mom?" It was pretty cute! Have a good day!

Videos of Gavin's Birthday Party

Gavin's 2nd B-day Celebration

Since I had posted last week about David and I being sick, we are feeling 100% better! It was a rough week though. Im really glad Gavin didn't get it. He only had a few diarrhea diapers, other then that, he was a happy kid with no flu bug! It is hard to believe he didn't get it, but he has a very good immune system.

This weekend we did not do much, we wanted to make sure that we were back to normal for this coming week!! Since we had to cancel Gavin's birthday get together on Wed. we celebrated it yesturday with Mom and Dad VV, Kristin, Lily and Nolan. It was alot of fun and he got alot of nice stuff! I can't believe this is the last week before Christmas! We have alot going on in the next week or two, but after that it will be nice to relax and have an open schedule!

Sick

So yesturday was Gavin's 2nd Birthday (12-10-06)! I'd like to think that he had a good day, but it was just like any other day for him, or worse...

I got really sick Tuesday night around 7:00pm with diarrhea and vomiting. I had that ever 30 minutes until 8:30am Wed. morning. (Sorry TMI) I have never been this sick before! And I felt so bad that it was on Gavin's Birthday!! We had to cancel the few get togethers we had yesturday with friends and family :(.

Instead, Gavin and Daddy got to spend most of the morning in the Doctors office watching mommy get pumped with IV fluids! I was so dehydrated I couldn't even walk! The worst thing is...David and Gavin now have it :( Since Gavin has been born he has never had the flu! Which I am so greatful for, but the Diarrhea started at 6:30 this morning. No vomiting yet, and I hope it doesn't come either!!!

So we still lit Gavin's birthday Cake and let him make a wish and blow out his candles. We let him open his birthday present's from David and I as well. So we like to think that he had a good birthday, but who knows and now he probably feels so ailing! We will update tomorrow on how we are all doing, I hope this passes fast!

By the way...I have the most wonderful husband in the world. When I got sick on Tuesday night he made Gavin's Birthday Cake! It was perfect, he even decorated it so nicely, and he even stayed home from work yesturday to take care of me, and to watch Gavin, because he knew I couldn't! Anyways...He is the greatest! And now today he is at work, when he is sick :( I feel awful, and helpless:( I love you, David.

Sled Video

Here is a video of David pulling Gavin in the sled! I LOVE this sled, it keeps the wind out and the kids stay warm! Farm and Fleet or Fleet Farm carries them!

Our Busy Weekend Update

This past weekend was very busy! Friday-Saturday we were in Neenah celebrating Matt, Dad Hack and Gavin's birthday's! Ashley and my mom did a wonderful job getting everything together for the party on Saturday (Thank You)!! St. Nick came Saturday Morning, this was the first year that Gavin got St. Nick and he was one happy boy! He got socks, books, trucks, puzzles, and lots of chocolate! Gavin got a chance to play in the snow at Nana and Grandpa's house on Saturday morning! Gavin, David and Grandpa all had fun, but once again it was a struggle to get Gavin to come inside. It was very cold on Saturday morning and Gavin did not want to come inside. He sure does not have a problem with the cold, which is good considering we live in Wisconsin :) Saturday Afternoon we had the Birthday Party at Ashley and Matt's house! Gavin got a lot of nice gifts! Dinousaurs, dino. pj's, dino. bath towel. a 4-wheeler, lots of clothes, books, slippers, movies, and ornaments. Thank you to everyone that was there!Sunday we had the Vander Velde Christmas Party in Illinois! It was very nice and wonderful to see everyone again!

We have a busy week ahead of us, and to add more to it we are supposed to get 9 inches of snow between tonight and Tuesday night.

Wed. is Gavin's 2nd Birthday, so we are having Mom and Dad VV, Kristin, Chris and the kids over for some pizza and cake! Other then that Gavin's 2nd birthday is very low key!

Potty Time

Last night Gavin sat on the actual toilet to go potty. We haven't been having that much luck with potty training. He is showing lots of interests, he just doesn't go. Anyways...After he was done "going potty" he washed his hands very well (Sang the ABC's twice). This picture is just too funny for me not to post. David told me not to post it and that Gavin probably wouldn't like that, but he's two, and his little butt is too funny in this picture!

Gavin Vacuuming

Here is a quick video of Gavin vacuuming his bedroom.

Ok...So of course Gavin does not have chores at the age of 2! But he loves Vacuuming, so why not tell him he is doing a good thing...right?

Our Weekend

Thanksgiving was wonderful! Great food and Very relaxing! David and I left mom and dad VV's at around 7pm and ran home to get ready for our evening. We had alot of fun shopping with TJ and Shawna in the Dells! They had great deals! Too bad we were practically done with everyone! We got all of our Christmas shopping done this weekend, along with everything wrapped and under the tree!

Friday was a very very LAZY day for us. After finishing up shopping we came home and we watched a lot of movies and took lots of naps! Considering David and I were going on almost 34 hours without sleep! I can't even remember the last time we/I did that!Yesturday (Saturday) was a day filled with many errands. We had many returns to make along with a few purchases. We then went to lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings! Gavin fell asleep while eating again. The poor kid goes until he can't anymore! I had a swipe food out of his mouth for the fourth time! We then came home and David took Gavin outside to play in the snow. They made a nice mini snowman and lots of snowballs! They were out there for well over an hour +, no lie! We finally had to carry Gavin inside because it was getting so dark outside they couldn't see! He wasn't too happy!Today I had a work Pampered Chef party! It was a lot of fun! I got some nice things and am very excited about them! I also agreed to do a book party, so don't be surprised if you get an e-vite from me :)

Anyways...It is still snowing here! Hopefully the roads won't be too bad tomorrow!

Have a good Monday!

Happy Turkey Day!

Some Tub Time Pictures. Check out how LONG Gavin's eye lashes are!

So...Tomorrow if Thanksgiving! This is a very relaxing Holiday for us. Usually consists of us looking at the Ad flyers for Black Friday, having a few cocktails, football, and food! We are not big Turkey Eaters, so...Ham it is with all the fixings of course! Can't wait. We will be spending Thanksgiving at Mom and Dad VV's this year! Then Gavin will be spending the evening with them so that David and I can have an adventure! We are going to be heading down to the Dell's at around 9:00-10:00pm tomorrow with Shawna and TJ. We are going to stop for a few drinks then we are going to be Shopping at the Wisc. Dells Outlet Mall at 12am!! They are supposed to have FABULOUS deals. We'll see! Then we will head on back to Madison and see where we go. I have NEVER done anything to this extent before but I think it will be fun. We will probably be exhausted the rest of the weekend though! I will report on Friday or Saturday on how our Adventure was!

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!