Shutterfly's Christmas Gift:)

I don't usually do Christmas Cards but this year I can do it for practically free.....I am all about FREE. I have not tried Shutterfly but my best friend has so I thought I would give it a try! Just look at there awesome Christmas designs:) 2010 Holiday Card collection.
We would love to finally send out Christmas Cards this year!  There are a few that I love but I haven't picked one out yet:) 

I really like the Photo Calendar idea's too...especially for those grandparents! Photo Books are such a big hit for the Holiday! We have a few books that I have put together that are awesome ....even Eden wants to look at them almost every night because they are pictures of her:)
We love the holiday season and can't wait to show off our little family:) Happy Holidays! Thanks Shutterfly:)


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My PROUD Mommy Moment!

I have to say that I have the smartest little girl in the whole wide world! I am not being bias or anything...I am just stating a fact. Ever since Eden was little I have always taught her to put away her toys after she is done playing with them. She has not always willingly done this.
She was playing in my room while I was getting ready and was kind of whiny....she had a few toys laying around my room and in her playroom. But I figured I would just pick them up because it takes me a shorter time to clean up and I was in a hurry.
She loves watching her Praise Baby DVD and I had asked her if She would like to watch it while I got ready.  I start walking out to the living room thinking she was following me but turned around to see she wasn't.  I heard some noises coming out of her playroom thinking that she didn't understand what I had told her...so I walked back to the room to notice that she was picking up all her toys.  I was so excited. She knew that if she picked up all her toys that she would be able to watch her movie...I never even mentioned it to her to clean up like I would normally do. I was in shock! I had such pride in my daughter at that moment that I had done something right.  She was so excited that I was excited...we clapped and gave hugs and kisses:)

I know never to expect it out of her again but it made me so proud of her...I Love her so much! What an amazing little girl!

COOOOOL Cool Whip!

This is what Eden loves to do in her free time!

She knows what's coming!

Yep that's right...this child loves cool whip:)

She is so cheezy!

Where Has The Time Gone!

It's crazy..I can't believe that the last time I wrote was in February. I guess after having Eden I got so caught up with her I just didn't have the time to sit and blog. In case no one knew, I had Eden Janielle Cischke March 2nd. She was a week early but I was more than ready to have her out...if I only would of known;) I might of just kept her in. j/k. It was an experience that I will never forget even though so many mothers say you will forget the pain...I BEG TO DIFFER. It was the worse pain I have ever had in my entire life and I choose not to do it again any time soon. I had an all natural delivery with only Stadol which only took a slight edge off. Eden was a whopping 8 lbs 7 oz of pure love. I pushed for 2 hours. I was exhausted...but in the end I had a beautiful little girl that now I can't keep my hands and lips off from with all those amazing rolls.

It was a rough start due to the fact that while I was having Eden our Dodge Ram got stolen at the hospital, but not just the truck but the car seat and diaper bag with all of it contents. It definitely was not a day that I will ever..EVER forget;) They ended up finding the truck a week later downtown Detroit stripped...The insurance chose to pay almost $10,000 to fix it back up.

It is so hard to believe that Eden has been in this world for over 5 months now. She has changed so much and is doing many new and exciting things everyday. She is sitting up on her own even though she does get a little tipsy at times. She started rolling over a few weeks ago. Overall, I wouldn't change anything...well maybe somethings....but I love her so much and am glad she is part of our family

The day Eden was born

1 month

2 months
3 months

4 months
5 months
She gets cuter and cuter every day:)

Almost a Family:)

So..I have one of the best friends in the world who is also the best Photographer in the world. She is just simply amazing:)

STARTING EDEN'S ROOM!!!!

My sister has this dying urge to decorate everything in site. So has been wanting to do Eden's room for a long time now but I didn't know exactly what I wanted until a couple weeks ago. I just wasn't happy with any of Babies R Us bedding so I went to Pottery Barn and found exactly what I wanted. It is so beautiful. Before the bedding can go in Janielle painted the room for me but we still have to put up the chair rail. Dave put up a chandelier with pink little jewels. It is going to be such a princess room. I will take more pics when things get a little more finished. It is just exciting she could come in just a few weeks. We can't wait to meet her.

IT AINT OVER UNTIL THE FAT LADY SINGS!!!

I absolutely love, love, love our basement. It is coming along so nicely. Yeah it's not done yet but we do see an end in sight. We have a few more doors to put up then our carpet comes in this next week. My brother-in-law and husband just finished the flooring in the office which I love and my dad and grandpa came down and put up 3 of the door for the rooms. Only 4 doors left and 1 closet door. Dave painted all the rooms and I felt so bad but it was not the right color so he painted it all over again. I have a great husband. How many husbands would do that for their pregnant wife. Now the color is amazing. We still have to paint in the hallway going up the stairs but it all will come in time.

The Office

Playroom looking into the bedroom
Playroom going upstairs