Easter at Mill Creek

This year for Easter, we decided to go to the golf club for brunch and to see the Easter Bunny.  This was little Alex's first Easter with the Easter Bunny and I was sure he would be scared to death of it.  As it turns out, we had a wonderful brunch and little Alex wasn't at all scared of the Easter Bunny.  Here are some pics of little Alex on Easter morning and his basket from the Easter bunny.  There are also some pictures of his cute Easter basket he made at daycare and of him with the Easter bunny.

It's a GIRL!

Well, on April 15th, most people are happy because they file their taxes and hopefully are getting a refund.  We were happy this year because we were finding out the sex of our second child.  We had an appointment mid-morning and I was planning on them telling me it was definitely a boy.  My pregnancy at that point had been completely the same as with Bubba and I was sure baby #2 was a boy.  As the ultrasound tech started searching for the sex of the child, she stopped short and goes, "Oh!", to which I quickly responded, "You see a penis, don't you??!!"  She quickly responded, "I didn't say that - I'm still looking."  A few more minutes passed and then she goes, "It's a girl!"  Both Alex and I were speechless and of course, very excited!  In the upcoming months, I had a couple more ultrasounds for growth and with every one of them, I asked the ultrasound tech to re-check that it was still a girl:)  Here are some pics from the ultrasound.

Poor Brodie!

In April, our dog, Brodie, tore his ACL.  Now, the biggest question I get when I tell people that is, "How does a PUG tear his ACL??!!"  I completely agree and can tell you I have no idea.  Since Pugs aren't super active dogs, it's very rare that this happens to them.  My only idea is that Brodie normally runs/falls down our back stairs and probably twisted it while running down the stairs to bark at one of the golfers driving by.  Anyway, a couple hours of surgery and $1,500 later, Brodie's leg has been repaired.  He had a cast on for a week and then, was restricted from using the stairs for 2 months!  It wasn't that hard since he spends most of his time on the first floor and sleeps in his crate in the kitchen. It's now been many months and I can happily say that Brodie is doing much better and you can't even tell he ever had surgery!  Here are some pics of Brodie with his cute green cast on.  We all signed his cast too!

Trip to the zoo!

In the beginning of April, we baby sat my brother's kids - Ben, Jack and Grace for a weekend!  My mother-in-law, Suzanne had been visiting as well.  As it turns out, that weekend was at an all time high for April's temperature.  The entire weekend was between 70-80 degrees - which is quite warm for April in Chicago.  I think we actually had snow a week later:)  Anyway, we decided to go to the zoo with the kids and Little Alex had a GREAT great time!  He enjoyed the zoo and the time with his cousins.  Here are some pics!

Family Photo Shoot

Back in March, we decided to do a family photo shoot with friend, Georgia Torcasio.  She used to live in LA and did many portfolios for famous celebrities.  She now lives in Glen Ellyn and does a lot of family photo shoots.  She also does a video of photos and live shots and puts it to music.  Attached are some pics she took as well as a link to the video.  To see more of Georgia's work, check out her website - http://www.yourbestside.com/.



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