So, now that I got everyone up to date by posting our Christmas letter... (ok, not really, that was a cop out...but at least now I can start from Feb 2010!! :))
In about 4 short weeks, we will meet our second little girl! We are so excited :) With everything that has gone on in the past year, this pregnancy has flown by! It doesn't seem possible that she will be here so soon. Ted and I wonder daily how we are going to handle chasing two around, but I would never have it any other way. I have always admired the sisterly bond that a lot of my friends have with their sisters. I am so excited to see that grow and develop between Victoria and this one. I hope they don't forget to include their Momma in their friendship circle!
Victoria has grown leaps and bounds and continues to do so every day! She is so amazing. I know all parents think their kids are amazing, but watching a child grow is truly a blessing! Victoria loves to read books, watch airplanes, play with her babies, do puzzles, run around and of course watch movies. I'm pretty sure I've had my take of Nemo, Happy Feet, Madagascar and Lion King. All great movies....the 1st 20 or so times :) She talks up a storm and makes us laugh daily. We think she somewhat understands the idea of a baby/little sister. She will ask where baby is and lift up my shirt and kiss my belly. She will go into baby's room and recognizes that it's baby's room, baby's shoes, baby's toys... I know the 1st time she sees her, she is going to say "I want to hold it". She says that about everything she really likes. She still thinks that we should be able to pop those planes out of the sky for her to hold :)
Our new house is fantastic. We are so happy to have a place to raise our family. We are slowly doing some remodeling projects and just love what the house has turned into. My instincts keep wanting me to get more and more done before the baby arrives, but I will simply have to wait. The girls don't need a brand new bathroom now with a new 2-sink vanity. But I can guarantee it will be no time at all before they are arguing about who is using the bathroom and wanting to get in to get ready for some big event!! I'm sure Daddy can wait to think about his girls getting ready for some dance or date.
Well, I hear the little one getting up now...so I have to run. Poor little girl has the flu. I'm hoping it's just the 24 hour bug. I hope to keep up with this better....we'll see how I do!
Have a wonderful day!
Friday, February 12, 2010
No Excuses...
Wow!?! July was my last post? Looks like I should have waited a little longer and I could have made it a whole year! I am horrible! I wasn't getting too bent out of shape about not posting anything to our blog, then I had a day of rememberence...and was looking back, seeing pictures of Victoria, watching her video and reading stories and realized that I needed to do this more often. It's a great way for me to track whats happened in our life. A public journal, I suppose...
So since July.... A whole lot has happened! It might just be easier to post our Christmas letter...
A Year in Transition…
2009 certainly gave us a lot to be thankful for! There was renovating and there was relocation. There were birthdays to celebrate and unfortunately deaths to mourn. We had visitors and we did some visiting. There were many many things going on that we found ourselves in transition.
Erica has celebrated four great years with Wells Fargo. She, in my opinion, has helped reshape and compose a lot in her position tackling “Employee Life Safety”. She makes the amount of time I put in the office looks like a quick round on the golf course! For those of you, who know Erica well; know she always has tasks and planning “that needs to get done…”
I am gratefully still employed with Thomson Reuters as a Senior Inside Sales Consultant. In celebrating another great year in sales, I earned us a trip to Barcelona Spain as part of our “Presidents Club”. Erica wasn’t 8 months pregnant this time, so we were able to experience this trip together (Big Rand… Aruba will always remain close to my heart). 2009 gave us an abundance of change and transition within the walls of West and I look forward to another great and prosperous year in Corporate.
Victoria is growing like a spud! She absolutely baffles us with her drive to learn and ability retain, children are simply remarkable. She continues to make her Mom and Dad incredibly proud and happy! We spend a lot of time with our noses dug into literature. Now when I mention “literature”, I don’t mean Exodus or War and Peace… but she loves books with animals! She loves to chat, a trait inherited not just from her father. She loves trains, fish, cars, singing, dancing and the idea of having a little sister. I have the luxury of picking her up from daycare every day; even the darkest of days are immediately brightened for me when I walk through the door (I imagine many of you share that same wonderful emotion picking up your own kids).
If work, running like mad and life as a whole weren’t crazy enough, we packed up and moved to Carver, MN! We found an absolute gem that we now call home. Erica got her storage, Ted got his peace and QUIET, and Victoria got some serious room to roam! We also have enough bedrooms to add our second child… Yes, we are expecting a sister for Victoria this coming March (so stay tuned for an introduction). Erica and I are ecstatic to meet what will be the newest addition to the Wirtz and Johnson Families.
So in transition eventually arrives familiarity. And with familiarity comes comfort. 2009 has given the 3.5 of us so much to be thankful for… and transition, in a positive way, tops our list!
We look forward to seeing you when we do. And from our family to yours have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season!
Peace and Love
Ted, Erica, Victoria, Baby, Jersey and Bruce
So since July.... A whole lot has happened! It might just be easier to post our Christmas letter...
A Year in Transition…
2009 certainly gave us a lot to be thankful for! There was renovating and there was relocation. There were birthdays to celebrate and unfortunately deaths to mourn. We had visitors and we did some visiting. There were many many things going on that we found ourselves in transition.
Erica has celebrated four great years with Wells Fargo. She, in my opinion, has helped reshape and compose a lot in her position tackling “Employee Life Safety”. She makes the amount of time I put in the office looks like a quick round on the golf course! For those of you, who know Erica well; know she always has tasks and planning “that needs to get done…”
I am gratefully still employed with Thomson Reuters as a Senior Inside Sales Consultant. In celebrating another great year in sales, I earned us a trip to Barcelona Spain as part of our “Presidents Club”. Erica wasn’t 8 months pregnant this time, so we were able to experience this trip together (Big Rand… Aruba will always remain close to my heart). 2009 gave us an abundance of change and transition within the walls of West and I look forward to another great and prosperous year in Corporate.
Victoria is growing like a spud! She absolutely baffles us with her drive to learn and ability retain, children are simply remarkable. She continues to make her Mom and Dad incredibly proud and happy! We spend a lot of time with our noses dug into literature. Now when I mention “literature”, I don’t mean Exodus or War and Peace… but she loves books with animals! She loves to chat, a trait inherited not just from her father. She loves trains, fish, cars, singing, dancing and the idea of having a little sister. I have the luxury of picking her up from daycare every day; even the darkest of days are immediately brightened for me when I walk through the door (I imagine many of you share that same wonderful emotion picking up your own kids).
If work, running like mad and life as a whole weren’t crazy enough, we packed up and moved to Carver, MN! We found an absolute gem that we now call home. Erica got her storage, Ted got his peace and QUIET, and Victoria got some serious room to roam! We also have enough bedrooms to add our second child… Yes, we are expecting a sister for Victoria this coming March (so stay tuned for an introduction). Erica and I are ecstatic to meet what will be the newest addition to the Wirtz and Johnson Families.
So in transition eventually arrives familiarity. And with familiarity comes comfort. 2009 has given the 3.5 of us so much to be thankful for… and transition, in a positive way, tops our list!
We look forward to seeing you when we do. And from our family to yours have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season!
Peace and Love
Ted, Erica, Victoria, Baby, Jersey and Bruce
Friday, July 10, 2009
a day with grandpa...
On Monday, Victoria had a play date with Grandpa. They had hamburgers, milkshakes and fries and then went on the rides at the Mall of America. looks to me like she had a great time :)
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Victoria's 1 Year Photos
We had Victoria's 1 Year photos taken at the end of May and we now have them to share with all of you :) Here is a preview:
Go to our picture website to see a bunch more: http://victoriawirtz.shutterfly.com/
Our photographer was Leann Manning. She is amazing and at a great price. Don't tell her but I would have paid more :)
I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we do :)
Friday, July 3, 2009
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