The latest news from the Ellingson Household is our awaiting arrival of our baby girl! That's right it certainly has been a long time and a long time has blessed us completely!
We moved into a new home last year now living in Elko, MN (just across town from where we were before). We like the new house and love the neighborhood! It is however in the Lakeville School District however have kept the boys in the New Prague School district, attending Eagle View Elementary School.
Andrew is now 8 (until his birthday in September) and William is 6 (until his birthday in June). Time has blessed us with wonderful boys. Jay and I feel so fortunate to have such good kids. They are so excited about the arrival of the baby that they gave up having their own room to allow the baby to have her own. The transition of them joining rooms has gone so well. Aside from the little occasion here and there when one of them comes to tell us of the snoring their brother is doing.
Andrew has really become quite the student, loves to read books and enjoys learning about history - namely Abe Lincoln (Grandma Mel is so proud! He enjoys participating in Cub Scouts where he just advanced from Wolf to Bear. Andrew and his best friend just completed a "Home Alone" class where they learned about everything from kitchen safety, emergency contacts to building their own first aid kits and finger printed them self to have a record on file. He and William also just completed a Community Ed Basketball session.
Andrew has really become quite the student, loves to read books and enjoys learning about history - namely Abe Lincoln (Grandma Mel is so proud! He enjoys participating in Cub Scouts where he just advanced from Wolf to Bear. Andrew and his best friend just completed a "Home Alone" class where they learned about everything from kitchen safety, emergency contacts to building their own first aid kits and finger printed them self to have a record on file. He and William also just completed a Community Ed Basketball session.
William is enjoying 1st grade, he also has become a very good reader and has improved greatly on his spelling throughout the year. William too is in Cub Scouts (with me being his Den Leader) and just advanced from Tiger to Wolf.
Jay continues to work at Park Chrysler Jeep where he has for the past 12 years. He enjoys the daily accomplishments of auto mechanics challenging problem solving. I couldn't be more proud of his knowledge - it has come in handy with our own vehicles and the side jobs of family and friends. Its a real money saver!
I on the other hand have changed careers and am now working for a Branding Agency in Edina. I really have come to learn so much about marketing and enjoy the creative aspects that go into naming a product. As I mentioned earlier I also have truly enjoyed leading William's Cub Scout Den. They are a great group of boys with an amazing amount of energy! We meet once a month as a Den and once a month as a Pack (that's all Dens grades k-5th grade). The boys have learned so much from it and really enjoy working towards new belt loops and other such accomplishments!
Well the baby news is getting more and more exciting. Baby girl is due on April 14th however have moved along so quickly with already being dilated to 4cm as of 2 weeks ago. My next doctor check up is this Thursday where no new is good news! I don't feel any different from last checkup however at this point in the stage you just never know.
