The 9th Month

So I finally got around to posting these pictures of Joe and I. All thanks to my Sister-in-law Amy and her humorous assistant Danny. Love you guys!

Some Things Never Change

Like the fact that I must move classrooms, grade levels and sometimes schools every year. Yes, I was expecting a new grade level this year but thought I would get to stay in my room. Well I should know better then to dare even play with that thought. I had my classroom basically ready to go for my 3rd graders, when Friday morning...yes the morning of my last day of prep...my principal gave us the bad news that someone would have to move to a K-1 Combo. Well he already had my name written down because, yes, even after 4 years I still have the least seniority on our staff. Oh well. So thanks to the help of my loving and kind family I was able to get my new room set up in two and half days and ready for my eager students. It's been an exhausting week and I was probably more relieved for this weekend than my students. Only 175 more school days.

Day At The Beach

June 25th, Joe and I headed to Newport Beach with my best friend Jayme and her husband, Tim, Jayme's dad and step-mom and some other friends. The guys had a great time playing in the water; even though they were only allowed to go out to their knees. We even saw some playful dolphins, but the movie Joe took on his cell phone didn't turn out. Oh well. Great Day with Great Friends what could be better?


Okay here's the belly shot! 6 months along...only three to go!

The cutest blurry pictures ever

So...yeah it's been awhile since I've posted, and those of you who know me don't expect much less. But I figured I had a couple of fleeting moments left in my summer vacation that I could actually handle blogging.

For those of you who know here are the sweet beginning pictures of our little one. We're due roughly the last week of October. It's amazing to me how much changes so quickly...the first picture is of our Gilsen Bean, when we were 6 weeks along


this one was about 14 weeks later at about 20 weeks along....When we found out that we were having a little GIRL!!!!!
In about 15 weeks I will have this beautiful little girl in my arms. Oh and her name Allison Kay Gilsen...although I might have to keep a close eye on Joe around the birth certificate because he said he likes the middle name of either Wonderland or Chains. Hehehe...he's goofy but I love him.

The First Post

Okay, okay we finally got a blog so we can keep in touch with the rest of the world. Hehehe.