Friday, January 8, 2010

Catching up on the year

Hello everyone! It has been a LONG time!!! We have been extraordinarily busy planning and preparing for our upcoming wedding in May, 2010...our apologies for being so lame!
In any case, I'll start with Chase's first ever day of school, this September 2009. Chase began preschool this year, and he was super excited!! Of course, he had to have a haircut before the big day!! We took him to Jude's downtown, and it was really comedic how he flirted with the stylist!!









All done, and practicing his GQ stance.









After the haircut, he was all ready to make his big debut at school! It was so much fun, watching him walk into the big school building with his backpack slung over his shoulders. He had a HUGE grin the entire time!!




It was a truly wonderful experience, even though we were a little sad knowing that Chase really is in school and growing up so fast! His teachers are absolutely wonderful, and his classmates are so adorable and fun!









One of our most proud moments was parent/teacher conferences, during which time his teacher showed us how much he had learned over only a few months. We were so shocked...and like so many other parents, we looked at each other, mentally questioning "Are we talking about the same child?" It was so great!! We are so blessed and thankful to have such a wonderful boy!







Some of the most fun memories I have from school took place during the holiday parties - and for Chase, I am sure it will be the same. His first was the Harvest Party that took place during Halloween. Just like in the old days when we were in school, the kids got dressed in their costumes and paraded through different classrooms and down the hall for everyone to see. It was so cute!!!



That is just a snippet of the fun from that day!! It was really so much fun to see the kids dressed in their costumes, proudly shaking their noisemakers, and smiling for their parents! I can't wait until next year's festivities!!

Well, that's about all I have time to post for today! Check out our Facebook pages for more daily information...I promise to be better about posting on here, too as the wedding date approaches!



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Chase Elliot Schlipp - a history

Chase came into this world right on time - he was born on April 29, 2006 at 9:47 a.m. (his due date was originally May 2, 2006, however at around six months, our doctor decided he was coming April 29 instead...and he did!!!). At birth, he rang in at a whopping 8 pounds, 14 ounces, 20 inches long...the doctor's exact words upon delivery were "he is definitely at least nine-pounds!" Trust me, I wasn't going to argue after approximately 36 hours of labor!!!

As most parents find, naming a baby can be a difficult task. Before the baby is born, it's hard to really know him enough to choose a name that is going to ultimately fit his personality. I made lists upon lists of names, feverishly reading them aloud and picking-out any that rhymed with body parts or shared phonetic resemblances with words that could be used later to annoy or irritate him (knowing that he'd likely have my characteristic temper!!). All the while, I kept my names secret from Kenny, waiting to hear his ideas and preferences. When it came time to share our ideas, I had narrowed the selection to two names - Cohen Elliot or Chase Elliot. You see, I wanted to choose a name that coincided with my initials, as my name had been chosen to coincide with my Father's. So, I anxiously awaited Kenny's input, so I could contribute my own...however, the first name he selected was Chase! We knew that had to be a sign, and now that we know our little guy, the name definitely fits!!

....and, who knows...? Someday we may be adding the name Cohen to our family after all : )