When not to be honest.....

Long day at work, feet tired, eyes burning. Pick up tired, but cute child from daycare. She has cute hair again, thanks to Miss Gabby! If only she would sit still and let me do something more than "one pony mom". One day.....Rush into store to look at cute new clothes, try on for size, rush out with child begging for candy, soda, anything. Stop at light. Give cute-haired child snacks while she complains non-stop that she wants to see daddy, space out and start thinking about a list of 100 things to do this week, how tired I am, how am I going to be 3 places at once tomorrow, release brake of car, smack into car....OOPS!!! @#$#% word comes out of mouth. (&*(&* word again. Oh crud Mike is going to kill me. Get out of car while man in nice mercedes is gazing over his bumper with a microscope. MIRACLE! Nothing, not even a scratch (then why the loud 'crash' when I hit him!). Climb into car shaking and relieved the insurance won't go up. "Mommy, does someone have an owie?", "No baby, everyone is JUST fine". Pick up hungry husband for a fast food dinner run. Not 2 minutes hubby is in the car and cute-haired daughter says "Mommy crashed into the man". @#%$$# Dang, got caught!!! And now I teach here a valuable lesson of when not to be honest :O) Gotta love kids.

Happy Hearts Day!!

Happy One-day ago Valentine's Day. We decided to have a little get-together with the ones we love :) Michelle was watching Sophia and was able to join us and Matt's crew came up, along with Aunt Heidi. Always a fun way to spend a holiday. To top it off, I got to eat at The Melting Pot which is one of my most favorite overpriced places to eat! YUMMY. Hope everyone had a fun-lovin' day.

Reagan enjoying Daddy's V-day cookies


Katie enjoying the love feast

Sophia and Reagan

How cute is this

The girls all hyped up on love and sugar

What makes all the drama of being 2 all worth it...

What makes the world turn. If everyone was allowed to watch a sleeping baby/child...don't you think there would be a lot less trouble in this world!

When you leave a toddler alone....

Happy Birthday Mattie!

Today (well yesterday since the post is a day late) is Matt's 31st birthday! We are so glad to have Matt & Yvette close to us. Matt is a wonderful brother. He's kind, considerate, always willing to help, funny, a great example to others, an awesome dad (right Yvette??) and an even more awesome father to Zoe and Katie. Happy Birthday Uncle Matt. We love you!! (p.s. these pictures incriminate myself also so not just Matt would be embarrassed)

Let's trade

I was talking to Reagan about friends this week. I said "Well who's your best friend? Is it Emily?" She said "no", "Is it Alex?", "No, it's AnnLea mommy". What other 2 1/2 year old thinks their best friend is a 9 year old :O) Since it's winter, we don't see AnnLea that much and thought it would be fun to have her over for a few hours. Reagan was SO thrilled. She gets to boss her around, show her all her new things from Christmas, her new room, etc. They made cookies, we had dinner, and then went out for ice cream. Reagan kept trying to get "just a taste" of AnnLea's ice cream cone. Someone elses is always better!

And another.....

If you are tired of hearing Reagan sing....don't push the putton :O)

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Happy New Years!

Welcome 2009! Wait, was there a celebration?? I wouldn't know. Reagan and I had a slumber party in our bed and zonked out before 11. Lame, I know. The new year holds a lot of uncertainty in the world, but could also hold a lot of promise. Here's a few of my goals:

I will be more optimistic
I will lose those silly 5-8 pounds I've wanted to lose for 2 years
I will exercise more
I will drink less Diet Coke and more water
I will cook more and eat out less
I will finish my almost finished home and craft projects
I will keep in touch with distant friends
I will nap more
I will floss every day
I will go camping more than once this year
I will (try) to spend less
I will......probably be writing these sames things next January :O)
Either way...Happy New Years!

This would be Reagan's first fingernail painting gig. All those wishing to stand in line - she's found a new obsession! Ok, so she needs a little practice :O)

Snow Much Fun!

After a fresh snow (and what appeared to be a beautiful, sunshiney day), we thought we'd venture to the school to sled down the hills. Matt, Yvette and girls joined us, and we had "snow" much fun!! Although, don't let sunshine in the middle of winter fool ya!! It was bloody cold outside! Matt's girls were animals on the sleds. Jessica hurt her rump, Heidi was a good sport and went down a time or two, and as usual, a fun-filled afternoon.

Heidi missed the bump

Jessica before she broke her rump

Merry Christmas!

It's a wonder anyone survives Christmas! With all of the madness and pressure of shopping for gifts, getting the perfect gift, trying to tie in traditions, dinners, etc., it's almost a relief to be done with the holiday. A relief, followed by a bit of sadness, that all the excitement and pressure is gone! Another year behind us. Another year spent braving winter weather to spend time with those we love. Heidi had taken Reagan to Idaho early, then we were hit with terrible snow storms. Mike and I were able to make it up Christmas Eve in the middle of a blizzard and terrible roads. The road between Idaho and Utah was closed for most of the holiday but we made it back safe and sound.

The wonderful thing about it all was we had a white Christmas!! That always makes Christmas more what it is supposed to be like. Although it was WAY TOO COLD to enjoy the snow in Idaho, we did manage to get out in it for a few minutes one day. Country roads aren't exactly plowed and so it was scary driving from my parents house to Mike's. However, we all had a very fun week with family. Christmas was enjoyable and Reagan was spoiled of course. I tried to get only a few pictures to post so you wouldn't have to watch a video but there were too many, so I hope you take a few minutes to enjoy the video and hope you all had a happy holiday season!

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I wanted to brag about this quilt for a minute :) I wish I had a closer up picture but Heidi has wanted this quilt for the past few years. It's been at a quilt shop during Halloween. So...this year I decided I would attempt to make it. I had never really done much appliquing but the whole thing was that, and stitching around it. I think she liked it. It was a lot of work but turned out SO cute and I'm thinking about doing a super cute Christmas one.



And this picture was on the slide show but I just think it's adorable. This was the only day we ventured out. It was freezing cold out but Reagan loves to be on the 4-wheeler so Grandpa Dick pulled her and Mike around the yard and then we tried to ride on the 4-wheeler but it was WAY too cold.

Suggestions....

Ok, I have house-fever....I've been struck with bronchitis and have layed on the couch for almost 4 days straight. Watched every chic movie ever made, drank way too much orange juice, and hacked up enough lungs for us all to survive on! Yikes, dreary picture. I was supposed to be painting, planning and arranging our bedroom, and Reagan's new playroom (which Tim the Toolman has taken MORE THAN ENOUGH time to finish!) But, hey! Our living room is painted, looks great, much more to come and I am SO excited. ANYWAY.....So when I wasn't imprinting my body on the couch, crying my eyes out, or wishing for relief of bruised muscles, I've been trying to find some cute ideas on how to decorate the playroom/room. I haven't found any sites that really inspire/enhance the picture I have in my mind:( So if any of you have any cute ideas/sites, I would LOVE them! We will be heading to Idaho tonight (hopefully in clear weather) to celebrate Christmas with our families. My wish for you all is to have the most MERRY CHRISTMAS yet!! We love you all and may Joy fill your heart Christmas day!