Christmas 2009

This year we mixed up Christmas a little bit and decided to head out to Sacramento to spend it with Dan's family and I am very glad we did. It was really nice to get to know Dan's sister better and spend time with his nieces. Shad definitely go to know his cousins better and I can't say he loved all of it. Shad's cousins are 2 very loving and adoring little girls. Kaileigh is 4 and Kaidence is 5 so you can only imagine how much fun that had with a real live doll known as Shad. They were so excited every time he had a poopy diaper so they could help me change it or when it was getting late they would ask me again and again if they could put him in his jammies. They even fought over who he would help open their presents on Christmas. The night before Christmas I helped the girls get out treats for Santa and write letters, I had to include Kaidence's letter cause it was adorable! The weather was awesome...well maybe I only thought so because we came from a 20 degree snow storm so 50 degrees felt like paradise. Most of the trip we just visited with Dan's family and some good childhood friends it was very relaxing. The trip home was a little crazy only because of the attempted bombing in Detroit. We heard that check-in was super slow so were arrived to the airport 3 hours early only to find a normal paced check-in and a very delayed flight. I am so glad I had a laptop with me to help kill some time. The vacation was great but as with and trip I am glad to be home again and Shad is even more so, I dont think i have seem him so excited to be on familiar grounds. He keeps running in and out of this bedroom and playing with all the toys we didn't take. I cant wait to sleep in my own bed tonight!

I NEED HELP!

So Dan and I have been talking a lot lately about being healthier and so far it has been that...just talk. Well Dan found a program that he thinks he can stick to and I think it is only because it is connected to MMA (mixed martial arts). We are going to attempt the 100 day fighters diet challenge. I is really strict so I am hoping my great friends will help me out with some meal ideas. We will be restricted to lean meats, veggies, fruits, herbs, olive oil and complex carbs. We cannot have any dairy products, processed food, sugar, or pretty much anything else that tastes yummy.We start on Jan 4th I think so let me know if you have any ideas and pray for me. I am really hoping we can make it the whole 100 days, I know it will make me feel and look better than I do now.

Oh Christmas Tree

No more mascara!!

A friend of Angie's is trying to get certified to do eyelash extensions so I thought I would try it out since she is charging less than half of what it usually costs and I have been wanting to do it for a long time. As it turns out I LOVE IT. Here are some pictures so you can remember what I used to look like. It was totally worth it.

Pre-Halloween Fun

I know its a bit late, I am really behind on my blogging. Before Halloween I sat the kids down one day to make Halloween cookies. On this day I just got out a kit I got at Target (which I will never get again). The cookies were like bricks, the frosting was ok, the sprinkles tasted like wax but the kids didn't seem to mind, well until they got to the eating part and didnt eat much of the cookie which they would normally devour. One of the cookies fell on the floor and even Juno (Angie's dog) wasn't able to bite through it.
Violet was very meticulous with her decorating with was a lot of fun to watch.
Shad was already a royal mess after just the orange frosting so I figured what the heck he might as well enjoy the black as well. He probably didn't really care but it was fun to watch.
Yes the is a Pile O Sprinkles that the Lily decided would suit the cookie best.