Hannah Banana

So I was told by my four year old that I couldn't wear what I was wearing to drop her off at school.

Hannah: "Mom, are you wearing that?"

Me: "What?"

Hannah: "You can't wear that to take me to school."

Me: "Why not?"

Hannah: "Those are inside clothes, you will look funny."

Me: "I don't get out of the car though, no one will see me."

Hannah: "Mom, please change your clothes to outside clothes."

Me: "Okay."

I had no idea the embarrassment factor was already coming. I am in big trouble. And to my defense, what I was wearing wasn't all that bad...sweat pants and a sweat shirt. I am pregnant and getting to the point of comfort over fashion. But, I guess my 4 year old has other ideas.

On Valentine's Day...My car gets tagged.

Who would do such a thing? Tagging my car on Valentine's Day?

No one else other than my sweet baby Niki! Thank you!!!

Super sweet and totally unexpected. Plus, she does all of this while I am at work, and she has 2 kiddos with her and is 8 months pregnant. Simply amazing.

Thank you for seven wonderful years. We've laughed, cried, been together through good times and bad. Here's to many many more years together. I love you.

Fun in the sun...

We were able to got to St. George last weekend, and although it wasn't as warm as it normally should have been...it was a huge improvement from our freazing weather here in the North. We had a lot of fun with my mom and dad. The girls always love to see them and Flavio and I were able to sneak in a date :)

Here are some pictures of us hiking. I hadn't done anything like this for awhile, but I made it all 2 miles :) It felt good to get out into nature. I sure do miss the warm sun!

I am really ready for Spring!

Hockey = Acting young again

So for our anniversary this year we were able to talk our good friends, the Sniders, into watching our kids overnight so Flavio and I could have a night out. We decided to go see a hockey game. We have been to a game before and had so much fun! So, we decided to do it again. Hockey is an interesting sport. These guys are so good at ice skating and can do almost anything while wearing these huge, crazy uniforms that I am sure weigh a ton. And not only are they athletic and talented and amazing to watch...they also get to act like little junior high kids out on the ice. I mean really, they are able to have school yard fights right there on the ice. They whip off their helmets, throw down their sticks, and duke it out with one another while the crowd cheers. The refs, for the most part, just stand by and watch. I will admit, I laugh through the whole thing. This may not be the best reaction, I should probably be upset that they allow such a thing to happen. But I will admit, live hockey really does equal hilarious entertainment!

We had a lot of fun, and after the game we acted a little childish ourselves and decided to go see a movie. Well, we didn't get back to our hotel until after midnight. All-in-all, it was fun acting young again. Although we both paid for it the next day, as we were exhausted ;)

Thank you Sniders for letting us have a night of youth. :)

I love you Flavio. I hope we get to have many more of those fun times together!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Fun contest for free photos!

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Aunt Aline!!

So our amazing Aunt Aline (who spoils us each and every year with amazing gifts for our girls) gave Hannah and Lia the cutest little cooking book and cooking gear. They loved it! And here is Hannah after making her first real dinner with mom! We made pigs-in-a-blanket...it was a ton of fun! Thank you Aline and family!

We love you!

Stealing from a friend...

So I read a great blog by my friend Jessica about Reverse Resolutions. I think sometimes we are a little hard on ourselves. We think frequently about what we didn't do, what we are not able to do and who we are not. Every January 1st, most of us try to think of ways in which we can change these things and many of us start out strong and soon thereafter crash and burn. Now, I am one who believes in goals. I think goals help us accomplish those things we need and want to do. But how about every January 1st, we look back at what we were able to do...because I know everyone will have accomplished something worthwhile. Looking back, here are my Reverse Resolutions for 2010:

1. Survived two boot camps and lost 11 inches of body mass

2. Started to exercise on a regular basis and signed up for a spinning class 3 times a week

3. Took some advanced photography classes, and I actually knew what I was doing

4. Started working with my 4 year old on reading by writing a book just for her

5. Went through In-Vitro

6. Read many, many books

7. Stocked up on our food storage

8. Hung drywall

9. Painted an entire basement

10. Loved my calling as primary teacher

11. Bought a mini-van

12. Bought my first real purse

13. Started my own photography business

14. Survived the 1st trimester of pregnancy

15. Was able to be with and help my mom and dad through some really hard times

16. Learned how to do some pretty awesome actions with Lightroom and Photoshop.

17. Tried to spend more one on one time with my kids

What are your reverse resolutions?

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