Dancing In the Stars with Lily

This weekend I was clearing off my memory cards in my cameras and came upon this little gem from November.

I like to watch Dancing With the Stars. I think it's fun to see the routines and costumes. It's one show that I will always DVR.

Hayden and Lily enjoy watching it too but instead of calling it Dancing with the Stars they call it Dancing in the Stars. LOL!! They like to dance together and maybe in the future we got a little brother/sister team going on but for now they jump around the living room and kitchen. It's so funny as Hayden tries to dip her and tells her to do this and that, to which I hear "ok Hey-hun".

On this day Hayden was at Pre-K so Lily had to dance alone. What's a girl to do?

First...go get your brother's knit hat and put it on your head.

Second...put on as many silly band bracelets you can find on one wrist.

Third...put on your pink tu-tu while still wearing your froggie jammies.

Fouth...dance and dance!!

Happy Anniversay

Yesterday was our 11th. wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe that we've been married for 11 years. Time has gone SO quickly.

A lot has taken place over the past 11 years. When we first became a family it was just the three of us and Will was only 3 1/2 years old. We've had two more additions to our family with Hayden arriving in 2005 and Lily in 2008 and we've had two four legged family members arrive too. Fritz arrived in 2002 and Lucy has been with us 3 months. We've got to travel a lot too with trips to Denmark, Canada, Bahamas and several visits to Florida. Plus with the expansion of our family we moved into a larger house in 2009.

I can't wait to see what the years in the future will bring. With us together, we can deal with anything. I hope it's nothing but joy and happiness.

I'm so glad Anders that you "picked me" and for the record, I'd pick you all over again too. I love you so much!! Happy Anniversary honey :-)

Sick Mommy

So far 2011 has brough illness to our household. Doesn't the virus bug know that the mommy isn't allowed to be sick? I guess the virus didn't get the memo so it decided to come and visit for a good 36 hours. What a miserable 36 hours it has been!!

Now let's hope the rest of the year is better in the health category.

End of 2010

I can't believe that 2010 is now coming to an end!! This year has flown by and I have a feeling next year will be the same way.

2011 is going to be a good year I believe. Anders and I celebrate our 11 year wedding anniversary on January 8th. I start my new job at work on January 24 and on that day also Lily will be going to daycare for the first time. She's excited to go to school with Hayden, so I think this is going to be a fun experience for her. We are hoping to do some landscaping this year on the front yard and get some rooms painted. We are planning to go to Destin/Panama City, Florida this summer. Also, will be the summer assembly and family coming to visit us again.

The most important thing is we're all together and in good health. Looking forward to many more experiences and blessings in this new year.

Change

Sometimes you need a change and not because something is bad, but because you want to try something else. This is what I've done in my work life.

I work nights weekend option in Patient Registration at a hospital emergency room. I've been there for 2 1/2 years and overall it's been an OK place to work considering you're in the emergency room and you see and hear everything plus it's open 365/7/24.

I saw a position that interested me and also knowing and like who would be my new co-workers, I decided to apply. Within 3 days of applying I got a phone call for an interview and then 5 days later I got a phone call from HR stating they wanted me to come. So as of 1/23 I'll be working in HIM (Health Information Management) and I'm excited about it. I'll still be at the hospital but now in a different area.

I'm glad that I took that chance and looking forward to the change.

Cricut Expression

My Cricut Expression is in the house!!! I am so excited and can't wait to use it!!

I took a Cricut class to learn all the "ins and outs" of the machine a few weeks ago and one of the projects we did in the class was cut out vinyl to make a stencil for glass etching. Very easy and so cute too.

Momma is one happy person!!

Tangled

It was cold, gloomy and drizzling rain. I wanted to do something fun on this cold day but wasn't sure what to do. Hayden didn't have pre-school today so he would be home with Lily and I. Then we saw the commercial for the Disney movie, Tangled.

I showed them the previews online and they both were very excited to go. Off we went to the early afternoon movie at Showplace Cinemas and I'm SO HAPPY we went!!

It was one of the cutest movies I've seen in a long time. Hayden and Lily loved it and I did too. They both were so cute sitting and eating their popcorn and giggling. About 40 minutes into it, Lily climbed onto my lap for the rest of the movie. (Even better...getting snuggle time in with my girl)

It was so cute hearing them tell Daddy and Will about the movie. You should hear a 2 1/2 year old try and say "Rapunzel"...hilarious!!!

This is one movie I will purchase when it comes out. On the fence about this movie...don't be...it was GREAT!!