Hello 2011

hi friends. i've missed you while i was away from blogging. i know, i have said it before (and i will probably say it again) but i am going to try, try, try to be better about posting. i like to blog. it is good for my soul almost like a diary, a very public diary. writing down our memories even if it is just a one sentence blurb or a single picture, will be wonderful to look back on in a few years.

did you have a good christmas? we had a great christmas!


lots of running around, going to bed to late and missing naps but it was wonderful all the same.


i am pretty sure it was harder on me then the kids.


i tried very hard to relax and enjoy myself but there always came a point where i looked at the clock realized it was hours past my kiddies bed time and i would have a panic attack.


then i would give corey the signal to round up the kids before things got ugly.




our new years was wonderfully boring.

it was perfection. it was warm



(warm enough for kids who have been stuck inside for the past month) outside so we played in the circle with our buds until the rain chased us inside for chinese and movies in our cozy basement. perfection.

we are just getting into the groove today after a lengthy break from our schedule. i have to admit it was nice to take sass to school, mop the floors, make dinner and just be regular.


happy tuesday!

Saturday

good morning! last night we went to a big outdoor light show with the kiddies.



as you can see sassy loved it and noey loved his shoes! all in all it was a great night and possibly a new family tradition!

this morning we are just hanging in our p.j.'s watching movies.


corey and i are going out this afternoon/evening for a shopping dinner date for my birthday woot woot!

happy weekend!

Champion

We did it we survived our first Christmas as a family of four!

While it was so fun to watch Gracie open way to many gifts and Noey eat the paper it was very stress full for me. I was constantly talking my self down from a panic attack saying, "its OK Joanna no kid ever died from not going to bed on time or eating just sugar for dinner."

You see I run this house on a very strict schedule. People make fun of me all the time but it works for us and if a schedule got your kids to sleep 12hrs every night wouldn't you follow it too? Anyway, during these last few days their has been no schedule. it makes cringe just typing that!!! So as much as I enjoyed having Corey home from work spending time with family and over eating, I am positively giddy to be back to our routine today. I think Gracie is glad too she just told me she wanted to stay home today and eat chicken nuggets. SO that is what we will be doing today watching the Disney channel and eating chicken nuggets. Sounds like a perfect Monday to me...

Thankful

This was going to be a post about how much I detest wrapping gifts. Since it is the week of Christmas their is a ton of wrapping to be had. However, as I was taking pictures of the piles of gifts I started to think....Man I am so blessed that I have all these things to give! Then I started to think of all the things I am thankful for this year. Here are a few things that I would like to thank little 8lb baby Jesus for.....

• My Husband, Corey.
• My Gracie
• My Noah
• My parents and brothers and sister
• My in-laws
• That my Grandma and Grandpa are here to celebrate with us, and that we get to spend as much time as we do with them
• Andrea
• My great house (not to mention cool neighbors)
• That Corey and I both have jobs

This list could go on and on and on but you get the idea I have got it pretty good.

Merry Christmas!!!