Valentines 2011!

Valentines! I love it when this time rolls around and we can put out a few fun "LOVE" decorations. And it's the first holiday of the year that we have a "colored" breakfast. We had pink pancakes, pink milk, pink juice, and strawberries to top the syrup and whip cream.

The caserole dish is green but I had to use it since it is heart shaped.

This was the Sunday before Valentines Day, so I had us all dressed in Red to be festive!

Let's be honest... This is really what my kids are like. And it was Naomi's idea, "Let's do a silly face!"

New Years 2011 Rose Parade

Ryan took Naomi to the parade route before I arrived with the other two girls. As I drove to Pasadena I received a picture text of Naomi with this hat. Of course Ryan got suckered into buying it from a vendor walking up and down the street. I was so bugged cause he always gives into buying her random, hideous if I do say so, things that she likes at the moment, but have no use in the future. Why is the mom the one with common sense when it comes letting her kids buy things?

This is Dara Rossiter, my niece, Ryans brothers daughter. She has big eyes and round cheeks just like my girls, but she is definitely Chris and Carolines daughter.

This face is a usual when a camera comes out. You'll see it a lot. Same face, different back ground.

Just a few things that make me Happy!

I know it's silly, and some of you may roll your eyes I'm sure, but one day when I folded my laundry I looked at all the cloths piled in their own baskets, all folded neatly and ready to go to their individual rooms to be put in the drawers. Then I walked into the girls bathroom where I had organized their hair accessories into individual plastic compartments and opened the drawer. I stood there struck at how happy it made me to see everything in it's place where you can see and find it with out having to dig through the drawer. So I walked around admiring the other cupboards and shelves that are organized to my liking in my home. I just had to take a few pics to share them with any who care and put it out there that yes, I am a little bit of an organize freak. However, when I showed the pictures of my kitchen shelves to Ryan, he asked whose kitchen it was. I was obviously a little hurt that 1 he didn't recognize the shelves that he looks at daily, and 2 that he thinks in his view of my everyday life events that I'm not as organized as I really am. But who cares what he thinks, my moment of pure peaceful happiness can't be taken away. Even these pictures bring a smile to my face.

Lights January 2011

Even though I told the studio and many mothers that I wasn't planning to have Naomi and Heidi perform in "Lights" this year, due to me having a small baby that would be difficult to have back stage while trying to take care of two performers, I was suckered into having the girls perform in the opener along with their individual dances. As frustrating as it was for me, the girls enjoyed it and I got some cute pictures and video of them practicing and performing. Here are some back stage and on stage...

Heidi did a tap dance to the song "Broadway Baby"

Naomi was in a ballet dance performed to "My Belle Evangeline," from Princess Frog.

A Cast photo outside. It was very sunny and bright.

This says it all about Heidi's personality. She begs me to take pics like this so she can see them and laugh at herself.

Heidi's Easter Egg Face paint

Heidi loves to have her face painted. She will stand in line forever if she has to just to get her face painted. So when we were at Michaels craft store and there was a face painting kit, I couldn't resist buying it. So now she can have her face painted all she wants. This day, picture below, Naomi started by painting a bunny nose that turned into an easter egg. Heidi was so happy to have her whole face covered, pretty or not.

Being a MOM!!! 1st edition

So I was trying to get ready to go on a date with Ryan, my husband, tonight when my baby would not stop crying. It started when I got in the shower. I put her on the rug in my bathroom with toys, she cried. I held her, she stopped crying, but then I had one arm to do my hair and make-up. I put her down again, she cried. So I got the sling from my car, put her in it, tucked in snug, but she kept leaning forward trying to get my make-up off the counter in front of us. Then I tried to lean toward the mirror to do my mascara and she was leaning so far forward she could grab the faucet, and almost fell out. So I stood up frustrated. I would have taken a picture to share cause I found it so funny that all day I was GIVING to everyone else. When I finally tried to spend 20 minutes on myself, I had to contend with a baby strapped to me. I thought, a husband never has to do this. Ryan was exercising in the family room, by himself mind you. No children climbing on him. No stroller to push with a 4 year old bugging a 7 month old. No kids to sign in at the gym when he wants to have time to work out by himself. No, he doesn't have to worry about children when he wants to do something for himself, let alone get ready for a date. What I'm trying to say is: Why is it that a mother has to always make life easier for her children, but they make it harder for her? This says it all about my day today.

I can't complain though cause I am so blessed...

Ryan and I went to Old Town Pasadena on our date. We had dinner then strolled into the Mac store. We walked in to look at ipads and walked out with a new mac book for me. Hallelujah! I'm switching over from a 6 year old PC to a mac. I'm so excited!!!