A Desperate Cry For Help!

Anyone who knows Lydia, knows that she is quite the little "drama queen"! I was out shopping tonight and Ryan was home with the girls. Lydia was bouncing of the walls and Ryan was making dinner, so he told her to go sit on the couch and relax. She refused, and said she'd rather go to her room. Ryan agreed, and told her to go in her room and cool off. Being the drama queen that she is, she saw this as a horrible punishment, and that she needed someone to save her. So, I returned from shopping to see this note taped to Lydia's bedroom door.
The poor girl. She'll probably be scarred for life for having to cool off in her room!

Snow fun!

Lydia's "Hang Loose"


We went sledding last week and had so much fun! It was Violet's first time going sledding. Both girls had a blast! We went to a park nearby that has what we call "the Bowl". It's kind of crazy, because there are people going down the hill all around you, and you have to be careful not to collide in the middle! At the very end, Ryan decided to take Lydia down one of the biggest, steepest hills there. They flew so fast! Lydia just kept saying "That was so INTENSE!" over and over. Then we came home and had Lydia's favorite treat- hot cocoa and toast sticks!

Our New Honda CR-V!

We are happy to announce the new addition to our family- a 2001 Honda CR-V!

It's got 53 K miles and is in MINT condition!
It's got nice leather interior too!
Hopefully we will have many years with this car and make great memories in it too!

Who should paint my portrait?

Who Should Paint You: Pablo Picasso

Your an expressive soul who shows many emotions, with many subtleties Only a master painter could represent your glorious contradictions

What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?

Violet The Dancing Queen

This is kind of dark, but it's of Violet dancing. It's so cute! She loves to dance so much. Sometimes she'll even dance when there's no music!

Happy 30 Ryan!

Happy Birthday Ryan! I can't believe that we started dating when you were only 20! We've come so far together and it's been so much fun! I love you so much. Have a great 31st journey around the sun!

Our Fun Girls

Lydia had her last day of school for this semester on Friday. She begged me to buy her some hair rollers and do her hair like a princess for her last day of school. So I bought some rollers at the dollar store and we played Beauty Salon Thursday night. She slept with them in without complaining one bit and awoke the next morning to beautiful curly locks! Don't you love her pretty pose?

Violet's new favorite thing to do is to empty out the kids' kitchen drawer and get inside and play! It's so cute! She wants to do it all the time, but she can't open the drawer by herself. She stands in front of it and points and says "Ah...Ah..." when she wants me to open it for her.