Nothing New

It's been about a week since I've posted anything, and the main reason is, there isn't anything new going on around here. Little Man's skills haven't progressed past cruising, although he is only 8 months old. Princess is as ornery as ever. The only change is that we had my mom's dog for a couple of days.
I've been taking at least 1 picture everyday and taking my weight loss goal one day at a time.
Sorry this post has been so short and boring, but like I said, nothing to report here! I will leave you with a few pictures from the last week!

It looks like we have a little birdie!

Cousinly love, hanging out at my sister's house

Why do you keep taking pictures of us, mom?

Princess eating cereal like a big girl! (And yes, my kitchen is grape purple!)

A little sibling love

And We're Off!

Looks like Little Man is ready to go! :)

Weekend Update

The last 1/3 of 2010, every weekend was spent traveling. When you live at least 45 minutes from everyone in your family, it's hard to stay put when the weekend finally arrives. So far, 2011 has been travel free! Now, I know it won't stay that way for long, in fact, the kids and I WERE going to travel to Goshen today (the winter weather advisory got the best of me) , but so far it has been nice to stay home. That said, we have been able to spend our weekends just enjoying our family time.
Friday was a pretty regular day. Hubby went to work, and I stayed home with the kiddos. To celebrate the return of snow, I enjoyed a nice, big cup of cocoa, and we spent the evening just relaxing.




Saturday, Little Man and I went to the grocery store. That evening my MIL came over to babysit, and Hubby and I went out to dinner with my sister and her boyfriend. We drove to Warsaw for some yummy Hacienda! I had a Blue Raspberry and Strawberry margarita...it was AMAZING! I absolutely LOVE Hacienda margaritas!!! When we got home, we enjoyed a little "Just Dance 2" and then hit the hay.
Sunday, we took the kids outside to play in the snow. Little Man played in the snow for the first time (he cried).


We went to Build-a-Bear and got Clarice for Princess, to go with her Rudolph. (I must say, I'm already sick of "My name's Clarice, hi" "I think you're cute"...ugh)


Then we had some yummy Italian sausage for dinner (my new recipe for the week).


All in all, it was an eventful, yet stress-free weekend!
Yesterday, both kids nap for 2! hours, and I was able to clean, workout, and take a short nap! Lately, Princess has been addicted to dresses and panty hose, and LOVES having her picture taking, so I took advantage, and we had an all day long photo shoot!





I hope you all had a wonderful, stress-free weekend! :)

Letter to Target

I've decided not to post my letter to Target...however, here is the shorthand version of what happened.

Bought my parents a tv.
It didn't work.
Took it back to exchange it.
Ran into so many problems!
Was told it was discontinued, then that it wasn't discontinued, but that we probably would never get it.
Called repeatedly, still hasn't come in and can't get our money back.
Wrote a letter, awaiting reply.
Will never shop at Target again.

Back to Work

There hasn't been a whole lot going on around here these last few days. Hubby went back to work, so it's just me and the kids, back to our old routine. So far I have kept up with taking one picture everyday, although it is only January 6!

1/3/2011 Family Photo Shoot!

1/4/2011 Princess and I made a lego city!

1/5/2011 Sookie and I, she could not stop shaking!

Yesterday was my parents 31st wedding anniversary. On January 16 they leave for Las Vegas, courtesy of me and my sisters! We are awesome children, if I do say so myself. We will be watching their Olde English Sheepdog also. That should be an interesting, but fun, time! I'm sure I will get quite a few great pictures to share from that week!
Tonight I'm going to try to run all my errands...get new work shoes for Hubby, new foofs for Little Man, head over to Once Upon A Child and then to Hobby Lobby. It should be a good time, and I certainly love to shop!
Stay tuned for my "letter to Target".
Happy Thursday!

2011

Happy New Year!

Well, we didn't make it to midnight to ring in the new year. We watched Eat, Pray, Love on New Year's Eve and ended up falling asleep at about 11:40pm. We woke up to our neighbors setting off fireworks, getting Sookie (our Boston Terrier) all worked up, at about 12:03am. We said our "Happy New Year"s to each other and then promptly fell back to sleep.
Yesterday we had two of my sisters and my sister's boyfriend over during the afternoon for some snacks. It was supposed to be a party, but it fizzled out quickly due to sickness and such. We broached the subject of our goals for 2011. I have quite a few and hope you all can help to keep my accountable so I can achieve my goals.
My Goals for 2011:
1) lose 20 lbs
2) finish the Indy mini marathon in less than 4 hours
3) take 1 picture everyday
4) make 1 new recipe each week
5) enroll Princess in a class
6) make a new friend
7) have a party
8) maintain this blog

So far I'm doing alright...I've taken a picture both days of this year and tomorrow I am making pot roast for the first time in my life.
Today my cousin and his family stopped by for a couple of hours and the kids were able to play together. It forced us to vacuum, dust, and organize the house a bit and I am so grateful for that! We had a great time and now the house is clean...double bonus!

Just playin'!

Hey buddy :)

Oh yeah, we got a new tv also!

I hope you all had an awesome time ringing in the new year!
What are your goals for 2011?