Our Little Princess is 2...

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday Dear Brooklyn! Happy Birthday to you!

We had a great party for Brooklyn! She loves Elmo right now so we had an Elmo/Sesame Street party. Before the party we gave her one present, it was a new outfit with, you guessed it... an ELMO shirt! Here she is all ready for the party....

She was so excited about all her gifts, she got spoiled by everyone, as always...

...and she had plenty of help getting them all opened!

Thank goodness for her big sis!

She was so excited about her sweet new ride!

And she had a blast hanging out with all the girls!


Thank You to everyone who came (and those who wanted to) and celebrated this big day with us! We love you all and are so happy to be able to share these fun times with you!

2 years old!

We are celebrating Brooklyn's 2nd Birthday today. She got up this morning and I said how old are you today? This is what she did....

We've been working on it for the past couple days and she just can't get her thumb to hold down the right fingers, she likes this way better! :) She also says TWO when she's doing it.

Hurry and Vote!

So my cousins adorable little girl was picked as a finalist for a photo contest. Go to www.kinderwinkel.blogspot.com before March 5th and vote for this picture. If she wins she gets a $100 gift certificate!

Before......

.....and after! Kenzie hates getting her hair washed, brushed & fixed, I keep telling her she has to learn to deal with it or she needed to have it cut. She always has told me "No, I don't want to cut it" but Sunday she finally decided she wanted to. I was really sad at first because I love her pretty, long, and thick hair but now I'm totally loving it. It's been so easy. She actually gets excited about fixing it and she just can't get enough of herself in the mirror. She even said, "I'm never gonna have long hair again, I want it like this forever!" Now I just have to decide what to do with this crazy mess! When I was taking pictures of Kenzie's hair she came and posed and wanted me to take pictures of hers too, she's so funny!

Baby Shower

Two of my cousins are expecting in the next month. We had a baby shower Monday and it was so good to see all my family! Some I have not seen since last summer and some even longer than that! The girls had a blast playing with all their cousins too.

Craft Day

On Sunday my BFF Jackie came up and we made blocks for the upcoming seasons/holidays. I am so excited about the way they turned out! Here are mine...

...and hers.

Valentines Day

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Valentine's Day! I got up and decorated before the girls got up to surprise them. Chad had to work so me and the girls went to breakfast with my parents and my brothers, then we took around some sugar cookies & valentines we made. When Chad got home I surprised him by making steak & lobster (his favorite). It was the first time I've done actual lobster tails and he said they were delicious (I don't know because I don't eat seafood). We had a really fun day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Awesome MySpace Graphics & Myspace Layouts

8 RaNdOM tHiNGs!

I got tagged by my friend Lindsey! I usually don't do these but this one is short and I have to admit it was fun!

8 Favorite TV shows...
1. The Bachelor
2. Biggest Loser
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Chuck
5. American Idol
6. Jon & Kate plus 8
7. Ellen
8. Law & Order: SVU

8 Things I look forward too...
1. Kicking this cold I've had
2. Valentine's Day
3. Always Fridays and Saturdays (my days off work)
4. Tax Return
5. SPRINGTIME!!
6. SUMMERTIME!!!
7. Finishing our basement... we desperately need another bathroom
8. A Vacation

8 Favorite places to eat...
1. Olive Garden
2. Chili's
3. Costa Vida
4. Pizza Plus
5. Golden Corral
6. Angie's
7. El Sol
8. Denny's

8 Things on my wishlist...
1. That it would stop snowing
2. Finish the last Twilight book
3. See the Twilight movie
4. Motivation to use my treadmill
5. A new Ipod
6. More $$$
7. A Maid
8. A vacation to somewhere warm

8 People I tag...
1. Ashley
2. Michelle
3. Lisa
4. Claudia
5. Lauren
6. Noelle
7. Dana
8. Marcia

Superbowl Party!!!

We had a Superbowl Party at our house this year. Even though neither team was any of our favorites and we were hoping the Cardinals could pull off a win their first time there, we had a good time. It turned out to be a pretty good game and we had good company and lots of good food! We all sported these awesome 3-D glasses for the stuff they did at halftime. I didn't take any other pictures. I think I was to busy munching! Ha Ha!

I also made a spinich dip with a new recipe and it turned out SOOO good, everyone loved it. Here's the recipe if you'd like to try it out.

You'll need:

2 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup chopped onion

2 cloves of garlic, minced (1 tsp)

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 3/4 cups half-and-half

2 packages (9 ounces each) frozen spinich, thawed & well drained

1 can (8 ounces) slices water chesnuts, drained

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 package (1 ounce) dry vegetable soup mix

1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1.Preheat oven to 425 degrees. melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook and stir until onion is tender and garlic is fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.

2. Stir in flour, cook and stir for an additional minute. Add half-and-half and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens, about 2 minutes.

3. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in chopped spinich, water chesnuts, cheddar cheese and soup mix. Spoon into a casserole dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

4. Bake dip until it is bubbly and the cheese is melted, about 10-15 minutes. Serve warm with sliced sourdough bread or crackers.