{Heart}

I {Heart} my valentine!

Ok, it's a little early but Maisey and I had a "Mommy-Daughter Day" yesterday and she wanted to be my early Valentine.

She got her nails done (I held out since mine take so much longer and she gets bored), we went to lunch, and she picked out new fabric for a project I'm working (she didn't approve of three others I recently chose). She sure is opinionated, but she sure is cute!

Speaking of opinions, she hardly lets me choose her hair styles anymore, but today she relinquished and let me make her hair into a heart-do!

{"Wii" Baby}

It's not often we have a girls night on a weekend but getting a whole group of close friends together can seem like an impossible task. Of course we had reason to steal the night away from our husbands because we had to celebrate the birth of Ciara's third child, Nora.We rocked it hard as we all found our groove to "Just Dance" the fun dancing Wii game.

We missed our friend who had a migraine but we were all happy with the way the night went. And I was happy all my pregnant- and the post pregnant who still got up there and bust there moves- despite the fact everyone showed up tired! The last one's standing at 1:45 AM...

Some of us were a little giddy by that point. Thank goodness for afternoon church.
I actually was able to have a "jammie ju ju day" since Ryley was too sick to attend nursery- not that my prior knowledge of that kept me up late. I got home and was still going strong (unfortunately for Chad) and couldn't fall asleep until after 3:15 AM... That is always the case after girls nights- but it is so worth it!

The calories were also worth it- but hopefully we danced what we ate! And there was a whole lot more not pictured, like killer cream puffs. We are such good bakers.

And most of all, thanks Julie for sharing your new BIG T.V.- I mean Pete!

{pump it up}

Chad took Ryley to "Pump It Up Jr." this past week and he loved it! Since Maisey turned 6, we haven't been able to go to the convenient "Jr" location. With Maisey in school it was the perfect time for the boys to hit it. I guess it took about 25 minutes to get Ryley out of the "Cozy Coupe" but he eventually took on bigger ventures.
(I knew we should have got him one for Christmas! Maisey hot pink one at this age and loved it!)
Bigger Ventures

That is a workout when your legs are that little and your battling against such slick surfaces.

{new year}

We spent time with friends and family this New Year and we are looking forward to another year full of memories.

I can't wait to see what new talents and interests Maisey will develop this upcoming year! I can't wait to see how much Ryley grows (literally and developmentally)! He's already such an independent boy! I can't wait to read lots of new books with old friends at The Book and Brunch Society! I also can't wait to see how what kind of parties we will host this year! Most of all, I can't wait for all the "little" things in life! You know, the oftentimes subtle yet life changing events that we all go through that make us into the people we are. The "little" things I'm talking about may not be noticeable to others, but can surely be identified by some.

(Above is a picture of my new iron board cover. Just a "little" random thing that gets me excited!)