Watch Out For the Water!

We had a fun playgroup on Friday. We hadn't planned anything ahead, so we decided to just met at South Towne Mall and let the kids play. Due to sickness, only half of the group was there. Boo! We hope that they all have a speedy recovery.
First we went to the Children's Play Area and let the kids play. The girls had a lot of fun hanging out and watching the kids run around.

After playing we went upstairs to the food court. I got our lunches and was pushing the stroller to the table. I had a glass of ice water in my hand and lost control of it. It spilled on Lucas' hot dog and all over Eva. Poor girl! She was shocked and started crying. It must have been freezing. I felt so bad! Next time I will learn to take my phone out of the cup holder and put the water where it should be. :)

Shannon and I did a little bit of shopping after lunch. The girls were so exhausted and fell asleep. I love how Emrie just relaxed in the stroller. So cute! I found some pretty good deals. Yahoo!

Congrats Mr. and Mrs. H

My cute cousin, Ashley, got married last Thursday night. Her reception was so cute. They had a photo booth with a bunch of silly props. After you got your photo taken, you got a little strip of pictures for yourself and then they put a strip in the book for the bride and groom

They also had fun food. Assorted baked good, a candy bar and a hot chocolate bar. So cute!
This picture turned out kind of dark. Hopefully you can see what a cute, sassy bride Ashley was. What a happy couple. Congratulations! Welcome to the family, Anthony.

Magical Girls Weekend

Last weekend I went to St. George for a girls getaway. At first, I was a little bit nervous about leaving the kids. I knew that Ron was capable of taking care of them. I just knew I would miss them. In the end, I missed them tremendously but, I am SO happy that I went!

In all, 19 girls stayed in 2 huge, connecting condos. Four of the girls were my wonderful playgroup moms. I got to know 12 others really well. The other two had some different plans, so I wasn't able to get to know them.
While 11 girls were either running the 5K or 1/2 marathon, 8 of us went to breakfast at Bear Paw Cafe. It would have been much more healthy to run, but the food was oh so yummy!
On Saturday, we went to Samurai 21. It is a Japanese steakhouse. We had so much fun and of course, yummy food. I always love the onion volcano. :)
We also went to ParrotHead Island Broiler, Brick Oven and The Egg & I.
The weekend was full of giggling, talking, game playing, yummy food eating, movie watching, saying the word of the weekend "magical" and just plain fun. We are all moms and it was nice to have a weekend just for us.
Thanks Ron, for being alone with the kiddos all weekend and letting me have some time away!

Happy Birthday Papa

Yesterday was my Dad's birthday. Yep...on 1-11-11. Pretty cool! We had a few days of celebration. On Saturday night, my family all got together at his house. We had sloppy joes, homemade french fries, cake and ice cream. My Dad is so cute, he just wanted a simple meal.
On his birthday, my Mom, Lucas, the babies and I took him to lunch at El Chihuahua mexican restaurant. It was yummy. What a nice break from work.

Then for dinner, we went to Sizzler with my parents, my little family, Heidi and Jarrod. Of course, I forgot to take my camera. What a nice evening!

Happy Happy Birthday, Dad! Lucas loves to call him Papa. We love you!

Brrrr!

No house is ever supposed to be this cold!
Early morning on January 2, our furnace went out. We woke up to find the kids in the fetal position and with freezing hands. We bundled up the kids and put them in the car at 5:30 am. Come to find out, our motor was out and the part had to be ordered. We stayed at my parents for 2 nights. We have been home for a few nights and are now nice and warm. Thanks Mom and Dad for letting us invade!

Rub a Dub Dub, 3 Kids in a Tub

On New Years Day, the girls had their first bath in the big tub. They had just been getting bathed in the baby tub. I guess it's time to get rid of it now.
The girls loved splashing and eating Lucas' tub toys. Lucas loved having some company in the bath. I definitely can not bath them all three together without help. The girls are still a little unstable. I will for sure be bathing them one at a time. It will be nice though, to just bath them without having to deal with the baby tub.

New Years 2011

Our New Years was nice and relaxing this year. I loved it! We went over to the Treat's for a yummy soup dinner with appetizers. We hung out and talked for a little bit.
The girls looked so cute in their festive star outfits. Aunt Stacie gave them these outfits for Christmas. :)
Lucas had been quite for a minute, so we looked and found him laying on the pillow surrounded by toys. He was not going to wait for midnight. We got the kids in their jammies and headed home. Ron and I spent the rest of the evening at home watching New Years Rockin' Eve. Like I said, nice and relaxing.

Here's to a wonderful 2011!