Haircut

Whitney has been begging me to cut her hair-so tonight I finally did.

Cut about 4 inches off.

Tis the Season....to be busy

That is one reason why it's taking me forever to get posts up. Well here is what I have been up to lately:

Brooke turned 3!!!


Decorated for Christmas-our nativity stockings!



Made ornaments!! My tree has a Nutcracker Theme!

Enjoyed this cutie!!

Creative Movement and Ballroom Classes

I will be teacing dance starting this week at Solace Wellness and Fitness Cetner

Creative Movement Class (age 3-5) starts THIS Thursday 1-1:45 Preballet and creative movement with a fun Thanksgiving theme!!!

Couple Ballroom Class starts Friday 7-9 includes 1 hour class instruction with 1 hour dancing to follow. I will be on hand to do some individaul coaching and answer questions while you enjoy dancing!! This week we will be doing Swing!

Cost is $10 a person and are drop-in classes. You can purchase a card of pre-paid classes at a discount ($4 a lesson)!!

Visit a time long ago...

Okay so I love historical fiction and have decided to list my favorite Period tv mini series, etc with their links so you can watch them if available.

Okay so here are a few of my favorite TV miniseries that I have enjoyed:

Lark Rise to Candleford- BBC miniseries about a small town Candlefor and it's neighboring country village LarkRise.
Cranford - a rural English town where etiquette rules, undergirded by a healthy amount of gossip. The move forward to a modern time has many residents questioning their traditional living. (based on the novel by Elizabeth Gaskill)
North and South-Also based on the novel by Elizabeth Gaskill, this is the story of one family's move to an industrial town where they are caught up in the drama of newfound money and fair rights to workers.
Downton Abbey-set before the Great War. This is the story of Lord Granthams' family and their struggle to keep the estate in the family while take care of the futures of their three daughters. Servants have their own aspirations and drama abounds and costuming, in my opinion is gorgeous.

Chirstmas Giveaway 2010 Starts today!!

Christmas is just around the corner-so ofcourse-gotta checkout the giveaways!!

B-Ball

Trevor loves basketball!

I think this would make both of his grandpas smile!

Halloween Pictures!

My kiddos in their costumes:

Lobster

Megan and My little Pony- Unicorn Pegasus

Bullseye/Jesse (from Toy Story) and Veterinarian Whitney

The Whole Gang

Happenings

Wow I cannot believe how long it has been since I last posted...and how little I have taken any pictures this last month. I am going to try to do better at both in the future so hopefully you will all get to have more frequent updates on our family.

First off the girls are doing so good at soccer and tomorrow they will have their last games. They have both really enjoyed working with their teams and coaches and have had an amazing time. Whitney has grown so much-she went from not really liking soccer that much at first to now really loving it..I think it has to do with the 2 goals she has scored. Amber is getting better at focusing in on the ball and she does so well as goalie. Here are some pictures of them in their uniforms.

Brooke is really growing up and learning alot-still not potty trained..but when she's ready. She knows alot of the letters of the alphabet and loves to play on this computer that works with shapes, numbers and letters. We went to a pumpkin patch this week and she loved the hayride the best.

Trevor is getting to be a big boy..six months and he is already 21 pounds. He is a whopper but he is so cuddly too. He is now just giggling at everything now -It is so much fun to watch him explore his surroundings. He has rolled over and is now eating solids. He is at the stage where everything in his hand goes straight to his mouth-I am sure he's teething. He is still waking up in the middle of the night-and he takes maybe 2-20 minute naps a day (sometimes when I am lucky they are longer)

Last Few weeks..playing catch up

First Day of School

The girls started school three weeks ago and here are pictures of their first day of class. Whitney actually got through the waiting list we had her on for an art magnet school here and will be switching schools next Monday. So now the girls will be going to two different schools until next year when Amber automatically can transfer there. I really like Amber's teacher so far so it's okay that she wasn't able to get into the new school as well.

Soccer

Last week was the girl's first soccer games-unfortunately they didn't have their uniforms by that time yet. Fortunately Amber made 7 saves as goalie and Whitney got to play both midfield and defense. She was really aggressive too and stole the ball a few times as well. I loved that Amber made this pose without even thinking about it...i had to laugh and pull out the camera to catch it.

At Home

During lunchtime I get to sit across from this cutie and her duck family!

I also finally started to feed Trevor solids-here is a picture-he kept giving me these deer in the headlight looks each time I tried to capture him smiling. It was funny.

Movie Series and other great films coming out soon!

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows
Chronicles of Narnia-Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides-we finally get to see a continuation of this popular Jack Sparrow Series!!
You Again-fun girl comedy starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristen Bell, Sigourney Weaver and Betty White.
Ramona and Beezus-based on Beverly Cleary loved childrens book Ramona
Disney has done it again With Tangled-their new rendition of Rapunzel-looks so fun!!!
Charlie St. Cloud-Zac Efron demonstrates an amazing acting performance in this new drama.
Morning Glory-Comedy starring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton and Rachel McAdams
How do you know-Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson romantic comedy
Jane Eyre-Mia Wasikowska (alice in wonderland) plays governess Jane in this Bronte classic-oooh cannot wait for this one!

I'm doing it-for my own good.

Okay so I fell off my healthy kick this week-horribly. Not once have I done zumba or lifted weights-(except carrying around my 19 lb son) and I have indulged in eating a bunch of stuff I really shouldn't have-it's birthday season at my house right now..and I have been just plain busy or too tired to do much exercise to counterbalance any of consequences. aaah. I had been doing so good-even got down to yes I am going to say it 145 lbs! I was 180 when Trevor was born and have lost 35 of it in the last 4 months. That sounds really good when I say it that way..but the reality is that 9 lbs of it was baby...at least another 10 was fluid (this I lost right away) and another 10 was probably water retention that I lost a month later. SO really I can only claim to have lost 10 on my own. I still am proud-considering that after the initial "right after birth" loss-I never lose any more until I am finished nursing. So this time around-since I gained so much, I had decided to kick myself into eating healthier -tons of fiber, low sugar, low fat diet (since I cannot really do much about limiting my calorie intake since I am nursing..I am also doing cardio for 25 minutes 5 times a week. Thus far it hasn't been bad-but this week hit and I haven't yet recovered. So I am going to periodically post about my journey to a fitter me ( i don't really like the word diet). Hopefully it will make me more accountable and motivated and one day I can look back and see my progress and feel wonderful about my accomplishment! Sorry if you read this and are like..bleh bleh bleh..I just needed to record it for my own sake. Mind you I do not expect to be twig thin like before my first child-so don't hyperventilate and tell me how wrong I am for wanting to lose weight and that I am okay the way I am...seriously i know my body and at 145-I am heavy for me. Consider I was at least 30 lbs lighter when I was married...and I have a small frame and I have serious back pain and plantar fasciitis-among other issues. For my own HEALTH and not Vanity reasons is why I am so determined to put less stress on my body. I am tired of the pain I feel from it...oh and guess what ?? I was this same weight when I was 9 months pregnant with Amber (she was 8lbs) and I remember just how miserable i was. SO please please please encourage me to be healthy and not to continue down a path of validating how it's okay to just let things go.

Birthday, Anniversary and Playing in the summer Sun!!

Amber Now 6 years old!!

She's into princesses and Dinosaurs!!

Last Saturday we went to Eagle Island state park

Trevor got to test out his shades!!

Girls betta watch out!!

Joe and I have been married for 9 years now-this was my present:

I love it!! Thanks babe!!