Lone Snow Day

I am happy to say that we had an unusually mild winter this year. Below is a picture of the one and only time we had enough snow to sled!

Landon & Daddy sledding in our backyard

Landon ready to go sledding!

New tile back splash

In February we got a new tile back splash. Sadly, these are the things that excite me these days! ha ha

I <3 my new back splash!

Fireman's Ball 2012

Every year I look forward to the Fireman's Ball, a charity event put on by the Northville Township Fire Department each February. This year was no exception! Several couples from our neighborhood went which made it extra FUN! The night was full of food, drinks, dancing, laughter, and of course Taco Bell! :-D

Brent & I

Ross, Kelly, Brent, Me, Dawn, Brian

The neighborhood ladies :)

The neighborhood fellas :)

Me & my bestie (with baby on board!)

Happy Valentine's Day

Christmas 2011

Better late than never...
Soooo, Christmas 2011 has surely come and gone and I'm just now getting something on the books!
Ooop! :)
We had Christmas at our house this year. Seems to be easier since we have so much baggage (ie. kids!). We had my in-laws over one night for dinner and had my family over on Christmas day. It was lots of fun!

Christmas 2011

Morgan & Dylan turn 1!

Well, we survived a year of having 3 kids under 2 years old! PHEW! Can't believe my babies are a whole year old. Kinda makes me sad how fast the time goes, but then again, sometimes I'm a little relieved that it's starting to get easier with each passing day. =)
Here are some 1 year stats for the twins:
Dylan - 23lbs, 30.5inches long, 6 teeth, walking, says mama dada luda hi bye night night
Morgan - 22lbs 8oz, 30 inches long, 8 teeth, walking, says mama dada luda cup, night night

For their first birthday we had a small get together at our house with family & close friends and had pizza and cake. Morgan did not hesitate to dig into the cake, and hardly left a crumb behind. Dylan wasn't so sure and did proceed to projectile vomit afterwards (which we regretfully did not get on film!) lol

Morgan sucking down her birthday cake!

Dylan showing off his teeth!

Birthday Boy & Birthday Girl opening presents :)

More exciting news - we are bottle free! The twins have officially transitioned to sippy cups with milk. (yay for no more bottle rack and powder formula all over my counters =)

They are also starting to eat more solid foods: cheerios, animal crackers, bananas, apples, mac & cheese, string cheese.
Morgan is willing to eat just about anything and is quite the beggar. She gets mad if you don't share with her. Dylan is willing to try just about anything, but often it goes in his mouth and comes back out at some point :-/

The twins are both sleeping great! Morgan is a little more restless, but they both sleep through the night well (usually 7:30pm-8am) with 1 nap in the early afternoon. Dylan sleeps better at night and Morgan naps better.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DYLAN & MORGAN! WE LOVE YOU!

Landon visits the fire station

Landon loved visiting the fire station! He ran from truck to truck, climbing, jumping, laughing...

Fun was had by all!

Thanksgiving 2011

I have SO much to be thankful for. Here are just a few that top the list:

my 3 beautiful, healthy kids, and my amazing, supportive husband, family and friends!

This year we spent Thanksgiving at Grandma & Grandpa Norwood's house. 

Unfortunately Brent worked overtime so the kids and I were on our own. 

The best pic I could get of the kiddos:

We also hit another milestone on Thanksgiving! Dylan started walking on his own :)

Vegas Vacation, then some...

Brent & I were lucky enough to be able to go on a Vegas vacation! We spent 3 relaxing, kid-free nights at the MGM Grand in sunny, hot, cloudy, cold Las Vegas. The average temperature this time of year is in the 70's and we were lucky enough to be there for record lows (in the 50's). That did not stop us from doing lots of walking around and site seeing. The highlight of our trip (aside from the buffets) was most definitely seeing Garth Brooks. We had great seats (8 rows from the stage) and he put on an awesome show. He did a lot of story telling, joking and sang with his wife, Trisha Yearwood. This vacation provided me with an interesting perspective and I'm dying to get it down on paper so here goes...

I LOVE my life! At the age of 30, I can honestly say that I have everything I ever wanted, and more! At the age of 30, I had just purchased my first, brand new home, had a wonderful husband/marriage, an amazing son, a good career and was pregnant with twins. I live within 2 miles of my parents and my sister and her family. I have several VERY good friends...I'm talking, help you bury the body good friends! Brent & I have gotten to do a fair amount of traveling (with lots more to come!). Once the twins were born, I was able to return to work part-time so I could be home more with the kids and between Brent & I we don't need childcare. I just have a lot to be thankful for. I guess I feel like 30 is pretty young to have everything you want in life?? So, in case the tides turn, I wanted to document how incredibly happy and blessed I feel. How I feel like the luckiest woman in the world. How I LOVE my work-life balance. How complete I feel. I hope I feel this way forever, but just in case, I want to document it so that I never forget! 

Then I turned 31...

For the first time in my life I feel very old and here are the reasons why:

1.) After 2 nights in Vegas I wanted to go home because I missed my kids.

2.) Brent & I both got sore from walking around in Vegas. Seriously?! Sore from merely walking?? :-/

3.) Vegas is obviously very trendy & yet I had no desire to be cute or look good. I was all about being practical in my jeans, tennis shoes and winter coat while lots of other women staggered down the strip in their little black dresses and stilettos. 

4.) We were in bed by 8pm every night.

5.) Brent  & I ordered 1 drink each and when we got the bill we looked at each other and Brent said "that was a case of diapers."

6.) I can't see when I'm driving at night. And forget about it if it's dark AND raining! I might as well pull over!

Ahhh...feels good to get that off my chest! Till next time...

Halloween

Our first Halloween as a family of five proved to be nothing less than exhausting exciting :) We walked downtown with several of our neighbors on Saturday for the "Boo Bash." The line was moving pretty slow and the kids were losing patience quickly, so we mosied on down to Starbucks. We didn't get any candy downtown but enjoyed seeing all of the kids dressed up and enjoyed the nice night and walk. 

Neighborhood gang

We spent Halloween trick-or-treating in our neighborhood with all of the neighborhood kids. Landon caught on quickly and had a lot of fun with his friends. Afterwards we went to a party at our neighbor's house. We are hoping it will be a new sub tradition!

2011 Halloween:

Landon - Firefigher, Dylan - Dragon, Morgan - Ladybug

Landon caught on quickly!

My little firefighter!