FREE Christmas Cards for bloggers!

I have not posted on here in a while, is on my list to do as always, but never seem to get around to it! BUT, shutterfly is offering 50 free cards to bloggers so go over there and sign up! They have great cards!
--K

Bon Jovi Concert

I went with some of my girlfriends to see Bon Jovi "The Circle Tour"! Boy, did we have fun! These were friends from all stages of my life and I was the only one in the group who knew everyone! Michele and I went to high school together and 2 years of college, hadn't seen each other in about 18 years; Heather L. and I met while pledging Alpha Phi Fall 1992 and have become very close again the last 6 years; Heather K. is Heather L's friend from high school but we worked at Hess and Bon Ton together during and after college; Tanya is my husband's good friend's wife and we met about 8 1/2 years ago and have become very good friends! My kids informed me that my mom told them we were acting like we were in high school with getting dressed up, make-up, etc! Good to feel like that again! Here are a few pix before the show!

Valentine's Day!

Jason gave Francesca a small bunch of daisies for Valentine's Day! She loved this! And later said to me, "that was so sweet of daddy to give me flowers". A daddy and his little girl, how special!
To get the kids to go to sleep, I told them the "Valentine Fairy" was coming and they had to be in their own beds, not mommy and daddy's bed. At 3am, Francesca came in to our room but quickly went back to her own bed because of the fairy! The next morning, they were a bit confused because they thought the "Valentine Fairy" was like the tooth fairy and there wasn't anything under their pillows! I had given them new bowls and cups and a book. I placed a cookie in each bowl, thought Owen would eat everyones! but instead they asked to eat the cookie before we came downstairs, never thought they would ask permission to eat a sweet left in their bowl! I later told them that I was the "Valentine Fairy" because they realized the cookies were from the party and Jason didn't think we needed another "fairy"!

Valentine's Day party!

We had a small Valentine's Day party with some neighbors and their kids! Was a lot of fun. The kids definately had too much sugar and stayed up way past their bedtime, but it is fine to do that every once in a while!

Girls Night In--2/11/2010

A neighbor hosted a "girls night in" for some of the moms in our development. Couldn't have been better timing as we all had been snowed in for a few days with the blizzard! We drank wine(maybe a litte too much), ate snacks, and talked without the interruption of little ones! How nice! Can't wait to do it again! Hope to add pix later, but that part isn't working right now!

Blizzard 2010 Part 2!!

Last Tues-Wed. it snowed a lot! I don't even have the amount in inches as it was so deep and drifted too much to measure! Kids had fun. Jason worked from home for 2 days and I had to miss 1 day of work. By Friday we were ready to get out of the house! I took the kids on many errands and to lunch at McD's where they could play on the indoor play area! They were very well behaved all day!

Blizzard Part 2!!!!

Well, we are getting hit hard with snow and wind again! Not sure how much is out there and I didn't even go out today! Jason shoveled around 10am and the kids went out with him to play with our neighbor! Stayed out for a while but came in crying because their hands were frozen, and they were! Haven't been able to get back out because it is just TOO windy! Here are some pix from this morning of our street.

BLIZZARD 2010

Between Friday night and Saturday we got about 18 or so inches of snow! Hard to measure because there is lots of drifting. The kids LOVE it! I enjoyed playing out with them two times yesterday, but had had enough today! They went out with our neighbor who is 10 and played in the backyard. Parker would stay out ALL day, Francesca most of the day, and Owen for a little while. Owen did pretty well considering his height and the depth of the snow! We made many good memories this weekend with neighbors and friends! Possibly more snow to come Tuesday into Wednesday! Oh my!

Visit with My BFF

On Sunday, my bff from college-Heather-and her family came to visit for the afternoon. The kids have a blast together, especially after Francesca adjusts to being the only girl and joins in with the "wild" boys! The kids exchanged Christmas gifts, watched a dinosaur egg explode in a volcano, enjoyed Marshmallow Snowmen, and ran around like maniacs!
It is so nice to have a friend who has known you for so long and knows all of your good and bad qualities! I am glad Heather and I got back in touch about 9 years ago and our friendship picked up right where we left it in college. We may not have wild nights at Orky's and WIBS anymore, but we can still have fun! So looking forward to our spa day at Hershey in the spring (our gifts to each other for Christmas/Birthdays)! :)

Family pizza and Movie Night

Friday night we decided to let the kids make their own mini-pizzas and then have family movie night, as we were finally able to rent Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs fromt he RedBox. The kids had a blast making their pizzas on english muffins and loved chosing their own toppings. They were delicious! And the movie was good too! Love these little family traditions that we have been starting! :)

Playdate with New Friends

On Tuesday a friend of mine that I haven't seen in about 3 years came over with her little ones for a playdate. So funny how kids call kids they don't know their "friends" before they even meet them. Ashame that changes the older we get :)
Parker, Francesca and Owen enjoyed the morning with Jake and Adelyn and can't wait to play again! Thanks for the fun Dana and hope you guys decide to move "to amish country" soon!

Tutus!

Plugging the side-business a bit! My dear friend, Tanya, and I started making tutu's for girls and dolls last spring. We have done a few craft fairs, tons of special orders, and have an on-line website that has had some purchases too. If you need a unique gift for a little girl, please check out our website: http://jojosweetpea.etsy.com
we love taking special orders!

Welcome!

So, I have wanted to try out "blogging" for about a year now. I have a few blogs that I follow and love reading about the daily activities that these families particpate in. One of my New Year's Resolutions was to start a blog about our family, mainly our kids. So, this is a shot at it. I am enjoying finding layouts and so far have been figuring it all out pretty easily :) I am hoping I can use this as a way of "scrapbooking" our lives (since I never have time to sit down and actually scrapbook) and to keep in touch with family and friends who don't live nearby (and aren't on Facebook).
Kendra