Birthday Week...

We were joking with some friends about how when it's your birthday it should be for the whole week. Well this year it really was for me. On Monday we went to dinner with 5 couples from our ward to celebrate Mine, Tara, and Anthony's birthday's all of which are on the same exact day. How crazy is that. We had an awesome time, getting to know new people and celebrating with no kids. It really was great thanks so much Chris and Tara, we really owe you.

Then on Tuesday we celebrated at work, which is for all the birthdays that month, and we had delicious Marie Calendar's pies...you can't beat that. Thanks so much to my work, you guys are great and I'm so glad that I still get to see you all once a week. And thank you Pattie and Steph for the wonderful gifts.

On my actual birthday...it was pretty much an ordinary day, I watch my 4 year old niece on Thursdays so I had her, but then I dropped her off at preschool, and my mother in law offered to watch Tyler so I could go shopping kid free. I didn't really have anything to shop for, but I got some cute new shoes, and what more could a girl ask for. Kev got me a fossil watch which I absolutely love, thank you babe. And then we went to dinner that night with Anthony and Gina. We love you guys thanks for putting up with us and for being such great friends, and thank you Gina for the wonderful gift. We we got home Kev had gotten me a banana cream pie, which is my favorite, but we were so full from dinner that we didn't eat it until the next day. But it was delicious.

Believe it or not the week isn't over yet. On Sunday we went out to my parents house for dinner and to celebrate mine and my little brother's birthday (yep he's the black kid, I know that caused confusion before, but he was adopted). Our birthdays are 3 days apart so we are used to combining them. My parents got me a scrap booking tote that I love and will come in handy for all of the stamps I am collecting these days. Well that pretty much sums it all up. And it was a great week, thank you everyone for making it that way. And baby I love you, Thank you for all you do for me and for making my birthday a memorable one.

Taking Tyler Sledding

Kev had Presidents day off work, which was so great because he hasn't had a day off in a long time between school and work. So we decided to take Tyler sledding. He absolutley loved it! We had to get an inner tube, because believe it or not none of the stores had sleds left. So when we got there I had Kev go down the hill first to see how slippery it was...Tyler immediatley started laughing and squeling. He then started running down the hill after daddy, he was going so fast that he ended up falling and rolling a few times, but then he got up and started running again...this time he cried when he fell because he got scared. It was way too funny. We all decided to go down together, but we got going so fast that we all flew off and rolled around..after that we started only going half way up the hill, so that it was safer for Tyler. But he was having the time of his life, Kev and I were tired way before he was. As soon as we would get to the bottom of the hill, he would junp off and start running back up. The only bad thing was I could not find snowboots to fit his tiny feet, so we borrowed some from my Aunt, but they were 2 sizes to big, and kept falling off his feet. So towards the end his pour little feet were so cold that he just kept crying, because he didn't know how to tell us. So we had the make him go home, he wasn't to happy about that. All in all it was a fun filled day with our little family. Oh the last pic was Tyler trying to make snow angels, but the snow was more like ice so it didn't work to well.

Happy Valentines Day...

I love Febraury...one because it's Valentines and so therfore considered the month of LOVE, and two because it's my birthday and what's better than that?

I just wanted to let my family and friends know how much I love them, and how especially grateful I am to them for helping me throught this difficult time. Especially to my Husband for being supportive and loving and always by my side. And to my mother what a wonderful woman she is and I couldn't do it without her. Thank you to everybody just for being you and for letting me know that I have people who care about me when I need them.

Our Little American Idol

Ok..Ok so I haven't posted forever. I'm sorry to those of you who have been waiting for something new. So just like the rest of the world we have been watching American Idol, and Tyler absolutley loves it. He is so into music so he gets really excited when it comes on. Last night we were watching it and he ran into his room and grabbed a pipe looking thing that really goes to his play vacuum, but he said it was his microphone. And he immediatley started singing with the people on TV.

He is also really into Guitar Hero, who knew that at 2 years old it could be so entertaining? But he asks everyday if he can play "Cutar". We burrowed it from Kev's brother and have had it a little over a week, and Ty loves it. He was playing the other night and since he has no idea what he's doing he of course got boooed off the stage and he just busted up laughing because he thought it was funny what they were saying. What a crazy little man. So who knows maybe our little Tyler will be trying out for American Idol one day. Or maybe it's just a stage he'll grow out of, but right now he his totally enjoying it. He loves any kind of music as long as he can sing, dance and play guitar.

Kevin's Birthday

The end of an old year and the beginning of a new...Kev kind of gets jibbed for his birthday because it is also New Year's Eve, so everyone is partying but not really for him. Now that he's older it's not as hard but I always feel bad, that I should've done more. He had to work and didn't get off until 7pm, and met us at my mom's. We spent the night playing games and guitar hero, of course, and eating until we just couldn't eat anymore. I made Kev a football cake, that was chocolate, and mini football cupcakes, but that was about the extent of it. He got all 3 seasons of "The Office", and we have been watching them almost every night since.



We spent the night at my mom's because it was so late, and then had a big breakfast the next morning, and my dad started a marshmallow fight, typical if any of you know my dad. Here is everybody throwing their marshmallows in the air. Tyler was running around and picking them up and shoving them in his mouth.

Tyler turns 2!

So time has been flying so fast since the holidays that I haven't had a chance to blog about Tyler's and Kevin's birthdays.

Tyler turned TWO on December 29, 2007. We had a Curious George party and that all he could talk about for weeks. He loves George! He was toatlly spoiled and overstimulated, with just having Christmas. He didn't even want to open any more presents after the first 2, he just wanted to play. We just had a family party since our family is so big, and invited the Catenzaro's because Aria had to be there of course. Next year we will probably try a friend party. I can't believe my little man is two, it goes by so fast. He amazes me everyday how much he knows and picks up on. He is very roudy and full of energy, but he is a very sweet boy. Love you Ty bug!