Spin Secret

I found a great motivating secret this morning while at my spin class. Luck had it (good luck or bad luck I am not sure) that I happened to position my bike in the perfect location where I could see the reflection of my backside in the corner mirror. Now THAT is GREAT motivation to kick it up a notch and I think I just about killed my legs in the process.

Anyone want to join me? Happy Spinning!

Who Needs a Puppy?

This will be my last post for the day. Tanner has been begging for a puppy. He has it all planned out that on his birthday we'll go to Petco and get a puppy. But, when I was looking through my pictures I ran across this one and it forced me to ask the question: Who needs a puppy? We've got Kade!
This picture also give you a great idea of what I do most the day, almost everyday. I don't know if I'll ever be able to keep up with this kid! It's a good thing I love him so much!

Heart Day = Heart Hair

I found this on She Does Hair blog. I knew Bryn would love this and just had to try it for Valentines. Besides, Bryn keeps asking to get her hair chopped, and I don't know how much longer I'll be able to do 'do's' like these. When she went to playgroup that day we found out that 2 of her friends had the same idea! Way too cute!

Heart Day Parties

As usual with the holidays Kade and I were able to go to Bryn and Tanner's Valentines Parties at their schools. It is always fun to go see them in there element and hear the stories their teachers have to share. Here are some pictures to share from each of the parties.

Kade always makes himself at home when we go to Bryn's school. Thank goodness there are things for him to do. It helps me be able to watch Bryn (at least a little bit).

Eating snacks.

Bryn getting ready to play with the parachute. It was so fun to watch her interact with the other kids in the class. She really loves her class and her teachers.

This is at Tanner's Party. When we walked in the classroom, Tanner was at the 'snack' station. It was pretty funny to see Kade kick Tan out of his chair, climb on up and start eating his food. I think he ate more of it than Tanner did. I couldn't even tear his eyes away from the plate long enough to take a picture. I really don't think Kade enjoys being the youngest. He honestly thinks he should have been born first!

I just realized I didn't get any other pictures from Tanner's party. I think I was a little preoccupied with keeping Kade from tearing up the classroom.

Fancy Nancy

This past weekend Brynlee was invited to a Fancy Nancy Birthday Party. Hands down the most fun party I have ever gotten her ready for. In preparation we got out our favorite Fancy Nancy Book and looked through the pages to find just what combination of outfits would be just right to be called "Fancy" This is what we came up with.

All fancied up!

I really think I had just as much fun as Bryn did for this party!

Winter Weather

The kids have been begging for the snow to come- unfortunately I don't have any power over the snow. But the Ice definitely came. Luckily we were only out of power for an hour, some were definitely not as lucky. Greg was able to take a few days off work, the kids were out of school for a week, in fact, the whole town shut down. But, we didn't sit home bored. We had a GREAT time. Here are our adventures.

We received quite a bit of ice during the storm. It really was beautiful, but very dangerous as well. We were grateful for a warm, stable home that night.

Kade really wanted to be outside (as always) but I don't think it all lived up to his expectations. Especially when mom uses him as a prop for her pictures. Poor kid.

Greg and the kids spent hours out being pulled on a sled behind the four wheeler. Kade and I joined them for a little bit and it was so fun to watch Tan hand on with all his might while Greg tried to buck him off. Luckily Tanner only really took one fall and he quickly found a greater motivation to stay on the sled. ICE. It may LOOK just like snow, but it definitely doesn't FEEL just like snow when you fall!

Playing in the backyard. Nothing slowed these kids down!

Tanner's Turn at Blogging

In the bench Famley Hi THIS IS TANNER I,m 6yrs, MY MOM! Is the BEST! Ilove My MomMy is good. My Dad works hard I love my dad. Wehave 12345 members,.,. Games are fun to me and brynlee. Our favurit is Tag.Kade is sillie he is a showoff.

(Back to Mom) Ok, so I promise I didn't pay him to say anything above. I had just finished changing up our background and he said he wanted to blog. So there you have it, a "Tanner Original.' He is really such a sweet kid. I know I give him a hard time...but I am so proud of him!