Destination Disney

 Just 6 days until we are in Orlando....

Disneyworld, here we come....

Can't wait to share our plans and all the cute clothes that the kids will wear to meet Mickey, Minnie, the Princesses and all the other friends...

Any favorites I need to know about...?

Sweetness

We LoVe Valentine's Day at our house...

Making the most of these bitter cold days and passing time w/ sick kids...

Having fun crafting,

make Valentine's and getting ready for class parties...

Baking and waiting for

my sweet Valentine

to make it home tonight from a week away at work

so I can

smother him with KISSES...

(My beautiful handmade card from Charlotte last Valentine's Day)

2010, 4 yrs.old

Mudroom Stuff

Loving my new chandelier in the mudroom...

perfect amount of bling and

in such an unexpected place! 

I could hang a chandy in every.single.room.  LOVE them! 

Now, if my kids would just hang up their coats!  Stay warm...more snow expected here overnight...ugh!

LoVe

On this February 1st...

I am reminded about all that I LOVE...

Stuff

Sneak Peek at the new vanity for our master bath redo.  Things are moving along nicely, almost too fast as I am dragging my feet on some final big decisions (not like me)! 

In other news,

• we are getting very excited for our family trip to Disney in the end of February
• i am working out very regularly again and i love it
• we have one of the worst winters on record (temps and snow) but we have manged to do tons of sledding some skiing and snowboarding and ice skating!
• i continue to be crazy busy behind on laundry...help!  someone must have a remedy for me?  :) i think my kids have too many clothes...
• we have big plans for our kitchen this summer~
• Charlotte has started "cheer" for a local bb team...i am helping as a coach's assistant and we are both LOVING it...seriously, she is so cute with her pom poms!i need to post some pics...
• i love February...i feel so loved all month and i celebrate my birthday just 4 days after valentine's day - which i LOVE too...then it seems like spring is right around the corner!

Happy week ahead!

Campbell's Bday

Still here...still recapping December just in time for Valentines Day~ ha.

Just wanted to share a few pics from Campbell's 9th Birthday.  December 22nd he turned 9 - CANNOT believe!  He really wanted to go see my parents, outside Chicago...the day was all about him, whet he wanted to do, where he wanted to go, etc...it was a fun day trip and I love going home to the Village where I grew-up...frozen lake, quaint downtown, Trader Joe's, a park on every corner, etc...I digress...so without further ado...

Celebrating at one of his favs...Alfie's Inn (best hamburgers ever!)

With Shoogie (my Mom)

Another cake...soccer!  Baby brother watching...look at those feet!

Happy Birthday sweet boy!

May all your wishes come true this year!

More December

I am still trying to recap our December and Christmas ...

And wanted to remember some of the ordinary days and time

 we spent together!

Having SILLY dance parties with my babies...

  Watching the kids preform in their Christmas play at Church...

 Decorating Gingerbread houses on a cold, snowy Sunday...

(I love that Christian sticks his tongue out when concentrating!)

Getting homemade gifts from my babies...

 

    Having our best girlfriends over for a PJ party,

hot cocoa and to exchange  our Christmas gifts!

Playing Barbies by the tree...

 

Taking time to slow down and enjoy our tree and each other!

Celebrating his 9th Birthday with a special weekend trip to Chicago!

(that post to follow)