Shoveling

I sent Chris and Lane out to shovel the driveway and this is what came of it. Notice at the end of the clip how she ends up. :)

Elf Yourself

Check out our dancing family at this link below:

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/9hXjApooC8W6l9bT

Hot Stuff

Whenever we put these sunglasses on Laney, she tends to think she is pretty special. And, she throws a major temper tantrum if we take them off before she is ready for them to come off. I'm not sure, but we may have a diva in the making.

We have been super busy lately. About a month ago I started babysitting my niece and nephews three days as week (4 kids under the age of 4..yikes) so haven't had the time like I used to to post or even check out other peoples blogs. Our Thanksgiving was great, we were with my parents this year (we do the every other year thing) and were able to spend a lot of quality time with the fam. We got to meet my sister's new boyfriend, David, who was great and we also got some surprising but very exciting news from Kyle and Jenn..they are expecting again! This will be their 4th..God bless em. We have a lot to be Thankful for this year, as always, but family, health, good friends and jobs are at the top of my list!

BFF

Lane and Rob. BFF.

Birthday Surprise

Last weekend we surprised our good friend Matt in Elmhurst for his 29th birthday. We had such a fun time hanging out with all of our Chicago friends and the look on Matt's face when he saw us was priceless. We enjoyed a nice weekend with Chris's parents and grandparents as well. It's always nice to spend some fun, quality time with family and friends..we hope to see you again soon!

Halloween

My two busy little bees

Chris, Lane and Colin

Lane's cousins: Colin as Buzz Lightyear, Addie the indian princess and Caleb the froggie..too cute!

Lane loved walking up and down the sidewalk but wanted little to do with actually going up to people's doors. After a few temper tantrums from making her try to trick or treat, we called it a night.

Ryan got in on the Halloween fun too!

This is what I emptied out of Lane's pumpkin...leaf and all. And as a side note, the 3 candy bars were from one home. Maybe next year she'll take home more than a handful!

The Flu

I apologize for the lack of posts lately but our family has been bitten by the flu bug. Lane got it first Halloween night and unfortunately spread it to her cousins and then Chris and I. During this whole process I have learned two interesting and gross things. One, my daughter does not thoroughly chew her food and two, the backseat of the car and car seat have a MILLION nooks and crannies which make cleaning up vomit quite a challenge. And the kicker on the last one..we were 5 minutes from home!
I plan to post a few picture of Halloween when I have more time and more energy! Hope everyone else is feeling okay!