2010 Here We Come!

I can’t believe we’re at the start of a new decade already!  We rang in 2010 with a family slumber party in the basement watching Night at the Museum 2:  Battle of the Smithsonian after attending a super fun party at a friend’s house.  The boys didn’t make it to midnight, but the rest of us paused the movie just in time to watch the ball drop and celebrate!  Kelsie wasn’t so excited about all the kissing on TV, but after we drank our Cherry 7Up (her choice) gave each other a kiss and got back to the movie all was well again!

We have been watching football all day, cheering on our trusty old Penn State (yay!) and watching the intense ending of the Northwestern game as well.  We also caught a little bit of the Rose Parade and Bowl game in between eating yummy food, playing football video games, napping, and just hanging out together. 

We’re excited to start a brand new year and are working on our family time capsule and interviews that we hope to have finished by Sunday.  This is such a fun time of year, even if it is 15* (but feels like 2*) outside! 

Happy New Year!

Christmas Piano Recital

I started teaching piano lessons again this fall and decided to have a recital on Saturday with my students. They all worked so hard and I was so proud of all of them. Here's a couple videos of my two kids for all to enjoy!

Shiner

It has been an interesting week around here.  We had sub-zero temperatures here yesterday which only reminded me that I am not tough and I really hate the cold.  But, we did still walk to and from school with the kids and Caleb even fell asleep in the stroller on the way home (I still can’t figure out how). 

Our car was completely frozen shut which made it hard to get anywhere yesterday too, but with a little man-power from my man, we at least got in.  The rest of the doors are now working today since it has warmed up to a whopping 21 degrees (but feels like 10).

Wally has been up late every night and up early every day preparing for his talk he is giving at his job interview next week.  I think he is going to crash hard tonight!

And, as a final note, you may have notice the shiner Brandon is sporting.  That is what happens when you run smack dab into the side of the table with your eye.  It was pretty swollen for the first couple of days and is finally starting to look better now, but I wouldn’t be a good mom if I didn’t document it with a picture now, would I?!

This Is What You Get

If you ask your kids to write the Christmas letter:

Dancing Queen

Kelsie has been having a lot of fun dressing her brothers up in her old dress up clothes.  Surprisingly, Brandon agreed to her little idea.  This is probably a once in a lifetime event, and I’m just glad he let me take his picture!

Silver or Gold?

We were watching a jewelry commercial on TV, and you know, since it’s getting close to Christmas, there’s a lot of them going on now.  Anyway, after watching the commercial, Kelsie said (with a totally straight face by the way):

“If I was watching that with my boyfriend, I’d make sure he knows that I like silver more than gold.”

I guess you can’t blame her. 

This girl knows what she wants!

Who Said Science Isn't Cool?!

The Friday before Halloween, we kept the kids home from school in the morning and took them over to the Northwestern Chemistry department for their annual Halloween show. This was a pretty serious thing. The NU marching band, cheerleaders, various dance groups and even a live band was there to help entertain. It was so cool and definitely worth going late to school!