Day 120 - New Year's with Friends

Times have changed a lot since our pre-kid celebrations. But we have a family of friends that is just perfect!! The kids love to play and we love to drink wine and chat. We spent the night and had a great time celebrating with the Murphys!

Day 119 - Yoga

I snuck away for an afternoon class and it was a great release after such a wonderfully stressful time!

Day 118 - Christmas Part II

We celebrated Christmas with the Fitch side and it is so great to see these babies so spoiled!! They are surrounded by so many loved ones it makes me really happy.

Day 117 - Home

It was so nice to wake up at our house and have some routine!!

Day 116 - Beautiful Seascape

Our drive home was gorgeous. It was very cloudy on the way up, so it was so cool to see some scenery on the way home. Very sad to leave, but really enjoyed the drive!

Day 115 - Chair Lift

I took Paul on the chair lift for the first time. I can't believe I have one of those crazy little skiers up there on the chair lift!! It was so much fun (and work) skiing with him!! And no complaints from him either!! I always pictured toddler skiers as whining, crying, cold, tired little things. No way!! This kid loves it and is nothing but fun!

Day 114 - Christmas

Christmas just gets better and better every year as our kiddos grow up. The excitement and watching them is pure joy.

Day 113 - Skiing Whistler

This ski day was mind-blowingly awesome!! The mountain is huge and we explored some beautiful terrain that was overwhelmingly huge. What a great day!!!

Day 112 - Little Skiers

These little guys are so brave and so darn cute!!! We have harnesses for them and they just head down the hill. I love it!!

Day 111 - Whistler!!!

Here we go!!!

Day 110 - Spreadsheet

I had so much to do for Christmas: Plan a Christmas party, plan and prep for whistler, get Christmas ready, buy a house, get a new job... It was all so overwhelming. I made a very thorough spreadsheet early on with tasks for each day to complete everything I needed in time. It worked so well. I made adjustments when necessary, but this spreadsheet saved my planning season.

Day 109 - Customer Service

We took our troop to the Ski Shop last night to rent our skis for Whistler. They really hooked us up with a good price and were super patient with us. I really appreciate great customer service. They've earned some customers for life.

Day 108 - Help

Matt's stepping up and helping me out with the crazy busy season. I really appreciate it.

Day 107 - Alone Time

This is love hate... Wandering target by myself is something I don't often get to do. I hate trying to find gifts and ending up with stuff just because I need something. But wandering around appreciating some alone time is great!

Day 106 - Change

A home inspection and an interview. This day was exhausting, but so full of potential.

Day 105 - Christmas Party

We planned the Indianola Kid's Christmas party this year. I was so nervous about how it would turn out, but everything went perfect!!! We all had so much fun and the stress wasn't too bad.

Day 104 - Our Ski Shop

We went to Kitsap sports today. I had never been. One of my Kitsap complaints was not having access to a ski/sports store. I don't like to shop for these things at big box stores. You don't really get the options. Well, today I was thrilled to visit this store, chat with the owner, talk about our skiing plans for years to come with our babies. Another way this place, Kitsap county, is turning into my perfect home!

Day 103 - Babies

Something really sad happened to a bunch of little babies on the other side of the country. Today I took lots of extra time with my babies. Read extra stories, gave extra hugs, and appreciated them for all the joy they bring to my life.

Day 102 - Lady Night

This was supposed to be my second of my monthly scheduled ladies nights. I'm a little overwhelmed, so I wrote to my 2 closest friends in the group to see if they were going. They were busy too, but Ginny had time for one drink. Perfect. We met, snacked, drank, and chatted. It was only 30 minutes, but it was great to catch up.

Day 101: 12/12/12

Woot Woot!!

Day 100 - Planning

Getting geared up for vacation. Spreadsheet time!

Day 99 - Home sweet home?

Offer accepted. Looks like we're getting our house!

Day 98 - Beauty Parlor

Olivia needed a haircut. We set her up on a stool, gave her a cape, and Grandma Dawn painted her fingernails and toenails while I cut her hair. She loved it. Sat so still and felt so special. It was a really great moment with her.

Day 97 - Skiing

I haven't been skiing in YEARS!!! 8 years since I snowboarded, 16 since I skied. We went out today and it was WAY better than I remembered. Sunshine and the view and the fresh air... I pondered for a while if we'd actually be skiers. Now I have no doubt.

Day 96 - Suburban

We drove to Wenatchee in a snow storm, chains required. We drove comfortably in our loaded suburban with no problems. The space, the capabilities, the joy this vehicle brings my husband brings me joy.

Day 95 - Calm

It's loud at our house. Pretty much all the time. Tonight while Matt and I were having a serious discussion about home buying, we asked the kids to quiet down. It only sort of worked... then all of a sudden, I realized it was very quiet. Olivia was reading quietly on the couch and Paul was drawing at the art table. They looked so grown up. It was such a peaceful scene.

Day 94 - Party

Lara turned 19 today. I really wanted to make her birthday special since it would be her first away from home. She invited a few Au Pair friends over and we picked up a platter of sushi from Central Market. I made lemon-blueberry cupcakes. It was very fun and I think she had a good time too.

Day 93 - Window Clings

Christmas is so much fun now that the kids are old enough to get excited and enjoy it. Tonight I gave them the window clings that I bought at the dollar store. They had so much fun arranging and rearranging them. I took a time out from my busy evening and just sat with them and enjoyed.

Day 92 - The Plan

We had a scare today. I accidentally fed Paul some ranch dressing with eggs in it. He had a reaction. It was pretty mild, but then kicked back into gear about 30 minutes after the Benadryl took care of his hives. So we had our first Epipen/ER experience. He stayed calm and was so brave. I stayed calm and handled the situation. I didn't have my emotional breakdown until the end of the day when everything was ok again. I'm just so happy that our plan worked and we were able to spring into action when necessary.

Day 91 - The House

This house. I love this house. This is the house I want.

Day 90 - Good nights

What a great night. Matt went out with Mike to a show, Adam Corolla. I was home with the kids again. But it went great. We started our afternoon by purging our house of all the toys we don't play with anymore to make room for Christmas toys on the way. Then we had dinner and movies downstairs. We did baths and bedtimes and it all went flawless. Then I got productive again and finished toy sorting while I watched one of my shows. Great night.