Happy Birthday, Aaron!

We were so blessed on Aaron's birthday (the 11th) to be able to spend the entire day together. We went out to the county lake here, enjoyed the beautiful weather and the time together. Aaron got to teach Sam how to skip a rock and while the ducks weren't around to feed, we still had such a wonderful time. We then went to dinner with my family and the kids, of course, had a great time with the camera! Happy 31st birthday, baby!

Metropolis

On our way home from my Dad's, we decided to stop in Metropolis, the home of Superman (Metropolis, Illinois that is!). We got some great pics with Superman and with all the boys posing as Superman, me as Superwoman (or is it Supergirl - I think I'm too old to classify for that title). Michael R., eat your heart out!

The Arch

We took the boys to see the Gateway Arch in St. Louis for the first time ever. They had a great time and while most of the pictures are from the Museum of Westward expansion under the arch, the trip to the top was the best. We forgot to take the camera up there - maybe one of these days I'll figure out how to get the pictures off of Aaron's camera and add them to the slide show! Oh yeah - I didn't go through the museum with them. I had picked up a stomach bug the night before, and after the bumpy ride to the top and back down again, I needed a little quiet time on the bench outside - just me and my Sprite!

Colorado

Okay, so it only took me a month and a half to get back into the blogger swing of things! Here are pictures from our trip to Brandie and Jason's in Firestone, Colorado. Some are from goofing around the house (notice the one of Jason and Aaron frying a turkey - it was yummy!), and some are from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. At any rate, we had a fabulous time and, as always, wish we could have stayed alot longer!

Tag, I'm it!

Thanks Brandie for the tag - don't really have anybody else to tag!

4 Jobs I’ve Had:
1. Dental Office Manager
2. Biologist
3. Piano Teacher
4. Customer Service at Best Buy

4 movies Ive watched over and over:
1. The Little Mermaid
2. The Sound of Music
3. Mary Poppins
4. Cars

4 Places I Have Lived:
1. Huntsville, AL
2. Birmingham, AL
3. St. Louis, MO
4. New Market, AL - does this one count?!

4 Shows I watch:
1. American Idol
2. Chuck
3. Biggest Loser
4. 24 - Not anymore - boo, hoo!

4 People Who Email Me Regularly:
1. My Dad
2. Brandie
3. My Mom
4. Karrie and Kelli - we're always trying to get together!

4 Favorite Things to Eat:
1. Chocolate Ice Cream
2. Soup - Any kind really
3. Anything Italian
4. Sushi

4 Places I’d Rather Be:
1. On the beach
2. On a massage table
3. Shopping
4. Walt Disney World

4 Thing I Look Forward to this Year:
1. Hitting my goal weight
2. Shopping for new, single-digit sizes
3. Aaron getting a new job
4. Maybe getting a new house somewhere!

Travel Journal

We were fortunate enough to travel almost all the way across the country after Christmas. We set out on Friday, December 28th, and drove all night until we reached Longmont/Firestone, Colorado where Aaron's sister Brandie and her family live. We stayed until Thursday, January 3rd, when we left and drove to Belleville, Illinois to visit with my Dad and Stepmom, Sandy. We had a great visit with lots of fun and finally came home on Sunday, January 6th. Back to reality! I'll have lots of separate posts for this trip, including the one below from the fire station - enjoy!

Our Trip to the Fire Station!

My Dad is the Fire Chaplain in Belleville, Illinois (outside St. Louis, Missouri), so we got to go and take a tour of one of the local fire stations. The boys had the best time and even got to slide down the pole (with Daddy's help)!

Christmas Morning!

We had a wonderful Christmas morning - we are all so spoiled! We left out some egg nog and cookies for Santa and some celery and carrots for his reindeer. We also HAD to leave Santa a warning note - Uncle Jared was going to set a trap for Santa so that he could keep all the presents! Luckily, Santa got our letter and replied back that he was very grateful for the warning and encouraged the boys to keep being good to stay on the nice list and not the "naughty" list like Uncle Jared!