Am I in some kind of trouble, officer?

First let me apologize to the grandparents because there are no pictures on this post. I know...I really need to take some pictures and get them up. Next - um yes there were two uniformed police officers at our door last night around 5:30 p.m. and yes it was totally my fault. If any of you have Smith Thompson Security...they work! I had the alarm set to Stay (like I always do when we are home) and the kids thought Daddy was home. The door opens, they go running out the door. I yell it's not him and come back. Carson and Hailey proceed to run down towards the corner. I am chasing after them. By the time we get back I realize....I never turned off the alarm. I turn it off and think nothing of it. The phone didn't ring. (Normally the company calls you to make sure everything is okay.) A few mintes later Bridger gets home and we start eating dinner. We look out our dining room window and there is a cop car in front of our house. Then two policemen are walking up to yes, our door. I keep thinking...why are they here? I answer the door and they tell me they were sent to check out an alarm going off and ask me if I know what happened. I realize what had happened and try to explain it to them. I don't think they understand what I am saying because for some reason I got really nervous, and for those of you who don't know...I talk like a million words a minute when I am nervous. So, I probably looked ridiculous and guilty of something else! :( They leave and I close the door. I ask B if we get in trouble with our security company for that and he said it depends. Some companies fine you for false alarms. I have a little bit of an emotional breakdown and cry. Yah, I am a baby... you should have seen my cry after I got my first (and only) speeding ticket! Why do policemen make me so nervous?

We're in!

We are all going to need a nap today! :) London woke up to eat around 4:10 this morning. I wasn't planning on getting ready for another hour, but I figured what the heck...maybe I'd get a better spot in line. After feeding her I got Carson and Hailey up and packed some snacks. We were in the car by 5 a.m. and in line by 5:15. We had to wait outside about 20 mins in the COLD before they opened the doors. Then after 2 hours of waiting...we finally got to register! Yes, we got one of the last spots for Carsons pre-k class. Think I'm crazy....people were there at 2 and 3 a.m. to wait in line. :)

What a GREAT Birthday!

Just wanted to say thanks to my awesome wife, kids, & friends for an AMAZING birthday. Here's how my day went:

7:30 am - Carson woke me up asking when the party was. Opened presents with the kids who thought my King Sized Hershey's with Almonds bar was by far the coolest thing I got. (Thanks for the book & shirt too honey!)

8:00 am - Friends took me on a spectacular bike ride through some great trails near Lake Houston in Kingwood

10:00 am - Took Carson to his first Tee-ball practice. That kid is fired up! We've been trying to gauge his interest in different sports lately. It sounded like karate was what he was leaning towards, but after practice he jumps in the van and says to Alisha, "Tee-ball is SO MUCH FUN! Mom, no karate for me... I like Tee-ball the best!"

11:30 am - Stopped by Academy and picked out a lighter bat for Carson. I just love seeing that kids face light up when he gets something new... especially something he can swing in a similar fashion to a sword!

12:00 pm - Bucket of 50 chicken McNuggets... need I say more? My family doesn't look forward to the Superbowl for the commercials, but rather the arrival of the McDonalds nugget deal.

1:00 pm - Admire the new 46" Sony Bravia. Alisha caved at Costco on Saturday and let me get my TV before completing my end of the bargain. It's not my fault she still hasn't picked out the color she wants me to paint the gameroom!

2:00 pm - Primary activity. Nothing funner than hanging out with your 'beams on your birthday. Those kids are the greatest... they even shared their Valentines cookies with me that had more frosting and sprinkles than cookie.

4:00 pm - London rolled over. Obviously she knew it was my birthday because she only did it once and hasn't done it since. Right after she did it Carson says, "Dad - one more present you didn't know about - London did it just for your birthday!"

5:00 pm - Babysitter shows up. Kelsey is an awesome babysitter - we didn't have dinner ready or anything, but she took it in stride and the kids loved hanging out with her.

5:30 pm - Café du Bois. Alisha got reservations at the best French restaurant I've ever eaten at - including all the places I ate at in France. She was such a good sport even though there wasn't much on the menu that looked at all inticing to her. She even let me order an assortment of stinky French cheeses for the appetizer. It was quite the fancy place and they brought us this crazy awesome desert plate for my birthday that had all sorts of different chocolate/mango/raspberry sauce artwork with French-sized portions of cheesecake.

8:00 pm - We had planned on going to ColdStone after dinner, but the other entrées were absolutely not French-sized portions and there was no way I could have downed a cone bowl of ice cream! Instead we went home and put the kids to bed and enjoyed a movie together on our (did I mention this already?) amazingly awesome new TV.

As you can see I had a fun-filled day with intermingled calls from friends and family wishing me a Happy Birthday. Your wishes worked - THANKS to everyone!

It's time...

This makes me really sad to say, but it's time to make our blog private. I have loved keeping our blog open because I've been able to reconnect with friends that I probably wouldn't have been able to find. However, it's time to take the security up a notch. I do not like receiving inappropriate posts from people I don't know, and I don't like knowing that they can view pictures of my family. So - if you would like to be invited to view our blog please send me an email and let me know, or you can leave your email address in a comment and I will delete it so no one else can see it once I've received it. Thanks for your understanding.
(The blog will be made private on Sunday, Feb. 28th)

London

London is getting SO BIG! I love it, but my little baby is growing up too fast. She loves her toys and is starting to interact with them a lot more. Bridgers aunt sent her this adorable outfit, and I had to get a picture of her in it.

Yay for the attempt to be crafty

Made a few things today, thought they were cute. I'll explain what they are in the pictures.

The big long one is for hairbows. I can never find the hairbow I am looking for, or they get smashed and ruined in the big bucket I keep them in. I've seen similar items to this at boutiques, but am not willing to pay that much for it.

Oh no...problem....I only have about 1/2 of London and Hailey's bows on this...I might need to make another one! Now I need to get it hung up on the wall of the girls room.

Of course I had to make a few more hair clips since I now have an awesome bow keeper!

The shorter ones are to hold Hailey's curtains back in her room. I didn't want to get the boring old hook that you screw into the wall, so I made these.

Sundays

What does your family do on Sundays? I love Sundays around here. In the beginning of 2009 we made it a family goal not to watch any TV on Sundays. (Bridger is such a good sport...he misses all the football games-yes even the superbowl!) We have made a few exceptions for CHURCH material only. So yes, Bridger and I have watched Legacy or something like that...and we have even let the animated scriptures slide a time or two when we are sick or just needed a little downtime. I must say...we have done some really fun stuff. We go for walks, play tons of board games and card games, and just hang out! Well, last Sunday we busted out a puzzle I have had since I was a little girl. Here is the completed puzzle with the two biggest helpers for putting it together! :)