Why do I want to title every post "catch up"?

I have not been with it at all lately! Not just with blogging, as I know that the first thing to go when I am busy is the blogging. But everything seems to have taken a hit lately. My organization is a mess and my house matches it. After dinner I have chosen to relax every evening in place of doing dishes so if you see my kitchen before noon on any given day there is bound to be a sink full of stinky, dirty dishes. Why??? Well, after long consideration I have decided to attribute it to the weather. I just do not handle dreary days well, aka, I have little to no motivation. And EVERY DAY has been like that for weeks now. Clouds, fog, and gloom have been dragging me down for a couple weeks. I've definitely been cranky to match. My tolerance level has gone down- especially in the kid and stupid people arena. I am trying to give my kids more of a break, they really aren't that bad. ;) And spring is almost here!!

I started a diet for the new year. Pat was making fun of me at our family get together the night before the diet started because I was making the most of my last free day. This is pretty embarrassing to post, but I made the most of my last day. There was so much great food and creme puffs are totally my weakness!

I am happy to report, though, that the last time I checked (last week) I was down 11 pounds!! If I lost 20 I would be thrilled so it is a great start. If I reach 24 I will be back to pre-baby. Ahhh, the thought makes me smile. I have realized I am absolutely not a dieter, not a "don't eat any chips" at a restaurant girl, but I have cut back/been more mindful of calories and taken on two hour workouts at least 4 times a week at the Y. Taking Big Boy to Kid Zone while Sis is at school gives me a great break in my day and I am feeling crappy on days I don't work out so I have been pretty consistent.

Blah, blah, blah, diet, exercise, calories. Now all I have are totally random pictures that seem so irrelevant now since Christmas was a month ago. But this blog has become somewhat of a dumping ground/graveyard for my pictures, so here they are!

Heading to a family Christmas- this is the best picture I could get.


I have to include this one. Our family on both sides think Big Boy is so funny when he crosses his eyes so over the holidays we saw this A LOT! He thinks he is hilarious. His fave place to do it, though, is at restaurants or in the cart at Target to thoroughly humiliate his parents. (because he looks so- not right???)




Sissy in one of her winter coats from our bffs in New York:


My siblings and my kids:









So, over the span of a couple weeks my brother had visited a couple times and convinced (with the help of my mom) Sissy that he was absolutely going to get her a hippo for Christmas. At first she thought he was "sneezing" but as the joke went on she became very worried. "I don't want Micah to get me a hippo." She was not happy at all. When she opened her gift she did, in fact, get a hippo. To light up our front yard next year. She did not think it was very funny.


T got a fireman costume that he is obsessed with:


Amongst Sissy's gifts was a red Belle dress and a Belle Sparkle Baby:


T got a remote-controlled Pluto that he loves:


And Sissy on a random pajama day with a random "head bone" in:



So will I get any better at blogging, working, or organization now that the sun is coming out? Hopefully! We have lots coming up! Sissy is about to be 4!!! We have a family and friend birthday party planned and it is fun because she is very involved this year. She is making the choices for her celebrations so there is a lot of excitement.