1.31.11 Day 31

For 15 months old, Bella is REALLY good at putting her clothes on!  She gets her pants on the right way, both legs in and pulls them up.  They usually get stuck on her diaper, making it hard to get them all the way up.  Not bad though Bella Boo! 

1.30.11 Day 30

Today I found this adorable camera necklace at Forever 21, a store in the Fox River Mall.  Since I love taking pictures, it is perfect!  The best part is, is was only about FOUR BUCKS!!! 

1.29.11 Day 29

Today Heather and I took Tyler and Kaleb on our first ever Mother/Son Date Night.  We started out with dinner at IHOP and then went bowling.  Everybody had so much fun!  We will definetely be making of habit of this.  Here Tyler is enjoying his (Root) BEER!!!!!

1.28.11 Day 28

My little Boo Boo has been SO sassy lately!  Well, not really...she just thinks it's fun to climb up on all the chairs and the table.  Now she's working on climbing up and into the armoire where the computer is!  She can't quite get all the way in though.

1.27.11 Day 27

Fun in the snow!



1.26.11 Day 26

Little Miss Bella didn't want to sleep tonight.  She just screamed in her crib until I went upstairs to get her.  She just sat on her chair watching TV for a bit, then decided it was play time.  She was being so goofy and lovey.  It's impossible to get upset with her for not sleeping.  =)

1.25.11 Day 25

We took the kids bowling last night...no bumpers...AND we had to keep score!  No super high scores, but everyone had fun! 

1.24.11 Day 24

I am still shocked that Bella enjoys uncooked Ramen as much as I do!  I like to break up the uncooked noodles, and sprinkle the chicken-flavored packet on top and crunch away.  Mmmm!  Bella tried a piece a few weeks ago and can't get enough.  =)  Here she is sharing some with Aunt HaHa.

1.23.11 Day 23

SUPERBOWL BOUND!!!

Congrats to the Green Bay Packers!
They beat the Chicago Bears

21-14 in today's playoff game and

are now going to the SUPERBOWL.

Go PACK Go!

1.22.11 Day 22

1.21.11 Day 21

         Today I took some pictures of little Aalyiah again. 

  She is such a little cutie and I am so glad

 that I get to watch her grow as I photograph

       her at all of her milestone birthdays (and half-birthdays)! 

Here she is 18 months old.

1.20.11 Day 20

I finally bought myself a Canon 50 mm, 1:1.8 lens!!  It's not top of the line, but I've wanted one for awhile and now I have one.  I used it to shoot this picture of Tyler tonight.  =)

1.19.01 Day 19

I ACTUALLY found a cute pair of shoes at Target tonight on clearance!  They were $4.48.  I don't normally find the REALLY good deals.

1.18.11 Day 18

Today Heather and I took Belly shopping in Appleton.  Well, she passed out on the way there and her head was hanging low for awhile.  When she finally lifted it back up she had a deep indent on her cheek and chin from the zipper and button on her coat.  Aww!  =(

1.17.11 Day 17

Tyler's girlfriend, Kyla, got to come over to play for a little bit today.  I went to pick him up from 4K and Kyla's dad asked if I could keep an eye on here for a bit, because his girlfriend's contractions had begun.  Kyla was about to become a big sister!  Later that evening, Zander was born.  Congratulations to Eric, Danielle and Kyla!

1.16.11 Day 16

I know this is an absolutely terrible picture, but I will post it anyway.  It was taken with the awful camera on my phone.  Today Jamie and I took the boys to see Harry Potter 7.  Thanks to Aunt HaHa for taking Bella on such short notice.  We just started watching the series of movies about two months ago as kind of a family movie night.  Never in a million years would I have thought I'd be so excited about Harry Potter, but they are all so addicting!  Everytime we would watch one, I couldn't wait for Netflix to bring the next one.  But now we are at the end and I have to wait for the next one to be released.  =(  Hurry up Potter people!!!

1.15.11 Day 15

Bath time!  The kids love taking baths in the morning, because there is more time to play.  We usually are too busy and they get quick ones before bed.  Tyler and Bella got a nice long bubble bath this morning and had so much fun! 

1.14.11 Day 14

Today Daddy gave Bella a little chocolate chip cookie.  Tyler asked for one too, so Daddy gave Bella another one and said, "Give Ty Ty a cookie, Bella."  She grabbed the second cookie and made a mad dash for the living room!  What a sneaky little girl.  She is usually really good with sharing.  That cookie must've been pretty good!  Ha ha ha!

1.13.11 Day 13

Bella has never taken a Nuk before, but at almost 15 months old, and still not sleeping all the way through the night...we thought we'd try pushing one a bit.  We thought maybe she would be comforted without having to get her out of her crib.  No success yet, but this will only be the 3rd night of trying.  She didn't mind playing with it tonight BEFORE bed though. 

1.12.11 Day 12

Last week Bella grabbed my glasses off my face and snapped the "arm" right off!  I was due for new frames and lenses anyway, so I made an appointment at Shopko.  They fixed my glasses with some miscellaneous pieces they had laying around to get me by until my new ones come in.  I didn't even notice until today that she had used a part from a pair of High School Musical glasses.  Apparently I Heart Troy.  LOL!!

1.11.11 Day 11

"Mommy's Little Helper." 
My lil Boo Boo is getting very independent.  She likes to throw her dirty diapers away all by herself now.  She grabs the wrapped up diaper, opens the closet door, throws the diaper in (the recycle bin...oops!), then closes the door and claps her hands.  =D  I LOOOVE this little stinker so much!   

1.10.11 Day 10

Today is our 9th wedding anniversary.  Jamie surprised me and the kids and came home early from work tonight to spend some time together.  =)  We decided to pop some popcorn on the stove and watch a movie!  Well.....we lost track of time and it got too late to start a movie, so we settled with a couple episodes of Johnny Test.  I set the camera up on the tri-pod and told everyone to "act natural!"  Bella kept looking at the camera and Jamie kept smirking like a little kid.  =D  Oh, the Wilsons!! 

1.9.11 Day 9

My parents are very into wine...so I painted this canvas for them.  I hope they like it!

1.8.11 Day 8

One of my FAVORITE hobbies is painting.  I like to have different paintings for the holidays, so I chose these tulip-looking hearts for a Valentine's Day themed canvas.  I really like how it turned out, so this one may hang around a LITTLE past February.  ;-)

1.7.11 Day 7

I know this is kind of disgusting...okay, it's really disgusting.  Apparently Zak cracked this can of pineapple open a few weeks ago JUST enough to let some air in, then decided he didn't want any pineapple.  He then put it back in the cupboard not thinking it would cause any harm.  Well...Jamie went to grab the pineapple for his lunch and noticed that it was cracked open, so we pulled the lid off and found some soft, fuzzy mold covering the entire top of the can!  MmmMmmmMMMMM!!!!

1.6.11 Day 6

My Uncle Carl just turned 65!  To celebrate, he and his girlfriend planned a trip to Vegas.  What he didn't know, was that his brothers and sisters (including my mom) were waiting for him at the airport to join him in celebrating his milestone birthday in Sin City!  I took a picture of the kids and sent it to my mom just as she was getting to her hotel room.  =)

1.5.11 Day 5

Aunt Haha and Tyler are always goofing around!  Tyler said "Take a picture of us Mama!"  I had to put the battery pack in the camera, find my memory card...adjust my camera settings, and finally....voila!  =)

1.4.11 Day 4

These are my Self-Portraits.  I haven't "posed" for pictures in quite a long time...except for my maternity ones.  So why not?!  Several things that I do online require that you submit a recent photo of yourself...and I didn't have ANY!  So I had Heather snap some photos of me yesterday and I edited them a few different ways.  The "kissing" one was just a joke.  lol! 

1.3.11 Day 3

Bet you never had a gingerbread cookie that looked as yummy as these!!  Yes, they tasted as good as they look.  Mmmmmmm!

1.2.11 Day 2

Bella's FIRST PIGGY-TAILS!!  (compliments of Aunt HaHa)

1.1.11 Day 1

I'm not really one for "New Year's Resolutions" but I did see this photo in my BFF's bathroom in a magazine and thought, "I really want to be more organized this year!"  I LOVE how this looks and it would be perfect for my three kids' junk.  I have the perfect spot for it, and by the end of this year, I will have one!!!  Or at least something similar.  =)