Our Littlest Angel Allie...turns 2!

Happy birthday to our little angel Allie. Readers of this blog may be wondering what I'm on while publicly admitting that Allie's an angel. She's had her way and fought tooth and nail for her way up to this point in time but you know what? I love that about her. However,I was surprised to see her crawling up in a chair recently to "read" a book in the corner by herself and not run around with sissy. Just sitting over there reading away while others passed her by, content be a sweet little quiet nerd. She really likes to read books and she's really great at pointing out things when asked where they are in the books. She also loves her "Mitty!" It's a pink blankie that has turned from a not really necesary item in Allie's life to her entire life revolving around this thing. Sissy has a blanket called the "blue Mitty" and so in turn, Allie's is her Mitty. She's always loved blankets and cuddling. That's my favorite thing about her right now is that she'll come and cuddle still and I know that that is a thing that flees quickly and so I'll take it while it's being offered. I'm so excited that it's her birthday today. I just love this kid to death. We are so grateful for her in our lives and want her to know that she's an incredibly special and funny kiddo. Happy birthday goober!

Funny funny Funny

You'll want to mute the music down below on the blog, cuz it's worth it.

I was on the news last night.

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So, I read dooce.com regularly and now I've finished her new book titled, "It sucked, and then I cried." I LOVE the way that Heather is so open and honest and speaks freely about things in life that aren't always easy to share with others. I went down to SLC last night to see her do some readings from the book and her blog and to also get my copy of the book signed. As I was standing in line in the quaint little book shop, a Fox 13 news guy was trying to get past the display of books and me to get to Heather and he stopped and started asking if anyone would like to share their comments. He kind of looked around and then honed in on me and I was all ummm...well, I don't know what to say but if you ask me a question I can answer it. So, he did and I guess I made the cut.

Anyone who wants to hear a truely open and honest and funny story about new motherhood should really check out her book and or blog. To see her blog go here Just a note, however, because she's so honest, she has well, let's just say a very colorful vocabulary and uses it in her book and often in her blog but if you're okay with that, then go for it. The book made me laugh and also cry. It was a lot of fun to read.

If you want to see the newsclip go here.

Easter Happenings

Before and After....

Our little crafty Easter egg project...
Before..
And After....

Wasn't my grandpa a Stud?

My dad and his brother were very cute too; Don't you think? Dad on left, Bro. on right
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DIG LADIES!

So, my cousin joined a gym and she gave them my name for a free 2 week trial. Last Wednesday night, we met up at the spin class to give it a shot. I'd never done an actual spin class before but I had spun at home on my spunning machine ahem, stationary bike- which btw, is nothing like a spin bike. The handles on the spin bike move and the bikes have to be fine tuned to your body before you begin the class. Plus, the spin bike has the resistance of a stubborn mule if you push it hard enough and the spin instructor asked us to kick that stubborn mule across the room in the class. Man, was it hard. It was sooo worth it though! At the end of the class, the instructor told us that if we kept up with her, which was not at all easy to do, we'd have burned about 830 or some odd calories. WOW! 8 hundred and thirty! Yep. So, what'd I do? Went home and ate dinner.

Fun class Cind! Thanks!