Tonight was so much fun! There is nothing better than getting together with girlfriends.
After work I headed over to the Atlantis Theater (beautiful theater by the way, you should check it out) to meet up with some girlfriends from MOPS to see the movie "Bride Wars"! Thanks to my brother, three of us were able to get in for free and the other tickets we were able to get at discount. The movie was great, the time with friends was even better. Next time girls, I think that we definitely need to go out afterwards, what do you think?
Thanks girls for a wonderful night! It was so nice to get out with great friends, and we'll definitely do this again! Thanks to the hubbies who stayed at home and watched the kiddos - what a blessing you all are!
So another great thing happened that meant so much to me...
On my way home tonight I was thinking to myself about how much I had yet to do tonight. Making cookies for MOPS tomorrow, wrapping birthday gifts (for MOPS tomorrow), and taking a shower.
As I walked in the door I saw my hubby was making my cookies for me! WHAT A SWEETHEART! They look so good and from what he says, they taste good too (I could not taste any).
Thank you honey, you are so wonderful, and I just can't believe you made the cookies for me, that meant so much!
I don't know if I told you all this, but I am not eating sweets or drinking pop (I am drinking coffee), and I have not done so for a month. I have been doing so well, and it's really not for any particular reason...I am off of those two things until my birthday and who knows, I may just go back on it again. I thought it would be difficult, but actually it's pretty easy, and as a result, I just do not snack as much!
Anyways, back to my night...it was SO WONDERFUL! And I just am looking forward to tomorrow morning at MOPS! It's been too long!
But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” - Joshua 24:15
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Happy Birthday Titus!
Happy Birthday Titus! One year ago today we met you for the first time and we love you more and more each and every day. Each day we wake up we say a prayer for you and your life and know that God has a special plan for your life!
Titus, thank you for bringing our family so much joy!
Favorite memories from 2008:
-Meeting you for the first time after a whirlwind of a C-section
-Watching your sister and you build a relationship with one another (she pushes you around now, but just you wait...)
-Hearing you smile and laugh, which happens a million times during the day
-Watching you do all of your "firsts" and trying to capture them all
-Loving your red hair...it is simply adorable!
You are just so special to your mommy, daddy, and sister and we just enjoy each and everyday with you. Thank you for being such a happy baby! Happy Birthday Titus...we love you!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Remembering one year ago, before the big day!
So as I sit here in front of the computer and look over at my husband and darling son, I am having flashbacks to this time last year....
This time last year Zac and I were already at the hospital with our brand new baby boy, enjoying his first day being introduced to his mommy and daddy. This time last year he was already 10 hours old. It's crazy! Last year, it was this cold outside when he was born. I remember everything as if it had happened yesterday. Some vivid memories:
*Spending special time with my sister as she came to MN just at the right time to be there to meet her nephew...I love it when she comes to visit and she was able to be there for both Aspen and Titus' births. (Well not in the room when they were born, but she got to see them shortly after)
*The look on my parent's faces meeting there grandson, the tears, and the glows, and the memorable pictures.
*Aspen meeting her baby brother, she was just too precious! She smiled, kissed, hugged, and posed with him...she definitely showed me that she was ready to accept him into our family.
*I remember being wheeled into my room after my C-section (2 hours afterward) and seeing Zac's proud face as he got to spend those two hours alone with his baby boy...he just was beaming and was also thrilled to finally see me.
*Getting a visit from my nurse Carol, she was with me from the time I was induced and all throughout my C-section...I am so thankful for her, and so blessed that she was my nurse and got to be through both of my deliveries. She came and visited Titus and myself before she left that night to make sure we were doing alright and just to sit and chat...that meant so much to me!
There are so many more memories, but I could seriously write a book on all that I remember. But honestly, I really cannot believe that a year has gone by...tomorrow at 12:10pm Titus will officially be a 1 Year old, and I just cannot take it in. It has just flown by. He entered the world as an 8 pound 3 ouce baby and at the age of 1 he is 20 pounds and 10 ounces. That's crazy! He was 20 1/2 inches long and now he is about 29 1/2 inches. I cannot believe how much he has grown. He has always been a happy boy...full of smiles and laughs! He is so independent, but takes the time to come and get a hug and kiss, and of course cuddles. And even though he is not sleeping through the night, I really do enjoy (not all the time), but I enjoy those moments of laying with him (whether in our bed, or on the couch). He is defintely my baby, I will totally admit it.
As tomorrow approaches and the party begins I will take everything in, take lots of pictures, and share with you all how his big day went. We are looking forward to being with our family and friends to celebrate his first year of life and look forward to what God has in store for him in the years to come. We feel so blessed to be parents to both Aspen and Titus and know that there lives are a gift from God above and we feel so thankful that He has allowed us to be there parents here on Earth.
I am looking forward to sharing with you all about tomorrow and want you all to know that on Monday the 26th....Titus will be featured on Channel 11 during the First Birthdays segment which is sometime between 10 and 11. We did this for Aspen and taped it and are looking forward to doing this for Titus as well, what a great memory saver!
This time last year Zac and I were already at the hospital with our brand new baby boy, enjoying his first day being introduced to his mommy and daddy. This time last year he was already 10 hours old. It's crazy! Last year, it was this cold outside when he was born. I remember everything as if it had happened yesterday. Some vivid memories:
*Spending special time with my sister as she came to MN just at the right time to be there to meet her nephew...I love it when she comes to visit and she was able to be there for both Aspen and Titus' births. (Well not in the room when they were born, but she got to see them shortly after)
*The look on my parent's faces meeting there grandson, the tears, and the glows, and the memorable pictures.
*Aspen meeting her baby brother, she was just too precious! She smiled, kissed, hugged, and posed with him...she definitely showed me that she was ready to accept him into our family.
*I remember being wheeled into my room after my C-section (2 hours afterward) and seeing Zac's proud face as he got to spend those two hours alone with his baby boy...he just was beaming and was also thrilled to finally see me.
*Getting a visit from my nurse Carol, she was with me from the time I was induced and all throughout my C-section...I am so thankful for her, and so blessed that she was my nurse and got to be through both of my deliveries. She came and visited Titus and myself before she left that night to make sure we were doing alright and just to sit and chat...that meant so much to me!
There are so many more memories, but I could seriously write a book on all that I remember. But honestly, I really cannot believe that a year has gone by...tomorrow at 12:10pm Titus will officially be a 1 Year old, and I just cannot take it in. It has just flown by. He entered the world as an 8 pound 3 ouce baby and at the age of 1 he is 20 pounds and 10 ounces. That's crazy! He was 20 1/2 inches long and now he is about 29 1/2 inches. I cannot believe how much he has grown. He has always been a happy boy...full of smiles and laughs! He is so independent, but takes the time to come and get a hug and kiss, and of course cuddles. And even though he is not sleeping through the night, I really do enjoy (not all the time), but I enjoy those moments of laying with him (whether in our bed, or on the couch). He is defintely my baby, I will totally admit it.
As tomorrow approaches and the party begins I will take everything in, take lots of pictures, and share with you all how his big day went. We are looking forward to being with our family and friends to celebrate his first year of life and look forward to what God has in store for him in the years to come. We feel so blessed to be parents to both Aspen and Titus and know that there lives are a gift from God above and we feel so thankful that He has allowed us to be there parents here on Earth.
I am looking forward to sharing with you all about tomorrow and want you all to know that on Monday the 26th....Titus will be featured on Channel 11 during the First Birthdays segment which is sometime between 10 and 11. We did this for Aspen and taped it and are looking forward to doing this for Titus as well, what a great memory saver!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Oh what a night...
Tonight we ventured out to downtown Minneapolis to Target Center to see Sesame Street Live! It was actually a lot of fun, both Aspen and Titus had so much fun. We all enjoyed dancing and the singing. At dinner Aspen was talking non-stop about it (as were we).
After the show however, as we were driving our van...our van completely shut down, luckily it kept restarting, but we were very confused (and scared) as to why this was going on. Mostly because this morning we took our van into the shop to get a routine oil change and they also put new air filters in. Our van before this morning was driving great, had no problems at all....until this evening when we left the show. We made it to Perkins, ate our meal, and then when we were on our way home...at a stop sign, the van died again. This time though, our van did not restart. Zac kept trying and trying, and finally it did start, but the engine light was on the whole way home. Needless to say...we will be calling the shop where we took our van for a routine oil change...I have a feeling they did something to trigger this problem and hopefully we find something out because it makes us very unsettled about driving the van. Until we know what is going on, we will be driving our car, Praise the Lord for a second vehicle (let's just pray that nothing goes wrong with this one too).
A funny moment while we were stalled at Perkins:
Aspen (what we thought she said): "Can I have some more of my cookie?"
Me: "No! I told you in the restaurant that you could have only half tonight."
Zac: "You weren't supposed to have a cookie in the first place!"
Aspen: (Crying) "But I don't want the cookie!"
Zac and I: (Looking at each other) We just began to laugh because we totally misunderstood what she said in the first place.
*Sorry Aspen that we didn't understand you!
After the show however, as we were driving our van...our van completely shut down, luckily it kept restarting, but we were very confused (and scared) as to why this was going on. Mostly because this morning we took our van into the shop to get a routine oil change and they also put new air filters in. Our van before this morning was driving great, had no problems at all....until this evening when we left the show. We made it to Perkins, ate our meal, and then when we were on our way home...at a stop sign, the van died again. This time though, our van did not restart. Zac kept trying and trying, and finally it did start, but the engine light was on the whole way home. Needless to say...we will be calling the shop where we took our van for a routine oil change...I have a feeling they did something to trigger this problem and hopefully we find something out because it makes us very unsettled about driving the van. Until we know what is going on, we will be driving our car, Praise the Lord for a second vehicle (let's just pray that nothing goes wrong with this one too).
A funny moment while we were stalled at Perkins:
Aspen (what we thought she said): "Can I have some more of my cookie?"
Me: "No! I told you in the restaurant that you could have only half tonight."
Zac: "You weren't supposed to have a cookie in the first place!"
Aspen: (Crying) "But I don't want the cookie!"
Zac and I: (Looking at each other) We just began to laugh because we totally misunderstood what she said in the first place.
*Sorry Aspen that we didn't understand you!
A New Year!
First of all, wow! It has been a long time since I have posted, and I apologize (not that too many of you read my blog, but for those that do...I'm sorry)
We had a wonderful Christmas...it was so much fun watching Aspen open up her many gifts and Titus celebrate his first Christmas. They truly got way too many things, but we love all the gifts that they got because they play with every single thing they got! On Christmas Eve we were with Zac's family in Stacy, MN. Christmas day morning we slept in, had a yummy breakfast, opened gifts with just the 4 of us and then we ventured to my parent's home and enjoyed a fun weekend there.
*Pictures to come, hopefully sooner than later*
We celebrated the New Year at the Anderson Home. We had such a great time and it was nice being able to bring the kiddos along, and we are very thankful that we were able to stay overnight (thanks again!) We enjoyed yummy tacos, bean dip, veggies, and brownies with ice cream...played lots of games...and rang in the New Year!
With the New Year in full swing I have made some resolutions that I am sticking too:
*Draw closer to my Lord and Savior, growing more in my personal relationship with Him and devoting more time in prayer
*Spending more quality time with just my husband...I feel that we spend a lot of time together as a family, but not with just the two of us...so we are going to work on going on more dates and having more us time.
*I am not drinking pop, or eating sweets...and honestly, this has been very easy and because I am not eating sweets...it is helping me to not snack as much.
*Working out at the gym 5-6 days a week...daily with my dear friend Erica, and then Saturday mornings with my hubby
Those are just a few of my resolutions, and so far so good!
God Bless everyone in 2009, may you have a wonderful year filled with many blessings!
We had a wonderful Christmas...it was so much fun watching Aspen open up her many gifts and Titus celebrate his first Christmas. They truly got way too many things, but we love all the gifts that they got because they play with every single thing they got! On Christmas Eve we were with Zac's family in Stacy, MN. Christmas day morning we slept in, had a yummy breakfast, opened gifts with just the 4 of us and then we ventured to my parent's home and enjoyed a fun weekend there.
*Pictures to come, hopefully sooner than later*
We celebrated the New Year at the Anderson Home. We had such a great time and it was nice being able to bring the kiddos along, and we are very thankful that we were able to stay overnight (thanks again!) We enjoyed yummy tacos, bean dip, veggies, and brownies with ice cream...played lots of games...and rang in the New Year!
With the New Year in full swing I have made some resolutions that I am sticking too:
*Draw closer to my Lord and Savior, growing more in my personal relationship with Him and devoting more time in prayer
*Spending more quality time with just my husband...I feel that we spend a lot of time together as a family, but not with just the two of us...so we are going to work on going on more dates and having more us time.
*I am not drinking pop, or eating sweets...and honestly, this has been very easy and because I am not eating sweets...it is helping me to not snack as much.
*Working out at the gym 5-6 days a week...daily with my dear friend Erica, and then Saturday mornings with my hubby
Those are just a few of my resolutions, and so far so good!
God Bless everyone in 2009, may you have a wonderful year filled with many blessings!
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