I've Been Tagged...

My sister Tam tagged me... I'm supposed to write six things about myself. Here it goes:

1. I LOVE to read. A good book helps me zone out and I forget about my dirty house, being poor, taking care of the kids (which I love, but it's nice to have a break once in a while), and any other stresses I have!

2. I like to cook and I love finding new recipes.

3. I love taking Niah to the toy store to look around. She gets so excited about toys and I love seeing her eyes light up!

4. I have an obsession with photos. I love to email them to friends and family. I like to edit them and see what they look like in all colors and designs. I love taking them too. There are so many things to do with pictures these days. Blogs are great for people like me!

5. One of my favorite things to do is to go on dates with Bryan. It doesn't happen very often now that we have two kids, but when it does it's so much fun. It helps me remember the fun times we had when we were dating and newly married.

6. I LOVE Christmas time. Christmas with kids is even better than when I was a kid. The shopping, the lights, the snow, the spirit that is present- it is all so much fun. I already have Christmas Spirit!

I am supposed to tag 6 people but I only have two to tag who haven't already been tagged. I tag Kaitie and Erica C. You guys can tag more than six to make up for my two!

Fun with Grams and Gramps!

We had a great time with my mom and dad while they were here. Boston was great. Niah loved all the attention and didn't want her Grams and Gramps to get on their airplane. We carved pumpkins, went shopping, watched the World Series, and Bryan and I even went out to a movie! Niah got to sleep at the hotel with them and she felt pretty big. Chloe had a lot of fun and loved playing with both of them. We are lucky to have such great parents/grandparents!

Weekend Trip

My mom and dad were in Boston this weekend for meetings so... we went for a night to Boston and hung out with them. We took the kids to the Boston Children's Museum and the girls had a blast! My mom and dad will be here in Burlington for a few days- I'm sure we will have more pictures.

Funny Niah quotes

So, I have decided to add another feature to our blog. Niah has been saying some pretty funny things these days so I thought that it would be fun to post some of the things that come out of her mouth. Yesterday we were outside playing and I told Niah it was time to go in and have lunch. We were outside with all of her friends. She did not want to go inside and she told me, "Mom, I be safe if my friends are out here." She comes up with these things so fast, she has an answer for everything.
Niah is very mothering to all of her friends and Chloe. She has been bossing Chloe around a lot so the other day I told her that she was not Chloe's mother and that she shouldn't tell her what to do. Two days ago Chloe was getting into the movie cupboard and I told Chloe, "No, no." Niah then said to me, "Mom you are not her mother!" I couldn't help but laugh!

Fall Time

After a long day yesterday- Niah had the flu- we all needed to get out of the house. We went for a drive and ended up finding a beautiful park. There was a trail along the river and there were so many pretty leaves. We took some pictures of us playing in the leaves. Niah loved to run and jump in them and Chloe just liked to eat them! We had a great time and the cold, fall air was very refreshing.

Rough Day

Well, today I thought that I would try making the Cafe Rio recipes that my sister sent me. (It was really good) As I was making the dressing for a salad I tipped the bowl over and all the dressing spilled on the floor, counter, and down the little crack between the oven and the counter top. While this was all happening my kids were screaming because they were both tired, but we had been trying for an hour and they wouldn't go down for naps. I joined in on the crying at this point! It was a chaotic afternoon at our house but the girls finally went to sleep and gave me a little break. Our dinner turned out great and even though it took a few tries to make the dressing it turned out just like Cafe Rio's salad. It was well worth it! If anyone wants the recipes I will email them to you.