Recap of the last few months

There is no way I would be able to re-cap from last August so I thought I would start from this January and share some of my favorite moments from 2010 so far.

Play-off Game (Packers vs. cardinals)

In January, Brian and I attended our very first play-off game. It was the most exciting game that I have ever been to. The energy in the stadium was awesome, too bad we were rooting for the packers though. The packers ended up losing, but it was a very exciting game that ended in OT after a cardinals missed field goal in the last few seconds of the fourth quarter. As in most games there were some pretty beligerent fans, but the difference between most games and this one is that I was the one who was getting pretty angry while brian, for the most part, stayed fairly calm. Overall, we had a great time!

Disney on Ice

Also in January we went to see Disney on ice with a our friends Tanya and her daughter Jacqueline. It was a very exciting night for the girls, but also for me too. I had been waiting to take Makenzie to plays and shows like this since she was born. I was looking forward to sharing my interests of theatre and live shows with my daughters. Tanya and I made the whole evening somewhat of a date night with our daughters and we took them to Olive Garden beforehand and then headed over to the US Airways Center. As in all things done by disney, it was absolutely magical. They had a display of all the princess dresses and the real life princesses waving and saying hello to all the little girls. Makenzie and jacq just loved it! Then we found our way to our seats and watched a show that was fabulous. It kept a 3 and 4 year old entertained the entire time with a brief intermission. I loved the show as well and am looking forward to taking the girls to disneyland this year.

Daddy Daughter Dance

Every year makenzie's school hosts a daddy daughter dance around valentine's day. Last year she was unable to go, but this year I convinced Brian to take her and she was so excited! Before the dance I took her to the hair salon and she got a special updo. She picked out her party dress and put on her dress-up heels (Thank you jessica- the girls love them). Upon arrival the girls got corsages and sat at tables dressed with real linens and ate cake and chocolate covered strawberries. It was like prom for little girls. They also had professional photography on site to capture the special event. Makenzie had fun dancing with all her friends and her daddy. I loved all the pictures but these were my favorite.

Workin' Mama

Where have I been lately and why haven't I blogged since last August? Well besides the fact that I was never really great at blogging in the first place. I started working exactly 3 months ago today. What started out as a couple days a week has slowly been taking over most of my free time. I barely have time to take pictures much less upload them and then blog about them. LOL Working has been a major transistion in my household. Brian is now responsible for a lot more and I am now a contributing monetarily to our family. Some things have been neglected in the transition, but both brian and I are making sure that the girls are not one of those things. Working with kids has been harder than I ever imagined. I have always been the type that enjoyed work and can see the positive in any job, but I never anticipated the guilt that would come over me when both girls cling to my legs not wanting me to go or the sad looks that that would flash on makenzie's face when I say yes to her question of, "mommy do you have to work tonight?" It hasn't been all bad though. I LOVE my job. I feel like in many ways I am making a difference in the lives of others. I love connecting with people and hearing the stories that my residents tell and hearing about their lives before coming to live at our facility. The work itself can be challenging especially when in the short three months I have worked there I have already been bit by a resident and pushed through a door almost into a wall because the resident wanted to leave. Both of these instances imediately made me want to quit, but I get plenty of hugs, kisses, I love you's and thank you's to make up for the bad. Not sure where I am headed in the working world, but wherever it is I hope that it gets a little easier on our family and it continues to be worthwhile!