Aaliyah and Adeline

So lately I have been writing down the cute and sometimes not so cute things my girls do and say in a little notepad and I've been meaning to make a blog about it. I've decided to do little highlights about them here and there, so I will start with telling a little bit about themselves.

Aaliyah is 3 years old and like most 3 year olds she is discovering her independence. She loves to play with her sister and her friends, dress-up (this includes putting on "make-ups"), dance to music (mostly Tarzan and princess music), decorate her room (she got this idea from Fancy Nancy), and be a big helper. She definitely is all girl!

Adeline is 18 months and is learning how to use her vocabulary. She loves to play with her sister (when her sister isn't bossing her around), dance to music, dress-up (dress-up shoes are her favorite), play with her baby dolls, explore all parts of the house (which is a nice way of saying that she gets into everything), and help mommy clean.

Adam Lambert/American Idol

So I have been following American Idol for the last two seasons and I have to say that Adam Lambert's performance on Wednesday night was the best performance I have ever seen on American Idol! I really wasn't even cheering for him to win until I saw this performance. I mean I think he is talented and he definitely has an amazing singing range, but he just wasn't my style. But if he keeps singing the way he did on Wednesday night then I hope he wins the whole thing! Here's a link to see his performance if you haven't seen it yet:
http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_8/performances/adam_lambert_the_tracks_of_my_tears

Adeline's in Nursery!

So this past Sunday was Adeline's first time in nursery. With Aaliyah I totally remember thinking she was ready to go to nursery, but Adeline I wasn't quite ready for. I think with your first you think they are so much older than they are because you don't have another one to compare them with. Needless to say my girls are growing up way too fast!

Aaliyah's First Dance Performance

About a month ago we signed Aaliyah up for dance class. At home one of her favorite things to do is to dress-up and dance to music, so I started thinking she would love taking dance. Sure enough she does, in fact almost everyday she asks me if we are going to dance class today. Last Tuesday was her first performance. They performed at the South Summit High Girls Basketball Game and it was so cute watching these little 3 and 4 year olds out there dancing!

Here's the group. Aren't they adorable!

When they first started dancing Aaliyah was a little nervous. She ended up hiding behind one of the other little girl's shoulder until she got a little more comfortable. I don't think she quite realized what it meant to perform in front of people. Once she was comfortable she got into it and she even told me she wanted to do it again.

Superbowl Sunday

Ever since we have been married we have had the tradition of having a Superbowl party at our house. The group has slowly gotten smaller and smaller since friends have moved away, but our kids have made up for the loss! We were all rooting for the Cardinals and it looked like they had it, but in the end the Steelers beat them.

Watching the game.

The kids kept themselves entertained! :)

Say the word dessert and they all come running to the table! It was so good to see everyone and their cute kids! We missed those who couldn't make it up and hope to see them next year!

Snowmobiling

At the beginning of January Aaliyah started a preschool/playgroup. Every Tuesday the moms take turns teaching the kids at their house. We have 7 kids altogether, 5 girls and 2 boys between the age of 3 and 4. It has worked out really well and I am so thankful for my friend thinking of such a great idea and setting it all up for us! The last Tuesday of each month we do a field trip and this month we did snowmobiling. One of the mom's family owns snowmobiles and they even have little kid snowmobiles that they can drive. Aaliyah was a little nervous about the whole thing, but towards the end I got her more comfortable with the idea and she even started driving it on her own a little. I had to be on the back of the kid snowmobile while she was driving it to help her feel a little more secure which was a pretty funny site. I looked like an adult on a tricycle!

Here's one of the kid snowmobiles. When Aaliyah is sitting on it it doesn't look that small. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the moms sitting on them! I got some video of it, but my computer is too slow and won't download the video properly.

This picture shows the size of the kid snowmobiles better. The little boy driving the it is my friend's nephew. He's 4 years old and drives these things like he is a pro. It was quite cute to watch him drive all the kids around!

A Beautiful Day For Hiking

Last Monday, on Martin Luther King Day, Dallas had work off so we took advantage of the nice weather and went hiking up the canyon. Our plan was to ski down after we were done hiking, but the girls were having so much fun sledding that I ended up sledding down with them the whole way.

Dallas definitely had the heavier load going up. Aaliyah and Adeline are in the Chariot that he is pulling up!

Here's my nice light load.

Dallas started to get worn out so I offered to switch him. I only pulled them for about fifteen minutes and then I was done and let me tell you my legs were sore the next day! I don't know how he pulled them all that way. I obviously need to get back into shape!

They have it so easy!

Cute little Clowee.

Brody had fun chasing us down the whole time we were sledding. On the way down Dallas decided to go off a jump with the Chariot hooked on behind him. He completely flipped the Chariot over and everything inside of it went flying out. I'm glad that our girls weren't in it, although he says he wouldn't have been so reckless if they would have been there! Needless to say we have to get the Chariot fixed now, one of the bars bent on it. I really wish I would have gotten a picture of it though!