Chuckie Cheese!

Last week while we were all anxiously awaiting Cullen's arrival we took Calvin to Chuckie Cheese!

Calvin had been such a good boy and Nick and I really like their pizza, so it was a win-win!

Calvin liked the pizza too, but he really just wanted to get back to the games!

This ride was a vacuum looking things, I don't know, but Cal didn't like it too much!

But, he LOVED the school bus!

Taking a ride!

He liked to dog ride too!

His favorite was the little slide and bubble popping game, but there were too many people and distractions for me to get a picture! We all had a good time and Nick won a lot of tickets and got Calvin some tootsie rolls and a plastic snake that he played with on the way home! I can't wait to take him again!

Calvin and the chocolate

Calvin LOVES chocolate, surprise, surprise! And since Nick gave me some for Valentine's Day we've had a lot to eat and Calvin likes to eat his chocolate in every way possible. Usually he likes to nibble and suck on it until it melts all over his hand and runs down his shirt, but this time I he just put the entire piece in his mouth! Poor little guy...

I told him so say "AHH"

He looks pretty satisfied to me!

SO worth it!

4 years and 8 semesters: A LOT of money

Hard work and late nights: passing grades

3,000 mile road trip with 1 1/2 year old: A LOT of money, dead car, and "never doing that again"

Diploma in hand: PRICELESS (and SO worth it!)

Congratulations Nicholas! We are so proud of you and so GRATEFUL for all of your hard work!
Can't wait to get it framed and in your office!

snow

It has constantly been snowing here for the past two weeks and we are really tired of it. We thought that we were through with all the snow, but apparently NOT!

I think that we got somewhere around 40 inches within a couple of days which is crazy!

We were snowed in for a couple if days before a plow came to the parking lot.

The snow packed into the front door!

Nick and Chris to the rescue!

There was an icicle on Mom's window and Laura really wanted it... unfortunately it made a mess and the icicles broke!

John came to help dig us out and we bravely trekked the two blocks to mom's house!

Laura and Nick with Calvin riding his shoulders! Calvin didn't want to play outside because it was too bright! Thank goodness for sunglasses!

Look how sweet! John helped untie Laura's shoes!

Cal's First Haircut!

It might not look like a lot of hair, but it was pretty thick and getting hard to wash and style in the morning, so we decided it was time to cut it!

Laura found this cute little shop called "Crew cuts and Pigtails." They had 3 different chairs for the kids to pick from, a police car, a d fire truck and an airplane. Calvin was very excited to play with the train while he waited!

This is the before shot...

Flying the airplane!

They had little magnetic people that stuck to the wheel and the plane, Cal loved it!
They also gave him a little cup of animal crackers and put on his favorite movie, so he sat pretty still and was done in no time!

He doesn't like the camera much, so this is the best I have of the after! Its so cute!

best album ever.

Just in case you were wondering... Yes. I am still obsessed.

Maybe I'm just spoiled...

...but I need a sewing room!

I've grown in a house where my mom had an ENTIRE room devoted to sewing. Nothing but sewing machines on tables, shelves full of fabric and patterns, drawers full of thread and everything else you could imagine! I really LOVE to sew, but lately I have just not had the motivation to get there...

The green tub contains my sewing machine, fabric, and ribbon. The top boxes have patterns and some fabric.

This box is my new embroidery machine that had only been used once and stacked on top are projects that are incomplete and didn't fit into a bow or tub.

Here is my ironing board that is also used as a table for cutting out projects. And next to it is my sewing box FULL of thread and pins and scissors.


This is the process of taking out the machine...

empty box

My machine set up and my cutting station in the background.

At the end of this process I DO in fact have a "sewing room." BUT when my projects are completed for that day I have to return everything back to where it came :(

I know I am spoiled but whenever I get the urge to sew I look at my green tub and just turn around and walk out of the room! It's too much work!!

One day...

Next time won't you sing with me!

So... he doesn't know all the letters, but it's still cute!

Here are a few of Cal's favorite things!

Playing with Grammy's doll house...

WOW! The stairs fold up!!!

His new obsession: CARS

Here he is watching and playing with CARS. The tractors are his favorite...

My favorite... NAP TIME!!! Isn't he cute!

Nick's Office

That is a pretty big desk!

views from his desk:

Gary's desk behind him

HUGE computer screen!

His company coin and company blackberry! What a lucky guy to have such a nice office! He looks forward to work everyday and now you know why!