Paige's 1st Haircut

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After

I have been thinking for quite some time about cutting Paige's hair. I wasn't sure I wanted to cut it short, but I was tired of it always being in her eyes, and she is getting to the point that it is really hard from me to get her to sit still to put elastics in. So today I had had enough and decided to cut it in to a little bob. I gave her bangs and cut the back and side to match the length of the top layers. I didn't really cut a lot off, but just evened it out and made it look fuller and thicker. She has such fine hair that before it looked all straggly (is that a word) and uneven. But now I must saw it is adorable. I was kind of sad to cut it knowing that as soon as I did it would change her from looking like a baby to a little girl. But she sure is cute and I think it will be so much better and easier to take care of. I will still be able to put in an elastic or two to make pigtails, but it won't be constantly in her eyes! She did really well holding still for the most part. I put in a Tinkerbell Movie and let her watch that while I cut it. It took about 5 minutes to cut, not very much hair to deal with. It was after the initial cut that she started being naughty. She did want to sit still for me to dry and curl it. But I had to finish the cut, so I could see how cute it was and most importantly to make sure it was even. There may be a few pieces her and there that aren't quite even, but for the most part it turned out great. What can I expect from a 21 month old! I can't believe how big she is getting! Time is going by so fast!

Sledding

Matt and I took the kids sledding on Monday. Parker really wanted to go last weekend when the snow first fell and was fresh on the ground, but Matt's work schedule didn't allow us to do that. So there was still enough snow that hadn't melted to take the kids out. We went to the Moreland Gravel Pits and we were the only ones there. The hills had been well worn in with other sledders from the weekend so the hill was like ice. I went down first and boy was the ride fast! What I couldn't see from the top was that someone had made a jump at the bottom so I flew over that and about fell off the sled. It was a wild ride, too wild for Paige. So we found a smaller spot to take her on. She wasn't quite sure about it, but seemed to like it when she was riding with me. She even got laughing while watching Matt and Parker go down the hill. Parker couldn't get enough and wanted to stay there "all day." It was really pretty chilly and we only stayed about 1 hour, long enough to get a workout from climbing up and down the hill. We are definitely planning to go again if the weather permits and gives us some more snow!

New Year!

I can hardly believe it is 2010! I was just getting used to writing 2009 and now I will have to start writing 2010! I am a little slow in getting started with posts for the new year but better late than never! There are a few things to post on so this may be a little lengthy!

First, I had set a goal back in December to try and be on the list of the top 20 gym users for the month!! I really worked hard at trying to go 5 to 6 times a week. It was really hard at first getting up at 5 in the morning to go. I had to go this early because of Matt's work schedule, and I decided it would do me some good to get up and get going before the kids woke up. I really struggled the first week because I was so used to sleeping in, but after that I was waking up some mornings without the alarm clock. Some days I am more tired in the afternoon and if I sit still I end up taking a nap, but I think that is alright every once in a while. Well like I said, I worked really hard and went to the gym regularly and I am very happy to say I MADE THE LIST!!!! This morning when I went in, my name was on the list!!! YAY!!! I was so excited, now I am going to set a goal to be on the list every month!! It will be a challenge, but it is really exciting to see my name on the wall.

Along with working out regularly I have set some goals for the coming year. A friend of mine posted about her goals for the year and I liked the idea that if you write a goal down you are more likely to achieve it. So that is what I am doing. One of my biggest goals goes along with the gym, I would like to loose some weight (along with most people this time of year) I had lost a lot of weight after I had Parker and gained it all back with Paige. It is so much harder to loose after I had her. So my goal is to get back to where I was before I had her. Also along with that I want to loose about a third of that weigth before my sister gets married. I don't want to be the "fat" sister!! Some other goals for me to work on regular personal scripture study, eating better, and being more patient with my kids. I would also like our family to work on more frequent family home evenings. I would also like for Matt and I have to have a "date night" at least once a month. It is so easy to get busy with life and not spend time with one another. I really want to
be able to go out with him and have an evening to our selves. Another goal for our family that we are going to be working on for a while, probably the next few years, is getting out of debt. I have been trying really hard to save money grocery shopping and only buying things when we need them. I am building up our storage and that is a great feeling. I know that some of these will be harder to accomplish than others, but I am excited to look at this poat throughout the year and remind myself of the things I need to do. I hope at the end of the year I can look back and check them all off the list!! I hope you all have a great new year and are able to keep some of your resolutions as well!

Picts. Cont.

Christmas Pictures

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve we went to Matt's mom's house and the kids got to open their gifts from her. Paige got an adorable new outfit and Parker got a jacket and some new toys. Matt and I got a picture frame and a throw blanket. After we opened gifts we went to Matt's brother's house and had home made tamales. They were so good!! It was fun to be with Matt's siblings and spend some time with them!

Christmas day was a little different this year because I was by myself with kids...well not really by myself, but had to handle them without Matt's help. We had the traditional Yancey breakfast at my parents house in the morning. then the kids and I went to Matt's parents and the kids got to open their gifts from grandpa and grandma C. They were both spoiled with a new outfit and several new toys. Parker got about 4 new guns and a dinosaur toy. Paige got a life sized doll, with clothes and a blanket and a smaller baby doll, a stuffed pony and a little my little pony. Paige sat on the couch for about 20 minutes right by her new stuff and wouldn't let me even touch anything to look at it. I think she was in heaven loving all the new stuff and didn't want me taking it from her. She finally let me look at it, but not for long. She played with he dolly for most of the time we were there. After a few hours we went to Matt's uncle Kendall's for lunch and a gift exchange. The family is getting quite big and the exchange game took an hour and a half to play. Which is shorter than years past. It was fun to be together and spend time with them on Christmas. In the evening we got together at my Parents house and had dinner with my sister and her fiance. Matt was able to join us when he got home while we opened presents. I was spoiled and got a new dishwasher...which I am loving. The kids got several new outfits and a lot of toys. By the end of the night Paige was a pro at opening gifts, although she wanted to open the packages all the way, so the process took us a while. My sister and I also got a new cricut cartridge and Matt got a chess set and a golf scorer. We had a great time spending the holiday with all our family. We love each and every one of them so much a truly appreciate all they do for us. It was a great 2009!!!

Christmas

Well better late than never. I just realized I had a only a few hours to post for the year 2009. I thought I had better get a post in about our wonderful Christmas. We were all spoiled and had a wonderful holiday. Matt had to work the entire day of Christmas form 7 in the morning until 7 at night so we had to do things a little different this year. The kids had "Santa" come on Christmas Eve morning. They are still small enough to not really know the difference. We had a good day, Matt and I kept it pretty simple and didn't really go crazy with a ton of toys this year. Parker got a Ben 10 watch, some Cars from the movie Cars, Play dough, some learning games, and a church bag that I made both kids that had coloring books, crayons, stickers, magnet sets, treats, a book, and a clipboard. That was a big project that took me about 1 month to complete. I think they will like them once they finally get to use them. Paige got some pots and pans to go in her little kitchen, a my little pony, play dough and a church bag. They also got the game candy land to share. So we had a fun little morning and enjoyed spending time together playing with the kids.