For those of you who are interested in how New Years goes down in our household now with the little kiddie, this is what we are currently doing ...

First we watch a little hockey. This includes Derek screaming and banging stuff when Canada scores (great eh?).

Then since we are starting our "we're going to get fit" kick January 1st which does not include eating take-out or junk food we opted to eat this for dinner ...

and we did some "toasts"

(Lexi's new thing that my dad taught her) ...

and a few "mom I'm done with the photo shoot" faces ...

and then to conclude our night as we wait for the big old 2011 ball to drop ... Derek and I will be participating in this ...

Oh yeah ... we will be busting moves until 11:59pm haha!

Anyways, I hope you are enjoying your New Year's Eve wherever you may be! Happy 2011 Everyone!

Resolutions.

It's that time again ... time to make the good old New Years resolutions. I don't really know if I've ever stuck to it, but I'm really hoping to make this year the year! So here we go ....

1. N.B.A - Hello my name is Allison and I'm a member of Nail Biters Anonymous. This year however, I need to kick this filthy habit - if not for me, for Alexis so she doesn't fall into this habit as well! I will ensure that I have nail polish on my nails each day to help curve the nail biting habit and will splurge on manicures from time to time to reward myself.

2. Eat Healthier - I think everyone can do this, but we need to bring some healthy eating to our house a little more. I'm not saying we can never eat chips again - but everything in moderation. I will be placing a picture of myself on the fridge to help me realize my goal of what I once looked like "pre-baby" body just for a little added motivation lol!

3. Drink More Water - I HATE water. I doesn't satisfy me at all. But I would like to ensure that with my daily Diet Coke I also get a couple glasses of water in there. It does a body good!

4. "Exercise" - I say this loosely because like most people I'm sure - I hate it. However if it's disguised as something fun than I'm all over that. Hopefully our new Kinect will help with this as we have been playing it together and it seems fun! Plus Derek and I get to challenge each other.

So these were just a few things that I think are reasonable to attain this year. Do make New Years resolutions and if so, what are yours?

Christmas Part Two - Picture Heavy

More Christmas pictures from both our family Christmas' ...

Little Snack Break ... Christmas just isn't Christmas without some cinnamon buns while opening gifts!

Christmas Part One - Picture Heavy

We hope you all had a great Christmas/holiday with those you love. We certainly did! I'm not kidding when I say that Alexis was completely spoiled this year! We came home and brought with us tons and tons of clothes and toys for her. But we know its just not about what you get. I love spending time with our families and we certainly did lots of that! Here are some pictures from the last couple of days!

Christmas Morning - Stockings

Waiting for Grandma and Papa and Auntie to get to Our House ...

Santa Gifts!

More to come soon!

Atttttttt Laaaaasssstttttt ....

My love has come along .... Isn't that how the song goes? Please meet Dyson. She's new here. Since our old crappy vacuum finally waved the old white flag and called her quits, I finally decided to invest in a better vacuum. We did our research and felt that for what we were looking for Dyson would be the way to go. We talked to some people, read reviews and checked out some sites. It had mixed reviews (as did all the other ones we looked at) but we felt that it would be a good investment, and believe me it IS an investment. These vacuums aren't cheap and we knew that, but we figured we could invest in another cheap $200 one that will eventually break down because I have a vacuuming problem and compulsion due to use or we could invest a little money in one and have it for awhile. So the search began and I knew the boxing day flyer's would bring me joy. We searched through tons of flyer's to check out each and every store that sold them to find out how much we could save. Finally found a couple stores but to our luck they had none in stock. We finally ended up at Sears and they were happy (well I don't know if they were happy) to price match them for us. I say them too because my parents took the plunge with us and bought one too. So here she is. Isn't she a beauty. I haven't used her yet, but I because this sort of thing excites me I will probably post pictures of before and after. Of course if this whole vacuuming thing isn't your thing just skip on over them :)

So without further adieu ... here she is ...

and after a qucik swipe around our living room with her, proved to us just how powerful she really is ...

Merry Christmas!

From Our Family To Yours!

The Gift.

Alexis was able to open an early Christmas gift the other night, and inside was this adorable soft, fuzzy robe! It was handmade by "Aunt Anne" (who really isn't our Aunt but should be and who we consider an Aunt anyways!). Isn't it adorable! Alexis loves it and says "soft" to us when we put it on her. She has worn it throughout the day and loved putting it on last night after her bath. Thanks again Anne!