Somewhat obsessed

with Uncle Jer,

and having the same hair!

Sister perks

Having my brother manage an American Eagle store has definitely had its perks lately! He brought me a fun necklace/earring set a few weeks ago, helped my hubby get me loads of clothes for Christmas, and today he showed up with this - for absolutely no reason whatsoever!

I feel so special!

Thanks a bunch Chaddy!

Started off right

There are only a handful of New Years Eve's that I can remember.... I remember Mom waking me up when I was 8 or so to go bang pans, I know there were a few Jr High/High School parties at Steph's, getting a Hershey's kiss as we rang in '99, a newlywed fight the next, and a few mediocre/last minute parties we have held here and there...but this year will stand out for years to come.

We decided to make a long weekend of it and headed to the cabin. Nothing beats 4ish days of good friends, food, fun and relaxation after a very busy holiday season.

• Winning the dance contest, entertaining and laughing my guts out top my list!
• Mike loved the "big boy" dare-devil sledding, not so much being de-throned in GH.
• Adilynn will long remember the late night slumber parties, singing Hannah Montanna, sledding on her own and being run over by her dad.*
• Luke also braved the sleds alone and became quite the gamer.
• Paislee loved playing with the big kids and eating treat after treat after treat...

So, here's to keeping 2009 on the same track it rolled in on, it'll be our best year yet!

*Our only mishap came when Adi's sled slipped and she slid under the 4-wheeler just as dad was driving away. Luckily, she was a brave little one and after some ice and a short rest she was up and going like brand new. Plus, how many kids get to write about getting ran over by their dad in their Weekend Review at school?