Violet Attempts to Ice Skate

Jamie is a big ice skating fan so it only seems natural that he would want Violet to be able to ice skate.

She's not quite Dorothy Hamill but if she sticks with it we might see her in the 2032 Olympics!

Bittersweet Birthday

January 26, 1983 was not only the day Melissa was born but it was also the day her great grandmother passed away. How sad it was for all of us when on this birthday, January 26, 2017, her grandfather passed away.

I feel so sorry for her that she was not able to celebrate her 34th birthday with party hats and horns. Our lunch at Chick-fil-A just didn't seem quite enough. I promise next birthday will be different. For what it's worth, Happy Birthday!

New Look for My Closet

After I finished painting and decorating my bedroom and master bathroom, my next task was tackling my closet.

Now most people would say "it's just a closet". But, as is my usual fashion, the room isn't complete without every attention to detail. 

It took me about 4 days to paint this closet. The result was beyond even my own expectation.

Then my OCD kicked in and I decided to take part of my shelves and make a jewelry showcase. I might have gone a bit overboard, but now I can see exactly all the jewelry I have and I'm able to pick and choose which items to wear. Most of this is costume jewelry but it's fun to be able to see everything at one glance.

Chiefs Red Friday at Harrah's

Michael has all types of perks working as an Executive Host for Harrah's.

With the Chiefs being in the playoffs, the executive host team at Harrah's took the opportunity to express their support on social media. Michael didn't get to go to the playoff game and the Chiefs didn't win but he's still a very loyal Chiefs fan. I think he got to keep the shirt!

Lincoln's First Haircut

While Melissa stood by crying, Lincoln got his first haircut.

I don't think she was really crying but it was hard for her to allow someone to cut his hair.

It doesn't look like Lincoln cared too much but he sure looks handsome with his new do!

Sky Zone with Violet and Lincoln

I think I've been banned from Sky Zone. Sky Zone is a local indoor trampoline park. 

Today was toddler time where they only let the little kids jump and an adult can jump with them. I must have been out of my mind when I volunteered to jump with Violet. I was jumping hand in hand with Violet when the Sky Zone police told me that wasn't allowed. He wasn't so worried about Violet as he was for me hurting myself. But when I went down, Violet flew through the air.

Violet learned how to jump up, then down on her booty, then back to her feet. She was so proud she wanted to send the video to her Daddy so he could see.

Lincoln finally got brave and ventured out into the foam pit.

Violet is crying because she slipped while chasing after the bubbles from the bubble machine. Not such a great activity to have with small children running around on a concrete surface. In my head, I'm only 30 but tonight my body is reminding me just how old I am. Thank goodness for muscles relaxers.

Reindeer Looking for Santa

As I walked past my window tonight I noticed these deer in my yard.

I sent a picture to Violet. She called and asked me if they were Santa's reindeer. I told her maybe Santa left another present for her. I guess I'm going shopping!