Not a Twilight fan...

...of the movie that is. Chad and I got to go on a little date Friday night, thank you so much to Donna for calling earlier in the week to offer to babysit, and I have been dying to see Twilight! I had a horrible start to the week for one, and then it ended amazing, as I was the "biggest loser" once again at school! Two weeks in a row! So I really didn't need to twist Chad's arm at all, he knew that he was going to have to go eventually. (He is reading the Twilight series too, so it didn't hurt him to watch it with me! His is currently on New Moon and really likes it! I think that he thinks that by him reading my vampire series, I will read his Anne Rice vampire series, but he is mistaken!) We had dinner and Native New Yorker (they have the best wings!!!) and then saw the show.
Needless to say I was so disappointed. I thought for sure that it was going to be better than it was. Now I know that the books are always better, but I really thought the movie was a HUGE disaster. This was surprising even to myself, because I love teenage drama cheesy shows! The scenery was beautiful and I thought that Bella wasn't as bad as everyone made her out to be?! Edward was a nightmare up until the end of the movie and he talked as if he was, well, slow. That is the nicest way for me to put it.
Will I be going to see New Moon in the theatre, probably so, as the books are so amazing that I will just have to see what they come up with for the movie, but I am glad that I will have some time before then to recover from Twilight the movie.

On another note, I can't wait for the Super Bowl tomorrow!!! We are going to spend morning, noon, and night at Chad's dads. He has held the Super Bowl party ever since I have been with Chad and many a moons before I ever met him! Can't wait to be with family and close friends to watch our Cards!

If the ring fits - WEAR IT!

After two and a half weeks I have already met my first "biggest loser" goal - my wedding ring is back on! WooHoo! That was my weight loss goal after the first 8 weeks of the teachers at my school having this contest and I am so proud of myself for already reaching it! I am embarrassed to say that it took me almost a year to get back on track with losing weight after having Lola - but I am down 9lbs on the school scale (11lbs when I weigh in at home first thing in the morning) in just 2 and 1/2 weeks and so excited to be feeling better about myself! I am just eating way better and exercising like crazy!

Another ear infection

Got my mommy intuition today and decided to call the doctor after a high fever this weekend and lots of late nights spent crying or just wanting to be held in mama's arms - and it is a good thing that I did...Miss Lola has yet another ear infection :( This time it is in just one ear, but with it comes the referral to the specialist to see about tubes, as she has had at least one infection every month since October. She is miserable when she is wanting to wind down and sleep because she just can't get comfortable, but seems ok when she is up for the day and always wanting to play! So at least that is good!
She is out like a light (finally) and I am running on fumes, so it is nighty night for me - crossing fingers that tonight will be a good sleeping night! Thanks to everyone for being concerned and calling to see how she was feeling! She doesn't know it yet - but one day she will realize all the special people that our family has in our lives!

Teething BITES!!!

Ugh...yet another night of NO sleep! Friday was a rough night, then, after 2 long naps on Saturday morning and afternoon - Lola woke up with a really high fever :( No fun for baby or mommy. Once we got the fever under control Saturday night was an ok sleeping night, she just didn't fall asleep until late - almost 11:30, not like her at all! As for last night, no sleep once again! I have been up with Lola since about 3:30 this morning with no chance of getting back to sleep now that it is time to wake up to get ready for school. She is getting in her top right tooth and tugging her ears more than ever - a sign of teething or another ear infection. So hard to tell. All that I know is...it is going to be a long day!

Sand Angels

Another family bike ride = another trip to the park! This time I didn't have my camera (one of my friends was borrowing it to take engagement pictures of his sister) and I really felt a tiny piece of me was missing - I bring that thing EVERYWHERE! But, I did have my camera phone with me when Kyan asked if he could make sand angels! Poor kid will probably never make snow angels, but I thought that it was so cute that he didn't say snow, he immediately said sand! He agreed to take a bath when he got home if there was too much sand everywhere as a result of his idea. Here are a few pictures of him taken with my phone.

My baby is 4!!!

Hard to believe that today my baby boy is turning 4! Happy Happy Birthday Kyan! Also hard to believe that he had such a rocky start to his little life born with premature lungs resulting in a life flight helicopter ride to Phoenix Children's Hospital not even 12 hours after his arrival. Not knowing until the third day that he was going to even live and not being able to hold him until he was five days old was so tough and something that I never saw myself going through, but Kyan is a little fighter and battled his way out of the NICU in just 9 days! He is 110% healthy today and has had no side effects of being too early of a baby! Gosh, not sure why 4 is such an emotional birthday for me...I did not have a problem with Kyan turning 3 at all! He has brought so much joy to my life and is an awesome big brother and a wonderful son!

Wanted to share just a few of my favorite pictures of him (some of them pre-blog era)!

He will be waking up today with homemade fudge waiting for him! I whipped some up fast last night - he thinks he is only getting a cake, as I told him he could have one or the other. I guess you could say that I felt guilty that he gets to spend all day with daddy going ice skating and to a movie, while I work, so I wanted him to have something from me (or to remember me just for a second) today! After his long day with daddy, we are having a little birthday party with a few close friends and family members at Peter Piper Pizza!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYAN ALEXANDER ROSELAND!!!

It's My Party (and I'll Cry if I Want To!!!)

Today Susie brought Jayla over to do a little photo shoot for her birthday announcements/invitations! When she had family pictures done over Christmas, she spotted a cute idea and we tried it today! After we were done shooting pictures of Jayla, we through Lola in the mix too - as they will be 1 on February 12th! Well...here is the mess that was made!

Superbowl!!!

I think that this flag said it all! It is giant (I know you can't tell from here) and it hangs behind us every game. With each game it holds a new message and this one couldn't have been sweeter! NO ONE thought that the Cardinals were going to make it to the Superbowl, and they did indeed Shock the World!

Enjoy the pictures of our amazing day from start to finish!

Micheal, Chad, and Todd...being BOYS!

Susie and Jearel

Todd and Heather - they were there pre, game, and post-game and manned the grill for all of us AFTER the game! Thank you for making sure that we were all taken care of! They are soon to be newlyweds - can't wait for the wedding on Valentines Day!

Michael and Chad - both had food in their mouths when I took this - so that is my only explanation?!?

Brian on the grill! He is the host with the most at these tailgates and makes sure that everything is taken care of just right! I love that and I thank you B for always making sure everyone is well taken care of!

Chad and I for a pre-game pose!

Tough guys!

Susie came down to the Westgate lawn with hubby to watch the game! Her and Jearrel stayed for pre, game, and post-game action! Had fun chatting without the girls around, even thought we still love them! Don't know how much football watching Sue got in - she was reading Twilight the whole time - or trying to at least!

Chrissy and Frank (in his Cardinal red colors - so proud of you! Anyone who knows Frank, knows he is a Philly fan! He supported his home team with no regrets though) stopped by the party for a little while! So good to see them, haven't really got to hang with them since their wedding just a few months ago!

GO CARDINALS! This is before the game started!

I don't know why, but when they do the GIANT flag it brings tears to my eyes every single time?! I think that I think about my brother in the army...

Somebody should have thought about guarding this guy from the second he came out of the tunnel! Our boy - #11 Larry Fitzgerald!!!

Big Red on the drums before kick off! Kyan loves him!

Hard to spot the Eagles fans at the stadium! We had two sitting next to us - the lady talked Chad's ear off - but they left at half time...idiots!

Standing was the only option at this game! We tried to sit during time outs and at the end of the quarter! That second half was a nail biter for sure! I have never heard the stadium so loud either! Cardinals fans protected the nest the whole game!

VICTORY is sweet!

Number 1 Baby! Everyone was hugging and crying and celebrating after the Cardinals pulled off the victory!

We had such a blast!!! Thanks Cardinals for such a great season and we'll be rooting for you in the Super Bowl!

MAIL

Kyan LOVES mail?!?! Not just because it is his birthday on Tuesday and he just happens to be getting money in the cards, he just LOVES it?! He is always asking if the mail is for him - I wish! So if anyone ever wants to send a letter his way, he lives for it!

Fun Times at the Park

During our family bike ride, we stopped off to play at the park!