Kids gotta Play

Today, we took Lilly to Kids Gotta Play. It's a great place for kids and even better that it's indoors and free! Lilly reminded me of this place yesterday, so I promised her we'd go.

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Headed to dinner to celebrate my birthday!

Aren't we silly?? We were getting ready to leave for dinner, I love Lilly's hand on her hip just like her momma!!

I turned 34 this week! I didn't feel old until my students sang happy birthday to me! An old tradition is clapping as they count up "are you one, are you two...." when they hit 27 and started cocking their heads and looking at me like wow keep going, it was at that moment I realzied that, yup, I am getting old! I may be getting older, but I feel fabulous! Getting old doesn't mean a thing, right??Ryan was the best husband this weekend. He took us out to dinner on the night of my birthday and then the next day he cleaned the house, brought me lunch and prepared dinner and made a cake. I came home from work and literally had to do NOTHING! It doesn't end there, he even did all the laundry! What a man! Lilly couldn't wait until my birthday party! She had her party dress on and was ready. My family came over and as always we had a great time! They spoiled me with gifts!
It was definitely a great birthday!

Did you know...

We have a fashion diva that lives with us! This girl LOVES to change her clothes about 7 times a day. If we are only home in the evening, it's about 4 times. And.. she doesn't forget the accessories. Sunglasses, shoes, bracelets and more! Yup, she's definitely a girly girl! The downfall is, I have a lot of clothes to put away at the end of the day. O' well, she's having fun and we love watching her come down in a new outfit!

Men's Locker Room

Coach Jeff Blashel in the middle!

Men's locker room you ask??? Well... last night we went to watch the Red Wings play! The exciting part was that we were going to go down to the locker room to meet one of Ryan's friends. He's the assistant coach for the wings. It was a really neat experience. We felt pretty lucky~ we did see some of the players, but didn't meet them. We met Jeff in the locker room and took lots of pictures and hung out for a bit. My brother scored a hockey puck (from one of the photographers) and Stacie Lynn and I got to see a few players in towels! lol Ryan was just excited to see his friend! Unfortunately, they lost during the shoot out. But, still a good game and a lot of fun!

It's Coming Together!

Our dinning room

Dinning room

Kitchen

Kitchen

And new couch! Sorry, not a full room shot!

As most of you know, I love to decorate my house.. but I especially love when my house gets painted! This winter, a more than overdue project was getting our kitchen painted. If you remember, it was a bright, mustard yellow. I like it in some homes, but not in mine. It just didn't flow with the rest of my house. I've tried for the past 3 years to get it painted, but Ryan wasn't having it. Poor (cry, cry) Ryan spent countless hours prepping and painting so he wasn't giving up the fight. Usually, he doesn't care about decorating, but the kitchen he did! Well, I finally got what I wanted and we had it painted. I'm not done decorating, but here's what he looks like right now. We also got a new couch this past week! I am in love~ It just goes with the rest of our house. It's amazing how new paint and a new couch change the look of a house! Of course, there are a few more things I'd like to do, but for now... I think I can say that I am content!

Tea for Two

Lilly and Whitaker played "tea party" this afternoon. Whitaker is such a good boy, he laid there and let her serve him and he participated so nicely. Lilly said she was the mommy, because she was wearing her purple shoes, a bracelet and a "beautiful dress" (I know what you're thinking, Kelli dresses in a dress, purple shoes and a bracelet everyday- no.. but to her a mommy needs to look nice!) Funny, because she sees me in my sweats more than my nice clothes! Anyway, she enjoyed playing tea and we loved watching her!

Getting Ready For Valentine's Day

Lilly is having her valentine's day party at Miss Kelly's this week, so we thought we'd make her friends a goodie bag! We made crayon shaped hearts and homemade valentine's day cards. With those and a yummy box of conversation hearts stuffed in a bag, we felt like it was a perfect gift for her friends. Lilly and I had so much fun getting "crafty". Having her helping me was so much fun this year. I'm sure it's going to be like this from here on out, and I can't wait! It's fun having a little side-kick. Hope you have a Valentine's Day filled with love, laughter, family and friends.
Happy Valentine's Day~

Kensington Farm

Here's another one of Ryan and Lilly's adventures. This past Friday, they took on the freezing cold weather and visited the animals at the Kensington Farm. They were the only ones there... I guess I'm not surprised since it was one of the coldest days that we've had thus far. Lilly loved seeing the donkey and petting it, the pigs, and the ducks. She said some of the animals were there and some weren't. They also went upstairs in the barn and played with some of the toys.

Sledding 2012

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We actually got to go sledding this winter! Thank goodness we went because the next day was 40 degrees and the snow was melting. It's crazy how drastic the weather change has been this year. Lilly went sledding with Grant and Avery. We took them down the path behind our house and down a small hill behind Andrea and Dave's house (a few houses down from ours). We attempted to sled down the hill at the front of our sub, but the pond wasn't melted and we were nervous about one of us falling in. I'm glad we got to go out that day because who knows what the rest of the winter is going to bring. Someone around us wants snow though, there are snowman signs hung around Wixom saying Think Snow. I was on the same page as that kid a few weeks ago... but not anymore. I'm ready for Spring and it looks like the department stores are too!

Ann Arbor Hands On Museum

Ryan and Lilly went to the hands on museum last week. If you are wondering if I was jealous when I left for work that morning, I was... I am always a bit envious of Ryan being off on Fridays especially because he's home with Lilly and they always have fun! On that particular day, they left in the morning around 9 and didn't get home until 4. They spent an entire day there. They left for lunch and then went back because they were having so much fun. As much as I'd like to be there, it does make me happy knowing that they get to spend the day together, just the two of them!

A Little Bit of this and a Little Bit of That

It seems like we've been doing more at home these days! The weather is so unpredictable, it's sunny, snowy or just cold! When we can, we'll get out and play for a bit. But, mostly we stay inside where we can be warm and cozy. We are known to be in our pajamas by 5 o'clock each day. We are all in the relaxing mood! Plus, I think it's the time of year!
Since Christmas, Lilly has loved playing with all her new toy's. She especially loves her new trampoline. I swear the girl is going make a good gymnast one day. Shes always been a monkey; so tumbling seems like it will be an area she excels in! Although, dance is a favorite (at home) not so much at the dance studio. We'll see... she's still young.
Lilly loves to take baths. She got bath tablets so that the water changes colors. She asks to take a bath everyday, sometimes more. She wants to see what color she can make.
Let's hope that this weather decides what to do, is it winter with snow or is going to be just cold and damp. Personally, I'd like some snow to stay so we can go sledding!

Happy New Year!

This year for New Years, Ryan and I went to the Pistons game with my sister and a bunch of our friends. From there, we headed to my sister's house to bring in the new year! While we were out having fun, Lilly was home. We had our cousin Erika come over and play with Lilly.
Here's to a new year filled with health and happiness!
**Love**
Kelli