Amazing

Have you ever had amazing things happen?

(Like when you can't figure out why half of your blog post is underlined?)

Well, if you are ,Oprah, you believe that you can "draw" good things unto yourself by thinking positive thoughts. If you are, Tiffanie, you believe that you can "draw" good things unto yourself by telling everyone around you that it is your birthday. My efforts have truly paid off!

I have received these AMAZINGLY yummy caramel/chocolate covered pretzels from someone sweeter (and skinnier) than myself. Thanks Dunn family!

I have also eaten a very large and yummy meal with my family and sat on a pretend horse. All of these things have been brought unto myself and have made turning 36 a very enjoyable experience. God bless birthdays! Especially MY birthdays!

Bring on 37, by then I will have some truly wonderful ways of announcing my birth. Networking, emails, word of mouth, holding a sign on the corner of the street. So many options!

A New Year

A new year has begun. Little Aeva made a calendar at preschool. A pretty good way to get us started!

Dumb, Dumb-du-dumb

Introducing, The Hauns...er...I mean, The Carvers! Not the best picture but it will show you an adorable picture of an amazing new family! Danny and Kati are married!

Hurray!

We were lucky enough to corner Danny before the wedding. I think my girls are in love with their new uncle.

Princess Aeva making her way up the stairs.

Getting ready for the ceremony.

The luncheon. Yummy! We love Maddox!

Danny sang to Kati at the end of the luncheon. So sweet. I don't remember Troy singing to me???

3 of the cutest flower girls I have ever seen!

Kati's class made this cake for her. Couldn't pass up the picture. It was one of my favorite things of the whole day.

We love our Kati.

Welcome to the family, Danny! We are so happy to have another little addition!

Maddie even got sang to as her birthday was the next day. She is getting bigger by the day.

What an amazing day. One we will all remember and cherish for a very long time.

Little Faker

Last night as the children were running around with little to no supervision, there was a collision. Aeva and one of the older kids collided and there was instant concern as Aeva sat crying and holding her left wrist. I began to think there may be a small fracture when the crying continued throughout the night and she wouldn't let me rotate her wrist. I wrapped her arm and figured we would check it out in the morning. I took the ace wrap off about 20 minutes before we got her x-rays. As soon as the ace wrap was removed, she began to use her arm. She could move it, push on it, climb with it, open doors in a single bound. What? It was a miraculous recovery. Had I not already been on my way to get the films taken, I would have skipped the whole thing. I am happy to report that her arm still continues to work and she has no detrimental effects from her fake fracture. Good thing she is so cute or we would have had to have a very serious discussion about "crying wolf."

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve has come again. This is one of the few days each year when I usually succumb to my children and break out the chocolate fountain. Heck, if you are keeping them up until midnight, you may as well stuff them full of sugar while you are at it.

Cheers to a new year that is sure to bring a lot of smiles, laughs, and memories.