Where I've been. . .

My mom called me this morning. My sister Megan and her were talking about the fact that I hadn't added much to the blog lately. My excuse? I've been on a scrapping kick the last week or so. Here's what I've been up to. The 'Ready, Set, Smile' layout is scheduled to be the featured layout at www.memorymakersmag.com on Jan. 12th

2007 Movies

We like movies. Alot. Here is a list of the 59 movies we saw in 2007. I'm sure there were more but I forgot to write them down. Nick and I also rated them but I'm not smart enough to figure out how to post that here. Some of my favorites were The Illusionist, The Prestige and Knocked Up. Nick's favorites were Live Free or Die Hard, SuperBad and the Grindhouse films.

300
Accepted
Apocolypto
Beer League
Blades of Glory
Blood Diamond
Borat
Breach
Casino Royale
Catch and Release
Children of Men
DejaVu
Dreamgirls
Epic Movie
Failure to Launch
Flags of our Fathers
Fracture
Gridiron Gang- Death Proof
Grindhouse
Guys and Dolls
Happy Feet
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
High School Musical
Hollywoodland
Hot Fuzz
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Idiocracy
Knocked Up
Live Free or Die Hard
Mr. Brooks
Music and Lyrics
My Super Exgirlfriend
Night at the Museum
Norbit
Oceans Thirteen
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Planet Terror
Premonition
Reno 911
Simpsons Movie
Smokin' Aces
Somewhere in Time
Spiderman 3
Stranger than Fiction
Strangers with Candy
SuperBad
Tenacious D- The Pick of Destiny
The Departed
The Good Shepard
The Guardian
The Holiday
The Illusionist
The Prestige
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Sentinel
The Shooter
Transformers
Wild Hogs

Happy 2nd Birthday Bennet!

Happy 2nd birthday Bennet! It's hard to grasp that 2 years have come and gone. You are becoming such a wonderful textbook toddler. We love every minute. The smiles and talking along with the whines and tantrums. We hope your 3rd year is as special as the last.

Here is a video of photos from her 2nd year.


Bennet Leona- Your Second Year

Scout Speaks

Ok- she really doesn't speak, but she's sure making some noise. Nick shot this video today and thought Grandma's & Grandpa's would really enjoy it.

Christmas Came Early

Ha! Ha! Hell has officially frozen over in WI. Specifically at our house. After 7 years without cable we've now joined the other 90% of the U.S. and have satellite television.

Last week I came home for lunch to see the Dish Network truck in our driveway. No more bunny ears "There? No to the left. There? Nope- a little to the right". No more static. No more wondering how beautiful Patrick Dempsey really is. No more "Honey- move to the other side of the couch and see if it comes in better".

I am so excited. It is so crisp and clear. And I must say- this whole dvr thing is the coolest thing EVER! I'm just giddy! You can pause live tv! And I can watch Grey's and tape the Office and Scrubs.

We were still taping shows on the vcr. Although the only one that worked was in the bedroom. But the tape wouldn't come out so you had to watch it in there. The vcr in the living room had a tape that would eject but when you recorded something on it all the dialouge sounded like it was spoken by the Chipmunks.

Thank you Nick! I know I was hesitant to take the plunge but it really is soooooo cool! I love it!

Ho Ho Ho!

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas! The other day we took the girls to visit with Santa. We'd been talking to Bennet about him for a couple weeks in the hopes that she wouldn't be too freaked out. She really liked him. We haven't seen her sit still for a photo in a long time! She even gave Santa a high five when she was leaving.

Scout Ann- 3 Months Old

Scout Ann is 3 months old today. Someday's it seems like time has flown by and other days we think, "Wow- she's still so little. Only 3 months old"



She has really become a smiley, giggly baby in the last month. Seeing her respond to our voices is so cool. You'll see her look around the room for Bennet or Jones. And she LOVES to be nekked. (Great- I hope she outgrows that by puberty ;)) Whenever we change her diaper she'll just look at us and get a big grin on her face. During bathtime she just sits there and coos. I swear she could soak for hours if I let her.