Merry Christmas to Chris

Chris has wanted a custom painted helmet for a long time and now he finally has one!  Merry Christmas to him!  I have to admit, its AWESOME!!  They did a great job!

Happy Valentines Day!

Chris and I do not do Valentine's typically, but since Katelyn's arrival, its become very fun to do it up big for her!  I spent Sunday baking and creating in the kitchen and putting together her Valentine's treats.  It was lots of fun and she was very excited to take all the goodies to school on Monday.

Super Bowl

The Kelly's joined us for Super Bowl again this year.  Its kinda become a tradition and lots of fun.  So sad for the New England Patriots and Diane this year!  They are now 0 for 2 against the Giants.  I think the next time they play in the Super Bowl, we are gonna have to move this party somewhere else to try and bring them more luck.  Katelyn was thrilled that her "baby sister Erin" was coming over to play.  She talked about it all day long.  Usually she is very shy when people first get here, but she was thrilled to see Erin and joined right in on the fun.  It was nice for the adults as well.  The girls entertained each other and we were able to catch up.

A visit with old friends...

At the end of January, we enjoyed a nice dinner with some old friends who were in town visiting.  We have not seen Tish and Terry in about 5 yrs.  It was wonderful to see them again and catch up.  Hopefully it won't be another 5 yrs before we see them again.

Doughnuts

I got a doughnut pan (and a mini doughnut pan) for Christmas from my mom.  I LOVE doughnuts and was very excited to give them a try.  A sunny Saturday morning was the perfect chance.  Katelyn was eager to help (as she always is).  Although the recipe did not make the tastiest doughnut, it was fun to make, glaze and top them with fun sprinkles.  Katelyn thought they were fantastic and thought the sprinkles were even better.  I am not sure what she ate more of...the doughnuts or the sprinkles...haha!  Needless to say, we will be trying these again once we find a new recipe!