Merry Christmas...

Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas this year!

Party time....

October has been a fun and busy month at the Kircher home. We celebrated Jackson's 6th birthday and Chandler's 3rd birthday! It's funny to think Chandler is the same age now as Jackson was when she was born (was that ever a busy week, wow.) They both had great parties surrounded by friends and family.

This was us just 3 years ago....
Newborn, 19 month old and a one a week shy of 3. Crazy, huh :)

Doesn't Jack look so little....can't believe he is six now!

Race car theme... such a cool cake. Thanks again Mrs. Kathy!

He was sooo excited about his 3D DS!

Sweet fairy party for Chandler..Mrs. Kathy stays busy with us in October :)

She loved the Wonderplace!

Beach Time

We made it to the beach this year, yay! It was a much needed vacation since we weren't able to take one last summer. Of course I had dreams of rest and relaxation...yea right! We had a lot of fun but vacations are not the same as they used to be, tee-hee. Anderson wasn't crazy about the beach and sand, Chandler, well she is 2, enough said, and Jackson was fired up to do anything and everything! It was crazy :) The kids got to do lots of fun things while we were there and I actually was able to read a book while at the pool. Memories, memories.... :)

Best Day

What an amazing weekend! I started the weekend with a surprise dinner for my birthday with all my favorite mommy friends and then spent a beautiful weekend with my kids at my mom's house. It was great!

I love being a mom although I know I can take that gift for granted. I'm ashamed to admit it but it happens. I love those 3 little people more than I could ever describe. I hope they forgive me for those times when I don't show them what a blessing they are to me.

I love you Jack, Ace and Chan. Thank you for making me a mommy!

"Super" Birthday Boy!!

Our "superboy" Anderson celebrated his 4th birthday recently (Feb 28th, I'm so behind)!! He had a superhero party and had a super time! We had his party at the church where he goes to school and the kids were able to ride bikes outside, play in the gym and indoor playground. Everyone dressed as their favorite super hero and also made their own superhero cape. It was so much fun! I can't believe he is four. It has flown by but each year is full of fun with this sweet guy. He keeps us on our toes and laughing a lot. Happy birthday Acer!


He LOVED his superman boots. He slept in them that night!

All the little superheros...and of course Superman Ace with his Supergirl Savannah :)

Miss priss would not wear her costume. I just love the 2 year old phase, love it.

The birthday cake was so cool. Thanks again Mrs. Kathy! You rock!

Our precious brown eyed boy! We love you so much :)

Super hero capes.

Big boy bike! He loved it!

He was excited about his table too, tee-hee. He's a mess!

Yummy Memories

Some of my fondest memories growing up was making homemade cinnamon rolls with my mom. They were a staple in our house and many other friends' houses in our town. My parents came for a few days last week and my mom made some ooey, gooey rolls with my kiddos for the first time. Although a different receipe than we used, they were DELICIOUS! I'm glad my kids can enjoy some special memories with their Mamie!

Getting started

Anderson couldn't wait to help:)

He did a great job rolling out the dough!

Butter, cinnamon and sugar, oh my! Is there anything better??

Priss pot getting in on the action :)

The end result! Needless to say, my diet was shot for a few days. Soo good and soo worth it :)

Challenges & Changes

We've started 2011 off with a BANG by selling our home and going back to being a family with only one mortgage, yahoo! So, now we are working on other challenges and changes....I just can't relax obviously, :)

One change is Chandler moving into at toddler bed! I'm really not a fan of toddler beds, but I bought the conversion kit when I ordered the crib (5 years ago) and never had a chance to use it. It converted into a pretty cute bed though so I was pleased. I was pretty certain this change was going to cause some challenges but my sweet girl has surprised me! She has adjusted just fine. I will admit it was a little emotional taking my last crib apart :(

The next challenge is mainly for me but also incorporates the family a bit. The dreaded, dreaded word- DIET! AGGGH. I hate dieting. Hate. It. Unfortunately, I've done it to myself and now I have 20 pounds to lose. No joke, 20. I cannot believe I've done this to myself but I will dig myself out!!! I've become completely undisciplined with my eating habits and exercise regimen. Complete laziness. But that all is changing :)

This is what fills my fridge now. It's much easier for me to have everything accessible quickly. As soon as I unload groceries I wash all the fruits and veggies so I can just grab them.

This is also my new friend. I've never had a food scale but at least now I can regulate my portion sizes which, obviously, I have not been doing!

My other challenge is getting the family to eat healthier and boy has this been a challenge, whoa. I have picky eaters. I have no idea how that happen because my husband and I LOVE to eat. It's a challenge I'm willing to take on and will win (to my children's dismay, tee-hee).

Who knew a green bean could cause so much emotion, tee-hee!