Head to toe style

Lilly definately has a style all her own. Sometimes I wish I had as much self confidence as this girl does. I pray she never loses her "all out" spirit. She makes my heart smile!!!

Happy VD

Well another Valentines Day has come and gone. Woopty Doo. I am very shocked at my attitude towards it this year. Normally I go way over-board with gifts and trinkets for the kids and even a few for Kris. This year, not so much. I went to the kitchen to start my regular morning routines and was joined by Kris who simply told me "Happy Valentines Day". It literally made me smile and my heart melt. Thats all I needed from him, he said it first. Wow, I love that man! Sorry, I got distracted from my original point.

Lilly came down the stairs asking where her gifts were. I told her no one got a gift this year and she seemed ok with it. There was no meltdown, no throwdown. At no point did Lilly tell me I ruined her life, like she did one time when she spilled water on her dress-up clothes. There were no tears shed and no spankings dished out. She was..............calm. Wow. Usually the living room would look like Cupid had just come off a 48 hour bender. But to be honest with you I simply just forgot. And I am ecstatic to say......WE ALL SURVIVED!!!!!!!!!
And I just might forget to make Easter baskets too!

THIS IS MY LIFE.

These are my kids. Cute, no? I am constantly trying to capture a pic of them BOTH cooperating and smiling and looking at the camera. But it never fails that Thomas would rather eat broken glass than to obey Mama. He gets fired multiple times a day. Lilly tries her best but even she gets distracted with her brothers antics. I HEART THESE KIDS TIMES A BAJILLION (even if they do run me crazy).

zoo day

Last week, my sweet bestie from high school , Lindsey invited Thomas and I to the zoo with her sweet twin girls. We had such an amazing time that I decided to buy a yearly family pass. So yesterday Kris and I decided to take our 2 "animals" on a little visit to the zoo. We had a great time! So sweet to see Thomas' face and Lilly still gets excited too. Highlights of the day included some great close-up shots of a beautiful giraffe (which Lilly was able to pet) and Thomas spotting his beloved "Dinos" aka Rhinos. If you havent been to the BR ZOO in a while I highly recommend it!

CREEPY X'S 100

I was uploading all the pics on my camera and was shocked to see these pictures Lilly took. These will haunt my dreams forever.

The Fridges Top 10 of 2010

What a great year 2010 has been!!!! We have had many ups and only a handful of downs! Every year that passes I am reminded of how much God has blessed me and how inadequate I am in thanking him. I have made one of my new years resolutions to be truly 'Thankful" for the good and the nots so good. So in the spirit of looking back here is a list of our Top 10 moments of 2010!

#10. Lilly learned how to ride her bike without training wheels.

#9. We vacationed in Gatlinburg and Gulf Shores. ( yes this is techinally 2 things but its my blog and I make the rules)!

#8. We completed the American Heart Association 5K in memory of my Dad!

#7. Thomas learned to walk, then quickly started to run!#6. Lilly started Kindergarten at Crosspoint!#5. We went to Disneyworld with Kris' mom, Mrs. Debbie (AND HAD A BLAST)!

#4. We celebrated Lilly's 6th birthday and Thomas' 2nd birthday (Yes this is technically 2 things but its my blog and you know the drill)!

#3. Lilly started cheerleading, piano lessons, and became a Girl Scout!

#2. We spent Thanksgiving in Indiana!

#1. Kris and I celebrated 10 years of marriage in San Franciso, and had an amazing time!

I'm REALLY looking forward to what 2011 has in store for us!

Thanksgiving update, 4 days before Christmas

Listen people, don't judge me that I am just now blogging about out road trip up to Indiana. I am a busy cheer/piano mom and wife to Kris. Lets start at the beginning.

The ride up to Bobbie and Diggers was, well how do I describe it: BEYOND MISERABLE!
Thomas screamed approximately every 12 seconds, not cried, but screamed. Blood. Curdling. Screams. It wasn't until we got to Bobbies that we figured out why. Apprently his new car seat he got for his 2nd birthday deeded to be adjusted, ahem in the crotch region. So in a nutshell (no pun intended) his bits and pieces were being crushed for approximately 12 hours. Not good.

The actual drive was uneventful, thank goodness because I don't know how much more Daddy could have taken. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express on our way up and the funniest part of our day was when Kris was attempting to sleep in a bed with Thomas. Thomas kept getting in his face and saying "DADDA!" "DADDA?" DADDA!". He did this for a total of an hour and half. That equals 197 "Dadda's.

Once we got to Bobbie's there really wasn't anything to report. I had been so overwhelmed with work and Kris being in Texas/single mom life I dont think I moved from her comfy couch except to bathe, eat, and hang with my new Bestie/cuz, Beckster. Awesome Girl, Awesome hair model for Lilly.

The ride home was way more enjoyable since we had adjusted Thomas' car seat straps. :) About an hour and a half from Bobbie's we ran into some snow in Kentucky and did what any safe and sane parents would do, we pulled over on the shoulder of the interstate to let the kids (this means Kris too) play in the snow and have an impromptu photo shoot!

All in all we had a SUPER GREAT TIME and are very thankful we had the means to go.