The Fighter's

Rob & Carly came over for dinner and a low key NYE party. It was so much fun...great food & super company! Here are a few pics.... Us posing like it's prom... Doug making beef tenderloin for dinner...it was SO good. Love it when he cooks! Rob, Carly & the girls! Olivia catching some Z's... Rob feeling the baby kick...coming soon in 2010:-) Rob & Carly...aren't they cute:-) Rob trying to build a mohawk in his hair... Me & my bro. I remember when I was bigger than him! The girls on New Years Day...they thought it would be fun to snuggle in the big red chair and watch a movie on the DVD player:-)

I love my guy and my my 3 girls so, so, so, so much... And Doug enjoying his Christmas present a day early...I'm not so good at hiding big stuff. We got him a recliner so he can kick back and enjoy his sports in "His" chair.

We were happy to have some of our great friends Kristin and Mike come visit for the day. It was so fun to catch up. Here is a shot of Ava, Kate & Leah. And I've had fun dressing Olivia up in Christmas outfits this season:-)

We had a fantastic weekend! Doug and I dropped Ava & Kate off at grandma & grandpa's and headed to Columbus with Olivia, for a weekend of fun! Friday night we had our annual cookie party which never disappoints . We exchanged gifts with our secret Santas , ate lots of food and drank some wine. It was so great to catch up with everyone:-) The next day Olivia, Grammy, Doug and I hung out during the morning and then Doug and I ventured off to my friend Heidi's wedding ceremony. I have known Heidi since I was in first grade...she was my first friend in Ohio:-) She looked absolutely stunning and as happy as could be walking down that aisle! I was so happy I could be there to share that special day with her!! Next stop...Doug's work Christmas party. They held it at Hyde Park (my favorite restaurant of all time!). It was so much fun...Doug works with so many great people and their spouses are just as fantastic. It has been fun watching this company grow. The first Chris

Out shoe shopping with Ava today, trying to find Christmas shoes. She first picked shoes that had 2 inch heals and another that was opened toed and looks like glass. I told her she couldn't have those shoes (which didn't go over well with her) and gave her three age appropriate options. She took all three over to the hard floor and started banging them on the ground. I asked what she was doing and her response was..."I want the shoe that makes the loudest clop." Love that she's picking her shoes by how much noise they make on the floor. Unfortunately, they did not have her size. So...the next day we ventured to another store. Again she chose shoes that were totally age inappropriate (why wouldn't she...they were shiny, sparkly, with huge "cloppy" heals). So I again gave her 3 options...my least favorite of which had a small heal. This time she gave me more of an argument but finally realized I wasn't going to stray outside the 3 options. I tried