The New Year! 2011

Amazing how time flies so fast. The two teenagers and two year old can really occupy our days to whiz right by us!
Ben has started out the year today by saying this day was the highlight of his life. It was his first time watching the Seahawks play at Quest field. Mark and Ben screamed and screamed until their voices were raw. Thank goodness the Seahawks won! So glad the simple things like a winning team can create such fond memories for our big guy. Too bad it wasn't anything like our family nights or our special yearly vacations. ;) Mark sure did enjoy the game today too. He couldn't stop talking about it! I am glad they had a great time! I am sure Mark's 2011 dream would be for the Seahawks to go to the Superbowl again, and for him to come into 1st place for his Fantasy Football team, not 2nd place like he did for 2010.

Ending the 2010 year and starting the 2011 year for Ashton will be his trains. He is absolutely obsessed. Between his birthday and Christmas, I think he has enough trains to last him his whole entire toddler years! He likes us making different tracks for him daily, and is trying very hard to do them himself too. Perhaps this is early signs of engineering. We have taught him to say "Cool Track" and Hannah is trying to teach him "That track blows my mind". Too silly! Our goal for the first part of the New Years is to teach Ashton how to correctly play tag and Hide and seek. Oh he sure can play now, but it is his own rules! ;)



Hannah is our simple one to please. All I had to do was ask her what she wanted me to make for dinner. She choose pasta with Marinara and Alfredo sauce mixed with a side of chicken. Pretty darn easy! I know Hannah is looking forward to 2011. She will be turning 13 in May, and that means she can start her own FaceBook account and have a phone. I guess that gives us more things to ground her from if things start to go astray.


My hope for the New Years is just to have a working car! I sure do love my Volkswagon W-8 Passat! That baby has power to get up and go! Unfortunately it doesn't seem to go. It's been in the shop and will stay there for another week or so. They pretty much are rebuilding the engine.

I am sure you are thinking why am I keeping this 7 year old car. We keep it because I love it, and because we have a great warranty! This approx. $7000.00 job costs us only $11.00 for some bolts. I think I can live with the free loaner car for another few weeks! ;) Mark sure does hate my car. I hope to have it for another 7 years if it will putt-putt until then!

A sad thing for this year is my new friend Malin is leaving. I just met her this last September and she is heading back to Sweden. She has been a great highlight in my weeks at Ashton's preschool, and I hope the best for her future! So thankful we have met and I will miss seeing her smiling face!