First Visit to the Dentist & Other News

Friday the girls had their first visit to the dentist. Allie has been saying her teeth hurt a lot so I figured I should get them in. I found a pediatric dentist that takes our insurance, Dentistry for Little Folks. When I told Allie I made an appointment she wasn't too happy with me. We talked her through everything that would happen though so I don't think she was all that nervous. First up was x-rays. They only did Allie's since Avery was too young. It was cool to see Allie's grown up teeth in the pictures! Next was the cleaning. Allie was so good! I was surprised that Avery sat right down when it was her turn. But as soon as they asked her to open her mouth she was right back up and crying. Luckily I was able to bribe her with the prizes they give them and she actually did pretty well. Sorry, no pics! The girls didn't want to leave afterwards because they wanted to play some more in the waiting room. :)

Allie also had a playdate on Friday. It was kind of nice because she just went home with her friend, Ethan, right from school so I didn't have to go pick her up. Her friend, Penelope, went with them too. When I went to pick her up she didn't want to leave! We might have to start doing this more often because she is always asking to have friends over or to go to their house.

In other news.......Derek has interview number 2 on Tuesday for Aide de Camp. This interview will be with the GENERAL!! This is such an honor to even be selected and a huge opportunity for him. His year group is up for RIF (cutting people from the Air Force) and if he gets this he'll be guaranteed to stay. Working for the General is great marks on his record and he was told they only select people (even just for the interview process) that they feel are Colonel material. With that being said, we're not sure this is the best time for this to happen. If he gets the job he won't be around much. He'll be traveling at least two weeks of every month. We're good with whatever happens........if it's meant to be then so be it! We'll make do.

I don't know what we've been up to

But I feel like I should post something! Things we've been doing:

• working on projects (don't have pics of anything completed though because we seem to do things halfway and then move on to something else)
• watching PURDUE basketball. Love it!
• Ave went to the dr again for her toenail --- now we have to go to a specialist next week.
• The girls have their first dentist appointments on Friday!
• We've been going to Dickey's BBQ every Monday night for $1 sandwiches. We weren't big fans of the bbq down here until we found this place (thanks to their awesome promotion). They even have free soft serve ice cream!

So that's about it.......pretty boring.
The girls continue to be as cute as ever and the best of friends.......

They like it when we work on projects outside. Yes, it has been a little chilly here. Well, at least the last two weeks. It's gorgeous out today.

I haven't been feeling very good so I'll give the girls dry cereal and milk in their cups so I can lay back down for a little bit. They'll sit on the living room floor and watch cartoons. Avery always wants to sit on Allie's lap!

Future Gymnasts?

We had a little fashion show the other day with all of the bargains we found at Old Navy. They were having an additonal 40% off clearance clothes. Bascially making all of their clothes 80% off the original price. I got there right as they opened for the first day of this sale and the place was pretty packed! I think the girls were most excited about the "gymnastics" outfits we got.

couldn't pass this up. Avery has already decided she wants a Hello Kitty birthday party this year. Allie wants Strawberry Shortcake. I think it's so funny that they are already talking about their birthdays!

Last night the girls went to a birthday party at a place called Flip City, for Allie's friend Lorelei. They both had a lot of fun! The pics aren't that great because it was pretty dark in there.

that's Allie's friend, Ethan, in the background. She's always asking if she can go to his house to play!

love my girls

she wouldn't stand still for a pic because she was upset that I couldn't find the baseball mitt!

 

Guess we were a little too loud for Allie tonight between cheering on the Boilers and yelling at the refs. So many pathetic calls!

I Want To Be Like My Big Sister

Avery adores her big sister. Allie is SO good with her too. I love that they are best friends. Avery gets so excited when it's time to pick sissy up from school. She likes taking her to school as well. I think because she knows it's almost nap time and she is definitely very tired by the time 11 o'clock rolls around. As soon as we head home she is usually out.......and most of the time she sleeps until it's time to leave to pick Allie up! This is how I find her when I get out of the car each day.

I LIKE it!

We got a new vehicle! Well, at least "new" to us. In fact, it's the same year as our van was ('05) and the same color but only 29k miles. Definitely not quite as much room in the Explorer (even with the 3rd row) as there was in the Freestar but our van was only getting 12 miles per gallon for some reason. Anyway, I think the girls are more excited about the new car more than we are. The other day Avery was sitting in there and I went to get her out and she said, "I liikkeee it!" I was like, "Like what?" Her eyes got all big and she said "CAR". And Monday when Allie went back to school the teachers asked everyone what they got for Christmas and the first thing Allie told them was a new car! Too funny!

Pictures

Trying out her new princess scooter

She loves this crown! Her nusery leader said she didn't even know Avery talked until her crown broke and she said, "fix it!"



progess of our new church that is being built.....taken from our backyard.





This is what Derek and I do in our spare time! lol



Fiesta Texas

On Thursday, December 30th we took the kids to Six Flags. Derek's sister, Natalie, had given us some tickets back in July and they expired the 31st........I really wanted to use them this summer so we could take advantage of the waterpark but Derek insisted on us saving them for while TAKK was here so we could all go. Well, we never went and we figured we'd pretty much have the place to ourselves so I wasn't as bummed about not using them earlier. To our surprise the place was PACKED. Only one roller coaster (besides the kiddie one) was running and so everyone was going to the kiddie/family rides. We were there 4 hours and rode 7 rides. I guess that's not too bad for a theme park. Maybe the Kiddie Park has just spoiled us!



Avery and I got kicked off of this one. They said she was too small. It was so sad. She didn't understand why she couldn't ride.



Allie looks so tall and grown up in this one.





Allie is the only happy camper on this ride. I felt so bad for Avery! She looked like she was going to get sick the whole time. She did throw up on the way home and I really think it was because of this ride.



Allie's first rollercoaster ride and she LOVED it!

Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011

Or maybe I should say.......I'll miss you 2010, bring on 2011. This is going to be a hard year to top in my books! We've done a lot of fun things. If I had to name ONE most memorable moment of the year I wouldn't be able to do it because there are so many.
{HiGhLiGhTs}

• Moving to Tejas (not gonna lie, I'm loving this weather.......especially right now)
• Showing my parents around our new diggs
• Allie's FOURTH Birthday
• Avery's SECOND Birthday
• Huber Family Reunion in Fairview, Utah
• Summer travels (Arches National Park, Zion National Park, Grand Canyon)
• Bryan and Kim's wedding
• Having TAKK stay with us for almost 3 months
• Allie starting preK (and me being a Room Mom)
• SIX year anniversary for Derek and I

{lOwLiGhTs}

• Moving to Tejas (the distance from family and leaving some amazing friends is hard)
• the bike accident
• my ticket and pending trial :(  (more to come on that once it's all done and over with)

Not too shabby of a year! I can honestly say I'm excited for 2011. Eleven has always been one of my favorite numbers. Derek and I both wore the #11 on our soccer uniforms. Derek is the 11th child in his family. I said earlier 2010 would be hard to top, but I think it could be possible!

{2010 FAVORITE Things}
Brooke

• Favorite Color: Red
• Favorite Movie: Toy Story 3
• Favorite Food: Fajitas
• Favorite Song: Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
• Best Holiday: Easter (it was the only one with family)

Derek

• Favorite Color: Blue
• Favorite Movie: Toy Story 3
• Favorite Food: Ice Cream
• Favorite Song: Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Best Holiday: Thanksgiving

Allie

• Favorite Color: Pink
• Favorite Movie: Tangled
• Favorite Food: French Fries
• Favorite Song: Dynamite - Taio Cruz
• Best Holiday: Christmas
• Best Friend: Adeline & Abby

Avery

• Favorite Color: Pook  aka Pink
• Favorite Movie: Barbie
• Favorite Food: Goldfish
• Favorite Song: Follow The Prophet
• Best Holiday: Christmas
• Best Friend: Kaiya

{Resolutions}
For me, it's to lose weight - I know so cliche - and I've been saying all year but it's a priority. Also less time on the computer and more quality time with my children.
For Derek, lose 15 pounds, run a marathon (Ohio in September!), and less t.v.

Cousins and Tangled

Allie and Avery sure miss their cousins! One of our last outings with them was to Brackenridge Park.

Allie and I went to see Tangled today. We both enjoyed it, for the most part. About 1/2 way through Allie started asking if it was almost over. I think it was because she thought something scary with the "witch" was going to happen. It was then that she decided to sit on my lap for the remainder of the movie! Going to this was a lot of fun, just Allie and me. Now I'm looking forward to a playdate for just Avery and I. Derek stayed at home with Avery and they watched Purdue basketball. He trained her to answer yes to the questions, "Do you like basketball?" and "Do you love Purdue?" Oh, back to the movie.....I was reminded why we don't go to the movie theater. We had a $25 gift card and for just Allie and I we used all but $1.25.......that was $5 for each of our tickets and the rest was for a medium popcorn and a large icee for us to split!


She held on to her Rapunzel doll during the entire movie!