Things on my want list...

Clogging...

First of all Chris and I have been wanting to get Brooklyn some clogging shoes. She always talks about her dancing shoes and we think she would really like it. We're hoping that maybe if we get Brooklyn excited about it maybe she'll talk to her mom enough about it that she'll put her in lessons. It stinks that we don't really get to decide what she is involved in since we only get her every other weekend.

I also want to try to get back into clogging. I clogged for most of my life and actually started when I was around Brooklyn's age. I know there is a clogging studio in Orem so I emailed them and hopefully I'll figure something out. Clogging is also really good exercise and is much more fun then going to the gym (in my opinion anyway).

Family pictures

I really want to get family pictures taken. I feel bad that all the pictures we have hung in our apartment are of me and Chris from our wedding. Its crazy to think it's almost been a year since we were married and we have all changed so much in the past year.... its just time for new pictures.

Our wedding photographer spoiled us... he is one of Chris's mission buddies so we got a really good price and he took lots of amazing pictures. Unfortunately he moved to Colorado (I think) and so it would be a little difficult for him to take our family pictures. Ugh

Vacation

I want to go on a Vacation! We had thought about going somewhere for our anniversary... California or Vegas. I'm hoping maybe we can go somewhere for a couple of days.

We've talked to my parents about the possibility of taking a trip to Disneyland later in the year.... I think a certain little girl I know would really like that.

My Hair.

For a long time I've been having trouble with my hair not turning out the color that I want it. I always say I want a blackbrown color but somehow it always ends up a medium brown color. And I don't know if my hair is growing really fast or if the color is just not sticking to my hair... I have a faint skunk stripe where my part is. Luckily its not grey yet. I'm thinking about just trying to dye it black and maybe when it fades a little it will be the right color. Meh we'll see :)

Long time no post.

I haven't posted in a long time. I have had a few friends who... it wasn't directed at me... but they have complained that people only post about their children and post lots of pictures and it made me feel self consious about posting. I feel like I do post a lot about Brooklyn but the weekends we have her are usually the weekends that we do exciting things.

So.... What's new in the Draudts lives:

Chris:

Chris's work started being open Saturday nights. It pretty much stinks the only nice thing I have found is the extra overtime on his paychecks.

Hockey ended and his team wasn't able to get back together for the summer. They gave him a list of people that wanted to play hockey but didn't have a team and most of the people either couldn't play for the summer or had already found a team. He was a little bummed about it.

Brooklyn:

Brookie is growing so fast. She loves to sing and dance and run around. We've taken her ice skating and she did really well. She enjoys playing with her cousins and Mike and Debbie. We've suggested to her that she call them Grandma and Grandpa but she prefers to call them Mike and Debbie.

It must be confusing to her to have so many people in her life. While she was here last weekend I asked her what I was and she said "My Aunt?" I tried to explain to her that I'm her step mom just like her other Dad is her Step Dad. I'm not quite sure she understood.

Me:

I have been doing weight watchers since about October and let me tell you it really works. I've lost a good amount of weight... I still have a ways to go. Weight watchers has message boards on their website where you can go for support. I read the message boards durring the slow times at work. Just like I am with most things I tend to lurk more then I post. Lately I've feel like a creepy stalker because I know way to much about some of the peoples lives that post lol.

A lot of times when I tell Chris stories he asks if I heard it from the weight watchers boards... many times he's right.

One day a girl on the weight watchers boards posted a link to a blog so I clicked on it and read all about this girl and her giving birth. She is pretty funny and seems to be pretty accident prone. While she was pregnant she pee'd her pants at the grocery store and passed out in a Banana Republic. Here is a link to her blog if you have some spare time http://omgmom.blogspot.com/.

New Years

We didn't make plans for New Years eve but we had so much fun. Let me tell you... everyone should try sing star it is so much fun. I'm getting ahead of myself.


We figured out that Pier 49 (the pizza place) makes gluten free pizza. So we went and got gluten free pizza... mmmm and some Burger King because the pizza was a little smaller then we were planning on. After we ate Chris got out his Madden 2010 game that I got him for Christmas. We played a game and I won. I intercepted the football like five times... I'm amazing :) We then played sing star (a playstation game). Its a karaoke game and you get points according to how well you do.... so funny. My favorite was when we sang Respect Chris told me he had to sing it funny but that he scores really well on the song; which he did. He was pretty good. I think I might get embarrassed playing the game around anyone that really had talent lol.


Friday morning we got up and headed to Layton to go skiing with my family. We went to Wolf Mountain which is just a little ski resort but it was perfect for Chris's first time. He did so well for his first time. He fell a few times but definitely less then I did the first time I went skiing. I'm excited to go skiing with him again.

Christmas

We had Brooklyn for Christmas this year. We only get her for Christmas day every other year. It was so much fun. Christmas is so much better with kids around. Brooklyn was so excited for
Santa to come and eat her cookies. She kept telling us that Santa was going to come wake her up.

It was so fun to wake up on Christmas morning and have her walk out and see all the toys Santa left. We also got her a Cinderella (barbie like) doll and a Snow White doll. She dressed up as Cinderella for Halloween and her cousin dressed up as Snow White. She got so excited when opening the dolls. As soon as she figured out what it was she was shaking and opened the gift so much faster; it was really cute.

After we finished opening gifts we ate breakfast and hurried and got ready and went to Grandma and Grandpa Draudts and to Grandpa Mike and Grandma Debbie's house. It was such a wonderful day!

Brooklyn's Best Friend

Brooklyn is so funny. This weekend at the wedding reception she had so much fun with Chan (who belongs to Chris and Brooke) Brookie kept telling everyone about her best friend and she followed him around all night. They live in New Mexico and so we don't get to see them as much. I think Brooklyn has fun when she isn't the only child at our family functions.

She also got to see McKenna (she loves McKenna). When McKenna went to go get some food Brookie got really sad and looked at me and said I won't get to see her again. I think we'll have to have the girls spend the night sometime.

Our Christmas Tree

Christmas Time

We put up our tree last night. It was really fun and its so cute. We're still looking for a new tree skirt (I'm not really a fan of the one Chris had). We also got some cinnamon scented pine cones... our house smells delicious.

We get Brooklyn this weekend which we are very excited about we haven't seen her much the last couple of months. I think its difficult for her when she doesn't get to come as often.

Anywho... We'll be doing some Christmas shopping with her this weekend so she can get Daddy and some other family members gifts. This is the last free weekend we have until Christmas. Next weekend Brian and Rachel are getting married, then the weekend after that Amanda and David are getting married. And then its CHRISTMAS!!!

What a wonderful time of year! I love that I am almost done Christmas shopping and its only the first week in December. Yay.... Pictures coming soon!