Look Who's 1

March 3, my little baby turned 1! I know this post is a little late, but I am dealing with a ridiculously slow computer right now that could send me into a mental home. I have a ton of pictures that I have intended to post, but I rarely have 5 hours to wait for a picture to upload. I am hoping for a techie type miracle soon, or you won't see more pictures until the date on these pictures. (I am not really sure how that happened). I have some cute videos on my cool Flip, but it was still downloading after 3 hours so I gave up. Enough ranting.......... here's the party!
He love's cake!

Proud Grandpa and cute kids!

Alex's best friend Zackary made it out to the party! We just can't keep these kids apart. They keep sneaking out at night to hang out. They are constantly texting each other and talking about the ladies.

Daddy and his protege.

Me and my princess.

Cousins being crazy.

My Great-Aunt Peggy and Uncle Pete even came.

The End of Tee Ball

This picture has nothing to do with Tee Ball, except that it is a cute picture of Alex holding a ball. Tee Ball is over! Jacob did a great job and can't wait to play again. The last game was a double header! Who knew that Tee Ball had double headers?

Here is how Alex enjoyed the big day. He is such a sports fan.

Slumber Party Fun

Valentine's Day............... a romantic day. We started with Tee Ball, nothing says romance like Tee Ball. Olivia came home with us, so we did some more romantic things like play chase around the house (the kids, not the adults), make pizzas, and play Chutes-N-Ladders. We ended the day with the ever romantic escapades of "Charlie and Lola". Next year we may try getting rid of the kids instead of adding more.

Happy Valentine's Day

Courtney and Gal Pal Kyleigh giving a V-Day shout out back in 2006.

Random Photos

Here are some random photos that I need to get off my camera. The kids with Mr. Bananas at the new Queen Creek Library. Yes, we now have a library that gets its own building. Olivia, this is what we do to visitors...... we stick you in a laundry hamper!

Yippee! I can drive!

Courtney on a horse, not sure how we feel about this.

I am all decked out to use my new easy bake oven.




I can also be a flapper!

I'm gonna get you! Luckily I am so cute you won't care.

American Idol

I couldn't decide if this was Courtney's American Idol tryout tape or a memoir for when she is a soap opera star? To add drama is a short clip of Alex trying to walk. Of course, Jacob has to add a little bit. This is his tryout for the hearing impaired. (If you want to hear the audio on the video's, you will have to go to the bottom and hit pause on my music player).

Jacob At The Bat

It's now Tee Ball season! Here is a video of Jacob. He is in love with this sport.

I AM GIDDY!!!!!

I just got another Christmas present today, a FLIP! Thank you so much Grandma!

If you haven't heard of them yet, it is a video camera and I am so in love. I had to start playing right away, so I took some video of the kids and made a movie. Move over Spielberg, I have a Flip now and I am learning how to use it. Grab some popcorn and check out my first movie. (If you go to the bottom of the screen, you can pause the sound on the music player to hear the sound of the movie.)

Christmas

Santa came!! A couple of times acutally. We try to pretend that our kids aren't spoiled at all....... but after drum sets, easy bake ovens, dance cameras, Dora bowling alleys, sleeping bags, computer games, etc........... I am not so sure.

A Princess blanket, it must be mine! I'm not sharing with anyone.

I can really annoy people with this!

We had to get redressed just for these pictures, we'll make them fun.

I had to take photos of this. I thought I was cool with my 10 building Christmas Village. My mom's neighbor has 75 large ones and then all of the minis! Can you say Christmas overload???

Grandma

This post is for my Grandma - Verna Mae Young. She is my absolute favorite person. This is a woman who is strong enough to raise 3 kids on a farm (contrary to what they say, I know they didn't always make her job easy), dig ditches by my grandfather, and do all of the other crap jobs that go along with a dairy farm. Yet she was sweet enough to do my laundry in college, keep Keebler cookies in her freezer, and always have a can of black olives nearby. She even shares my love of Young and the Restless. She never misses her weekly hair appointment and can generally be found in front of the t.v. watching baseball or football (probably cussing out the t.v. if no one is around). She is soooooo cute, kind, honest, loving, caring, and funny as all heck. We don't get to see her nearly enough, so my kids made this short video (Sorry Video Bob, but the picture is not very good, remember, I am a novice) for her. We love her dearly and miss her like the dickens.

Christmas Card

You may be sitting at home wondering, "What did I do? Why is she mad at me? Why did I get cut off of the Pieczynski Family Christmas Card List?" I would like to stop your worry, I didn't cut you out, I cut everybody out. Here's the deal....... Today is the 18th. I do not have a family photo ready or even scheduled. I have not bought Christmas cards. Sorry folks, it just ain't happening this year. I promise to be more on the ball next year. So here are the photos that you might have recieved in the mail. And here is the message that I probably would have sent you, "Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! We love you all! Rosalyn, Jerry, Jacob, Courtney, and Alex"

Dance Recital

Courtney had her first dance recital this week. I am definately a Proud Mommy. Her class showed off some of the things they have been learning in ballet and then they did their tap dance to Holly Jolly Christmas. She did such a great job! When you watch the video (it may be on this post or the one above, I am new at this, forgive me) keep in mind that the teacher didn't stand in front, she did this all on her own. This video will be shown at some point during her career as a Soap Opera Star (my girl has a flair for the dramatics).

Snow Day

It snowed in Arizona! Mother Nature's Farm had a Snow Day on Saturday. The kids had a great time. Courtney tried the sled one time (see her wipe out picture) and then the "Princess" was done. Jacob did about 15 runs. Alex just laughed at them.

I am not in wet snow, I am so smarter than these kids.

I just had to add this photo. My little baby is 9 months old! He has 4 teeth, the bottom middles and the top fangs.

My First Tag

I was tagged by the great Kayola! This is my first tag, so please bear with me.

Crazy 8's

8 T.V. Shows I Love To Watch

1. House
2. Apprentice
3. Young and the Restless
4. Dirty Sexy Money
5. How I Met Your Mother
6. Friends
7. Supernanny
8. Two 1/2 Men

8 of My Favorite Restaurants

1. Outback
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. Taco Bell
4. In-n-Out (yes, these count as a restaurant)
5. Serranos
6. Dilly Deli
7. Rosatis
8. QC Cafe

8 Things That Happened Yesterday

1. Got teaching certificate renewed
2. Got funky thing on lip removed
3. Taught kids to play Go Fish
4. Unpacked boxes in closet (after 1 1/2 years of living here)
5. Played online poker
6. Played tickle monster
7. Talked to Carol (after 1 1/2 years)
8. Took Christmas boxes out of closet, returned Christmas boxes to closet

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To

1. Alex walking
2. Alex talking
3. The weather staying colder
4. Christmas
5. Courtney's Christmas Dance recital
6. Seeing my Grandma in June
7. No more big kid diapers at bedtime
8. Poker Night

8 Things On My Wish List

1. Calling Dave Ramsey with our "We're Debtfree!!!" call
2. Cover of Fit Magazine -or- Being wedding size (I was hot!)
3. Happy, smart, healthy, loving children (that they continue to be)
4. Teacher's Golden Apple Award (I can wish right?)
5. A newer Minivan (or Nissan Armada, after car seat necessity is done)
6. My children to have their Grandma as long as I've had mine
7. Take all my friends money at Poker Night
8. World Peace (It's a Wish List....... might as well)

8 People I'm Tagging (this will be tricky due to the number of people I know with blogs)

1. Stephanie
2. Kayola
3. Dara
4. Jen
5. Missy
6. Super Miner
7. & 8. People I am hoping to make up later

Glasses

My baby is getting glasses!! These are the pair that he picked out. They are blue, so I called them Bob the Builder Blue. Then the saleslady told him that these were the same pair that Bob the Builder tried on when he was in the store. Jacob was sold!