As we finished up dinner tonight a song came on the ipod that made Scott want to dance and he invited me to join him. So we did a little swing dancing in the living room with the kids watching from the table. Then my son got up and grabbed the “point and shoot” we sometimes let him use to take pictures with and took some pictures of us “to put on my wall” he said.

My oldest daughter has been demonstrating her growing independence and her new sense of style these days. Her new favorite pants are these orange leggings with candy corn on them that she got at Halloween. I don’t know what made her take such a liking to them this January but she wants to wear them EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. When she wanted to wear them to the park a few weeks ago with her purple sweater, I started to try and persuade her to change.

This is what I found after my daughter was playing with her doll house.  Visit 5 Minutes for Mom for more Wordless Wednesdays.

Home made chocolate chip cookies are my favorite! I am partial to the recipe my mom got years ago. Perhaps you’ve seen the recipe as well. The story goes someone asked for Mrs. Fields cookie recipe and was told it cost two fifty. Upon receiving the recipe, she learned it cost two hundred and fifty dollars rather than two dollars and fifty cents. Outraged, she went on to share this recipe with the world to get back at them for charging so much.

Well, January came and went and I exercised one day in 2009. This is why I have to set goals for myself. Without a race in my future, I lack the discipline to get off my butt. So, I’ve set my sights on a Half Marathon in May in one of my favorite cities…Pittsburgh. I am really excited. I checked out the route online and it looks great…we cross two bridges, run downtown a bit, run along the river overlooking the city and my highlight, we run by Heinz Field (home of the Superbowl Champs)!

Since you’ve seen the decor at the circus for the big game, I thought I’d give you a glimpse of the cast members as well. We had some fun last night, that is FOR SURE!!! My daughter and her Papa wore their Steelers jackets to church Sunday morning. The kids had their faces painted for the game to show some Steelers pride! Great Grandpa snapped a picture of the hang celebrating during half time!

Since many people have asked how we we are celebrating the Superbowl, I thought I’d give you all a glimpse of the circus on Superbowl Sunday. We didn’t invite a ton of friends over b/c to be honest, we want to be watching the game and not playing host and hostess. We invited my parents, Scott’s parents, and Scott’s grandfather over to watch the game with us. The rule is you gotta route for Pittsburgh to be welcome here and during the game, there is no talking.

I mentioned before, that Scott and I have not made any decisions regarding the size of our circus crew. Some days we feel quite complete with our trio, others there’s that desire to add another little one to the crew. So, we haven’t done anything drastic and we’re spending some time praying and thinking on it. But the crew members are starting to share their feelings on the matter. Not that we asked them their opinion mind you.

My little brother celebrated his birthday this week. And being the good big sister that I am, I thought I’d share some lovely pics of him growing up for my Fro Me to You post this week. Cuz’ nothing says happy birthday like having your big sister post your picture on the internet for the world to see. Happy Birthday Little Brother! Here we are at one of his birthdays. I am guessing he was five or 6, making me 8 or 9.