Cupboard

I tried cleaning the cupboard out, I emptied it and stepped away for a moment. I come back to finish the job and I have this little one running down the hallway with her blanket and pillow saying "Night Night Mommy". She climbed in and played in her make shirft Harry Potter room for a good 30 minutes. It was worth every minute of me being able to procrastinate cleaning that cupboard.

M&D

Last week I got a cute package in the mail

from my Mom & Dad

The note inside read,

Hollie

Just wanted to let you know how

proud we are of you always.

We wanted to send you these two shirts too 

keep encouraging you to losing weight.

You have come so far don't give up.

You look amazing and we can tell 

you feel amazing too.

Soon you will be back to your

pre-baby weight.

We love you forever

Love Mom & Dad

PS- Aragons NEVER GIVE UP

 These are the two shirts, they sent me, GO MOM so cute. But the one on the left is actually a different color it's more of a pink and green color.

All I have to say is that note totally made my day. My parents are too cute just love them to pieces and love the support they give me always. Love ya Mom and Dad.

Joy

Today was just one of those great days!

We all woke up at 9am.

We had breakfast with a great group of friends.

Then we all went down for a naps.

Then did some fun shopping with some girlfriends at Tai Pan Trading.

Next we headed for a playdate and dinner with one of Aleksandra's

favorites friends.

Potty training went amazing today, only one pea accident!

No fighting when it was time to brush teeth for bed.

And now my little one is asleep.

All in all today was a great day and I am happy!

Dress

Just got this got this dress

from Down East

for our family pictures

this month

&

 I am really excited 

about it.

Mike's tie is a dark purple

Aleksandra's dress is grey and dark purple.

And man I love pictures.

The photographer is booked

This photographer is a new guy I found 

from online and fell 

in love with

 his work and his prices

are just too good!

I may need to get 

a dark purple sash for my dress?

All Aboard

Before we could even buy the Train ticket she was trying to climb in.

 She wouldn't look at the camera.

She thought the Train conductor was so cool she wouldn't stop staring at him.

And the second the second picture is a classic De Rosa picture!

The train getting ready to leave the Forever 21 train station. 

Mike is having a great time!

She kept moving all OVER the train and wouldn't hold still. She wanted to see every part of the train she was too excited!

Here she is at an another part of the train!

Here they are zipping through the Mall. Aleksandra kept waving to everyone in the mall.

Choo Chooooooo 

So proud that she just got to ride the Train.

And the Wheatleys that joined us for our mall/train adventure.

My 2010 Thankful

I am thankful to be graced with the most beautiful little being, my daughter Aleksandra. Sure, she brings chaos and randomity to the lives of myself and Mike but she is a joy. So cute. And such a gifted little being. I see in her eyes a joy and, in many ways, a wisdom about life that too many of us have forgotten as we’ve gotten older. Aleksandra gets it and it is my mission to ensure she can continue to have that spirit, to succeed and to pursue happiness as she sees fit. Yes, I love my little girl.

I am thankful for my husband Mike. Him and I come from totally opposite backgrounds, him being from New York and myself being from Illinois/Utah with a larger family. Like any husband and wife, we but heads sometimes. Mike however, is the yin to my yang. As I’ve said before, if we could combine the two of us into a single person, we’d be the perfect person.

I am thankful for my parents. My parents did such a wonderful job raising my brothers, sister and I. Neither Joe, Terry, Katie, nor I would have had the foundation to do what we do now were it not for them. It is a debt that can never be repaid, even though my father jokes that we’re repaying it now by raising our kids and letting them just enjoy the cute parts!

I really do have a ton to be thankful for and the list could go on for days. From the simple pleasures in life to the necessity that we need. All in all I am thankful for my life, my job, Christ, and our home that keeps my family safe and warm.  

Thanksgiving 2010

This year we had Thanksgiving at my parents down in Payson. It was nice to have plain stuffing from a box, and have food with no mushrooms. It was a nice and fun visit with the family. Love them all and so thankful for all of them and everything they bring to the table.

My cute family at Thanksgiving dinner, well minus a few.

Mom and Aunt Tamie putting Olives on the kids hands. They always love that until they bite those cute little fingers.

One of my favorite De Rosa Thanksgiving traditions, shrimp tray always a huge hit!

Me and my little sister.

Mikey and his red track suite he wears every Holiday. He loves the stretchy pants and the festive colors! If only this track suite were velor, we would be in heaven!

Aleksandra, Scarlett, and Evan all playing together!

Grandpa Aragon and Kylee playing with the fan strings.

One thing I am so grateful for is this handsome thing!

Yummy Thanksgiving dinner.

My sister with her Tofurkey she made.

And of course I have to put this on her to just to bug Tamie, man I love her so much! Really my brother couldn't have married any better she is too amazing!

Thanksgiving 5k

Yes, your reading this right. It was 8 degrees outside and it was freezing cold and we where about to run a race!

Beka, and I in the car getting pumped for the race.

Us and the Wheatleys

Me and Beka with Mr. Turkey himself!

After the race there was this guy running with no shorts. He said he was a tribal Indian on his horse but I just thought he was CRAZY!

Cute Wheatleys with Mr. Turkey.

All of us at the finish line, go Us!

Friends

Sometimes you just need a girlfriend to chew on dolls with you

to sit in a bassinet with you

Drool with you

Talk girl talk with you

And best of all have a girl that will be your good friend.

I just love these two girls, xoxo!

Snow is quiet

Aleksandra is loud

CRY BABY

Yes, she is way sad, and no she didn't sit her longer then this photo.

 Going out to play out in the snow

This was before she fell in the snow and cried FYI.

Aleksandra and Daddy when the storm was first coming in.

And notice how backwards these photos and whole event are in order?

But for today I am in a back wards kind of mood

Especially as my child is jumping off the couch into

 a bunch of blankets

I can only focus

so 

much!

Pre Holiday

We had fun setting up the Christmas tree this year, with the snow coming in it set the mood and I couldn't help myself. It's fun now because now that Aleksandra is old enough she really gets into Holidays and it makes it so much more fun!

My favorite family traditions, ever year since I was born my Mom has bought us an Hallmark ornament. And every year that ornament has to to with something special or a memory about that year. And then on the inside of the box my Mom writes why the ornament is special with a sweet message inside. So every Christmas I have so much fun reading every ornament box and it brings me back it's the best!

 So we have decide to continue this tradition with Aleksandra and it's been to fun picking out the ornament and writing her the message on the box why that certain ornament is special for that year. I just hope she LOVES it as much as I do.

Here is Aleksandra loving the new penguin ornament.

This is Aleksandra 2010 ornament, it represents all the times we went to the Zoo this year. All the love she has for animals, and all the animals sounds she can say which is too many. We thought this would bring back good memories of all the fun times this year.

First Hair Cut

Aleksandra getting her first hair cut other then the hack job I did on her bangs!

She did awesome, she held still and watched Thomas the Tank Engine while the lady worked her magic on her hair.

She put pig tails in her hair, they where the cutest thing EVER. I just never do pig tails because  A. They don't look like Finley's and B. I can NEVER get my kid to hold still.

Just too cute

So big, with pig tails, and now with 2 inches cut off her hair!