What We Have Been Up To..

Hello friends! This month has just flown by it seems like. The weather is FINALLY starting to cool off, thank goodness. And the trees are starting to change colors. I love this time of year. Thanksgiving has came and went and Christmas will be here before we know it. We spent our Thanksgiving at home, just the four of us. My husband got off duty that morning and was sick so he spent the majority of the day in bed trying to get better. Tay spent most of the day in her room playing Minecraft and iChatting with her buds. I grabbed a Fresh and Easy Thanksgiving meal that took me all of 15 minutes from start to finish. It was great, and dinner was outstanding! It was nice to have a low key day since were heading out in the morning for a 3 day hockey tournament in Simi Valley.

We were all in bed before 9:30! We woke up ready to conquer the day. Got up to Simi Valley around noon, checked in to our hotel and Tay was on the ice at 3:00. Out of around 30 teams, they were the only all girls team. It was great. I think many underestimated them and were quite thrown back when they played against us. We left coming in third place and the girls were happy with that. They all are such competitors that they are already talking about their next tournament.

As we come to the end of the month I am looking forward to the holiday season. Cold weather, scarfs, hot apple cider from Starbucks, and under cozy blankets on the couch.

Here are some pictures of recent Freestone doings. Enjoy!

Nevermind. Google wants to charge me for anything OVER 1GB!! WTF???

Dealing with being leftout

The Freestone Four do 99% of things together, as a family. No vacations just me and my husband, no date nights, and we are ok with that. This is the time in our lives where our main, and only focus is on our little family. We know that our girls will not be small forever and that we only have them to ourselves for such a short amount of time in both our lives. However, today I was feeling a little left out. Let me explain why...
Tay has been skating everyday for almost 2 weeks! All on her own, we are not forcing her. She has just wanted to work on stuff to make her a better player, so we have been at the rink for almost 14 days straight! So when she asked for a day off, today, we were totally ok with it. She has wanted to go to the movies and to an Ontario Reign hockey game. My husband is off today so he was going to take her to do both. There is NO way that my Em is going to sit still through a movie, so I had to pass on that. And she is not going to sit through a hockey game, so I had to pass on that also. I would just spend the majority of my time walking around the arena with her, watching the game from the tvs. Needless to say, I am feeling a little leftout. Wish I could go do fun stuff like the movies. But so happy that they get daughter/dad time. How am I dealing with it you ask? Just to remember that they are having a great time out and having fun, just knowing that makes me smile:)

November

Yeah for two days being able to blog in a row! It's the simple things I tell ya:) Tay is in her room and Emily is in there too, so I am getting a little break. I know it won't last long, but I love listening to them laugh and play together. I hope it stays like this..them being so close. Please, stay like this!

So, a little confession. I have been addicted, I mean addicted to this show called, Pretty Little Liars, anyone seen it? I am watching Season 1 on Netflix. The baby napped in the car today at the rink, I watched two episodes in the car. It was awesome! I'm a little weirded out though by one of the story lines. Let me give you a little background. The group of girls it follows are in high school, I don't know how old. Now, one of the characters is in a relationship with her very cute, English teacher. I have found myself rooting for them and hoping they don't get caught. They are such a sweet couple and I'd hate to see them break-up. But HELLO their relationship is so inappropriate, and not to mention against the law! What's wrong with me!!?? Maybe I am a little jealous that none of my English teachers were smoking like Mr. Fitz. Any time I get, when Em is napping I turn it on. Season 1 is like 22 episodes too, I think I am on episode 10. Yikes! Will they ever get caught?!?!

I feel like such a nerd watching this show!

Hottie English Teacher!

I think I am going to try and set some goals, well I don't know if I will call them "goals" but things I want to do this month. I wonder if I can set them and cross them off the list come November 30. Here they go:

1. Read a book (any suggestions?)

2.Get moving, walking, running, something, at least 3x's a week.

3.Wash my face before I climb into bed.

4.When folding laundry, directly take folded laundry and put it away. Don't leave it sitting on the washer AND dryer for forever!

I think I can accomplish these. They are small, nothing big. I'm so tired of saying I am going to do something and then not doing it. Anyone have any ideas how to do that?! Ha!

Have a great rest of the night Friends!