Hangin Tough...

Well Wednesday night was one of the best nights of my life!! When I was a teenager I was madly and completely in love with New Kids on the Block! Me and my friends, Nichole and Anne, used to spend weekends going through magazines ripping out pi cutes of them and hanging them on our walls. We would listen to their music for hours and hours. But they broke up... And I let them go. So fast forward to last year. They release a new album which I LOVE!! It really is a great CD. Nichole checks out their tour schedule and sees that they are coming to Maine... We are beyond excited!!
So Wednesday I get myself all primped up and kissed the girls good bye and headed to the concert. Well first we went to dinner. Let me just say it doesn't take much to get me a little tipsy anymore. It was really great being out with my girlfriend. We were silly and laughed all night. Then it was time to head to the Civic Center to see the concert.
The show started with the group Jabbawokee (sp?). They are a dance group. I guess they won some contest on MTV. Of coarse being out of the "what's cool" group, I had no idea who they were. They were pretty amazing. Around 8:30 the whole place got dark... I had butterflies in my stomach... I felt like I was 13 again... They came out. We screamed our heads off!! They were AWESOME!! They sounded awesome, they danced awesome but most importantly they looked AWESOME!! I have to say though, my favorite part of the whole concert was the last encore they did... They saved Hangin Tough for last. It was AMAZING!! They came out in Celtic jerseys and the place went NUTS!! It's so awesome that they are from MA!! Donnie wore a Red Sox hat for most of the night!! They did a nice mix of new and old stuff. At one point in the show they mentioned how it had been 21 years since they released their first single... That made me feel really old... It was such a great night. I really hope they tour again. If they come back I am soooo there!!
I took a ton of pictures. Here are some of my favs:)

Doodles...

A year ago today my friend Kathy lost her precious babies, Noah and Talia, at 23 weeks. So if you could, please just take a moment to say a little prayer for her and her precious angels. I understand all to well how hard this day will be for her...

Big hugs to you today Kathy. You, your DH and the Doodles are in my thoughts today...

What a difference a year makes!

Wow 2 posts in 1 day!!

So we took the girls to have their pictures taken a couple weeks ago. They came out really good. I was so pleased! So here's a comparison. Enjoy! And yes there are copyright marks in the middle of the pictures...


Maggie 6 months old


Maggie just about 18 months old


Charlotte 6 months


Charlotte just about 18 months

I am a bad blogger...

I am so sorry that I haven't updated in a while... I have no excuses. Well maybe some;) I will say that life with 2 18 month olds keeps me busy! So let me think about what's been going on here...
The girls are getting so big! Maggie is talking more and more! It amazes me everyday to hear what she is picking up. Charlotte is getting better. But she doesn't say as much as Maggie. They get into EVERYTHING! Nothing is safe. Sometimes I wish I has a padded room that I could put them in! It's been a long winter... I know they are anxious to be outside! Maggie has a ton of teeth! I love when she smiles cause you can really see them. And Charlotte is starting to catch up! We are finally moving them into the 2nd bedroom. It's time for me to reclaim our bedroom! This way too we can play in their room. And maybe move some of their toys upstairs. We are finally having them baptized too! On April 26th. It's going to be a triple baptism. Baby Grace and the girls. Should be fun! A couple weeks ago I decided to buy them some "big" girl shoes. They are so cute! I love watching them walk around in them. It's definitely getting more fun! They make me laugh everyday!
What's new with me? Nothing... I am trying to lose weight before we go to Disney. I made a bet with Theresa so I better start doing something! We are planning a trip to visit my friend Beth in Pittsburgh. I am really excited about that! I am really ready for the warm weather to be here. I hate this time of year. It always brings me down... We have put the house hunting on hold for a while. We found a couple places we were interested in but nothing panned out... We are going to do some work on this house. My life is kinda boring!
I hope everyone is surviving the winter ok... I promise to post more often. Here are some pictures of the girls:)