Meet the Carlisle Clan

I am Andrea Carlisle. I am a Stay at home mom but a terrible housewife. I would love to be a great housewife but I am one of those women that has to keep Busy.
    While trying to keep my children happy, healthy, and entertained, I am a CRAFTER. I love the feeling you get after you are finished with a project and you can be proud of yourself because I actually made this and I think its pretty spectacular. I always have at least 2 or three craft projects that I need to finish, (including my Irie's baby book that I need to scrap book.... Shes almost 18 months and I haven't even started : /)
      While I'm not finishing my craft projects, I am running a Dance studio called Bear Lake Dance Academy in Garden City Utah. I am there all the time and am constantly trying to become a better dancer while I am teaching others. I teach Ballet, Pointe, Cheer, Jazz, Lyrical, and Hip Hop (Boys and Girls) I love every aspect of dance. I feel like after a girl graduates high school she feels like she has outgrown dance or that its over. ITS NEVER OVER! Dance because you have to! Find a class and go. My poor husband I am always trying to find new  classes and styles to go try. Living in Garden City this is a bit of a challenge but we aren't going to live in Garden City forever.
      I also am a Zumba instructor. I love to Shake it with my ladies on my Monday nights. I love Zumba because it has changed my body and has made me skinnier than I ever had thought would be possible. It as ignited a desire to better myself through health and fitness that I had never had before. I have learned that this is my only body and I better take care of it or its going to fall apart. I want a strong body for my family, for my students, but mostly for myself. Besides I'm always down with feeling hot.
      I am currently working on trying to get some Aqua Zumba classes going at the local pool. it doesn't seem like its going to pan out because the pool is semi-mis-managed. But I'm going to try. I would definitely like to keep trying and get some good time instructing water aerobics under my belt because it will be alot easier to get certified to teach water aerobics than it would to get certified teaching Zumba once we move. More Job opportunities makes me a happy girl.
  • Andrea Likes Her Husband
  • two beautiful daughters
  • family
  • dance
  • ZUMBA
  • sports especially the Baltimore Ravens, Utah Jazz, and Chicago Cubs
  • random dance shows like so you think you can dance and dancing with the stars
  • Rachael Ray (she's so bubbly, my dad would have loved her)
  • magazines
  • my iPhone
  • my husbands smile :D
      I am married to the most amazing man in the entire world, Burt. I know every woman says this and rightfully gets the chance to say so on the day she gets married, but I really think I got the best one out there. He is sweet, caring, hilarious, and makes beautiful babies. I am also really unrealistic "most" of the time so he has to ground me and make me a more responsible woman.


      We had a whirlwind romance. I was introduced to Burt on Match.com, like so many other couples in the technology age. We then got to know each other through phone calls, emails, and the reliable form of communication, texts. We finally met each other on February 3rd, 2008. For those of you that are not sports fans this was the date of the Super Bowl, New York Giants against the New England Patriots. We had a wager, I chose patriots he chose the Giants- Patriots win I get Jewelry (OK, You know you have a keeper if he was offering Jewelry before your even met him! I was shocked, I was used to dating deadbeats that couldn't spell jewelry let alone offer it) I said if the Giants win we would start to date "He could have ME" From my point of view it was a win win. The giants won we met an hour after the game and so it began. We were inseparable.
      On March 1st, 2008 (yes not even a month later) We drove to Vegas and got married. It was beautiful and the most wonderful day of my entire life. I got married in Polka dots in a beautiful ceremony, followed by the rest of my life being with amazing man and father.
  • Burt likes his three girls
  • his brothers
  • sports but most importantly the Utah Jazz and the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • hunting
  • snowboarding
  • wake boarding
  • surfing
  • Scrabble
  • how I met your mother and two and half men
  • action movies
  • ground beef chow mien
  • my butt :)
    Gracie is Beautiful Blonde. Her Birthday is December 9, 2007. She is 3, even though if you ask her she could be anywhere from 2 to 5. She is Silly. She loves movies and to play with or without her sister. She loved holidays and to color and paint. She is definitely an artist. She goes to dance class and is always a hand full and has a mind of her own but shines when it comes to the recital. She is very tender hearted and emotional (all girl) When I gave Birth to Gracie I was a new person. She changed me and made me better every day after that. I was no longer a party girl, I was a mom and I determined to be agreat one. We always hoped her hair would turn red but as she got older it turned more blonde. If you ask her she has white hair. She is a charmer and loves cartoons! What would do without our Gracie Girl?
  • Gracie likes Her Family
  • bubble baths
  • cartoons
  • Tinkerbell and princesses
  • toy story and Lil Einsteins
  • cooking and baking with her mom or with her toy kitchen
  • to GO GO GO
  • her earrings but not to get them changed
  • Blocks
  • to paint and color
  • her blankee
  • Brushing her teeth :)
    Irie is  my stunning Brunette. her Birthday is September 8, 2009. She is the sweetest little girl that is always snuggling. She is the biggest daddy's girl and is always wanting to get his attention. She loves toy story 3 and will watch the whole movie standing 2 feet away from the tv. She loves toys and books. She is constantly wanting to eat. where it goes I don't know cause she is just a tiny little girl. She loves to help, especially unload the dishwasher  (silverware- one piece at a time) and help put the clothes in the washer. She will try to say anything you ask her to (except please) and loves to clap. Shes growing too fast!
  • Irie likes her family
  • toys 
  • her blanket
  • cartoons
  • goodies
  • sippys
  • bath time 
  • snuggles
  • to go to the dance studio with her sister
  • her daddy's attention
  • to unload the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen
       I count my blessing daily and am thankful for my life. this is just us trying to enjoy the days we have and to learn and grow. We are the Carlisle's and we are a family.