Merry Christmas!!!!

And may you "laugh all the way" through the next year.

Christmas blessings to each and every one of you!

Too much, too soon

So, I remember thinking a few weeks ago that having Christmas at our house with just the 4 of us would be less stressful and relaxing.

What the heck was I thinking?

I have SO much to do and like 2 days to get it done.

It doesn't help that my baby tooth (YES, I still have a baby tooth in my mouth, I don't have a permanent one under it) chipped and I have to get it pulled tomorrow!

All I have to say is, thank goodness for good friends who will watch my kids, a good husband who is going to take the kids somewhere so I can start "Wrap-a-pa-looza 2010" and my family for understanding that stress makes me irritable!

What I REALLY need to do is to concentrate on the meaning of this season. Jesus Christ was sent to us to SAVE us.....to save us from our sins, our fears, our doubts, our sadness and our stress. His birth is the reason we celebrate!

So, who cares if I don't get all the wrapping done.....Santa can get the credit. (someone please remind me of this at 2am Christmas morning!)

I am wishing you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and the peace and joy that surrounds this season.

It's the most wonderful time of the year

and also the busiest! BUT I LOVE IT! I love Christmas! I'm not gonna lie, it bums me out that Hobby Lobby starts putting their Christmas stuff up like the day after Labor Day but I LOVE Christmas time! I love the music, the lights, the magic, all of it! And I LOVE Christmas parties! We had 2 last weekend, one this weekend, lights on Sunday, Christmas Bunco tonight and next weekend we travel to RR for Christmas with the Bettencourts!

Oh, and lets not forget the shopping! My favorite thing is BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING! I know some people hate the crowds but they make me happy! I dread the day I am too old to do it.

Our beautiful new house looks fantastic all "dressed" for Christmas, although we are looking a little ba-hum-buggish outside because we have NOTHING. well, except for the wreath on the door. I am going to make Dustin put up 2 more wreaths and a few trees this weekend.

We are actually going to celebrate Christmas day with just our little family of 4. At first, I was so upset that we wouldn't be with our extended families but then I realized that we get to make our own traditions, the kids will wake up in their own beds and we can do exactly what we want to do.......and that may include staying in pj's all day! We will miss our family but will cherish this special time as well.

So, what are your plans for Christmas?

Kindness Hero

Kind–adjective, -er, -est.
1. of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
2. having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence: kind words.
3. indulgent, considerate, or helpful; humane (often fol. by to ): to be kind to animals.
4. mild; gentle; clement: kind weather.
5. British Dialect . loving; affectionate.

kind·ness   
/ˈkaɪndnɪs/ Show Spelled[kahynd-nis] –noun
1. the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
2. a kind act; favor: his many kindnesses to me.
3. kind behavior: I will never forget your kindness.
4. friendly feeling; liking.

Ramsey was recently selected as her classroom's "Kindness Hero". We are so very proud of her and the sweet young lady she has become. Her teacher, Ms. Cross, always has nice to things to say about her and we are amazed at how much she has matured and grown since starting kindergarten.

Walking off the stage after accepting her award:

Smiling with cutie-pie Bradley:

Smiling at school!
Ramsey----We love forever and always! Love, Mommy and Daddy

iPhone uPdate

I rarely carry my camera with me but my phone is usually around and able to capture the day-t0-day happenings for us. Enjoy!

Ramsey with her face painted from our friend Christi and Mark's "Harvest Party"

Annie in the bathtub with Bryson
BUSTED: Bryson dug into Nate's leftover birthday cake, and daddy caught him!

My 2004 Envoy hit 100,000 miles the other day....fittingly, in the Target parking lot! I love my car and I hope I can drive it a few more years!

If you are on Facebook you have probably already seen this....but I love this picture of Bryson throwing a massive tantrum in the middle of CostCo. It SO represents our outings!

More to come later, for now I am going to enjoy a nice cup of coffee on the couch...Bryson is still sleeping! :)

So Very Thankful

Now that Thanksgiving is over and my house no longer has pumpkins in it (can I get an amen!?!?, I was so sick of pumpkins) I just thought I should list a few things that I am so Thankful for this holiday season:

My best friend and husband, Dustin
My 2 precious kids
The rest of my wonderful Family (both born into and married into)
My amazing Friends
My growing Faith, in my awesome God!
My beautiful house
Ramsey's school and teacher
Bryson's school and teachers
Black Friday Sales (with my mom, sister and friends)
A clean refrigerator
The trash pick-up on Saturday
My cousins and uncle for driving in to see us
My Grammie for coming down from Amarillo
Restaurants, I'm sick of cooking
Dish gloves, my hands are so chapped
The Dollar Tree
The Magic of Christmas
The return of Trevor
The rest of the holiday season!!!!!

Wedding Weekend

We just returned from an amazing weekend in Round Rock. The wedding we attended was quite an event.....very classy......and we had so much fun dressing up and pretending we were high class socialites for a night! Plus, it was our first Jewish wedding so that made it even more fun for us. Beautiful Bride. Happy Groom. Great Food. Free Drinks!

Special thanks to Lolli and Pops for watching the kids both Saturday and Sunday nights. They had a ball hanging out with you guys and I know they are looking forward to coming back in a few weeks. Get the hot tub ready! :)