Two Birth Celebrations

This last week was a lot of fun. First we celebrated Isaac's Birthday, he turned five and seems to think this is a very big milestone. He has told everyone we meet that he is five and "just had a birthday this December!" His party was fun, it was his first "friend party". Usually we just do a family party, but this year we decided five was a bit of a milestone and we would invite a few friends. We ended up not doing anything structured and the kids ran around and played and had fun. Then we did the cake and ice cream thing along with the gift opening, which I suspect was Isaac's favorite part...

The second birth was of course the birth of our Savior! Christmas is always such a beautiful time of year. We had a beautiful Christmas Eve with the kids. We have had fun blending the traditions from both mine and Jesse's families, as well as coming up with a few of our own as well. Every Christmas Eve we do homemade hamburgers and fries (a tradition from Jesse's side), we read the story of Jesus's birth from the Bible (both families do this), as we read each part the kids put up the corresponding pieces for the nativity. Then we watched the LDS Video "Joy to the World". We opened one gift on Christmas Eve, which is always Christmas jammies! This year Mommy and Keltsy matched and Daddy and Isaac matched. We put on our jammies, then we heard Santa's Sleigh bells coming!!!! Hurry, hurry, put out the reindeer food, the cookies and milk, and get into bed (at this Keltsy burst into tears...a little too exciting I think).

Christmas morning was so much fun. Our kids are at such fun ages where they are so grateful for everything, the candy cane is as exciting as the Play-Doh. It was fun to see them with their faces full of surprise and excitement. Of course the toys weren't the only thing that kept them entertained that day...

We had a lot of fun, spending time with each other and remembering the birth of Christ. I hope we can take these memories throughout the next year and remember to slow down, remember the important things in this life, and strive to partake of the blessings of the Atonement.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is just a few days away! I am always excited this time of year, now that our kids are getting bigger it just makes the magic of Christmas even more exciting. We took our annual Christmas picture by the Christmas tree, and even I'm impressed with how well it turned out. I did a little tweeking with Picasa and love the way it turned out.

This year we'll be spending Christmas just us as home. We took two family vacations, once to visit my family in Washington State, and then we tagged along with Jesse on a business trip to Washington D.C. and the kids and I had a great time seeing the sights. So, no big plans for Christmas. Just us, at home, relaxing, doing a few projects around the house, etc.

We are also getting ready for Isaac's birthday on Tues. He is turning five years old (already?!) and will have his first party with friends. We usually do a family birthday with just us going to dinner and doing the cake and ice cream/present thing at home...but this year we felt like five was a big deal so he's having a few friends over. We're going to play "snowball fight", which he did in his preschool P.E. class. It's just a game using plastic grocery bags balled up (use tape to keep them together) and you throw them at each other. Sort of like dodge-ball. I picked up a few party favors, but for the most part - although it's a friend party - this will be a very low key party.

Keltsy is also getting big, she starts Sunbeams in January! I think that means we're ready (or way past ready) to have another baby. That's probably MY Christmas wish this year, ha ha!

Our family wish this year is that everyone is happy, healthy, filled with the Spirit, and able to provide for themselves, their families, and help those they know in need. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Happy Birthday To ME!!!

Happy Birthday! Today is my birthday and it's already been a great one. Hubby let me sleep in AND made breakfast for me and the kids. He's promised to take the kids all day, I can tell it's going to be a great day!

Business News - I've got a new and exciting twist to my baby hats that will be coming soon. I've learned how to crochet small roses, which I am adding to my hair clip collection. The clips will be attached to the girl hats and also sold separately. I'll post pics as soon as I get them finished!

Family News - Isaac is doing great in pre-school. He has made a lot of fun and exciting crafts, including a paper horse with clothespin legs and a "hickory-dickory dock" clock with a mouse that actually 'runs' up. Keltsy has loved going to the Kid's Room while Isaac is in pre-school. She is turning into a little outgoing little girl. Mommy has been hitting the gym. I've been pretty sore this week, from a new class I did on Monday, plus the weight training I've added to my cardio workout. Ten more pounds to go!!! Daddy has been super busy redoing the master bathroom and it is (finally) almost finished! He is putting up the shower door today, then he just has to reinsall the clothset shelving and put the trim back up. It's all coming together and looking great. I'll post pictures when it's finished!

Preschool started this week!

It's official...my baby is growing up :), yes that's a smile face! Isaac started preschool this week, and although he was a little emotionally overwhelmed the first day, this week has been smooth sailing. His first day, he was so excited and anticipating the week prior to going. The door to his class opened and he marched right in, no tears or hanging back. After school he was pretty grumpy, picking on his sister, looking for ways to start a fight, everything was "No!" and "Uh!". When we got home I sat him on my lap and asked why he was so grumpy, "did you have a good day at school?"...Isaac said, "No, it was boring, I had to listen!" - ha ha! Well, get used to it kid, first lesson in school is listen to teacher! I think it's good for him, he's enjoyed every day since and even brought home a monkey mask that he made today.



Keltsy was super cute that first day as well. She insisted on having her picture taken also, and was sort of worried about Isaac being gone. She kept asking where he was and when we were going to get him. I kept saying that we would go get him in a few hours, but she didn't quite understand that. She understood lunch time - and accepted that answer without further inquiry. She was excited to have him back, though.

Opening Day!

Today is opening day for my newest blog! This is mainly a blog featuring my family, but I'm slipping in some promotion for my online shop as well (My BUG)!

First, my life...I am my husband's girlfriend (Jesse) and my kids mom (Isaac 4 1/2 and Keltsy (almost 3)! I am living the American Dream, cute little house, in a cute little neighborhood, with my cute little family. I really love my life!

Second, my shop! I have recently started a shop on etsy.com to feed my crafting hunger. I love crochet and have ventured into a little sewing, hairbow making, etc. I really enjoy spending what little time I have - dreaming, creating, and even selling. This is starting out as a little hobby, but would love to see it become much more.