Happy New Year!

We wish all of our friends and family a Happy and Prosperous 2009!! We hope your new year is filled with fresh starts, bright dreams and new aspirations. We wish to have happiness and serenity touch every single soul as we start this wonderful new year together!

Many blessings to you and your families!

A 5 year old on Christmas

Jenna "Mommy, Christmas is my favorite time of year!"

Me: "Mine too, why is it your favorite?"

Jenna: "Because I get presents!!!"

Me: "Well presents are fun but that isn't the real reason we celebrate Christmas. Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus' Birthday."

A few seconds pass...

Jenna: "Mommy, do you happen to have Jesus' phone number?" "I should call him for his Birthday tomorrow!"

We went on to discuss how she could use prayer to reach Jesus for his birthday message. She really does lighten my days, after our challenging day yesterday with accidents and much needed errands postponed my kids can sure put a smile on my face.

Christmas Fun Begins!

The girls got a package delivered full of Christmas presents. Before I could even get out the sentence "Are you sure you don't want to wait until Daddy gets home" the first present was ripped open and the fun began! Ava got a barrel of monkeys, which is perfect because she is our little monkey! Jenna got her beloved princess sheets which were promptly removed from the package, washed and put on her bed. Since she has been sick and I was working some really late nights she was sleeping in my bed but last night she couldn't go to bed fast enough. Daddy was not allowed near them when he got home from work because she said he was dirty and stinky:) This is the first night in a very long time she stayed in her bed all night and didn't wander into my room late wanting to snuggle with me. She is absolutely in love! She made her bed first thing this morning with her comforter pulled back so you can see the pretty sheets. Jenna also got a jewelry kit and made a necklace immediately. She picked out the pattern and was very focused until it was completed. Ava got a beautiful Ariel blanket that is amazingly soft, of course both girls are sharing that one. Both got some fun books and we have been reading since. Last year and Ava was just over 5 months and slept through most Christmas present exchanging it was fun to see her excited about opening gifts. She was more interested in what her sister was doing but I am sure after watching her she will now be in prime shape for Nana's on Christmas Eve.

Where has the time gone?

I can't believe it is almost Christmas. I am, like always, not ready but with two kids I have so much more to do. I really must make myself get going earlier. Thankfully I do have some done and most of the rest of the ideas are on paper so I am staying positive that I can get things done easily, says the girl who has avoided the stores for over a week:) Eric has been great and makes a special point to leave work if he can to pick up things for me or run errands to help eliminate some tasks on my plate. The girls are getting excited for Santa's visit! If Jenna gets in the slightest bit of trouble or is headed in that direction you just need to break out in song or hum "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and she says "oops" and immediately stops and changes her behavior and apologizes. I will be sad when Christmas is over! I love this time of year and enjoy it even more now that I have kids. It was easy for me to get overwhelmed and stressed before but now I can push that all aside and look at what really matters and should matter not only this time of year but everyday of the year. Happy Holidays to all!

Stay tuned for more pictures of our Christmas...

Thankful!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! We were counting our many blessings...except for our neighbor plowing through our mailbox never even stopping. We are so thankful for all of our family and friends and it would only have been better if we were able to see more. For those of you we didn't get to see, we missed you! My favorite part of the Holidays now is to watch the kids play. My cousin's twins are quickly coming up on 1 year old and all of our nieces and nephews on Eric's side are a blast. Now on to Christmas planning, it comes way to fast for a procrastinator like me:)