Super Busy December

So this month has been super busy already, but isn't December always crazy busy? I think the more kids I get the crazier it gets. But I have managed to get a few pics of some of the things we have been able to do this month.

This first thing I did with the kids was to go and put some Christmas Decor on my grandparents graves. I am the only close relative and so it gives me a chance to help my parents show their love for their parents and for me to remember the memories with my Grandma Allan and My Grandma and Grandpa Maughan. We do this every change of the season.....spring, fall and winter. But it does confuse my 2 year old. He thought Grandma Christy and Papa (my parents) had died the other day. I had to try and explain that that wasn't the case!

I also had the chance to take Cade and Casen and their friends to a Polar Express Activity at Hamiltons Restaurant. They got to wear their PJ's, decorate cookies, and watch the Polar Express. And then at the end, they got to sit on Santa's lap for a pic. There was no time for talking though. It was getting late and the line for Santa was HUGE! But they sure enjoyed the activity! And Casen has not been afraid of Santa this year. In fact, I don't think he was afraid of him last year either. I love that! I think he sees his older brother and sister not scared and so he isn't either!

So another thing or should I say THINGS that have happened this month and that I have cost our family some money and that are not  GOOD MEMORIES are....I slipped on a neighbors slippery driveway, one night when it was snowing, with my car and hit their rock pillar. Their pillar was sturdy as ever and undamaged, but my car was a differerent story. I just barely got it back from the Body Shop. They had it for over a week. And now I am scared to drive it. It feels brand new again. I was driving Matt's truck all week, just hoping not to get it scratched or dirty! Cars are annoying! And so is the snow! Then we just took our family to the dentist and that was a major cost and I had to get a root canal.....freaking $850. I had to go to an Endodontist. What a joke! It took him 30 minutes and cost us so much! Ridiculous! So to say the least, I was expensive this month!

The kids also decorated Gingerbread Trains this month, the same time dad was watching the Dallas Game. They are "DEEAFYED" as Matt calls it. He tells them to go get "DEE-A-FYED" in their Dallas Cowboys stuff. The kids had fun decorating and were almost finished with their trains until Casen had to ruin the fun! He was crying that his nose hurt and then I could see that he had BLUE SNOT! He had stuck a tiny jawbreaker up his nose. Are you freakin serious? Matt was worried and pissed. He did not want to pay $800 to go to the ER because Casen had candy up his nose. We could see it with a flashlight. It was way up there and REALLY SMALL! So we put him in the bath, put water in one nostril and out the other, sucked with the baby booger suction, and after about an hour, MOM got it out. Cade even called me "A GENIUS." I think Matt was jealous cause he likes to be the GENIUS. But we sure got after Casen and everyday after that we have talked to him and reminded him to NEVER PUT STUFF UP HIS NOSE. Why do kids do that? Isn't it obvious it is going to fit up there and get stuck?

So this year, my parents and a couple of my sisters are coming to my house for Christmas. We are so excited. I debated about how many Christmas decorations to put out because Crew is into everything, but I decided to put them all out because my family would be here. Crew has finally gotten bored of the decorations and leaves them alone, for the most part, but it took a good 2 weeks. But if you haven't noticed, our tree is kind of ugly! It is only decorated about half way and up because Crew pulls everything off the tree. He really loves the lights when they are lit up!

Oh and he has started walking this week and he is only 10.5 months old. He is growing up so fast. He looks like a minature Frankenstein when he walks. He is picking it up so fast. And he has 4 teeth now! He is looking so much older. I am excited for my parents to see him!

Thanksgiving Weekend

You gotta love Thanksgiving with all the good food and the good conversations and the good nap that follows all that. Right?

I had a fun Thanksgiving.... Toph and Brit came up and so did my sister Becca and her boyfriend JR (otherwise known as JAR by Casen or AIFF by Crew). We hung out a few nights with Toph and Brit and Becca and JR and just sat around and talked and watched movies. And Casen got to play with his favorite playmate "Hallebugs." Thanksgiving dinner was awesome once again at Nan and Norms house and Nan always does such a good job at cooking all the major stuff. She let us bring some Carmel Apple Cookies and Chocolate Covered Strawberries this year, but I never feel like she lets me  help enough with the cooking. I need to learn how to do all that Turkey stuff someday, so I can help with it too. Toph and Brit were there and so were Mandy and Reg and their families. Becca and JR ate with us too. (I feel bad too cause Cade was there with us too, but I did not get any pics of him. Oops!)

Then afterwards the girls sat around and talked while the guys watched the Dallas game. And then we all went home to our separate houses and finished watching the game. And I actually got a nap in, which was amazing! My younger kids slept for a couple hours. 

The rest of the weekend, we ate out a couple times, hung out at Mandys and had some girl talk and let the kids play. Toph and Brit went home Friday, but Becca and JR stayed a little  longer till Saturday. We took them ice skating and in our hot tub. Oh and don't forget, we ate dinner at Sam's Club that night too cause Matt is always up for a good bargain! 

JR and Becca had to go home Saturday about noon, but Corey had her dance show around 4:00 PM at Novemberfest, so our family got to go and support her. Her dances were adorable and she is so good and fun to watch! But little Crew was a pain in the butt and it was so crowded and hard to maneuver around with little ones. It was almost worst than church with a 10 month old. I was excited to get home. Grandma Nanny came too, to watch Corey! 

This weekend was fun! My kids even slept in till 10:00 and 10:30 two days in a row and me and Matt were loving that. I have not got to sleep in that late in years! We were spoiled this weekend. I am so grateful for family and for all the blessings Matt and I have been blessed with. We have a beautiful house and a beautiful family and Matt has a great job. And I love having Britt and Mandy around cause they feel like sisters when my sisters are father away and not able to be with me every holiday!  But it was also nice to have Becca here too. I wish  I could have my whole family with me at every holiday, but I know I can't.  But I love having at least one of my family members  here with me. Love ya Beccs!

  

My Crew Baby

My little baby is growing up and it is making me sad! He is at the most fun stage right now! He is almost 10 months old and so freakin cute! I just love him!

 Eating Chocolate chip cookie and loving it!

Turkey Costume Dress-up!

Liking it at first.

This is when mom wished she had a better camera with a faster shutter speed!

Holy Cow! We got one with him looking at the camera!

OK! Now he is done and hating it! He wants that hat off!

Still hating it!

Thought maybe a change of scenery! Nope! Still hating it! But the cutest turkey ever!
And Matt said he looked Gay! Guys just don't appreciate cute stuff! You can only do this kind of stuff when they are little.

A Few More Pics from Halloween Party

I got a few more pics from our Halloween Party from Marsha Thatcher. I still wish I had a few more pics of some of the families there, but we both did not get pics of everyone. Busy moms everywhere and we only have so many hands and only one brain! It really is hard to multi-task....host, take care of kids, and take pics. I am terrible at it.