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Remind Me Next Year

Christmas with a newborn is the best! It adds a little extra peace and joy to the season! We had a great Chistmas! My whole family was together, including Judd and Jackie and their kids from St. Louis. I don't know how I'm going to let them leave now. I have taken down the tree and decorations and the house looks empty! Now that Christmas is over I keep saying "remind me next year".....So here are a few things I would like to remember for next year.

Don't buy so many dang presents for the kids. The absolute highlight of their Christmas was the electric toothbrushes (Saint's toothbrush for Scott) in their stockings. I could have saved myself a lot of money!

Don't trust Steve when we make our yearly vow not to get eachother anything. He always does and I look like a big jerk!

Buy more football cards. They really drag out the present opening process. They have to open each one and look at each card. It makes the boys feel like they got more than they did.

Buy batteries before Christmas Eve.

Christmas break is long! Make more plans to farm out kids to relatives.

Regift all extra chocolate! Do not leave in pantry with easy access for all!

Remind me that I love Christmas and not to forget the true meaning, our Savior was born and lived and died for us all.

Kids are Honest

Claire and I were driving in the car and singing out loud and Claire said that she wanted to sing me a song. It went a little something like this (to the tune of "You are so Beautiful to Me"). "You are so beautiful to me, except before you take a shower, then you aren't beautiful. But if you take a shower and put your earings onnnn. You are so beautiful to meeeeeeeee!!!!!" It is the truth!!!

Snow Day

Sneak Peak of Newborn Photo

Jane Staring at Camera, only exciting for family and bored friends

Sensory Overload

My children love to use me as a jungle gym. Starting with Scott, it was not uncommon to find him on top of my head. The next two have joined him and it is actually possible for all three to be touching me or sitting on one of my extremities all at once. It has taken on a whole new level now while I breast feed and they all start climbing on me. AHHHHH! I need space! Don't get me wrong, I love to snuggle my kids, but this is more like wrestle mania! Does anybody else get "Sensory Overload"?