Merry Christmas?

end of 2014 Christmas was a bust. the kids had a great time, but jonathan and i were completely taken by the flu and barely left our beds. it was miserable and will go down as one of the worst christmases on record I think. no pictures were taken, ( horrible i know) and literally activities of any kind never happened. thankfully day 10 and we are back to living albiet with horrible coughs and little jett still under the weather. tonight is new years. for the first time we have plans - dancing and dinner with family...kinda strange but we will see how it turns out. perhaps we can ring in the new year with a little fun. :) some plans for the next few months include a girls trip with my friend sarah in portland, AZ trip, and hawaii in march to visit my dad for a few days. the house is still under construction with a long ways to go. not sure when we will actually move as the end of jan doesnt seem possible. we are getting a bit antsy to have a place of our own again, surrounded by our stuff and get settled. all this living in limbo is taking its toll.

Jetts 2 year old Letter

Jett, Jettyboy, Jett Jett…2 TWO years old. Oh my goodness I cant believe how fast this last year has gone. You went from a baby not even walking…to a full fledge big boy! Talking in complete sentences, running and jumping, “reading” for endless hours loving all things tractor! Oh my….we moved and you have just taken to wherever you are. Some of the fun memories I have of you is just your smile, insatiable laughter, abundant hugs and kisses and honestly the light you bring to our home. We are so blessed you joined our family. You spend your days mostly with your grandma and she takes such good care of you. Reading, field trips of all kinds and playing with Tristan when hes not in school. Over the summer we went to Canada. And MAN that drive was brutal. You had to be entertained the entire time and naps? Um just didn’t happen. You fell in love with your cousin Olympia. She doted on you and in turn you followed her everywhere. You cried and cried for her when we had to go and watched and looked at endless videos/pictures of her. We tried to grow out your hair and didn’t want to cut it before you were two, but as that hair continued to grow we had to put it in an ponytail everyday. People thought we were crazy but we just wanted you to have the cutest do. Finally a few months before you were two I bit the bullet and cut it off into a bowl cut. Seriously you are the darlingest baby ive ever seen. Im not sure where you get it but having just turned two, you know how to count to 20, know the alphabet, nursery rhymes, and are just baffling everyone with the things you say. For instance when you get hurt or in trouble you say” Tristan snuggle me” or Mama snuggle!” I asked if you wanted to go visit dad who was at the house working on it the other week, and your excuse because you were watching Tractor shows and didn’t want to go was “ no…moon is high in sky” meaning its dark and you don’t want to go out at night. LOL HA my little funny boy. Nursery introduction had been a bit rocky. Instructing dad and I to “stay” every time we tried…but grandma Noelle to the rescue. You are fine being left as long as its just one of us to leave you. One of the nursery leaders though was new and asked if you were 3 and moving on to sunbeams in Jan. I had to laugh and say nope he JUST turned 2! You are the biggest kid. Speaking of the next door neighbor has 3 year old twin boys and you TOWER over them. We saw them outside and you went up to them and patted them on the head and said “ good baby” Man oh man the things you say and do that make me laugh every day. You have a blanket that you still carry around and must sleep with. Infact you need at least two or three blankets each night and you cover up your head with them. Often times Dad and I will go in and uncover you for fear you must be over heating but no matter what those blankets go over your head. You are starting to climb out of your crib, not sit in a highchair all because you INSIST on being a big boy. And a Big boy you are. I really could go on and on about this year. 1 to 2 such big changes and things happening in your life. Dad and I couldn’t be happier with you. You complete our family, and mean the world to each of us in it. We are honored to be your parents and hope for love and health and happiness for you always.

Its been a while

Its been far too long since ive written. Too much all happening.. Jett turned 2! Elijiah 12, Noel 19, ME 38. Thanksgiving, too much basketball, a new job for me....honestly I dont have a minute to spare during the day and things are going to be this crazy for a while. This pic was our attempt on a VERY cold day to take a family picture. Not terribly successful and one of my least favs over that last few years, and this is the first family photo in years that Noel wasnt around for. :( Our house is in progress, should be done within 30-45 days, Noels wedding is around the corner and the best thing is Jonathan and I booked our trip to Hawaii...first couples trip in 7 years. Its much needed. Going out to spend a few days with my dad and step mom and have hopefully a bit of down time sans kids. Christmas is coming and honestly even though we are cooped up in my moms basement apartment right now, things are going fine. Tight quarters, but its temporary. Okay thats the quick nuts and bolts and why I havent really been blogging. So little time to do anything of a personal nature outside of work on the computer. BLAH!