Thanksgiving so far.........

So it has been a CRAZY weekend so far and we just got going! Yesterday we had the feast of all feast made by...everyone! it was great because Mike did his sweet potatoes, boo did breakfast and potatoes, dev did salad and helped boo with pies and cinnamon rolls and mom did stuffing turkey and gravy....o.k she had the most work. The kids have been in heaven playing x-box and doing crafts in the back of the house! we had the annual turkey bowl. every one played and it was a BLAST! a bit untraditional though because the second half we played soccer with a pink soccer ball. then today Mike and I got up at 3:30 a.m and hit the stores, we went to walmart, toysR us, Khols and target. we got back by 9:30 and I think we got most of christmas done! then at tweleve we moved the old piano out and the men brought the new one in! Mine has found a good home and as you can guess I am excited and gratful that this one found my home! it sounds great and looks amazing I am SO excited! anyway thats very little details but this last two days in a nut shell. happy holidays!!

This morning I got a text from one of my friends telling me she counted me as one of the things she was thankful for....it made me feel so good! I just was all of you to know I am truly thankful for you too.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Reflections on my sweeties

Today as we sat in church I watched my two children and thoguht about how wonderful they truly are. they are so different and because of their differences they each bring us so much joy and happiness.

Jackson:
I think Heavenly father engineered him to bring joy into this world. Every thing about him brings a smile to your face- even when he does something naughty like wet his pants the response is " I tried so hard to run to the bathroom but I just couldn't make it" he says it with the sweetest tone and earnestness that you just can't be mad! He is SO expressive and happy. always a song in his voice and a bounce in his step. EVERY WHERE we go people take notice and stop and talk to him. He brings a feeling of joy and love to your heart just by looking at him and you can't help but fall in love with him. the only time he gets into trouble is when his never ending energy gets all bubbled up and out of control. but he has a good heart and deeply loves every one around him. I even love the way he walks!

Olivia:
She is a soft strong girl. She is extremely sensitive. when some one cries around her or she sees pain, she cries. she would never play with a baby doll, but get her around a real baby and she becomes this instant mother, very mature and confident in how she handles anything from a binky to bouncing an infant or leading a scared girl about her same age down the hall to class. I often have to remind her who the mother of this house is. she is cautious in all things. when making christmas list it took me a while to convince her that during christmas she could dream! she could pick things more then two dollars! she is STUBBORN! as long as we can keep that going the right direction she will be a streangth to all around her. she LOVES with all her heart the lord and his teachings, even when she was little she has never doubted the truth of the gospel and relies on what she know to lead her. she is a nurturer. she loves deeply those around her.

With two amazing children it left me again wondering what this third one will bring andhow ourhome will change with her presence. I know the Lord will send us a strongspirit and I can't wait to get to know her and all she brings!

Twlight

Tonight I was hoping to HAVE to exchange my midnight showing tickets of the movie twilight......only because I was Hoping to have a brand new baby in my arms.....I guess it was not meant to be. SO devs, mom and I are headed out to brave the crazy edward Lovers and drink hot chocolate so that we too will be able to partake of the Twlight madness. I have to say That I am pretty excited- just hoping maybe tommorow will be a new day for having a baby

Oh the strange hobbies I have!

It occurred to me the other day I have a very strange hobby. The funny thing was when I mentioned it to my husband and a friend...they already knew about it!

I love cleaning baseboards.

strange I know... but when someone comes to visit you can bet I have cleaned my baseboards, when I am stressed- you can bet I have cleaned the base boards...every time I clean the house to be "baby ready"- I clean the base boards, its my thing I do. The weird thing is I LOVE IT! It makes any house feel cleaner even though you may not realize why, Its like this hidden dirt that a lot of people over look or forget, but when you get rid of it every thing feels better! SO goofy I know- but.... if I am having a GREAT day or a really rough one...I have probably cleaned my base boards!

A few days of fun!

Well I have offically been pregnant longer with this baby then any of my other two! Which means she will be bigger to right? BUT as frustrated as it has been. I would be a total liar if I didn't say how grateful I am for some of the experiences this waiting time has brought. we have been to football games, gone on family walks, spent time at the park, had hours of christmas wish listing, and reading. I have developed diffrent and stronger relationships with my two sweeties. It has been a really nice calm before the storm that a sweet new baby brings! I love my children and husband SO much I just can't belivie how much the Lord has blessed our lives these last few weeks! It might even make the streach marks on my tummy seem not that bad. SO even though I wake up each morning a little discouraged that I still have a huge tummy and no baby, I really can't say I would want to change anything that we have been able to do these last two weeks.....hopefully I can remember this tommorow! =)

So we finally finnished the girls room! is it every thing I dreamed? WELL lets just say the vision I started with was diffrent then the end result, HOWEVER the kids participated in every ounce of it. Olivia was the decider of the bed set, they painted the letters and then Jackson did the gliter on the wings. So they helped with every part of putting it together. it has been fun.....now if only I had a little baby to complete the room...............