Hugs and Kisses From A Friend

Just thoughts...

It's late...my mind is running and I can't seem to keep up.  What's new?  On this night I don't really mind being up.  I can't stop thinking about how incredibly blessed I am.  God's really opened my eyes tonight to all the amazing things around me.  I haven't felt this grateful in a long time and for that I am grateful.  

I have two of the most hilarious, loving, sweet, smart, hard-working children I could ever ask for.  I know I say this at ever age, but this is my favorite age!  Two three years olds, I never would have thought I would be having this much fun in life!  They keep me laughing and on my toes at all times.  They are quite a team and I pray they always are.  Their special bond is remarkable and unbreakable.  As it should be...

My amazing husband, I can't say enough.  He sees things in me I didn't even know were there.  He has made me a better person than I ever thought possible.  I'm eternally grateful for his love.  He's a better daddy than I ever thought possible.  Connor and Macy absolutely adore him!  There isn't enough time in the day to wrestle and cuddle with daddy.  He has no idea the memories he's making with them.  I pray he hangs the moon in their eyes forever.

I have friends that are no longer friends, but family.  They have seen me through the mountains and valleys of life, and love me anyway.  Thank you.

And of course God...He has his hand on me.  He is real and leads with a strong hand.  Always in the best direction for me of course. 

I am blessed...

Bikes!

It's official!  We are bike riders!!!!!!!!!!!!  Thanks Auntie Audra for the bikes, we are loving them!  We have each crashed a couple times but no broken bones yet.  Macy has a cut in her mouth, a hurt nose and Connor has a wounded knee but other than that we are great!  We keep getting back on so the excitement is still there!  Sadly Brian was out of town for the first ride so we got it on video.  They took to it so easily!  Mommy on the other hand is having a hard time pushing two bikes up the hill in our neighborhood.  The new rule is someone has to walk theirs up the hill.  :)  It's exhausting to "watch" them ride!

3rd Birthday Party!

We were successful at turning 3!!!!!  We had a great Dora and Diego party!  The bouncy house was a hit with everyone except Macy.  We finally got her in, but not for long.  She likes her feet on solid ground, not having her feet flipped up in the air by Connor!  Connor thought the more flipping the better.  We couldn't get him out of the bouncy house!  

They each got their own Happy Birthday song, and LOVED IT!  They had been talking about having their own song, and blowing out their candles.  You can see the smile on Macy's face when she is blowing out her candles.  She had waited for that moment for "forever" to her.  Connor enjoyed his song too, he had a hard time blowing out the candles because of his huge smile!  They got lots of great presents, and were excited to start playing with all of them.  

The whole family pitched in with the "Adventure" birthday.  All the cousins helped take the guests through the "adventure", including a slide, tunnel and the final destination being the bouncy house!    

This is the first birthday that it seems right that they are another year older.  The first two years flew by so fast that I just couldn't believe it was time for another birthday.  This year it seems like it is time for them to be 3.  They have come so far, and can do so much more than ever before.  I am finding this age to be my favorite!  (I say that every year!)  It just keeps getting better!  

I'm holding onto that, it's only getting better.  Each day holds new adventures and new opportunities to grow, both for them and me.  I'm cherishing each day.

January snow and ice

Brian and the kids (fur kids and 

human kids) enjoying some rest!

Mommy and Connor

Macy jumping, she never stops jumping!

This is how we knew it was time

to come in, Connor's eyelashes were

covered in snow!

We were supposed to leave tomorrow for Phoenix and get out of this freezing cold weather.  However, our flight is cancelled...already.  We now leave Sunday morning.  So, since there isn't a lot we can do about the weather, we decided to enjoy it!  We played outside and had a blast!  Macy didn't like it at first, but then grew to like it.  She liked throwing snow and juming in it, Connor liked running in the snow and cleaning off his swing.  (even outside he can't stop cleaning!)  We enjoyed some great family time today, Brian cancelled work today (yeah!) and only worked on the computer for awhile this morning.  It was some great family time the rest of the day.  Man, I love snow (ice) days!