Merry Christmas!!!

Hunter was helping Dad open up his toys. He loves this thing too.

Hunter is such a big help opening presents

Hunter was helping his Aunt Shell do a puzzle. He worked so hard on it he put himself to sleep.

Christmas was pretty good. We ended up going home on Christmas Eve all because Krystal is spoiled. But it was fun. I was sick on Christmas day and so was poor Hunter. What a way to spend your first Christmas. We are getting better, thank heavens, I don't like hugging the toilet bowl! (and no I'm not pregnant) That would be Nick & Farelyn. We enjoyed spending time with our family and we love them so much!

Overwhelmed...

It's one of those days again. I'm just feeling overwhelmed. My poor little baby is sick. He has had this little cough for the last week and it doesn't seem to be going away. And today he has been puking up everything he eats. He did okay for the first couple of bottles but then it was all down hill from there. We went to Shopko tonight and we got in the store and realized he had puked all over. Then we went to Wal-mart just right next door basically and when he was in the car we heard his puke and knew it was everywhere. The poor kid was soaked in puke. I felt so bad. And the worst thing is there isn't much I can do. I'm just as helpless as my poor baby is. He can't do anything to make himself better and neither can I and I hate it. And he's just been fussy all night because he doesn't feel good and then I get frustrated cuz I don't know what to do. It's one of those days I have to remind myself that I love being a mom and a wife and that my boys are my pride and joy. Sometimes it's easier to remember I love being a mom than a wife. I'm not sure why. I think maybe because my baby is so precious and innocent and my husband know exactly what he is doing. But nonetheless no matter what they seem to do I always love them. And as much as I love Christmas I'm going to be glad that it's over. This year is very different for me and I'm not sure how to handle it. This will be the first Christmas I will not be spending with my family. Last year we were able to go home for Christmas. This year we don't get to go home. I have to work a half day on Christmas Eve and then we both work the day after Christmas. So there isn't much time for us to go home. It doesn't seem to bother Josh, although he spent 2 years in Brazil away from his family for the holidays and he doesn't seem to have the emotional attachment to spending the holidays with family unlike me. Well I think I need to get off my soap box. I'm going to steal this idea from my friend Suzie because it just helped me reading her post like this. Anyways, here's a few reasons why I love being a mom and a wife.

1. Their faces light up when I'm in the room.
2. They make me happy and make me smile.
3. They both love me know matter what happens, even in my stupid moments. :)
4. Just being a mom altogether.
5. Know that I get to spend eternity with my boys (and hopefully, someday, a few girls and another boy) :)
6. Someday having my dreams come true of being a stay at home mom :) (a few more years of school)
7.Knowing that my husband loves me and tries so hard to make everything so perfect for me.

Thanks for listening to me gripe. But even through my griping, just know that I love my boys so much and I am eternally greatful to my Heavenly Father for the blessings he has bestowed upon me. Sometimes I just need a little reminder of them. :) I love my boys!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

So Josh's parents and sister came up for Josh's birthday and took us to Texas Roadhouse (josh's choice) for dinner. Hunter enjoyed it. He loves steak! :) Okay, some day he will. But he always loves spending time with grandma & poppa, and Krystal too.

I'm sinking...

Do you ever feel like you just sink and keep sinking and can never stay afloat? Lately that's how I feel. I feel like my house is dirty and all I do is clean it. It seems that I clean up one mess and then there is another. And there's only 3 of us. And we're hardly ever home, but some how or another it seems to be messy. Josh goes to school from 7:30-10:30 and then works from 2:30-11:00 and so he's not home very much. I work from 8:30-5:00ish and then I'm home for the night. But still it just seems to pile up and the pile never gets smaller. And I've decided it's absolutely rediculous how messy a baby is. Hunter can't create his own messes yet, except in his diaper and my clothes (puke) but yet a lot of the mess is his. He always has clothes somewhere or a diaper here or a bottle there and a blanket and burp rag there. I just feel like I can never get on top of things. And the dishes are a whole other topic. They seem to pile up quite well in the sink and the dishwasher can be completely empty. Why is that when you have dish washer they seems to pile in the sink? Lately I feel like I do laundry everyday. And I know it's not quite everyday but usually 2 times a week and I don't understand how there are so many dirty clothes. They're not even Hunter's! It's mine and Josh's! At the end of the day I leave work and thing oh Hunter and I can just relax tonight. We can be lazy we don't have anything to do and hten I come home and now here it is 10:30 and this is the 1st time I've sat down to somewhat relax. But it seems like I just have so much on my "to do" list and I can never get it all done. It drives me crazy! It's this pet peeve I have. I don't like having things on my "to do" list for more than a couple of days. Anyways, enough of my venting. But boy does it sure feel good to vent. I hope I'm not alone in this.

Bath Time

Daddy giving Hunter a bath

Hunter loves bath time. He loves the water and just loves to kick and splash. Sorry there's little parts in the picture, I didn't think about cutting them out. OOPS! (I promise it's not child pornography) Please don't turn me in!!! :)

Christmas Jammies

These are Hunter's new Christmas jammies. One the sleeve they have a little tag and it says santa's favorite. They have little gingerbread men all over and then the one big one.