Halfway to February?

Man time flies! January has been just as busy as Christmas time. And February won't slow down either.....I thought it would. Last weekend we went to the arts & science museum that's an hour or so away. We took Justus and my nephew to see the dinosaur exhibit that was there for just one more weekend. The boys had a great time. And we laughed alot!

Justus was apprehensive at first because the dinos were so big but we eventually got him to touch them. Looking at them & walking past them quickly was not a problem. About halfway during our time there they did a demonstration/talk. Justus drove the speaker crazy & tried to steal away the toy dinos he brought for a visual. All the parents were snickering.....except Sam who said J's name 45 times, followed by "stop", "no" & put that back. I had a great time trying not to laugh and eventually Justus ended up holding a dino and listening to the rest of the talk.

I'm in planning & execution mode for our Valentine's Banquet that the youth put on every year......LOTS to do! And J's birthday is right after that so we've got plenty to keep us busy. Planning and doing.

Zeke is finally rolling over both ways - back to front & front to back. His latest craze is to look straight at you & scream/squeal. He's trying to communicate but mama or dada just won't do it!

Justus is satisfied, he's got something to play with.


Checking out the Long Neck


There is NO way I'm going to touch that thing!

Justus

How can a person who drives me nuts bring such joy?? My almost three year old can say his abc's, count to 11 on his own & to 15 with me. He can get dirty in a split second & would take five baths a day if I'd let him. We're starting to learn how to recognize numbers & letters. It's hard to get him to sit still for very long!

Ezekiel

Christmas day Ezekiel got his first tooth. I knew he was fussy at church Christmas Eve but I was super surprised when I saw a tooth peeking through the next day. He has also started being able to stay sitting up when I put him that way. It makes bath time so much more fun. Yesterday he started the rocking that babies do before they start to crawl. It's so much fun to watch them grow! One thing I am really grateful for is that he is a cuddle bug. And will still let me hold him like a baby when he's tired. Baby love is so sweet!

Crash

Some kid was talking on his cell phone & this happened. Oops! My dad & brother pulled him out. He had just put insurance on the car yesterday. Good thing he didn't have to report this! The ditches around here are pretty bad. We've had to pull out lots of people out of our ditch. This is our neighbors yard across the street.

On to 2007

So I now have a few minutes to do my 2006 review. I've come to the conclusion that I've been blessed! 2006 was a great year for me. I finally broke free from some lingering depression. It still tries to overcome me but I am learning how to deal with it rather than ignore it! In 2006 Sam & I have gotten closer. Justus has grown like a weed. And Ezekiel was born. We got a new to us car and God blessed us tremendously.

This year I look forward to an even better year. One of my most favorite ways to relax & get a good laugh is to spend a few moments with you. You girls bring a lot of joy to me. And I appreciate your honesty and being part of your lives....even if its from hundreds or thousands of miles away. Like I said, I am blessed!

My goals for the year are: To be wise in my spending.
Organization
Get more involved with Sam & ministry in general
*Dare I say lose weight???? It's always at the back of my mind. But rarely do I make a decision to do something about it. -We shall see.

Yuk

Here is the only pic I have of me on Christmas day. It's not great but Mel asked for it. Enjoy.

Pics----

My first Christmas

Mommy hiding from the camera

The kids & their favorite person in the world.

Recovering

We've all had the stomach bug. Oh the joy! Sam. Then me. Followed by the boys, my parents & finally Jacob(bro).

Christmas Kids

We had a very LOW key Christmas this year. Justus' favorite gifts were the MatchBox cars from Daddy. You know, the ones that cost one dollar. Good thing we didn't go crazy buying stuff. Zeke got a swing for outside that we found while in Bama. We didn't do a BIG gift this year. Sam and I were disappointed a little but the boys didn't miss a beat. Here's the boys Christmas Day.

FAMILY PORTRAIT

Well, we had our picture taken for the church directory. All in all it's not that bad....the photographer could have tried a bit more. The good thing is that I don't hate it. The bad thing is that my face is SO red. Too much blush?? Or was I just hot? The world will never know.

The B'ham leg of the trip

We had a great time hanging out with Mathew & Nicole. Some good laughs! The kids got along very good. Especially Justus & Darcy. I think they're two of a kind. I also got to meet Jamie & her boys. Tres & Justus beat up on each other most of the night. Again- lots of laughs & a couple of tears too. It was great to meet your kids! We went to the Alabaster parade as well but the batteries in the camera died.

Down with beta blogger!!!!!!!

I want the old one back!!!!!!! Ive tried to post pics 5 times now. NOT a happy camper!

We're in the process of downloading ALL our pics to another website so we can delete most of them off the computer. They're taking up too much room & slowing things down! It's almost 4am & I can't sleep. I'm about to give it another try. Talk to you soon.

I burnt the cookies & ran out of milk....maybe I should eat an apple instead.

Average???? I don't think so!

Last week Zeke got his shots & of course they weighed and measured him. He is getting close to 16lbs. And over two feet tall. Seems pretty amazing to me! I do realize that Zeke isn't growing as fast as Justus did BUT when the nurse told me he was average I about blew my top. My son, average???? Not exactly the kind of thing you tell a mother. So I politely smiled & we left ASAP. I'm thinking that the nurse needs some lessons in public relations. And me well, I just have to get over it. Poor girl, I know she didn't mean it they way I took it!

Lights out

Well, two light bulbs have blown out in two days. Is it faulty wiring or just cheap bulbs. I'm seriously thinking about buying those bulbs that last for years instead of months! It just may be a worthy investment for my sanities sake if nothing else.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Check out this cute Thanksgiving Set I bought for the boys. Justus LOVES stuff like this & since he has started using his imagination alot more lately it's funny to hear exactly what's going on in his head! Today is better. We all got a better nights rest & that makes for a happier mommy & babies.

Living the life

The boys are grumpy & I'm soon to follow if they don't zip it for a minute. Seriously, I think Ezekiel is teething and Justus is snotty. Aaaaah, I need a little quiet!

HOWDY

So, I've got a second to say hello....life seems to be speeding up! Justus is getting so big & Zeke is just amazing! THis week has been pretty busy & the weekend will pick up speed as well. We still have shots (yuk), student night out (dinner), family pics for our church directory ( again, YUK!) and a fundraiser for a new teen center some friends of ours are opening up.

I think next week will be our only week that there isn't some commitment on the calendar. Maybe some things will show up. If not maybe I can finish the book I started three weeks ago. Ah, that would be nice!

ps I tried to turn the picture for some reason blogger didn't translate correctly. How surprising.

Recap of this past week

So, I will narrate this just a bit. This past week was busy! We had our annual outreach: Hallelujah House. I worked all four nights 4-10. Sam was Noah for two nights & brought the boys one night. Justus was a monkey, Zeke a M&M. During the day on Saturday we took the boys to a carnival/fun fest. That was fun! Hum, what else? can't remember which pics blogger actually put up. They didn't all come thru. Anyways. Enjoy!