Christmas 2010 preview pics

Colt Ford - Chicken and Biscuits HILARIOUS!

My sister is now a Mom

Yesterday, December 19th 2010, my sister Rachele gave birth naturally to her new son Jack! 7 punds 20 1/2 inches long! I was so glad that my dear husband, after having worked all night, would come home, get me and the kids, and drive us to Price meet my new nephew! He is so adorable! It was quite a thing to see my own sister with a baby of her own. She was so carful an full of questions. You could see the excitment and fear in the eyes of these new parents. John and I talked on the way home about how we felt when Johnny was born. Our lives were forever changed. As of that moment, you are willing to sacrafice anything to make sure your baby is healthy, happy, and well taken care of. The worry that comes along with it is so intense. So intense that it's hard to take it all in. So Rachele and Terrel, don't try to take it in all at once. Enjoy every moment, because before you know it, it's gone. Congratulations you guys! Welcome to parenthood!

Sick Baby and Christmas Cookies......

Well, Tis the Season for Christmas treats, colds, coughs, runny noses and sleepless nights. I thought maybe, just maybe, I would avoid the common winter sicknesses at our home but I was wrong. Charlotte had fevers in the last few days along with the above symptoms. It makes me so sad to hear her cough in her sleep... poor baby. I just don't understand why, during the most crazy time of the year, during shopping, making gifts, and prepping for Christmas- does sickness come along with it? Lucky for me, John, and Johnny- who is on the mend and has been for a week now, are sick free (john and I the only ones making and delivering Christmas cookies incase my fellow friends who recieved them are reading this) I just hope that by next week Char will be feeling all better. Which means no more made dashes to McDonald's playland, or anything else that involves many young children- this includes nursery :-( THe body is a crazy thing and it's crazy to me that you are most contagious with an illness 2-3 days BEFORE showing symtopms! That means play dates are OUT till Christmas! Which really stinks- what am I gonna do with these kiddos till then? Any suggestions???

Day 6 blog challenge....

Explain your day in GREAT detail... I will do yeaterday, and I'm not gonna lie. It was a pretty crazy day for me, but a boring one to read about. After a WONDERFUL nights rest due to Char sleeping from 7pm to 5 am, I woke up well rested. And I needed to be. I cleaned all day and got ready for our out of town trip Friday. (today) I first had Johnny wake up at 7:30am. Fed him breakfast and I ate too. Then I changed his diaper and left him in his p.j.'s... we weren't going anywhere today so why not? The Char woke up shortly after, I changed her diaper too and then nursed her. Then the cleaning began: Make bed, dust our rooo, change kid's sheets, wiped down their rooms with clorox wipes, vacuumed ALL up stairs. Deep cleaned entire bathroom, changed out towels and hand towels, took dirty laundry downstairs, then on to the kitchen: cleaned out fridge and wiped out with bleach, cleaned behind fridge, took all items off counter surfaces and wiped down with bleach, swept floor, cleaned floor on hands and knees (hardwood) deep cleaned oven (it was disgusting) beat floor mats outside (ya, like they did in the ol days) vacuumed all stairs with shop vac, vacuumed living room, nurse Char, dusted living room, wiped down couches, sprayed with lysol, ate luch with Johnny and put Char down for a nap, did ALL laundry in my house and put it ALL away (that's the sucky part I hate) after Char's nap- took kids to walmart- in p.j.'s and all including myself to get a few things for our trip and ended up coming home with another pop up crib, we now have two. came home and made dinner, which Johnny threw on my new clean floor, put Johnny down for bed, woke John up for work, got Char ready for bed and put her down, had dinner with John, watched t.v., saw john off to work, got on facebook and blogged, got in bed at 9:30pm..... what a day!

Day 5 of Blog Challenge....

Siblings. I really am excited to write this one because my sibs are the best! I will start from youngest to oldest. Hunter is my half brother. His mom married my dad when I was 8 and Hunter was born when I was 15 years old. I remember going to the hospital to meet him for the first time. He looked like little old man. ;-) I was way pumped to get a bro because I already have 2 sisters. He was such a good baby and it's hard to believe now that he is 12 years old! He is such a sweet and sensitive liitle guy and loves his Dallas Cowboys! Next is Shelby, or as all of us call her, Bo Bo. Shelby is also my half sister and I REALLY remember the day she was born because they pulled me out of class (in the 4th grade) to tell me I had a new baby sister. I loved taking care of Shelby. She would sleep with me and she had such a cute chubby face! Bo Bo is now all grown up and is 15! She is the best Aunt and sister. She does alot for me and my kids and I truly can't wait to see what this girl grows up to be. She is so nice and polite. What I love most about Shelby is her ambition and drive in cooking and baking. She is SO good at it! She even made a homemade fondant cake for my daughter's blessing! She is so talented and I hope she keeps up on it! She will make a great skinny baker some day! I love you Bo Bo, don't ever change. Last, but not least, is Rachele. Shell is younger than me by four years and is now one of my best friends. She lives in Price with her husband and soon to be baby boy due in December. I miss Rachele. I miss her everyday. We have never been as close as we are right now. Growing up we fought, as most sisters do. I remember her trying to hang out with me and my friends and I would tell her to go away, that she was too little. She liked to snuggle if we ever had to share sleeping space and it used to DRIVE me crazy! I never really connected with her until she got home from Hawaii in 2008 before I had Johnny. Her and I spent countless hours together laughing, shopping, and talking. When I found out she would move to Price, I was devestated. Now more than ever I feel like we will need eachother and it is my hope that someday we can live close to one another so that we can help each other and watch our kids grow up together. That's what hurts the most, days like today. Days when I am at home mising her and if we just lived closer, she could come on over. I would rub her pregnant belly and she would laugh with me if Johnny did something silly. It hurts even more to know what I will be missing once she has a child of her own.... I know many siblings live farther than Price from eachother and still mantain a great relationship. I know Rachele and I will, I just miss her more and more everyday. Come home soon sis, I will be here waiting. ;-)

Charlotte Lynn

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