My Buddy

To start off I just want to say I have 4 wonderful nephews that I love so much. Out of those 4 I have one who is very dear to me, my buddy! It all started when I moved back from college after I had started dating my hubby. He had Bible study along with his brother in law on Tuesday nights. Right after my 2nd nephew was born I went over to my sister in law's house to help her out with him. Not only was it a great time for me to build a very special friendship with my sister in law but I also got very close to my nephew. He was my buddy when he was a baby and I loved every minute of it. As he got older of course he "grew" out of me :) On Christmas I got the best present ever and he made my day! He was sitting on the couch with his brother and cousin and I was sitting on the other couch. He was busy playing his DS when all of a sudden he looked over and saw me. My buddy came running over and sat right next to me and showed me his Star Wars game. Out of all the gifts I opened that afternoon I would have to say that was my favorite. Although he might continue to "grow" out of me, he will always be my buddy!

Santa Claus is comin to town

Santa Claus came to church Sunday night for a special visit. The kids enjoyed sitting on his lap. I was impressed with lil man he got up there all on his own. It was pretty funny because I could tell at first he had his nervous smile but he went ahead and did it. Lil man asked Santa for a train set, our youngest daughter asked for a iTouch and lil guy asked for an outfit and some toys. My oldest nephew told me he saw Santa's sleigh coming to church, he was looking in the sky and saw a blinking red light which was Rudolph of course. He told his mom Santa was on his way! I love kids especially this time of year! Here are some pics:

Santa & 3 of my kids.

Candy Cane Face!

I hope you have all your shopping done and enjoy all the wrapping, cooking & eating!!

Jacket v Coat

Our lil man doesn't like having to wear his coat. He doesn't fight us anymore but he tries to reason with us that he doesn't need his coat. The other day we were driving to work and he said, "Mommy, it's going to be sunny today so I don't need my coat." How I wish that were true but just because it is sunny doesn't mean it is going to be warm. The day he made that comment I think the high was only going to be in the 20's maybe.

It's fun to see kids try to reason though. I mean it makes sense if it is sunny it will be warm, right? :)

Enjoy the week before Christmas! I hope you have fun shopping, wrapping, cooking and whatever else this week might entail.

Back to work I go

Well, my lil guy is 6 wks old so that means back to work I go. Yesterday was my 1st day back to work and wasn't that bad. It is nice knowing that my boys are watched by family and this wasn't the 1st time I had to leave my lil guy which I think it made it easier. The hardest part about going back to work is the mornings. Not only do I not get to go back to bed after lil guy's early morning feeding but getting 2 boys ready under the age of 3 is a task. Luckily for me my wonderful hubby has helped with getting the oldest fed and dressed. Lil man was excited to get back to work. One of the perks of working for family in the job I do is my kids can come to work with me. Lil man loves playing on the mowers and seeing everyone. My cousin will take him back to the shop where he has taught lil man to tell the mechanics "Get to work." It's pretty cute and they don't seem to mind when he says it. Everyone loves having him around the office. I am hoping that lil guy loves the office as much as lil man does. Yesterday was a little overwhelming but I think a majority of it was because I was trying to get everything set up and back to normal. Today went much smoother and lil guy was perfect! He laid in his pack and play and cooed and smiled looking at his toys. So, hopefully this continues running smoothly because I really love having my boys at work with me.

The Christmas Season in Full Swing

Well, I only have 2 people left on my list and then all my shopping will be complete! It's a great feeling to have most of my shopping done and even some wrapped already. The cutest thing happened yesterday while I was wrapping. Lil man was "helping" me wrap, and I kept telling him that the gift was not for him. He looks at me and says, "you keep telling me it's not for me, you are killing me, you are killing me" as he throws his hands up in the air. It was so cute I had to laugh. I am hoping the gifts he helped me wrap will be kept secrets since now lil man knows.

Our house is decorated, Christmas music is playing and presents are being wrapped. I love this time of year. The hardest part for me is keeping the gifts until Christmas. I am the worst with my wonderful hubby. Usually I have to wait and get his gift on Christmas Eve. I get so excited when I get something for him that I know he really wants that I just want to give it to him right away. This year he got his gift early since he got a MacBook.

On another note tomorrow will be a kind of hard day. 6 weeks have already passed and it's time for me to get back to work. I can't believe that our lil guy is already 6 wks and I am having to go back to work already. It will be interesting to see if lil guy is as good at work as lil man. It will also be interesting to see how I do at work w/2 lil ones. Lil man is pretty good and knows what he can do and not do at work so we will see how is lil brother will be.

Hope everyone has a great week!

1 month already?!

Well somehow a month has already passed. Where does the time go? I guess when you have 4 kids it goes faster and faster. Our lil guy is doing well. We don't go back to the Dr until he is 2 months but our lil guy weighs in at 12 lbs. As you can see from the picture he is definitely getting enough to eat. He has had some gas issues but they seem to be getting better. For a while I felt so bad for him because he would just scream in pain until the gas would pass. Our lil man was such a easy baby that he didn't have any real gas issues so this was our 1st experience with it. It is so hard for me to listen to my baby scream when I can't fix the problem. We had given him drops, massaged his belly, moved his legs around and all those things helped but it would usually just have to pass on its own. He is seeming to like laying in his playmat now. Lil man is still wanting to help lots and loves his lil brother. It is pretty cute when he talks to him. It is funny though if you ask lil guy if he is going to talk, lil man will look at you concerned and say "Mommy he can't talk". I just smile and say you are right he is too lil :) Also we have been potty training lil man, when he has an accident we tell him "You need to tell us if you need to go potty." Well now when I say that lil guy has pooped his diaper lil man will say, "you are supposed to tell us you need to go potty." Priceless.

I hope everyone is having fun getting ready for the Christmas season. We put our tree up last Sunday afternoon and the kids decorated the basement. Lil man is excited for Santa to come. Santa is going to be visiting our church in a couple of weeks so it will be interesting to see if he is scared or not to sit on his lap this year. Last year he was fine if his sisters held him and sat with him on Santa. Kids are so fun at Christmas time.

Here is another picture of our lil guy at a month old. This picture cracks me up because it looks like he is ready to box. I think he is just getting ready for his older brother :)

Thanksgiving Break

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday. Ours was busy and packed with fun and family. We had a great Thanksgiving dinner at our home with my hubby's side of the family. It was a beautiful day. The kids were able to spend the afternoon playing football outside. I decided to pass on the Black Friday shopping this year. Although I was up at 4:30 to feed lil guy I decided I would rather go back to bed then go shopping. I have even found this year I enjoy online shopping. So far I have bought several presents online without having to get out w/2 lil guys. A huge plus for me.

The day after Thanksgiving we did our traditional Farm day down at my grandparents farm. It was another nice day where we all enjoyed roasting hot dogs and marshmellows. Lil man had fun running around, seeing the river and helping split wood. Lil guy spent the day asleep in the truck but he is the youngest visitor to the farm.

The rest of the weekend was fun with time to relax and be with the family. I can't beleive that Christmas will be here so soon. We haven't put up our tree yet but will probably try and do that this weekend.

Here are some pics of the weekend.

My hubby giving football tips to our oldest nephew.

My girls playing football with their Daddy and Uncle.

The younger cousins playing in the sandbox.

Lil man driving to the farm

Eating a yummy hot dog roasted on the fire.

Roasting hot dogs.

Father and Son watching Dandad cut down a tree.

One of my favorite pictures of Memaw and lil man down at the farm.