My Life as a Mom

Okay, so I really feel like it's time for another post, but I really don't know what to say. So I guess I'll just give a basic update. We are basically ready for Christmas. Pretty much the only things I have left are things that if they don't get done, it's okay. I would like to do them, but sometimes it's more important to sit and read a story, snuggle a sick infant, play a game with a lonely/bored teenager or play with someone's hair. And sometimes its important just to get some sleep! So, with that said, we are ready for Christmas. I would still like to do some Christmas baking and I have a few things that I would like to sew, but we'll see how my energy level maintains with a sick baby and an absent husband. (Literally absent, not figuratively!). I am working tomorrow and have celebrations starting on Friday. So we'll see what happens after work today and tomorrow and how I feel on Thursday. Michael has been working up north for the past week

One of the fun things about Christmas, is new clothes! This year I was really excited when I decided what I wanted my kids to wear for their Christmas clothes. I didn't find exactly what I was looking for, I wanted bright red, and I wanted the girls dresses in red, but other than that, it's pretty well what I planned. Oh, and Peter was supposed to be wearing his suit, but we are going through an interesting "I'm too lazy to sort laundry so that I can have clean clothes" stage. Fun. But, anyway, here are their clothes. I love them! Here they are:   Now isn't that a good looking group?!

I LOVE music. I have for as long as I can remember. My Grandma had a video of me singing "I Am a Child of God" for her when I was two. At age three I sang in our local festival and did really well. I've been singing and preforming all my life. When my father-in-law was here last month, he brought his guitar with him, and I was so excited! I haven't listened to live guitar music since I was in university. (We had an awesome set of guy friends that played guitar and sang barenaked ladies songs. They would serenade us all night long. It was great!) Some of the fondest memories that I have heard Michael recall, are of his dad playing the guitar and singing to it. Michael remembers his dad sitting down and listening to songs over and over trying to learn the music so that he could sing to it. I have only heard my father in law play twice and the second time was accidental - I walked in on him practicing. I was SO excited to finally be a part of his music. So we all sat

Zachary has started crawling! Watch out world here he comes. Along with crawling, he has also started to pull himself up on to everything!! His day consists of crawling to furniture, pulling himself up standing for about 15 minutes talking and singing, and then plopping back to the floor, just to crawl somewhere else and start again. It's super adorable! This has opened a whole new world of possibilities for him and he's thrilled! Love this kid!