Saturday, February 17, 2024

Merry Christmas!!

 This was maybe my favorite Christmas as a mom! The kids are at great ages and all appreciative of the gifts, time and parties we fill our days with. They each got a big present from Mom and Dad, then 3 presents from Santa. A few extras from mom and dad then a sibling gift. They got filled with loot. The best part of the Christmas break was the quality time we had together. We stayed home and enjoyed our time together. Truly valuable and memorable.  






Christmas Eve was so simple and perfect. We started a new tradition....a steak cook off competition. This year was between Trent and Scott. Trent worked so hard and made a grocery list. He def won for effort, uniqueness and presentation. I look forward to this tradition growing. We went to service and ended the night with making cookies with the Green family. The kids all were grateful and excited. What a magical Christmas season. Goodbye 2023!!! 






















Sunday, January 21, 2024

Trent Tonsil Surgery and Nutcracker

 Doozie!!! We are ending the year with a bang!!!! Trent got his tonsils, adenoids and turbanites in his nose removed. He had strep 5 times this year!! That is a lot of antibiotics!! So we decided to get his tonsils removed to get ahead of the game...hopefully!! The recovery was pretty rough. He got dehydrated and threw up a lot of times. It was rough. I took him back to the doctor, and they prescribed some nausea medicine. Thank goodness, it worked!! He finally turned the corner and started to improve. On a lighter note...FaithAnn had an adorable Nutcracker school performance. She was in a tutu, and I loved seeing it. We are ending the year strong. Lots of highs and lows, but we continue to be grateful for the highs!!! 






Family Christmas Gatherings

 Same weekend, every year! Christmas celebration at the farm. My cousin, Lacey's farm, in Madionsville. We love it. The cousins spend the entire day outside. Riding, running, and exploring. It is a highlight of the year and a fantastic way to kick off Christmas. Then, Chad and Veronica spend the night and we do our own family gathering the next day at our house. This is one of my favorite weekends of the year. SO much joy, memories, valuable time. Our Aunt Sandra died a few weeks ago, so this year felt different. Aunt Lauran also died this year. A lot of changes, but this gathering felt extra peaceful. My dad has his sisters in Heaven, and we are overjoyed to continue their legacies. 













Kick off to Christmas

 Christmas season is my favorite season! Our favorite tradition is to go cut down our Christmas tree. It never gets old. And every year, we claim we got the best tree ever. One of my favorite things about Hunter is that he loves to decorate for Christmas. He helps me, and I sat back and watched him decorate this year. He is so joyful! He loves to go through every decoration, and he talks about them. It is adorable. We decorated the entire house and enjoyed decorating the back patio tree all together! We also had fun decorating my gym Christmas tree!! We are all set and ready to enjoy the Christmas season with a house full of people and memories.