Playing Catch Up

Wow, the last time I blogged was Thanksgiving ::hangs head in shame::

I guess you can say life got INSANE!!! *D* was in ALS for the month of Dec. and seemed to be always busy studying or writing papers, so I really didn't have any free time between taking care of the kiddos, the house & doing some last minute photography gigs :) but it really paid off for seeing as he got Distinguished Graduate :) I am very proud of him for working so hard!!!

In other news Little Man is now 4 months old ... 4 MONTHS OLD, where the heck has the time gone?!?! I mean really it's so crazy how fast life goes by!! He "baby talks" so much now! It really is the cutest thing EVER! And over Christmas weekend he got really good at rolling over from his back to belly, so now that's all he does when he is one the floor. But the thing is, he HATES being on his belly!!! So he rolls, is good for a few minutes & then freaks out b.c he can't get back to his back. So now we are working on trying to teach him how to get from stomach to back ;) But he is growing like a weed!!! I had to take him to an appointment b.c he broke out in eczema and found out he is 14lbs & 24in long!!! Now I know to most people you think "that's a normal sized baby" but let me tell you, to me he is HUGE!! Let me compare him to little miss ... when she was ONE YEAR old she ONLY weighed 18lbs and he is already 14lbs and is only 4 months old! So yes, to me he is HUGE! lol.

Can I just take a moment to say my kids are spoiled ROTTEN!! Christmas was this past weekend and we decided to wait till Christmas morning to open ALL the presents. In the past we open gifts from the family on Christmas Eve but Little Miss was in a HORRIBLE mood (due to no nap) so we sent her to bed early that night. Well let me tell you once we got ALL the presents in the living room, it literally looked like a toy store thew up in our living room! LOL. This was the first year that Little Miss has REALLY understood what was going on and has been SO excited for Christmas, so I wanted to make it a memorable one for her and I maaaaaaaaaay have gone over board ... just a little ... ok just A LOT, but hey, it was SO worth it!!! I have never seen her so excited :) I promise a blog post with pictures will be up soon!!!

So that's pretty much everything that has been going on over in our neck of the woods :) I promise to never go that long with out a post again!!! Now that *D* is out of ALS I will have a lot more free time!! I hope you all had a GREAT Holiday!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Oh how I love this time of year!! Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday (Christmas being number one). I love everything about this holiday; the food, the colors, the smells, the giving spirt of everyone, spending time with family & friends, kicking of the Christmas season ... it really is the perfect holiday!!

And of course with this holiday comes time to think about what I am thankful for! This year gave me lots of reasons to be thankful so I want to share some with you!

Of course Little Man will be number one on my list :) I am so very thankful to have him in my life. He is my perfect little baby boy and I really feel blessed that God gave him to me. It's hard to believe that he has been in my life for three months already! I really cannot say enough how in love I am with him. I think Hunk is no longer the number one man in my life, and yea he knows it ;) But I don't think you will hear him complain!

Little Miss, oh how she has grown up so much. I really cannot be more thankful for her this year. She went though a MAJOR life adjustment with becoming a big sister and I really think she handled it with flying colors! She loves her big brother so very much, I am so so so thankful for that. She really has gone above and beyond my expectations and proven me wrong countless times. I am thankful for how about 85% of the time she is very easy to handle. Yes, she has her moments but she really is a good girl and I cannot be more thankful for such a sweet, loving, wonderful, beautiful, smart little girl.

My Hunk. Oh how very thankful to have such an amazing man as my husband. He is an amazing daddy, supporter, lover, gaming nerd ... He has been there for me so much in this trying year. There is no better man out there in this big'ole world for me. He is my soul mate and I really happy that I found him four years ago :) We have been though A LOT this year, at times I really didn't know if we were going to make it though together, but he has stuck by me, put up with my crap, and is still by my side. Growing up in a family torn by divorce it's always scary that I will fail too, but he has proven time and time again that he is not going anywhere, I am stuck with him and I am thankful to be stuck with such an amazing guy!

My health ... Boy oh boy has this been a rough year on me. But in the end I am so very thankful that I am healthy and back to "normal" once again! Hopefully there will be no more surprises that come my way! After a very very very rough pregnancy, my gallbladder issues, battling other personal issues ... I am happy to say that I have over come A LOT this year!! I am ready to start next year off with a new look on life because of this year. I am ready to get my life back and never ever go back to where I was this year. I am ready for you 2011 ... Bring it on :) :) :)

And of course ... my amazing friends and family ... too bad I don't have a picture of all of you ;) I have made some great new friends this year and I am so very thankful for each and every single of of you -- old and new. You all mean the world to me! And then of course my amazing family. I really under estimated how much they mean to me. This year made me realize how thankful I am for them and how much I missing living so close to them. I will never take them for granted and I am so very thankful for everything they have done for me this year!!

Have You Seen These?

It's the advertisements for Target's Black Friday Sale! The actor they found to play this sale-crazed lady is PRICELESS!! They all are hysterical and I seriously get stomach cramps from laughing so hard!!

If you haven't seen them here are some (and if you have, watch them again)!

Christmas Wish List

So I don't know about you but I still put together a Christmas wish list every year, even though I am 25 years young. It's just so much easier to send family members a link when they ask what you want for Christmas!!

This year I did it though Amazon Wish Lists. It was SO much easier then sending people from one website to another. (Plus if you install their Wish List Browser Button it makes things even easier!)

Here are just a few things on my wish list this year:

Poppy by Coach -- I looooooove this scent oh so very much!! It's light and fun and flirty :) It's one of the top things on my wish list!!


The new Nano, in pink of course. I am sick of sharing with the hubby so I want my own. ;)


A 4 Million Dollar Bag from Crumpler. It's the perfect comfy home for Loucille (yes I named my camera, be jealous)


How cute is this camera necklace?!? I love it and want it so badly (I think it would be a perfect fit in my stocking ;)


Okay so this is just too much fun not to have on my list! It's a Canon Lens cup!! Too flippin funny!!

So those are just a few of the items I am hoping Santa brings me this year :) What's on your list??