Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all you mamas out there, especially my mama and mama-in-law!! I had an amazing day...cards, brunch and LOTS of hugs! I love these three more than words can ever
describe!

-J

We're Still Here!

Wow, bad BAD blogger! Has it really been since January that I posted? It is amazing how quickly time flies!

What a great weekend we just had! The weather was absolutely perfect. We spent Saturday night over at some friends. We had an awesome dinner while we talked and listened to the kids squeals of fun outside. Thanks Kristin and Mike!

Sunday we had to decided between cleaning (me), staining the deck (Greg) or fun. We chose fun! The kids were so good in church we took them to Elephant Rocks State Park. It was a

great day, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

(BIG thanks to the really sweet girl who offered to take this pic!)

We finished the day with dinner and baths at Nana and Pop's house. Ry crashed pretty quickly in the car. A fun but exhausting day was had by all!

I promise I won't wait 3 months to post again!!

-J

White Christmas

Happy 2010 everyone! I can't believe it has been 10 years since Y2k :-) I remember all the special projects I did to help get the Paper Company Y2k complaint. Good times!

So all of our wishes came true and we had a White Christmas. Ok, in the STL it was pretty flurries but it was still snow! Christmas morning the kids woke up to snow and Santa! What a day!

We didn't leave for Iowa on Christmas Day as planned because the weather was so bad their way so we spent a lazy Christmas day playing with new toys (or assembling and finding batteries in mine and Greg's case). We had no food in the house so we had pizza from Casey's. Thank God for gas station pizza on days like this!! I mean not even a McDonald's was open. The horror!

When we finally got to Mamaw and Bapaw's house we were greeted with a little more than flurries.

In three days they got 24 inches of snow. 24!! That was on top of the 8 or so inches they already had on the ground. Ry wasn't all that found of snow taller than her but CJ had a blast.

CJ wasn't the only one who had fun.

Greg and I came home the day before New Year's Eve since he had to work and the kiddos stayed with Mamaw and Bapaw until Saturday! They had a great time and Greg and I got to welcome in the new year with friends we hadn't seen in a long time. We had so much fun!! Not only did I make it to midnight, but we didn't get home until 3:30 am!! That is a record for me! Don't worry everyone (Tom :-) I was the designated driver.

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and have an even better 2010!

-J

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of you. We hope you have a great holiday with your families, filled with lots of love!! As the kids would say "Happy Birthday Jesus" and thanks for everything you have blessed me with.


























-J

Vegas Baby!

Wow, almost a month since I posted. Bad blogger!! We have been busy. Thanksgiving weekend the Johnson family came to visit. As always, we ate way too much!! We had a great time and can't wait to see them at Christmas.

Greg had a work conference in Vegas last week. I joined him on Thursday. We spent 3 nights and four days away from the kids! It was nice to get away but we missed them. Of course they didn't miss us! Here are some pics from our trip:

-J

Overdue Post!

Wow, it's been a while since I posted last. We haven't had much going on which is nice! Saturday CJ and Ry spent the night with Nana and Pop. Greg and I went shopping and out to dinner. It was great! We haven't had a night alone in a long time. Before they were picked up Ry insisted on a ponytail. Her hair is finally starting to grow and is getting thicker. She is so proud, can you tell?

I really don't think she can get any cuter! I just noticed hair was a big part of our morning Saturday. Ry had to have her "pony" and CJ got a haircut. He was good as he always is, he loves getting his haircut which the women at Great Clips find strange!! Since he was so good Greg took him to Dollar Tree for a cheap toy. He just had to have the hillbilly teeth. LOL.

Here is Ms. Ry singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star last night when she was coloring:

Next week is Thanksgiving and we are so excited. We can't wait to see Mamaw, Bapaw and Uncle Doug!!

-J

Tricks, Treats and a Big Girl Bed

We hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. The kids had a great time. CJ was the only firefighter in his class so he was happy about that. Aren't they too cute?

I told CJ Friday night that the plans were to trick or treat on Main Street Saturday morning with my friend Kristin's girls and then Saturday night in our subdivision with our neighbors. He responded and by ourselves the next night. Um, no that's not how it works! They got TONS of candy and since we only had 6 or 7 trick or treaters they got our leftover candy too.

In other exciting news, Ms. Ry moved to her big girl bed this weekend. She was soooo excited. Then when I put her to bed Saturday night, I said goodnight Ry and she said "Mommy, don't weeb me". LOL. The first night she wasn't so sure but she hasn't had a problem since. Here is her pretty bed:

I told her it was a pretty bed for a very pretty girl!

-J