The F Bomb!

Well it happened….. I guess  I knew it eventually would…. Mark was in the kitchen and opened a bill, it was bigger than expected and he shouts F**K!  

Sam: F**K
Me: Mark!  Watch your mouth!
Sam: Why did Daddy say F**K?
Me: Sam , that’s a bad word, Daddy made a mistake and shouldn’t have said it
Sam: F**K
Me: Sam, you know in your David book when David has soap in his mouth
Sam: yeah, he said a bad word
Me: right, Daddy said a bad word
Sam: Daddy said F**K

Then I dropped it hoping he wouldn’t say it again…. So far so good!

Nativity

We were sitting in the living room and Sam looked at the Nativity and asked me what it was

Me: that’s the Nativity
Sam: Oh, can we talk about it?
Me: Sure!  What would you like to know?
Sam: points to Mary and Baby Jesus  Is that Baby Jesus?
Me: Yes
Sam: Who are they?
Me: That is Joseph, Mary, and Jesus.  Jesus is God’s son – he was born on Christmas day – Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus’ birthday
Sam: points to the wise men  Who are they?
Me: Those are the wise men. They each brought a gift for Jesus – gold, frankincense and myrrh
Sam: points to the shepherd Who’s that?
Me: That is a shepherd – he came to see Jesus.  And this is the angel praying over them all
Sam: points to the camel  Whats that?
Me: That’s a camel – the wise men rode on his back to get to Bethlehem.  

Then Sam has me put each wise man on the camel – haha

Me:  So, who was born on Christmas day?
Sam: ummm,  Hannah!
Me: No silly, Jesus!
Sam: Yeah, Hannah is already born
Me: Do you have any other questions?
Sam: Can I have some chocolate milk?
Me:  lol  you sure can!

Life with a toddler

Hannahs teether somehoe got on my flower vase....

Our Christmas Tree

I love our tree - its isnt fancy but its special because each ornament brings back a memory - its like a memory tree =)

Sam helped me decorate it this year and he wanted to put all of his ornaments in a 5 inch space -heehee

When I pulled out the stockings he had no clue what they were -he said "oh are those big socks?"? 

Then proceeded to put them on - haha

I told him they were stockings and Santa will fill them with goodies!  

Just thought I would post a few of our ornaments and tell you where they came from

These were on our tree growing up - not sure who mdae them though

Vandzura Reunion - we hit up the Tetons!

My 1st Christmas as a mom!

Cant forget Piper!  Every year she gets a new ornament as well!

Cameron Station - loved living there!

"Quits" When mom got preg with me she asked her MIL what should we name her - she replied How about you call it Quits!  hahaha  So this ornament was engraved "Quits'

Our trip to Carmel, where Mark swept me off my feet!

I made this when I was 7

Our trip to Maine  - what a funtime and I def want to go back!

Redskins!  What can I say - I grew up in DC - gotta stick with them!

Myrtle Beach -Fav vacation spot!

Paris!!!  Tami and I went when Wes lived there - this was also my first international trip!



Curtain redo

I had bought 84 inch black out curtains for Sam's room but they were still too short - next step was Custom made which I wasnt going to do so they sat there looking dumb for months!

Then I spotted some cute airplane curtains at Home Goods and figured I could add some length to them - I used no sew tape (the best invention in the world!!) so it will be easy to replace with something else down the road when he doesnt like airplanes anymore - I even measured!!!  LOL

Here is the after - I dont think the pics do it justice - it turned out awesome and I love it!!

Happy Thanksgiving

 We headed to Portage to celebrate Thanksgiving with Mark’s side of  the family – after a long 4 hour road trip we made it there safely. The festivities were being hosted by his Aunt Polly and Uncle Ray – lots of other aunts and uncles and cousins were there as well. 

Polly and Ray have the most awesome house – any kids dream really….. 4 floors, a train set in the attic and a huge bell out front.  Joel helped Sam stand on it while he rocked it back and forth. Fun! 

Lunch was so delicious – turkey and all the trimmings – and check out these desserts!! 

The girls really know how to bake – everything was so yummy!  After lunch Uncle Ray gave out ornaments to each family that was there (apparently he does this every year) – it’s the annual White House ornament – sweet!

We all sat around and chatted in the afternoon and Sam had a blast chasing Parker thru the house – Kaite joined in as well –hahah.  

Later in the day we headed to the Nursing Home to visit with Mark’s grandmother.  She was in good spirits and looked great – Hannah happily sat on her lap too!  On a funny/horrified note as we were leaving the home we had to pass thru the living room area – there were around 7 or 8 people in there watching tv (all residents) and for some unknown reason Sam shouts “Hey!  Wake up!!!”  OMG!  I grabbed him by the hand and got out of there as fast as I could! 

We headed back to Polly and Ray’s and had dinner and then just hung out.  Hannah was “off” Thursday and Friday so her sleep was pretty much nonexistent – so by Friday morning I was BEAT!!!  Mark’s Aunt Jean and her 2 girls came in on Friday and we were able to visit with them before we headed back home. Both girls are taking violin lessons and Amy gave Polly a lesson. 

 I love the violin – it’s so beautiful and Amy plays wonderfully!  We wanted to swing by Mark’s Aunt and Uncle’s place so we left Polly and Rays and headed there. 

Sam was being a pill but luckily Aunt Helen saved the day when she asked Sam if he wanted to play the piano!!  Sam stopped what he was doing and said yes!!  He must have played on that thing for a good 30 mins – he loved it!!  I snapped some pics just in case one day he becomes a pianist I can say “oh look here you were playing when you were 3”  lol!

We got on the road around 3pm and the kids did great until Hannah woke up at 6 and was hungry!  So we took a quick stop to feed Hannah and grab some dinner then we got back in the car.  We made it home in time for baths and then bed.  It was a fun trip but it’s always nice to be home!

Here are a few more pics from our trip - Hannah enjoyed her turkey =)

Can you tell how happy Sam was???  not!

Its starts early....

....taking "reading material" to the bathroom.... hahahahhaha

Just Chillin