Let it snow...

Let it snow! I finally got around to my Christmas wrapping today, mostly because we are stuck in the house yet again and it's either that or cleaning... I have been putting off wrapping gifts this year because of Austin the Destroyer. I can't imagine how long they will stay wrapped but at least I have an extra large roll of paper from Costco in case I need to redo anything.

I usually wrap early in the season. It is one of my favorite parts of decorating the tree and it just doesn't seem like it's complete until there are some bright packages with ribbons and bows under it. This year was no exception. It also was a good moment for me to stop and appreciate all that we have. It always seems like things are so tight, especially this time of year. There never seems to be enough time, money, etc., and I never know how I am going to get it all done. But as I hauled the gifts out from my secret hiding place, I stopped and realized how fortunate we truly are. Not only for the gifts we were able to get for people, but for all the people those gifts represent. We are blessed to have a truly amazing family, and I am so grateful for the relationships we have with each and every one of them. My kids have amazing relationships with their cousins, and Brian and I feel like our truest friends are our siblings. We have been blessed with wonderful parents as examples and support systems, and I am thankful to my Heavenly Father every day for the true gifts we have been given!

It's been a year...

since I started blogging and I am not exactly closing the year out with a bang. My sister jokingly calls my blogs my "quarterly posts" because I get to them so seldom, and this one seems to be no exception. I have actually jotted down a few ideas thinking they would be so cute to blog about but I never seem to get a chance to sit down and do it. But this is one that I thought was too cute to pass up:

I was having a conversation with Jacob about driving, mostly clearing up the fact that, no, he doesn't get to drive at 8 when he gets baptized. He then asked me how old you had to be, and the following conversation ensued...

Me: You have to be 16, like Maygen is.

Jake: Do I have to do girl stuff like Maygen does?

Me: What do you mean?

Jake: You know, go in your room, try on shoes, change your clothes, go to dance class, live at Aunt Jens forever. Girl stuff! 'Cause I don't want to do that...



Today I made the boys sit in the car while I ran into Clear Signal to pick up my weekly paperwork, and when I came out, Jacob had a trouble making grin on his face.

Me: What are you two doing?

Jake: Just talking...

Me: What about?

Jake: You know, boy stuff. Big boy and little boy stuff...

I have officially decided that I had children for entertainment purposes!