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A) pardon our messy bedroom, it was the end of a busy day!
B) Yes that is a country song playing. I cannot stand country, but Mariah loves this song for some reason, "She's Country" by Jason Aldean.

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Holidays are now gone, and we had a lot. Thanksgiving, Christmas, 6 year Anniversary, and my 28th Birthday! It it to much to type so I will be updating in pictures and video. I will say that we had a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to another great year.




Trying to cram in a nutritious breakfast before presents!


He got a bike for his birthday last year that he loves, but it is just to big for him. Found a great deal on a bike on black friday, and of course I couldn't pass up a Thomas bike!!







Took Yaya for her first haircut today and she was not having any of it. At least we were able to trim up her mullet and hopefully keep the long locks growing.

Stockings!!

Jordan's step mom has a tradition of making Christmas stockings for the family. She does a really awesome job and I was super excited when I received mine. I especially love the back of mine, it is pink corduroy with rosebuds on it. They are very detailed and she said it takes her about 4 months to do each one. I remember how excited we were when she finished Chase's stocking. Chase loves his and was actually quite upset that Mariah didn't have one yet, very cute. Last week she brought over Mariah's, it is just gorgeous. Mariah really loves her stocking because it has a snowman on it. Frosty has become her new favorite. I think it is such a neat tradition she has started and I would love to carry it on with my grandkids. Though i am just now thinking that if we end up having 4 kids, we could potentially end up having a lot of grandkids. That could be a heck of a lot of stockings, which is a bit scary since my sewing consists of putting buttons back on!!! Good thing I have a while, my oldest is only 3!!

Puddle Jumping!

The other day I took Chase out for a walk for a change of pace during table-time. It had rained the night before and there were still traces of rain to be seen. We put on our rain boots and headed out. We walked around the neighborhood collecting leaves, sticks and anything else that catches a 3-year-olds eye, but then we saw it! The most perfect jumping puddle ever. I suppressed the inner me screaming he-is-going-to-get-wet-and-disgusting, and let him dive in. At least it made for great pictures but I will mention that he had to be stripped down naked to get in the car and thankfully I had a blanket in there!!!

Christmas Tree Time!

We ventured out Tuesday night to try and find a Christmas tree and have a fun family outing, of course sometimes things have a way of turning out differently than you saw it in your head. The kids did have fun, but it didn't last long. Chase wandered around with us for a while but then his walking became running, and fallen tree branches quickly became involved. Mariah was good for a whole 5 minutes and then she started a melodic song of whining, crying and screaming. Just beautiful. Jordan was probably glad the hunt came to a halt with his pick because there have been years where my perfect tree hunt has lasted quite some time, usually ending in a line-up of about 6 trees that basically look the exact same but I cannot seem to choose one! Therefore, there are no tree hunt pictures, oh well!!

Playing House!

I caught Mariah playing house yesterday, narration and all. She was bounding the little people all over the house babbling every second. Every now and then I would catch the words "baby" "dog" and "ning nong" (doorbell).







































































































Jordan was sick of Chase's moppy locks, so we had to cut them off. I was a bit sad, but I know I can grow them back. I will say that doing hair in the morning is much faster with this do!

Day on the Farm!

Last Saturday mom and I took the kids to a local farm to play. They had a petting zoo, pony rides, playgrounds and lots of hay. The kids had a blast running around with the animals, Mariah especially! Chase was a bit uneasy at the thought of getting on a giant pony, but after a little coercing he got on and loved it. Mariah bounded with glee and laughter as the pony bounced her around the trail. Mariah chased after the goats and chickens like she had grown up on a farm. The baby sheep were my personal favorite! It was well worth the money and I can't wait to take the kids back.

Mess-free pumpkin carving!

I love to decorate the house with crafts that Chase has made, especially my home-depot orange kitchen (which will be changing by the way). Chase loves to glue, so we did our fall leaf project a couple weeks ago. This morning I cut out pumpkins and faces for Chase to glue on them. Not only is he using creativity and eye-hand coordination, but I am learning how to let my kids be messy. I will say that I let him glue all the pieces on by himself. I got this idea fromScissorCraftsForKids website!

Growing & Learning!!

Yesterday I caught Mariah building towers with her blocks. I couldn't believe how tall she was able to build it and how still she was able to keep her hands. She was so intently using her eye/hand coordination to accomplish her goal. One thing I notice about her is that she has more patience than Chase does, Chase is quick to be frustrated and easily angered, but Yaya has much patience and perseverance. Sometimes I forget that she is only 14-months old, I call her my little 2-year-old!





(Sorry if you look to close, they both have after-snack yuck mouths!)




Yaya has now discovered the magna doodle, and loves it!!!