BBALL

I really enjoy that M is playing basketball. He just happens to play with 4 or 5 friends from school too. How lucky is that. In all the time we played baseball we never got a friend on his team and then he plays basketball and gets all these friends on there! And I love it too because B has someone to play with at the practices and I have friends to chat with. M loves it and keeps getting better each time.

Snow

My heart just swells with love for my kiddos.
Here they are playing in the snow at Grandma's house this weekend. 2days in a row! They were in heaven with the snowball fights.

Forgot!

Wow, Christmas was so much fun I forgot to do my blog for a few days! It was a blessing having family here (B's sister, uncle and cousin) and then to go to KY to spend a couple days with family. I started physical therapy today. And we are looking forward to this weekend we get to celebrate New Years with more family!

Eve

Enjoyed Christmas Eve. Uncle T took the kids to see a movie in 3D while B, Graham and I finished the shopping. Then I cooked all night some appetizers and mac and cheese while B made a pork roast. It was all yum. The Grandparents came over, Aunt M was here and the boys played their piano songs. Then we watched "The Christmas Story". Now it is snowing.

friends

Thankful that Laura came over with her kids today.

3 days

Thankful that Christmas is in 3days!

Christmas

Today the kids and I made Oreo truffles. Yum. We also layed in my bed and M read a bible lesson to B and I. (I have a book of kids bible lessons a friend gave us) M said, "We should do this every day mom!" AWWWW! I took them to Walmart today to pick out a gift for each other for Christmas. One had to shop in the boy aisle while the other was in the girl aisle. I gave them each a big gift bag to hide their present in. Then when I went to pay for them they had to go in the aisle over from me and look at Pokemon cards while I paid. (that was REALLY tough for them since they LOVE those cards) I have to say this really helped me get in the Christmas spirit. Me and the boys are sick of being in the house. Every day though I think tomrrow my back will quit hurting! We even heard on the news that it may snow on Christmas Eve! Wow!

Dishes

Thankful for Heather who came over today and offered to do my dishes for me! I was just so happy to have company and the kids to have someone to play with! MRI tomrrow.

Sweet boys

I am not sure what makes B say this but he tells me alot how pretty I am. Today he has been following his Daddy around like a puppy dog. He could've even spent the night with his Grandparents but he wanted to come home to be with us. If I could just stop time and keep my boys the age they are now! Of course I say this ever year! LOL! My sweet boys.

Football

B loves to run across the living room and catch a pass. I mean seriously this kid can catch a football! It is amazing. And I don't just say that because I am the mom. And he would do it 100,000 times a day if you would throw it. It makes me laugh just thinking about it. But he still tells his Dad that he won't be play football because you get hurt!

Lay down

I am about sick of talking about my back but B said today (which he keeps saying every day) , "Mom lay down" every time I get up to do something!

All I want for Christmas

Today M has been singing , "All I want for Christmas is my mom's back to feel better!" The kids played in the snow again today and we made Blitzen's Brownies (from a cookbook Grandma P got us one year) and cut them out with cookie cutters.

Singing

M was massaging my back with a tennis ball in a sock that his dad made for me and I told him to rub harder and him and B both say ,"But won't that make it hurt more if I press harder?" I love how they are always thinking. Then B wanted to know how he could help mom and I said to sing me a song so M starts singing about 10 Christmas songs in a row. When he was done he made me sing Jingle Bell Rock with him as the finale!

Earlier today the boys and I watched a couple of Christmas shows and they were caroling in one so M asks me why we've never done this. I asked him if he'd like to do that sometime and he said ,"maybe." LOL!

Today was our first day of snow. The kids were so excited they got to have a snowball fight with what little snow there was and then had hotchocolate and sat by the fire.

Christmas

The kids and B and I watched a couple Christmas shows tonight with the fire going. We always have to watch Charlie Brown. But we also watched Prep Landing which was cute! (new) They just had popcorn and B is asleep on the couch! It is pouring outside. How cool would it be if it turned to snow.

I didn't get to go to my work Christmas party or M's basketball game since I am still hurting but M said they won and he stole the ball a few times and shot at the basket. Even got to dribble this game. Can't wait to see it next week!

Thank you

With my lowerback pain and inflammation this week I want to thank some people for helping me get thru this week. I pray that I will be better ASAP!
My in laws for taking the kids a couple days this week, visiting, and checking on me.
Laura for cooking for us, bringing us dinner, and taking M to basketball practice. Not to mention all the listening to me she has had to do this week!
Cami for picking M up from school.
All my friends and family for checking on me thru texts and calls. Good thing I got unlimited texts this week because I have appreciated all the texts.!
Nanoo for coming to play with B.
My hubby for doing laundry, cleaning the house, bathing kids, putting them to bed, making sure i didnt need something.
My kids for getting me a blanket, heating pad, and giving me kisses and hugs to make it better. Everytime B saw me up he'd tell me to lay down!
My mom for always worrying too much because I have learned that is what mothers do and I appreciate it more then I did before i had kids.
I am so thankful for all of you! God has really blessed me!

Blakes words

I asked Blake to tell me what he is thankful for and he said:
Jesus
Mommy
Jimbo
everybody in the whole wide world except bad guys for sure
(exact words)

Ornaments

I love the smell of a real Christmas tree. I love how the kids hung the candy canes all where they could reach them at the bottom of the tree. They like to eat one every day till they are gone! LOL! I love looking at the ornaments and remembering special moments with them (our wedding, honeymoon, something the kids and i made together since we make a new one every year, or something they made at school).

Sweet boys

My kids have been so sweet today taking care of mommy and her hurt back. M keeps bringing me my heating pad for my back. They help me up and B brought me a blanket. They keep saying to me "Mom, we've been your big helpers today."

Things I love

Things I love: (not including the obvious like family, etc)
Being class mom
My kids playing sports
Piano recitals
Good health of my loved ones and myself
My kids giggling
Snow
Sledding
Flowers

*My kids running yesterday to help Mommy get out of bed to help her walk to dinner when Daddy cooked and Mommy had a bad backacke. So sweet!
*M running to help Mommy pick up her stuff when she fell down the stairs at the piano recital when her back gave out on her. I love my boys. So thoughtful!

Piano recital

Today, B (4) had his first piano recital and did so good. I got tearyeyed thinking of M being 7 now and when he started at 3 1/2 and how much he has grown with his piano playing. It is really amazing that they both can do that. It was a proud day.

Update on last few days!

I have had a terrible backache since Monday so I am really slacking on my blog. Thursday night Grandad and Nana came over and we celebrated Grandads 86th birthday with chili and cake. I really can't even describe how wonderful it was to have them here and to be able to celebrate his birthday with him! Friday we had lunch with them before they went home. Saturday (today) I took the boys to a Santa Pancake Breakfast where they got to get their pic with him, eat pancakes, and go to the Santa shop and shop for mom and dad. Then we had M's first basketball game and came home and decorated the Christmas tree and watched a Christmas movie together. (Shreck the Halls)

1st time

B's grandad is coming to see our house for the first time tomorrow. I put the Christmas stuff up yesterday (thank goodness since this 3day backacke is worst today) except the real tree we haven't gotten yet. I love how pretty the house is with Christmas decorations. And it smells yummy with all the candles lit. Now just need the chili in the crockpot and to bake a cake.