Happy Birthday to our TEENAGER!!!!!!!!!

13, THIRTEEN, 10+3, Trece, Teenager.

 Am I really old enough to have a teenager?  (I still feel like one myself due to the recent acne breakout issues I've been having... what's up with that?! I'm SO not a teen!)

Hunter got a drumset for his bday-- of course not pictured here because I forgot to take a picture and it's in his room which is immaculately clean dirty.  But I couldn't have him open NOTHING on the actual day... so he got a few more presents, or as Bill would call it, "add ons."

(items you get for your bday/cmas that you actually need.)

 2 white church shirts, a belt, a sweater, some shoes for this ever growing-never-stopping feet,

and a shirt of his favorite NFL team EVER... he was a happy camper.

 He had already eaten his cookies by the time I got candles and a picture...

cake is coming this Friday for his bday party...

Happy birthday Hunter!  We love you!!!!

CAN'T BELIEVE MY BABY IS ONE...

Yep!  One year old today!  No more answering "6 months, 9 months, 10 months" when asked how old my baby boy is.  He is one.  Crazy how time flies.

Poor baby boy has a nasty cold, ear infection, is cutting his first 2 teeth, and lost his grip on the ottoman and gave himself a black eye the other day.  He's lookin' like a million bucks right about now! 

 But he's still so stinkin cute!

 "Who are you and what are you looking at?"

 2nd, 4th, and 6th... the "evens."

 How big is Dayne?  SOOOOO big!
Way too big!

 This was his gift from the fam... the cutest rocking horse EVER!!  But did he like it?

 Not really.  He was scared of it!

 He warmed up a bit for this pic, but it'll take some time.

 I know someone else who loves it!  :)
*don't mind Bauer's painted toes and no pants.  He's got his own sense of style for sure!*

 The only time he was interested in his cake was when the candle was lit...

 Otherwise he wanted NOTHING to do with it!

 Don't make me touch it!!!

 Don't make me eat it!!  (i feel the same way all the time Dayne...)

 Crocodile tears... so sad!

We stopped torturing him, wiped him off, put him in jammies and gave him a warm bottle of milk.

He was much happier.  Guess he is still my baby boy.  Always will be.

Love you Dayne!!  So glad you were born!

Hannah's New Room

I was looking for some other pictures and came across the pictures of Hannah's new room!  I realized I had forgotten to post them!  We re-did Hannah's room back in August.

 She is now downstairs in what used to be our "guest room."  It is still our guest room when we have visitors... she moves out!  So don't let that deter you!!!  She's happy to oblige!

 I re-painted the furniture that was already in there and I think it turned out great!

 Of course we had to color coordinate the bathroom too!

My mom helped me out a ton too... thanks mom!

That warm feeling...

That tells you it's looking a lot like Christmas around here...

 I'm just getting around to posting these pics, but let it be known that we had our Christmas decorations up by December 1st!!  WOO HOO!

Quite a difference from last year when I put up ZERO Christmas decorations! Yep- ZERO! In fact, my friend Callie felt so bad for us that she brought over a "charlie brown" Christmas tree. This year we have 2 trees!!! (going a little crazy around here!)

 

 My olive wood nativity I bought in Bethlehem 15 years ago...

 Our 8 stockings... one day I'll make really cute matching stockings like my mom did. 

For now, it's mix and match. 

 Can't wait for Nana and Papa to arrive!

 The reason for the season

 Love the lamp Grammy gave us years ago...

The Christmas cards are rolling in... keep sending them!  We love them! 

Love this busy and fun time of year!!!

My New Favorite Nativity

Made by my boys this morning before church...

 (notice the mouse on the top of the stable?  When I asked why it was there, Hunter responded: "just to make it really realistic so it seems like it was really rough circumstances."  haha

 LOVE Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus

 Chewbacca shepherd-- and his sheep... so creative!

 Wisemen and Camel...

Thanks boys!!!

Thankful Tree

 We are thankful!  For many things...

And the tree keeps getting more leaves every day!

Happy Thanksgiving!