Christmas Time!

So I am officially done with classes for this semester! I an not tell what a relief this brings me! This semester was my forth semester, but With the exception of last Christmas break I have not had a break from school, and mind you I have taken 17 hours each semester! This is not an easy task, trying to juggle kids, housework and keep everything as normal as possible! SO it will be nice to give my brain a rest for five weeks, before I dive into it again!

So now that school is over, I can get ready for the busy holiday season! We have decided to have Rowan's birthday party early this year! Last year we had it over a month later! So I thought it would be nice to have early and get it out of the way! He was born on the 27th  of December so I have always had this since of duty to make his birthday special and not to let it run in with the holidays and it it be passed by! He will be three, so I have decided to make a Christmas themed party! We will be decorating cookies, and making ornaments! Previous years I have done one HUGE party, because I invite family and friends! (Tony's family is really big!) But this year I have decided to keep it small, he has 7 friends coming and they are all his age! This should be fun! On his actual birthday we will have the family over and eat dinner and have cake! On a later post I will put up pictures and let you know how it turned out!

This year we decided to get a real tree! I am so excited about this! I haven't had one since I was young, so the smell that it fills the house with is wonderful and brings back wonderful memories! I have to say it fun to pick one out and strap it to the top of the car, and both of the boys were so excited to join in the fun!

Just got it in the house!

London Helping cut the twine!

That looks a little dangerous!

Rowan helping!

Well I had more pictures but some reason they aren't uploading! Now I just need to start my Christmas shopping so there will be presents under there! Well I need to stop getting distracted and clean! So tell next time!

A Lot to be Thankful For!

       I love this time of year! The leaves changing colors and falling off the trees! The weather getting cooler! The smells that fills the air! And I can change the candles in the house to apples and cinnamon (my favorite smell; but I only like to use it around the holidays!) I just love it! Also there is so much to do and I love to be busy! First there's Thanksgiving, then Tony's and my anniversary, then Christmas and the Rowan's Birthday and then New Years! Sooo we go non stop it seems, but that's okay I love making the memories with the boys!
      Thanksgiving was a few days ago and it was a little different this year. Tony always has to work and Tony's dad side of the family always celebrates during lunch so the boys and I pack up and head over there by ourselves!

                                                        This is the boys before we left!

This is the three of us!

It is not the best picture but it hard to take a good one of all us by myself! It will due I guess! Anyways Tony's Great Grandma who is 89 is not doing so great! I was really grateful that we get to have another holiday with her she is an amazing women!

     After we got through stuffing ourselves there we went home and tried to take a nap, not so successful! We usually go to my grandma's for dinner with everyone there but she is not doing very well and is living with my aunt in Tulsa, so my parents went there and we stayed! But my other aunt invited us to her house! I have to say it was very relaxing and enjoyable!

      On Friday Tony was off and we decided to host our own Thanksgiving for the first time! My sister came in from Abilene with her boyfriend  and we had my parents over! Another success, that's also because I wasn't cooking, but what do you expect when your married to a chef?

     Today is Tony and my anniversary last night after dinner my parents took the boys and we went out! Boy we are getting old, we really had to make ourselves get out, we both really wanted to stay at home and watch movies, but thankfully we made ourselves get up and out and went to see the new Harry Potter! It was good and can't wait till the last one! After the movie we went and got a bottle of wine and came home and relaxed! The best part was being able to lay in bed till 11 this morning with no interruptions! I guess when your parents of two young ones, its the small things that matter most! Tony brought home a beautiful bouquet of flowers for me!

   I have so much to be thankful for! I am excited to see what God has in store for us this next year! 

A New Blogger on Board!

    Okay watch out I am new to this blogging thing! I am not even sure if anyone will read it! But I have a few friends that have one and I thought what a great way for not only my family and friends to keep up with us, but also for our family! Kinda of like a journal! I am warning you though I am not the best speller of grammatical person, so please don't critique me! So today on November 12 2010 I am an official blogger!
     For those of you who don't know me! I am married to Tony and we are about to celebrate our seven year anniversary! We have two wonderful sons; London who is five and in his first year of kindergarten and Rowan who is two almost three! I stay at home to take care of them, but I am also a full time student going for my nursing degree! Tony is a chef and works all of the time, so its just me and the boys a lot of the time! Well I guess that brings an end to my first blog! Hopefully I didn't bore any one to much! haha!