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Saturday, December 18, 2010

My Jayce just keeps getting bigger n bigger!!


 Every year I write a letter to my kids on their birthday and little notes throughout the year. I really need to add a tab on this blog to store them as well. I'm always worried some thing is going to happen to their baby books, and every little thing I have written them would be gone. When their older I want them to have a little piece of them from when they were younger. This blog is for them. It's nice to share things with your friends and family, but what makes this meaningful to me is they will get a peek at their childhood through pictures and words that I've written.
 Tonight we all sat on the bed, and I got out Jayce's book. I told him now that he is older I can read him some of the stuff I have written through the years. He sat right beside me, and more times than one he squeezed and hugged my arm. I could tell my words meant some thing to him. I love that little boy!


 Jayce,
I can't believe I'm about to say Happy 7th Birthday!! As we sat together on the bed, and flooded ourselves with your precious memories-sooo much as happened in the past 7 years!! I'm so grateful that your baby book has all things you were doing at 4-7-9+ months old. I forgot some of the cute little things you used do when you were a baby until reading it tonight. Then of course it hit me like it was yesterday! I don't want to ever forget all the special moments, and little things you and your sister do!


Like the other day, when you wrote me a letter at school on your free time to just tell me that you love me. I love that! I appreciate you thinking of me. Or the times that you and sis are supposed to be laying down, and we can hear you laughing and enjoying each other. It's so cute that we don't even want to walk in, and tell you guys to stop and go to bed.  We love hearing you play so sweetly together. I am so honored to be your mom. Jayce, you are extraordinary! You have taught me so much about myself and life. You are a little teacher, and don't even know it! I do want you to stop being so hard on yourself though. Listen, if you are doing your very best, than that is all that matters. Perfection isn't needed, or expected of you. Just be the best you. Don't be afraid to try new things. We can't be perfect at everything. If you fail, try again! If it's not for you, move on! It's that simple. Don't ever let fear stop you from going after some thing. Usually in that fear, hides greatness! I love you. I believe in you, and I'm so proud of you! I had so much fun hanging out with you today at Busch Gardens. You said, it was your best birthday ever! That made us smile. You have made me smile from the moment you came into this world. I'll tell ya you have melted my heart on so many occasions. Jayce, my life is so unbelievably blessed because of you! I really am so honored that God chose me to be your mommy. How lucky am I? I'll tell you.... I am the luckiest person in the world! You are my sunshine- now and always!!

Christmas Lane- A Christmas Tradition

I love Christmas Lane- the lights, glitter, sparkles, and seeing all the kids run around makes it feel like Christmas. This year we went with Uncle Jonathan and Aunt Crystal. It was fun. It was also cold, so the lattes and hot cocoa were especially nice and needed! They have a train that the kids love to ride every year. This year was probably Jayce's last time to ride it. He is getting so tall! The kids had fun, and they were so happy to spend time with their Uncle and Aunt!




making a wish






waiting for the train




This a face of too much cotton candy and hot cocoa!

hurry up- they're heavy!

Merry Christmas!

Pretty trees

Lil' mama complaining about her legs (aka whining because she didn't want to go!)

My camera died, at least it lasted long enough for me to get a few pics!!

It's almost Christmas!!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Santa Fest 2010

I took the kids to Santa Fest in Downtown Tampa a couple weeks ago. We had a lot of fun. Brian couldn't make it because he was working, so it was just the three of us. It was freezing in the morning, but by the afternoon it warmed up. Jayce had a lot of fun catching the beads, and Sissy's face just lit up when she saw Santa. It's so funny how Jayce thinks Santa's cool and all, but you will never see him sitting on his lap. Never has, never will! Then you have Jadyn that love loves Santa, she wants to sit on his lap, and hug all over him!
They just opened the count down drawer, and found out where we were going!! 

Jadyn loved the Ginger Bread Man that Grammie gave her

My little hearts!

So happy for the parade

Ahhh, to be a kid again

I noticed that some times he has brown in the middle of his blue-green eyes!

Big big big cotton candy

Bead Time


Ya know Sis loved the doggie parade!


my handsome boy

workin' for the beads



This is the face that just seen that SANTA is comin'

Sooo excited

Jadyn said, "I think he's the real one. He doesn't look like the fake one!"

To which I replied- Yes, I bet he doesn't smell like beef n cheese!

They laughed.  (the Elf)

They had little kids around them that couldn't catch the beads, and they were too small for people to see to give them candy. So, they both shared their beads, and candy with them. They make me proud!

Yipee! I zoomed up on his face, and he is making such a Brian Cothern face! Love it!

Happiness

They had a outside ice skating ring. The kids found this little ice area, and had so much fun sliding down on it with their feet! I couldn't take them ice skating without back up! That would have been a hot mess all 3 of us out there trying to skate!!!



Cuteness in Downtown!

Sissy taking a pic for us!

Now Jayce is taking a pic of us!

I hope everyone is enjoying the season as much as we are! Merry Christmas!