5 years old!

Holy cow! I can't believe it has been five years ago since Jacob came to our little family. He has sure grown up a lot! We have been so blessed to have him in our lives. He makes us laugh. He drives us crazy. He constantly amazes us with how much he knows. He is so very sweet. He loves his little sister (most of the time). He is still as big as ever! He started out at a whopping 10 lbs 12 oz,19 inches long and is still HUGE! People are always mistaking him for a 6 or 7 year old. I love my lil' man so very much! And I am SO blessed that he is my son. He has such a tender heart and sweet spirit. I hope and pray that he stays that way!

5 years ago:
Today:
Cutest boy ever!!

P.S. I will be posting more pictures soon.

Do you wanna win it?

OK, I saw this on Shana's blog and decided it would be fun to play too! I love a good challenge! Oh, and thanks to Shana for the wonderful way of wording everything! hehehe :)

So, here's the deal...do you want to win something homemade by me???? Something fun, creative, and downright cute? Well here's your chance!

I will make something just for you, I hope (but can't guarantee) you'll like what you get! I promise you'll have it by the end of the year (see how I give myself plenty of time, you might not get it until 11:59 on December 31st :) The first five people to comment to this post will win.

But wait! There's a catch...YOU have to make a post on YOUR blog with the same offer! I know, this is the part that made me hesitate...but don't you think it would be fun?!!

Now.....GO! ;)

Flu

So, the flu bug has made another stop at our house. This is the second time this year!! Ugh!! I was up with Aleigha for most of the night last night. It is SO not fun when they are this little. It's not fun no matter how old they are...but this age they just don't understand what's going on and why. I'm just praying that nobody else gets it!! Thankfully, Jake was good and Aleigha and I were able to sleep this afternoon and now Jon is home and is helping. It is SO nice that he is so willing to help!
That's about it for now. I will post something later about what's been going on besides this fun stuff!

Cereal

So, I was in the computer this morning and heard some crinkling out in the living room. I realized that Aleigha must have gotten in to something, so I go out there and this is what I find:
Apparently, she was hungry...lol! Thankfully, she didn't dump the ENTIRE bag out onto the floor! I gave her a little baggie with some in it...hopefully that will be it...for now. That girl is ALWAYS into something! lol

January Happenin's

Not much has been going on here...just the same ol' crap. lol Kids are growing like weeds; Jake is trying to stretch his boundaries (why do kids always do that?); Aleigha is the typical two year old--into E V E R Y T H I N G!; Jon is really liking his job and is learning a lot of new things; and I am striving to get back in control of my life. I am striving to be more organized and be the wife/mother/daughter that my Heavenly Father knows I can be. I am so grateful for my family and their unfailing faith in me...if not for you guys, I would be in the looney bin! haha

Anywho, I have been wanting to share some random pictures that I have taken throughout this month...just of the kids and some birthday pics of Lori and Denise.

This is Jake's Cowboy he made one day out of playdough. He was VERY proud of himself! Very creative boy!

Jake & Aleigha were being silly one day and wanted me to take pictures. Aleigha put all of her "accessories" on all by herself! Such a silly girl!

I was able to go over to Moses Lake and have lunch with Lori and Deni at Inca's. I hadn't seen Den in FOREVER, so it was nice to see her and be able to celebrate Lor's Birthday. Lori even took me to see her house which is awesome! Can't wait for her to move in! Hopefully within a week!! YAH!! This is at Momma Yum Yum's with the girls to celebrate Denise's birthday. It was a good night. Good food and great conversation! And this is what Shana & I made for her. Shana found the quote and we both agreed that it was SOOO Denise! LOL We love ya, girl!

Ok, so, I'm a bit late in posting these...but I decided I had better get them posted! These are just a few pics I took while down at my Mom's for Thanksgiving.

Aleigha fell asleep just hangin' out with Jake and Krysten...I thought this was so cute I had to take a picture!

AhRian & I at the movies. We went and saw "Twilight" for the second time with our hubbies. It was a fun night. We even went out to dinner afterwards. It was nice to double date with those two. I swear we are such polar opposites!! It is rather hilarious. Ri & I even commented on how different we probably look to people. Ri & Jim are almost dressed biker style, and then there's Jon & I...dressy casual...you know, our usual. hahaha it was fun!!

This is a picture of the day my Mom went through the Temple for the first time. She went through the Idaho Falls Temple. I was able to be her escort and Lori, Pat, Jon, & Grandma Colleen (mom's Mom) were all there to celebrate this wonderful moment. We are so proud of her and the steps that she has taken to get here! We know it was NOT easy, but SO worth it! We love you!!!

Kre.A.Shans Post

I just wanted to let you all know that we (Shana & I) have FINALLY posted our kit for the month of January on our blog. Go check it out! Also, look for some fun new stuff to be posted soon. We have a lot of ideas a-brewing!

{{huggz}}
Kre

Inspirational

My friend, Ashley, sent this to me back in October and I finally took the time to watch it this morning. This message was so powerful that I feel I must share it. I love the message that he is sharing. This is definitely what I needed to hear this morning. Hope you enjoy.