So Long...

So...the time has come. I am kicking the habit of my beloved Diet Coke. You have gotten me though many long nights and MANY long days...but I fear you are not very good for me. So, here I am publically kicking my habit for 1 week. I figure...if I can get through one week, maybe I can get through 2 or 3 or 4. We will see. I will update you on my progress. So...here is to headaches to come and hopefully a better feeling me!

Meet Max...

This is MAX!!! Richie completely surprised me with MAX for Christmas!! I have been asking for a new (smaller) dog since we had to find our girls a new home, because our yard is just too small. I thought I had lost the battle (but not the war) and I thought my dreams of being a mommie to a puppy was really far off! When we drove into Albuquerque, at 2 am, Rich brought him out to me! Everyone was in on it!! I was sooo surprised, which does not happen very often to me! I am so thrilled. He is sooo good with Jaxon and is finding Corona to be a happy place. We are so happy he is ours!

Christmas 2009

We spent the entire Christmas week in Albuquerque!! My WHOLE family came in to town and it was soooo much fun! Take 10 adults, 3 preschoolers, 3 dogs and only 2 bathrooms and what do you get?? Tons of fun! It was such a great holiday and it was so hard to come home. Not to mention that we got to spend so much time with the Rich's too! We feel so blessed to be able to see everyone as much as we have. There is nothing like Albuquerque at Christmas...I think I will always miss it. The house ready for Santa!
The snowman my niece and nephew made in the backyard. Grandma Lavella gave Jaxon a 188 piece toy...it took 4 adults to put it all together! Grandma Shelley reading the kiddos a bed time story.

Grandpa Dad...ready for Santa.

Under Construction...

Okay...new year...so I need to revamp the blog. Will soon be updated!! Stay tuned!

Mother's Morning at preschool

Today I had the sure pleasure of going to preschool with Jaxon. They had a "Mother's morning" where we made crafts and had our pictures taken together. It was so fun to do so many craft projects with Jax, so I had to post my favorite one. He made this and I got to help him assemble all of the pieces. I think it is adorable. It is made of toilet paper rolls, tissue paper, and pipe cleaner.

The Wise Men Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus The Angel

A Tiger in the Nativity play???

Well...I bet you didn't know there was a tiger in the nativity scene! There was...and his name was Jaxon. At Jaxon's preschool, the presented their annual nativity play. All of the kiddos got to choose what part they wanted to be and Jaxon wanted to be a tiger! There were all sorts of animals...bears, giraffes, lions, and elephants. They even had a "builder" and a "cowgirl". I thought it was so adorable! The whole event was very secret, so all of the parents were surprised. Jax got a little stage fright, but we were so proud of him for standing up there!

Catch up!

Oh my goodness!! I have not posted in FOREVER!!! I will try to do a quick run through!

Halloween: Jaxon insisted on being Spiderman for Halloween...even though I tried my hardest to steer him a different direction! But...he was thrilled, so that was awesome! We went to our Ward's Halloween party...and it was awesome! They did an entire haunted house and a spook ally. The kids loved it! Then, the big night came, and Jax got ready to Trick-or- Treat! We thought that this year he would be ready! Well...he didn't like it...again! He hit a couple of houses and said he was done! However...he LOVED handing out the candy to the kids that made it to our door.

Preschool: Jax has been goingt to a FANTASTIC little preschool that is just down the street from our house. He has homework every night, which he fights me on every night. But, he loves to put this pencil behind his ear while he "works"!

Haircut: My sister Sarah gave Jax and my nephew Sevrin haircuts. So handsome!