MAY

May was a busy month for us... we went from a family of four to a family of five! Jamie came to the family on a tuesday afternoon and we were all very grateful that delivery went well, and that Jamie was a healthy baby girl! Jason and i had some trouble agreeing on her name, so at the last minute, literally, he told me the middle name was up to me to pick. (i think he felt bad for me.) so i chose Elizabeth. (this is what i wanted her first name to be) so now we are both happy with her name.


Jessica was intrigued with this new little person infinging upon her territory. she was always wondering what she was doing... sleeping? again? still? i had to put a step stool next to the bassonette so that she would not tip it over as she climbed up to see "Sheenan" Jacob contines to call her "Pretzel" from time to time.

we went with some family to a resturant that serves only breakfast. is was very good and all had a great time. Jacob thought he had to hold up the statue outside so that it would not fall on the other kids. either that or he was checking to see if the statue was a boy or a girl!

jessica learned how to ride a bike!

Busy Busy

i have a lot to blog about .... things like, Jamie, and the fact that i am no longer working. Yup i'm an at home mom now. love it. but the self gratification is no there. ya know, kids don't usually say "WOW great lunch mommy! thanks for hitting all the food groups! and by the way the house looks so much better than it did when you worked! Keep up the good work!" but oh well, i know in my heart it is all for the best! bettergo, naptime is over and i have to start dinner.
more later followed by some pics.

At mom and Dad's

since i am at mom and dads this week and next, i don't think i will be albe to blog much since i don't have my pictures and my computer. but you could keep up with what i am doing on my facebook! yup, i joined the facebook cult! so look me up and if i REALLY like you i may just add you as a friend.

:) TTFN

February

we got enough snow and the weather was nice enough that the kids could go outside and sled.

Jacob was a good big brother and went down with Jessica the fist few times until she was okay to go down by herself.

the rest of the month brought more work and no play. we were all starting to look forward to delivery day in May and some much needed time off.

this is all i can Blog today, but hopefully i can catch everyone up to date before the end of the year! (ha ha)

January

we spent new yaers at mom and dads and the kids had a blast. they were not able to stay up untill midnight, but we were there untill about 2:30am! that is saying a lot for someone who was sick from baby!

the rest of the month flew by, and somewhere in the middle i started to feel better. by the end of the month i was not throwing up any more. Work went by fast and the kids grew without me really knowing it.

The Rest of December

Mommy, Jacob and Jessica trimmed the tree: Jacob is becoming a pro at this, though it was Jessica's first year.

then Jacob and Jessica had a short break for a Daddy back ride.

All of the stockings were hung by the ... TV with care? These are the stockings i made last year, and yes i made extras incase of family add ons... good thing too!

we put out the milk and cookies for Santa. Jacob was very worried that teddy (the cat) was going to dring all of santa's milk.

Jessica got her first my little pony and seemed to like it's nose.

Jacob got a sword from santa, something he had been asking for all year.

that night we got all dolled up, went to nanna's and went to Christmas eve service. when we got back to Nanna dn poppas we did the gift thing again and went to bed. the next morning we went to Grandma and Granpas and did the final round of gift opening. the kids had a blast and Jessica got really good at opening gifts by the time we were done.

this concluded Christmas and December :)

December- tree shopping

I was good about taking pictures this month, the lighting was not so good in a lot of the pictures. Oh well, i tried!

we went to our local tree farm to do the good-ol' tradition of picking out the perfect tree. the kids got sleigh rides.

and Jason and i took hardly any time to find our tree this year. Usually this is a long and painfull process. I was not feeling too bad, but didn't want to be there too long to see what breakfast looked like in the snow after you had eaten it!

this is the tree that jacob wanted. he was very dissapointed to find we woudl have to wait several years before we could take it home.

jessica joined in on the snowball fight. I think she ate more than she threw!
jason tied the tree on the top and jacob was fasinated that it would not fall off on the way home.
the next week we went woth jen and ryan to see"the lights" the rotary club in the area put on quite the show every year for those that want to enjoy the festivities and we have made it somewhat of a tradition to go every year.

while we were there we were followed by some homless people that were asking for a hand-out. we gave them some spare change and took their picture. ha ha... it's just danny and his girlfriend andria. (sorry if i spelled your name wrong AGAIN)

this is all i can do for now, more catching up later!