makeup-mommy

10 on Tuesday

1. My last 10 on Tuesday for the year of 2008. That just sounds crazy! I still can't believe how fast this year has gone by.

2. Looking back at it, this was a really good year for us. Well except our miscarriage. But marriage wise, Jason and I have grown soooo much and I am so proud of him.

3. A big answered prayer was that he would seek to hang out more with godly men. So when he asked me if it would be ok if he could join a discipleship/biblestudy group with a bunch of guys I was just thrilled. They just started their second study and its just incredible how much he has grown. God is so good. ;)

4. Another answered prayer was getting pregnant again. And look at me now...., 29 weeks pregnant and in about 9 weeks we will be parents again to another boy. ;)

5. If you want to check out a updated belly picture, just click on the "Watch Me Grow" section. ;) -------->

6. BTW thank you all for praying for my tendinitis in my shoulder. I haven't had any pain. God totally relieved me of it, since I haven't been slowing down at all.

7. I have been nesting like crazy. We are definitely getting ready for the big arrival and what better store to go to then Babies R Us! I just love that store. I could spend hours in there, but Jason was ready to go after an hour. hehe

8. And since a 10 on Tuesday is just more fun with a picture, I'll leave you all with a couple of shots from the beach today. We decided to pack some dinner and watch on last sunset in 2008. It was pretty windy but just beautiful.

   

9. Check out the sunset.

 

10. One more of my kiddos: 

   

Happy 30th December 2008!!! ;)

Christmas Morning

Of course the kids were up pretty early eventhough they went to bed so late. Jason got up and made the most delicious cinneman rolls. I actually woke up smelling them and hearing cheerful Christmas music playing and quickly got up to get ready. We have been have had all the presents under the tree for days now and Taylor and Lilly couldn't wait to start opening them.

 

   

We thought it was fun to let them choose which present to start with and of course they picked the biggest one. ;) Both of their faces were full of pure joy. But I'll let the pictures speak for them self.  

Jason and I truly enjoyed watching them open up all their gifts. It was especially nice to know that we stayed under our budget this year since Jason started "collecting" huge bargins at work months ago. ;)

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

  

 

   

 

 

We purposely kept these two presents for the end. Since we knew how excited they both would be to receive more webkinz.

 

 

 

   

 

The excitment didn't stop there. Now it was time to open up those packeges and play. Lilly loved the Barbie carriage...

 

...and it didn't take long for Taylor to set up his new tent.

   

But when Jason opened up Dart Tag, the competition was on. I secretly think he bought these for himself. hehe!

 

They sure got into character and I couldn't stop laughing at them.

 

 

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Merry Christmas. 

Hugs and Kisses. ;)
 

Christmas Eve

What a wonderful evening we all had. After we attended the Christmas Eve service, Jason's family came over for dessert. We did this last year and it was so nice to hang out all together. Taylor and Lilly have been so excited and were even willing to help me clean the house hours before. It must have left and impression, when Uncle Josh came in Lilly anounceds with a big smile that we cleaned all day! ;)

We all had a great time hanging out. We ate alot, unwrapped presents and watched one of the funniest Christmas movies ever.  Elf!!! Eventhough we have seen it a dozen times we all laughed a lot. It was a long and fun night and the kids really enjoyed being up till  almost 11:00 pm.

  

Our yummy desserts. The kids and me made some simple sugar cookies and I bought a Christmas Mazipan Stollen. (World market sells these traditonal German Christmas fruit cakes! Yummy!) My sister in law Bethany made her delicious Mint chocolate cookies and my mom in law brought this amazing looking and tasting red velvet cake from Costco.

 

I also made hot apple cider. Heres the proof...hehe! It was real hot!!!!

 

After all those treats the kids couldn't wait to open up the presents that my family in law brought over. Even baby Baker got some super cute bibs and burp clothes. ;)

 

 

 

The highlight for sure was receiving these Webkins.

 

   

 

 

 

Taylor (and I) couldn't belive that his last present had a box full of more webkinz,Grandma really spoiled him. ;)

   

He aslo loved this dog breed book Grandma gave him.

 

 

 

Thank you hugs to Auntie Alyssa.

 

...and her hubby Uncle James.

 

Lilly has such a bond with her Uncles and when Uncle John was camera shy she decided to copy him...

   

... I did get one shot. How cute is this picture. Lilly sitting in between Uncle James and Uncle John.

 

Having fun with their new toys

  

Uncle Josh LOVED playing Barbie! ;)

   

 

Playing games on her new barbie laptop.

One more shot of Grandma and her beloved grandchildren. Thanks for making their Christmas one to remember. ;)

  

Lilly's Preschool Party

Preschool is out and that means Christmas is just 4 days away. While Jason attended Taylor's Christmas party, I enjoyed watching Lilly sing songs and have fun with her friends at her party. A big relief to me as well is, that I got all those teacher and assistant teachers gifts out on time. Yea!!! ;)

Here she is with her friends Elli and Jenna. 

 

Taylor's Christmas Performance

We have been hearing Taylor practice his songs for the Christmas County Spelling Bee at school for quitye awhile. Last Thursday the big  performance finally came. It was so cute. His 2nd grade class performed a total of 8 songs with cordinating dance steps. 

Here is a picture of some of the kids watching a play. The shots in motion did not turn out.....

 

......but I did get Taylor and two of his buddies after the big performance. 

left to right: Christian, Taylor and Marcello

 

Just too funny!

Ten on Tuesday

1. I am still here, just have been really busy. Here are few things we have been up to lately.

2. My last day of work was Saturday and I had such a good time. It's always nice to go out with a bang! I'll definately miss all my sweet coworkers. I promised to meet them all next year and show our new addition off. ;) I won't be back working though til he is at least six or seven months old.

3. I failed my one hour glucosis test last week so I went back yesterday and did a 3 hour test. Fun huh?! The "drink" actually wasn't to bad, but giving FOUR times blood, wasn't fun at all. You guys should see me arms. They are blue, they look like a drug addict!!!

4. Something I am thankful for is: Taylor and Lilly had there annual dentist appointment and have no new cavities in their teeth. The Dentist accually was really pleased with all the brushing and flossing we have been doing! ;)

5. I am loving the new Bath & Body Works limited edition line. It's called Aromatherapy Sleep Collection. It smells SOOO good. When I saw it and it said "NEED SLEEP?", I was sold! I can't tell if it really makes me sleep more, but it does relax nicely! ;)

6. Eight days to Christmas and I am truly enjoying this season. It's going by WAY to fast. It's amazing how the kids are totally getting the true meaning of CHRISTmas! Seriously the older they get the more fun and rewarding it is. We are trying to do our daily Advent devotion and Taylor loves reading out of the Bible. But the highlight is always singing Christmas carols.

7. We definitely had a blast decorating the tree. Here is a picture.

  

8. My favorite "ornaments" are these candles Taylor made a few years ago.

       

9. And my favorite shot is this one. Can you see Lilly's reflection on the left and me in my pj's behind the camera on the right?

 

10. So, that was a quick update from us all. We have a crazy week ahead of us with more Christmas partie's, gift exchanges, school, and Taylor's performance at the annual Christmas production. Will be back soon.  ;)

 

St. Nikolaus

Every year we celebrate St. Nikolaus at our house. Just like last year the kids cleaned their boots the night before. 

(sorry for the blurry pictures, I just didn't like what the flash was doing! ;)

 

They both sure took their time and were really proud of how "clean" they ended up looking! Then they put one shoe oudside so St. Nikolaus could find them easily and fill them with goodies!!! ;)

 

Then finally this morning they both coudn't wait to open up the front door.

 

 

I was ready to capture the smiles and joy!

 

  

Inside it was time to see what was in those boots.

 

 

They both loved their little presents......

   

....and of course the chocolate!!! 

 

 

Those are some HAPPY Smiles! ;)

Happy St. Nikolaus day everyone!

Ten on Tuesday

1. Yea, you made it! Sorry for the extra effort! I just don't feel comfortable sharing our life with a bunch of weirdos right now!!!! ;(

2. I probably will go "public" again, but til then if you know of anybody who would like to get access to my blog, please send them my e-mail address and I will give them the info! Thanks you guys! ;)

3. Change of subject! I am loving that it is starting to look alot like Christmas in our house. 

4. Jason and the kids had so much fun starding to put up all the lights outside. Here is part of the outside. More to come.

   

5. We also got a tree yesterday and I LOVE how the whole house smells like pine. Hmmm!

6. If Lilly is feeling better, we will decorate it tomorrow.

7. Yup, my little munchkin is sick. It started Sunday with an awful cough and since yesterday she has a fever.

8. Here she fell asleep on the couch this morning. There is just nothing more sweet than sleeping child!

9. And since we are already on the subject of not feeling well, I wanted to ask you all for prayer for my shoulder again. I guess the tendonitis didn't heal all the way. Any movement hurts so bad, but I know that it will get better if I just keep it still!!!

10. Hmm, my last 10 on Tuesday and what else can I share? How about "Yea" for being 25 and a half weeks pregnant! I promise to share a picture of my HUGE belly this week. So stay tuned!  ;)

Thanks for checking in, Happy Tuesday everyone!

The Countdown Begins!

December is truly my favorite month of the year. It's going to be a busy month but I love all the activities we have going on.

One of them, which the whole family enjoys, are our devotions each advent Sunday and our advent calender countdown each day. Every year I collect 24 toilet paper rolls, wrap them in pretty paper, and then fill them with little surprises like toys or candy. This was last years calender! 

Today, Lilly couldn't wait to open the first one. Tomorrow it will be Taylor's turn!

 

Here Lilly is searching for present #1!

 

 

Look, she found it!

 

Taylor offered to pick his sister up so she could cut the roll. What a great big brother.

 

 

 

 

If you are wondering what was in the first one, it was these cute piggy keychain flashlights!

 

These were a hit! ;)

 

 

The happiest time of the year has definatly begun.

Happy December 1st everyone! ;)