My baby boy is 7!

Kohl turned 7 yesterday and what a fun day we had. For breakfast he wanted crepes and then he opened his presents...he had really wanted battleship and was happy to receive it. We then went with a friend to see Alvin and the Chipmunks, very funny. Then came pizza and cake and just playing with Tony.







He told me that he felt very different now and thinks he is ready to get married. I asked him how he would support a wife and he said he could play basketball as his job, sounds like a plan to me. We love Kohl so much and I thank Heaven for him gracing our family. He is so tender hearted, fun, thoughtful, a great sibling, a great friend, a wonderful student and I really couldn't ask for more from a son. It is all going by way too fast and I know that before I know it he really will be getting married and starting his own family. I just want to enjoy each day I have with my kids.

Today we celebrate my dad's birthday. He would have been 71 today...so crazy. He died when he was just 58 and we have missed him terribly. Happy Birthday Dad!

'Tis the season

You get a preview of what will be playing at our house around 7pm tomorrow night. I have to admit that it is always my favorite activity of Christmas Eve. The kids think otherwise and are dying to open presents...I keep warning them that they don't get much this year since our trip to Disney was their Christmas, they just got to open it a bit early. We will see what happens on Christmas morning when they see just what I mean.
Church today was in classic Spanish Branch style with our family getting asked to sing for Sacrament meeting during Relief Socity/Priesthood. We did "Away in Manger" and I don't know if anyone could hear us except those in the front row( nobody sits in the front row ). It was actually pretty fun to get up there with my kids and I have to say that for those few minutes I felt the Christmas spirit and in classic female fashion became to verclempt to even sing. Dan gave a great solo. The only way we got Kohl to sing was by promising him a glass of eggnog when he got home. I don't get how a kid who hates just about every food I put in front of him actually loves eggnog. I remember as a kid trying the stuff and wanting to throw it right back up.... I will never understand the taste buds of my children.

I'm Back!

Where have I been??? I have been in LazyTown! I just haven't had any desire to post anything, not that there haven't been a million things to post this last month. We just got back from a really fun week in California where we spent 4 days at Disneyland, a day at Sea World, a day at Knott's Berry Farm, and one day just kicking it playing in the ocean.

When we got home last Saturday we were greeted by a huge snow storm, the likes we don't get to see very often here! The kids donned there snow clothes immediately upon arriving home and spent the next hour outside enjoying the winter wonderland. Unfortunately it hasn't stayed and it is now just a very ugly Missouri winter outside!
I have a lot more to say about our time, but my two year old is screaming at me and I really just wanted to get something on before you all thought something serious had happened to me. I hope you are all having a great holiday season. The kids are on the major countdown at our house and it couldn't be more exciting.