Thanksgivingg with family.

I am thankful for big families with lots of food...
I spent Thanksgiving morning with David's parents and the evening with the rest of his extended family. I ate way too much! I had two big dinners with lots of snacking in between and it all tasted oh so good!
I love being close to David's family. I grew up being close to my mom's side of the family and over the years we have just gotten closer. Now that I met David's dad's side of the family, and forced myself to get to know them, I have become close with all of them. Life is so much better with family.
Thank you LORD for the love of family. Amen

Happy 1 Month Birthday Ryder!

I have been a mom of two boys for a whole month! Ryder turned one month old today. We celebrated with donuts. Happy 1 month birthday Ryder!
I am back to work now. I probably mentioned this before but I accepted a job at Family Medicine Associates. They are part of the new Aurora medical park. I absolutly love my job! The people I work with are great and the building is nice and new. Starting December 1st I will be working for a new ob/gyn. I am setting up that part of the clinic right now. It's fun to have almost total control of setting up the office the way I want it. To top it off Jacob and Ryder are doing great at daycare!
Jacob is getting craby so I think it's time to find him something constructive to do. Ryder is getting fussy and there is nothing I can find for him to do, so I guess I will have to deal with it.
Loving your job makes the paychecks that much sweeter...

Happy Veteran's Day!!!

I want to thank all the veterans out there this evening. A special thank you to the veterans who are again in Iraq for another tour. I also want to send out a personal thank you to the guys with 1st Cav that were in Iraq from Oct 2006 - Jan 2008... Thank you David, Merv, Drew, Jonny, Fred, Brock, SSG Rivera, Allen, Chris, Byron, and SSG Addison. You guys are my heros!
My husband sacraficed a lot for this country. I am very proud of him and love him so much for everything he has done for me, his family, and his country.

Veterans are awesome!

I actually want to go to the gym.

I never though I would say this but I am looking forward to being able to start working out. I want to see how good of shape I can get into. All I really want is to lose the flab I have hanging from my mid section, lose the "love handles", get my butt into shape, and get my thighs into shape. I really don't need an arm workout because carrying a car seat and Jacob is workout enough for my arms. My weight goal is to stay under 130 pounds. I only have 3 pounds to go to meet that goal so weight isn't a big concern at the moment. That will be a concern after the holidays.
Speaking of the holidays... I want to put my Christmas tree up! I am in the Christmas mood and it's driving me crazy that I will look crazy if I put my tree up now. I want to start Christmas shopping now but we really don't have the money to do that yet. I think I will have to settle with just watching Christmas movies.
Ryder is a great addition to our family. It feels like he has been with us forever. He has some issues with being gassy, but we still love him.
Jacob is still a trouble maker. I have noticed if he finds something he enjoys doing it will keep his attention for a long time. The hard part is finding activities he enjoys.
I was just thinking about my life and I think I am now a grown up!?. I have 2 kids, a husband, a dog, a house, and a job. Isn't that what makes a grown up? How scary... Where is the pause button!
"Go PAY!!!" -Jacob (Translation: "Go Play!!!")

Happy Halloween!

Jacob, Ryder, and I spent the evening trick or treating . We only went to family because Jacob doesn't need all that candy and this way everyone was able to see Ryder. Ryder was my little pumpkin and Jacob was a puppy. We had fun seeing everyone and Mommy isvery happy with the stash of candy she will have to help Jacob eat. The only concern I have is what will happen to my cute little pumpkin when it turns midnight?