Christmas time is here

First off please forgive any typos, Jamie got grape juice on the keyboard, we are now looking for a new one. Well last night was the ward Christmas party. We had good food and good friends all around us. We were sad that Jason couldn't be with us but he is coming home today. The children did a live nativity and Jamie was all too cute in her "Mary" outfit. Michael want so bad to join the big kids that he stood at the front of the stage the whole time!

Good food for all. It's nice when Mommy doesn't have to cook.

Our little "Mary" Michael want to join the big kids.

Here's our Christmas card photos. We are so blessed!

The kids, Jason inclued, loved playing in the leaves.

It was so cold that night that the s'mores were just right.

Thnaksgiving

Michael getting pie from Grammie... And Papa!

making s'mores

Michael and Jamie playing in the leaves.

Well thanksgiving is over and now on to Christmas! We had a most wonderful Thanksgiving with our friends the Wareing's. It was an almost perfect weekend.There were some stress as is normal with the holidays but over all it was great.
We now have our Christmas tree up and lit. It looks very nice but it's missing the star on top. As is tradition in our family Daddy will help one of the kids put it on. seeing as Jason is gone to Miami that will have to wait until he gets home. Now to find the box with the ornaments!

A pixie party

I know the post is late by oh well. Jamie has had her fourth birthday! Some days it can feel like it has only been a year from the day I gave birth to Jason and my first child, but then it is hard to remember life without our sweet little, going on big, girl in our lives.

I can still remember seeing her for the first time thinking how much she looking like her daddy and yet was so unique at the same time. I can also still remember the fear washing over me as the doctor told me that me 3 day old miracle baby would need surgery to fix her intestines. The day I had to hand my sweet baby over to the OR nurse and watch helplessly as she walked my little girl into the OR was one of the hardest days of my life. I would never wish that upon any mother. Yet here we are 4 years after and having yet another birthday party.

Thank you to all those that were able to make it and sorry we missed so many that are now states away.

Then there are 5!

Elizabeth Lilian was born into this world on September 20th 2010. She was a healthy 7lbs 11oz and 20 1/4in long. We feel so blessed to have this new ife in our family. Jamie and Michael are taking to their new sister very well.

Elizabeth getting her vitals

Daddy getting to hold his new girl

Jamie meeting Elizaeth

little one sucking her hand

Michael's a big brother!

Going home!

counting the days

So we are down to 8 days and counting until our little Elizabeth Lillian is due to come via c-section. All the things that need to be done for such a little thing are slowly getting done. I am sure that the list of things that are needed for a new baby weighs more then the baby at birth. Seeing as this is our third child I was thinking that there would be very little to buy for her. I was wrong! As most will remember Jamie Lynn would spit-up ever meal due to her birth issues, this made almost all of her clothes into dust rags. I had forgotten this and planed on reusing her clothes only to find she had nothing left. Thanks to some wonderful ladies and some good thrift shops we now have a closet FULL of little dresses and outfits. we are using the same crib that both Jamie and Michael used, as well as most of the big stuff. then there are the large mounds of things to wash and clean, the house to set up, and meals to cook and freeze. We have even washed the van for Elizabeth's ride home.The larger I get the harder it is to do the things I need to get done but I am finding a way.