Sleep Therapy....

Okay.. So I'm sure you few people that actually check my blog are wondering why I seem to have a different background every time you blink :). There is an explanation for this:

It seems that a growing-larger-by-the-day-belly, and aching back, and cramping legs & toes (has anyone else experienced these weird toe cramps?) have a tendancy to rob you of your sleep. I drive myself nuts laying there in the dark (on my LEFT side for optimum blood circulation) forming hundreds of mental to-do lists! I have recently found out that getting up and getting my mind on something else is much more effective. Since there is nothing worth watching on T.V. after midnight, and reading seems to wake me up even more, I usually end up on the computer. Amazingly enough, nothing seems to make sleepier faster than tinkering around with my blog, hence the multiple blogger backgrounds :).

So anyway... until this little girl makes her way into my arms you can expect something new seemingly every time you check this blog.

What can I say.... It's my sleep therapy.

Bring out the frilly dresses, the hair bows
and lacy socks....

Saige Bristol

will be joining the family soon :)

Finally... My snow day!

It was a day full of "snow drama". Everything was cancelled, and people seemed to spend the majority of the day digging themsleves out.
I loved every minute of it.

So it seems after living in Michigan for 4 years you get a little spoiled with all that snow.
I have been missing snow sooo bad, and was absolutely THRILLED when we got piled on. In the end, I think we ended up with 10-11 inches.
Woo Hoo!

Bundled up, and ready to brave the snow

He had fallen, and couldn't get up.. and what does mommy do?
Well, snaps a picture, of course!

My snowman that I built without any support from either of my guys. Chip was just sure that it could not be done (the snow was too powdery) and proceeded to constantly remind me of this while he sat on the porch and watched. And Keegan... well, he just wasn't interested.
But through it all, I prevailed.

You might notice that Keegan is not very happy in any of these pictures. He had sort of this love/hate relationship with the snow. He'd love it, then hate it, then love it, then hate it. I just happened to snap all the pictures in the "hating" moments. :)

So now that I've received my snow "fix", I'm over it and ready for warmth

19 weeks

I'm finally starting to "feel" pregnant. For the longest time, I always seemed to forget. But I am reaching that point where there is no escaping it. I've tried to explain to Keegan that there is a baby in mommy's tummy, but his little mind has come to the conclusion that everyone has a baby in their tummy, including him... hmm... I'm scratching my head on how to clarify this :0)

Baby Bump!

Well... Here I am, 16 weeks and growing!

Emmanuel... God with us!

So it seems I've been caught up in this Christmas whirlwind along with everyone else. I've been so busy I barely have time to eat (which I seem to want to do all the time these days), yet alone blog. But things are slowing down. I've bought my last gift, & I've only got a couple more to wrap.

I'm actually able focus on the real reason behind all this hustle bustle.

Jesus

And the fact that He came to this stinky smelly earth (as the kids in my Christmas program so eloquently put it) For us!

For Me!

Now that's a reason to celebrate!

This & That..

So this is our tree. I found this tree in the attic when we moved here, and figured I might as well give it a try. It was in horrible shape, most of the branches were broken off and limply hanging there. So I armed myself with wire and tape and a lot of patience. Many hours later, after lots of piecing and rigging this is the finished result. It may not be perfect, but since my two favorite guys helped me decorate it, it's perfect enough for me!

If you were to visit our house on any given day, this is what you might find. Keegan found this bowl in my tupperware cabinet and was just tickled to find that it fit perfectly on his head. So now I periodically find him running around for long periods of time with his "red hat". Oh well, at least he has his own sense of style, right?

Keegan is just thrilled that he found this great new product for his hair... a.k.a - mashed potatoes!

I'm a little behind on this one... but anyway, this is Chip's family at Thanksgiving. Bennett proposed to the lovely Jennifer just two days after this picture... I couldn't be happier about this. I'm just SO excited about this wedding!

The kiddos with Papaw.

Keegan and Kyla enjoying an episode of Boz, the favorite green bear next door!