Happenings

It's been a while since I've posted a "family update" to this "family blog".  Horrible family chronicler = me.  So here goes :)

2012 is off to a running start.  I can't believe we're already almost half way through February!  Geez!  After the exciting and busy end to 2011, we just kept on going!   Here's what we've been up to:

Madison:  My sweet baby girl is officially in her 2's and is Miss Sassy Pants.  She is like her momma and talks with her hands and facial expressions - no words necessary most of the time.  She's learned how to roll her eyes, which is pretty entertaining when her brother tries to boss her around.  She's turning into quite the girly girl and loves pretty shoes, purses, wearing tutu's, and having her nails painted.  She still loves to cuddle and give hugs and kisses.  I love that about my baby :) The babysitter was sick this past week, so Randal and I split most of the week staying home with the littles.  Since we were home bound b/c of the cold weather, it seemed like a good idea to "officially" get her potty trained.  She's been showing a lot of interest anyway (she can do everything that big brother can do!), so it's been pretty smooth going so far.  Only a couple of accidents, but she's quite the big girl and is holding her own.  We'll see how she does when we venture outside the house, I guess ;)

Mason:  The king of the castle. This boy has life figured out and wants to tell you all about it.  He likes to explain things to us and have nice, long chats.  The babysitter and I laugh that you don't miss adult company when Mason is around because he likes to just sit and chat like an 80 year old (sound familiar??).  He's hilarious and is really into Jimmy Neutron, pirates, and being a rock star.  I love that both of our kids have inherited our love for music.  I love having singing & dancing parties in the living room with them and watching them have the time of their lives rocking out!

Randal:  Randal's busy at work and fills other time with guitar and working with the youth group.  He is a hard worker and keeps me laughing every day.  One of his birthday gifts was tickets to BB King, so he and I are heading to that on Valentine's Day and I think we're both super excited! 

Beth:  Busy as always.  I've had several bakery orders and met with my first bride of 2012.  We've had lots of birthdays, parties, and babies born and I love gift-giving. so it's been fun being on the hunt for the right things!  My birthday was last weekend and I was able to raise $4715 for the American Cancery Society thanks to my awesome family and friends! It meant a whole lot more than I thought it was originally going to mean because of how much our world has been infiltrated by the nastiness of cancer so far this year. Work is always busy and I've had to make it a priority to have some down time.  I had a nice massage last month and make bubble baths quite the priority!  I always love reading and have a few books in progress at the moment.  I am also trying to be crafty lately and have a few projects in the works in order to make our life more organized and lovely :)