Christmas

It all starts on Christmas Eve. The kids spend the day with Angela and her family. Angela picked them (including the baby) up at about noon. They came home about 6:30pm. I was really missing the baby! It was the first time
nick and I were without the baby! Of course we were busy with last minute shopping and it was the first time we got to go out to eat by ourselves in 4+ months! We ate at Red Robin. After the kids arrived back home with their many cool presents...I swear Angela always finds the coolest/cutest gifts...most of which I have never seen!...Nick's dad came over. We ate Tombstones and Jim played with the kids and their new toys. The kids each got a gift from him plus a $25 gift card to Borders and a $50 bill! Jim stayed until 10pm...then some cookies and milk were left for Santa and the kids put on their new Mickey Mouse pajamas and off to bed!! xandria came in at 9am yelling "get up! It's Christmas!" over and over. They dug in their stockings and saw what Santa left. He left a bunch of smaller things for each and their main gifts...Xavier Spongebob legos and a Mad Science lab, Xandria a snowman and Barbie guitar, Drake some dinosaurs and truck and Daxton a play toolbench and a singing dog. At 3 we headed over to my parents for turkey and other good stuff:) Though I ended up eating my food cold after stupidly sitting on the phone with my sister's idiot boyfriend, trying to make it so my neice could spend Christmas with her family (which still didn't happen!!)! But that's a whole nother story! The kids searched for the pickle on the tree...which for the third year in a row...Xavier lost! He's always so determined to win, I think that's why he never finds it! His sister found it this year, which I'm sure bothered him the most :) We opened gifts and then around 7:30 or so we headed to my cousin's to see my side of the family. It was so nice to see everyone and hopefully we can plan to get together more often :) We left there around 10pm and we beyond wiped out!! Nick and I sat up forever laying in bed talking that night, so that was nice. We all had a great Christmas (minus the drama)...the kids got way too spoiled and on sunday we go to Nick's cousin's to celebrate Christmas with them. It sure is nice to get together with them after Christmas! And the good news is thanks to alot of my husband's help, the house is pretty much back to where it was pre-Christmas :)

Seeing Santa

Xavier asked for legos...Xandria asked for a snowman and a guitar...Drake asked for trucks, race cars, dinosaurs and "that's all." Or little Santa Baby was just happy to have Santa all by himself...so he could tell him what he really wanted :)

Secret Santa and a bit more...

My secret Sante recipient got her package a couple days ago. You can check out Misti's blog and see what I got her. You probably have to scroll down a bit. I'm glad she liked it :) Nick and I went shopping for the kids tonight while my parents watched them. Too bad Nick has been dealing with a cold...plus having to work a TON this week to get things done. I feel bad for him...at least he will be able to sleep in some tomorrow, I know it will help him out alot! Speaking of tomorrow...know what it is? Friday?...yes. Four days before Christmas? Yes. But tomorrow my baby baby turns four months old!! Wish there was a way to prolong it, but I've realized by now there is no way to stop it...all you can do is try to enjoy every minute of it! He really is the sweetest baby and so easy to take care of!! Well I need to run and get him changed...hope to post pics tomorrow. I actually don't have anywhere I need to go to tomorrow! I do hope we finish making something for my grandma though! Goodnight.

Real Quick

Love the big HUGE smiles :) How could you not be happy with those around?
Another hat pic :)
Daxton showing off his name bracelet.

Here's a few pictures I recently took of Daxton. He's growing too fast!!! Tonight was Xavier's school Christmas program. He got to be a wise man. I will put up a picture when I get them uploaded. We sat way up in the dark balcony and of course Xavier spotted Nick while he was taking pictures...yet he couldn't see his grandpa who was sitting about three rows behind Xavier's class when they weren't onstage. At the end the kids even stood up and turned around facing the audience to sing two songs and he still didn't see him! It was a nice program....I don't know why but school programs always make me feel so emotional. Drake was funny because he was saying "look at that big piano!" when it first started (and was quiet). He would also ask me while he sat on my dad's lap, "mom, what are you doing?" (usually when it was quite). He's such a goof. Well, I need to get going to bed...I'm getting my hair colored tomorrow. No more little gray hairs. Yes I have them...don't like them. Noticed not too long ago in a picture and I told Nick "um, why didn't you tell me I have GRAY HAIR?!" Oh well. Anyway...goodnight! P.S. The poop came out of the clothes...Thank God!!

Holy Crap!

Ugh. So here's the story of the day. Yesterday I put Drake's clothes in the washer, when I went to get them out, they smelled like poop. I was wondering why in the world that would be. Then I remember he had an accident the other day...which rarely ever happens...there was a reason...I think he said because Xandria was in bathroom (not that we don't have TWO other bathrooms)...anyway, I thought it had been cleaned up, but apparently not! I got all his clothes out and found a poop in the bottom of the washer. So, I set his clothes in the dryer while I bleached out the washer. After that I just left them sitting in the dryer, because i had to wash the baby's clothes so he would have something to wear today. When the baby's clothes were done, I took out Drake's clothes from the dryer and back in the washer to be rewashed. Well, today I open up the dryer to take out the baby's clothes and it smelled like poop. Now why would that be?? So as I'm pulling out the clothes, I notice they have brown streaks on them. POOP!!! AAAGH!! I could not figure out why they should have poop on them. Finally I come to the bottom of the clothes and low and behold...ANOTHER POOP in there!! It must of fallen out of Drake's clothes when they were in the dryer...I'm guessing. So baby's clothes are back in the washer with Vivid on them and I'm praying it comes out!!! Keeping my fingers crossed!! On a good note...Nick and all the kids (even the baby) are gone right now. He took them Christmas shopping...I wasn't feeling like I wanted to go. Xavier has been with Nick's dad since friday and will be back in awhile. Nick also took Xandria and Drake to see "Alvin and the Chipmunks" last night. Nice to get a break, even though I spend most of the time cleaning and TRYING to get laundry done. Well, I'm off to make the most of my quiet time...wonder if I can get a nap in ;)

I Got A Package...

I decided to join a Blogger Secret Santa that Jess put together. I got my package on saturday and it was from Kari. I recieved from her an assortment of wonderful smelling candles (I was just telling Nick the night before that I needed some Christmasey smelling candles...got 'em), lotion from Bath&Body Works (Japenese Cherry Blossom), shower gel from Bath&Body Works (Midnight Pomegranate) and lip gloss type of stuff that works great for chapped lips and smells so good! Definetly going to have to get some more of the lotion and shower gel...it smells really good! Some ingredients to make hot cocoa (Xavier keeps trying to claim it though). She also included a nice card with her info and such in it. Really thoughtful. It was so nice to recieve something in the mail just for me :) It was funny because Nick brought the box in and said "So what did you order this time?". I was pretty sure I didn't order anything...than I remembered it must be from my secret santa! I'm really enjoying my gifts, so thank you Kari!! P.S. I hope my links work...it's my first time trying to do it ;)

7 Things About Me

I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and do the "7 Things About Me" post. Just for the heck of it.

1. I knew Nick was the one for me from the moment I first saw him. Despite the fact that I was only seventeen and that it took three times of seeing him at different places, over a period of four months, before we even met.
2. I hate cooking. It takes too much time and I'm not that good at it. Luckily, my husband enjoys cooking. It's the same scenario with my parents.
3. I used to take Tae Kwon Do. I was two belts away from a black belt when I had to quit. I hope to someday join again.
4. I hate the sound of bags crinkling...please just pour whatever it is out!
5. When I was little I wanted to be a lawyer. I don't even know if I knew what it was...my mom just said you would make alot money doing it.
6. I collected barbies when I was younger and still have them...some of which have never been opened. There are in boxes in the basement...when Xandria is a little older I will share them with her.
7. Someday I would love to work with teenage mothers. I've been there and know what it's like.

Well, there's my seven random things about me. Daxton is ready for bed, so I'm off to put him there!

Nice. Real Nice.

Two times in one day he flips off the camera! Don't worry...I won't take it personal. I guess even though he can't talk, he would like to have his feelings about the camera known. ;) Geez! Notice in the second picture how much hair he has lost? It was taken right after a bath, so it's sticking all up. It does seem to be growing back in now...looks brown...I think. Hope to post more about what we've been up to later!