BABY BAILEY IS HERE

I wanted to share with with everyone that one of my closest friends has had a HEALTHY baby boy today. Lindsay & Jason Bailey had a beautiful baby boy, Jack Jason Bailey. He was 7 pounds 4 ounces and 18 inches long with a head full of hair. Mom and baby are doing great. I can not explain the joy I have for them today. If anyone in this world deserves to be a mother and hold her little child it is Lindsay.

NEW YEARS DAY

This years for New Years Jordan and I borrowed my brothers Wii and the 4 of us were just going to stay home and play together as a family. Well that did not happen. That afternoon my sister called and said she had to watch her brother-in-law and wondered if we wanted together. The Jordan called and said he had invited my cousin over. So, our quiet night hasn't going to happen. I ran to the grocery store and grabbed some finger foods and got cookin. At about 8:30pm we had a knock at our door and my uncle, aunt, another cousin and his wife and kids came to hang out. It was a lot of fun because my other cousin has two little kids Rylan's age so the four kids had a lot of fun together. That night my cousin invited us to go sledding with them in the morning. Paislee wasn't feeling well that day so just Rylan and Jordan went. Rylan had so much fun. He loves playing with his "friends". He can't remember their names so he just asks when his "friends" can come play again.

CHRISTMAS MORNING

This year was a lot of fun. Every year is more and more fun with the kids. Rylan left Santa his cookies and pink milk, with carrots for the reindeer. After the kids finally went to bed the fun began for Jordan and I. We had bought Paislee a kitchen so we needed to put that together and get all the presents under the tree. Julie and Jake stayed at the house so they could see the kids Christmas morning. After going to bed at about 1:30AM I awoke to Julie standing next to my bed at 7:30am want to wake the kids up. So I let her get the kids up and Christmas was great. Paislee loved to open each present and Rylan's face after each gift was so excited. I can't wait for the years to follow.

After we were done my parents came over for a little while and then we went to Jordan's parents. All in all, it was a wonderful day.










Grandpa Mark got Rylan the whole Cowboy outfit. He loves it and is now taking turns with dad roping Eli.

Aunt Jenn got Rylan a little Bob the builder getup. The saspenders are great!

CHRISTMAS EVE

Every year my mom makes us Christmas pj's. It stared with my grandma making all 34 grandchildren pj's. It is something we all love each year.

This year after dinner we made gingerbread houses. It was a lot of fun. My Grandma Milford had more fun than any of us. Cody and her worked together. She took building their house very serious. Katilyn and Rylan worked together and when their house came crashing down, grandma grabbed the roof of their house and put it on her and Cody's house. It was so funny. Katilyn was not happy that her roof was stolen, but got a laugh that it was grandma that stole it.

Paislee didn't want to help daddy make their house, but she couldn't get the candy in her mouth fast enough.

Grandpa George and Paislee decided to read story books instead of make gingerbread houses.

PAISLEE'S CHRISTMAS DRESS

Every year growing up my mom made us 4 girls dresses for Christmas and Easter. Well, I don't sew. I like to act like I can and I can get away with what I know, but to make a dress. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. This year because I have been working full time my Christmas shopping really didn't get done until the week before Christmas. Paislee's new dress was almost forgot about until I saw the cute red jacket I bought her a few months earlier, that I thought would go great with any Christmas dress I got. I frantically went dress shopping during my lunch breaks the week before Christmas. The Friday before Christmas Sunday my mom and I went to the mall and found this dress all by its self at Penney's. It's not the best I know I could have gotten her, if I had actually gone a few weeks before Christmas, but it did the job.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE COACHE'S

Every year we get together with Jordan's side of the family the weekend before Christmas. It is always so nice to be able to see the family. Rylan and Paislee really enjoy playing with everyone. It is probably because they get

spoiled rotten there.

THE JOYS OF SANTA CLAUSE

My mom and I took the kids to see Santa today. Rylan did great. He told Santa he wanted Transformers for Christmas. Paislee on the other hand, did NOT enjoy Santa.

BIRTHDAY BALLOONS

My mother-in-law got 36 balloons for my father-in-laws birthday party. Let me tell you how much fun that can be for a 4 year old and 2 year old. They played with those balloons for hours after church on Sunday and they are still playing with the balloons that haven't completely lost the air in them a week and half later.

IT NOW FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS

Every year it takes something special to happen to make it feel like Christmas. Last year it didn't truly feel like Christmas for me until we were handing out gloves, socks and beanies to the homeless on Christmas Eve. This year the feeling came earlier. Sitting at my desk watching the snow fall was just great, then to come home and play in the snow with my children was so fun. We went home and read Christmas stories and then I Want A Dog Charlie Brown was on TV last night. It feels like Christmas is coming. I'm not sure who had more fun in the snow, Jordan or the kids!

JUICY

Julie finally broke down and got a puppy. She now has the cutest little Maltese ever. Her name is Juicy and the kids won't put her down. She has the cutest personality.

CHRISTMAS TREE

This year we have two Christmas trees. My aunt was cutting down trees, so I asked her to bring me back the tallest one she could bring home. Well she sure did that, but she forgot I needed a little tree with the height of the tree.
SOOO now we have two trees. I am so great full that she brought me one back but I just couldn't use that tree as the tree to put my present under. This year I did things a little different and decorated my tree in mainly red. I thought it turned out pretty good. The kids got to put all the fun ornaments on the tree upstairs in the loft.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBO

Last weekend we had a surprise 50th birthday party for my father-in-law. The party was at our house and we worked really hard to get the house ready for the party. Jordan and Jake were up until 2am painting the kitchen for me. They are the best. The party went great and Bob had no idea about it. The best part of the party was watching all of Bob's friends playing games. I would like to say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBO. Thank you for everything you have done for our little family.