6 months... no way!!!

I really can't believe how time flies!!

Today Kalia turns 6 months old!! She is getting so big... litterally. We have to buy her a new car seat that goes up to 33 pounds because she is 22 pounds right now and that is the weight limit on her car seat! We like to call her chunkers and the name fits her perfect. She is such a cute and sweet little girl. She is so patient and smiles all of the time. Just a happy little thing and a really good snuggley baby. Here's to you Kalia...

Mommy loves you !!!

New Year... New ME!!!

Can I just start out by saying that having kids really screws up your body, SO... this year I have decided now that I am not working I could do something about the many many pounds of CRAP that I have excess on my body over the years of being prego!!

I have decided to do the P9oX work out and diet. I start Feb. 1st and I am not going to quit until I have lost down to my goal weight. I have 45 pounds to lose!! That is a lot and I really hope that I can get there!!

Wish me luck :)

Christmas Eve

This year was probably one of my top 5 all time Christmas'. I am quessing because I wasn't working and Michael took work off so I got to spend time with my family for 11 days!! It seems like every year in the past Chirstmas just didn't feel like Chirstmas. We both only got Christmas day off of work and then had to go back the day after. It was really nice to just relax and enjoy the holiday season.

We spent Christmas Eve at my sister's house. She cooked prime rib and a turkey we all ate until we exploded and then about an hour later we all went back for more (of course!)

We had a lot of fun playing games and talking. It's really funny to compete with my family. They are so competetive!!

My mom really wanted to get some updated photos of the families. She made us all wear a color and then we took individual family pictures and a big group photo.

Here is my lovely mom and dad

My sister Christine and her husband Shane and thier 5 kids Candra, Janice, Melanie, Nathan and shaylee.

My brother Shon and his wife Karen and thier 2 boys, Corbin and Ryker.


For some reason I didn't take a picture of my brother Derek and his wife Carole and thier 2 girls Sadie and Sophie.

Then there is us. Me and my awesome husband Michael and our 2 girls, Emily and Kalia.

After we all had eaten and pictures were taken, we gathered together and sang some songs and my dad read Luke 2. Then all of the grandkids had something that they all had been working on and so we went to see what they had to show us and this is what we found.........

Oh I love it!!! What funny kids!!

I'm scared of Santa!

We had a special guest at our ward Christmas pary. Santa was in one of the side rooms off of the gym and Michael took Emily and peeked in through the window and saw santa. She came running to me screaming that she saw Santa!! Michael picked her up to take her back and he said that she was shaking she was so excited.
Michael put her on his lap and she was fine... until he looked at her and started talking!! She jumped right off of him as fast as she could and didn't want to look at him, but Michael convinced her to.

So instead of Santa asking her what she wanted for Christmas on his lap, he ended up asking her what she wanted on "Daddy's" lap. Now whenever we mention Santa she says, " I don't like him... I don't want him to come." I think that what she see's what Santa brings her for Christmas then she will like him a bit more. We'll see.

Contruction... UGH!!!

Now that Michael is out of school for Christmas break we thought it was a good time to continue all of the construction in the basement. Emily has to be right there helping. It's cute, but sometimes annoying when you step back and she is right there. The drill was her favorite. She helped Michael with almost all of the drilling.

We were mudding the walls and we kept telling Emily that she can't touch them because it was wet and we needed it to dry first. Well, Michael and I were mudding the cealing not really paying attention to Emily and next thing we know she is laughing. We turn to see and the wall is all messed up and this was her face. We got mad and her and what she thought was something funny quickly turned to this face...

Go Christmas house!

So I went to costco last night and as I was driving there I notice the lack of Christmas spirit in all of the drivers. I only live 4 miles away from the costco, but I about died twice!! Why is everyone in such a hurry that they don't look or don't care? I think that it is really sad that when Christmas comes and people are supposed to be jolly and nice is when most of them are the most grumpy of all. There was a lady arguing with the checker in the line that I was in because she asked for cash back and he gave her a crumpled 20 dollar bill and not a new one. She wanted it for a Christmas gift, but told the guy checker that it wasn't going to be a very nice looking Christmas gift now. I just stood there staring at her probably with my mouth hanging open thinking...WHO CARES!! I am sure that the person reciving the money is not going to take it now just because it is not crisp!!!
I took a different way home to stop at another store and I passed this house and it was the most decorated house I have ever seen! There were lights on every part of that house in the front and back. On the trees, on the lawn... seriously EVERYWHERE! Thanks to that house my mood changed back to good. What a way to give people Christmas cheer!! Again I say Go Christmas House!!!

Just for laughs...

Kalia is just starting to push up and hold her head up while she is on hsr belly. I crack up everytime I look at her face in this picture!!