That's mine...

This was worth the post. Henry and his cousin, Carter are about 6 months apart and have been playing and having so much fun over the Christmas break. Can't you tell...

Saylor is our beautiful girl...

HOLD everything...

We went shopping/wandering around the mall the other day to get out and about and tragedy struck the Thackery family... we lost lovey. If anyone knows who/what lovey is then they would know what a huge deal this would be.

Let me set the scene- there were at least 1000 people at the mall...lovey looks like a dirty old mop rag that needs to be thrown away...Henry dropped it somewhere along the way through the mall...we get home and it's time for nap...Henry wants his lovey of course...it's nowhere to be found...I WANTED TO PUKE!!!!

I am not sure if lovey means more to me or to Henry? I was literally in a welled up state all the way back to the mall. It was all I could think about. I just kept thinking that only another mother would know what this dirty, old looking rag is and it's true meaning to a child. Well, to make a long story shorter, I walked into JC Penny and there was lovey sitting on top of a wet floor sign. I literally gasped and everyone in the shopping line looked at me. I didn't care. I hugged lovey like it was my own child. Thank God we found lovey!!!

Caring brother to the rescue...

Are you kidding me...

We were able to build a small ice cave after the freezing rain. Who says it's not fun to have a little ice? So, at last measurement we were at 14" in our back yard. I am sure it will be headed out soon, but until then, we are enjoying every little bit of it. What a beautiful way to bring in the new year!

What a blissful girl...

Saylor is proving to be a complete angel... so far! She is happy and very "go-with-the-flow"! What an amazing little girl. So, since the little girl can't go outside for too long so we propped her up by the window. She enjoys it just the same!

Oh baby Jesus...

Do you think that baby Jesus is chilly under there? Possibly a lamb or two have him swaddled to keep his little body warm! Brrrrrr!

We loooooove snow...

By far one of the greatest memories made to date! Just watching Henry be so brave to go sledding all the way down the hill by him self... what a proud moment! The snow was coming down hard and we were laughing so much! We made snow angels and had tackles a plenty. It was over all a 10 for fun!!! We are enjoying all the snow and look forward to more in the coming days. Poor Saylor enjoys from inside, but we do hold her up to the window to watch a little of the fun. Fun it is...

We love you all...

Just wanted to say hello to my mom, dad, kath, may and family, gg and all the rest of our friends and family in Coos Bay! We love you all dearly and miss you. Happy, happy holidays to you all. May you all be blessed with the gift of love, laughter and joy this holiday season. This video was taken at about 8" into the snow storm! We went sledding too. Stay tuned for photos!

Just around the house...

Let it snow, let it snow, please let it snow...

At 6:30 this morning I excitedly took a peek out the window hoping to be surprised with a blanket of white, beautiful snow- no go! I was sad, but thought, oh well! Then, 7:30 rolled around and it started to snow, and snow and snow! It has now snowed about 4 plus inches and we hear that we are getting about 2-4 more over the afternoon and evening. We took full advantage of the beautiful snow and have already sledded, followed Henry around the neighborhood is his monster jeep and even made a couple of snow balls. It's wonderful and we've been enjoying it all! Saylor wasn't sure what to think, but mostly I think she enjoyed herself. This is what Christmas is all about...

I don't want a picture...

Monster Henry, oops, I mean monster truck...

So, Henry got his Christmas present early. Don't ask us what we were thinking! The truth is that Henry LOVES his present. He even wants to go to the garage just to "touch it" he says. It's the first thing mentioned in the morning... "Ride my jeep, Mom?" he says. It's been great leverage for getting Henry to shape up and listen to commands quickly. I know, I should keep it a secret, but we all know that the way to a child's heart is bribery and candy, right? KIDDING. We promise to raise Henry and Saylor with great morals, manners and respect for all man kind. Scouts honor! This is a new generation...

A very merry year...

Christmas tree hunting at it's best! If I didn't have another present given to me this whole season, I would be happy... I GOT A FAMILY PHOTO and that is enough to make my year! Okay, I know it's not professionally taken and you can barely see Saylor, but it's the four of us, all looking in the same direction. This is the farm that we get our pumpkins and xmas trees from each year. Henry loves it and gets as dirty and wet as he possibly can. I have video to load soon of his great mud-puddle excursion. Until then, enjoy.

I'm 30, it's the new 20...

Well, I did it... I turned 30 and it only took me one day to recover! My husband threw me a beautiful party with almost all of my friends in attendance. I would say that karaoke, dancing, laughing, photos and drinking about sum up the night. It was great fun and I send a huge hug and kiss out to my love. Henry obviously enjoyed the attention from the ladies. I was so lucky to have my mom, sister, Melissa and Amy and her mother travel to my party. Thanks ladies for making my day so wonderful. I love you all!!!!!!! I am adding a few photos of my in-laws as well... they are a huge part of our lives and were such a wonderful help at my party! Thanks so much!!!

Saylor is amazing, to say the least...

Saylor believes in change... OBAMA!!!!!!

Don't forget to vote! If Saylor could, she would be 100% Obama. (She would also vote for the PCC Bond measure to pass!)

Happy fall...

We tried a mini photo shoot on the lawn. It was tons of fun and Henry took great care of his sister while we put her in the pumpkin! Good times.