Roses!!! I love Roses!!!

I got flowers today from the cutest guy I know. Chris came walking through the door tonight with a dozen roses. The are incredible. How lucky can a girl get. I asked him what they were for and he said "just because." He never does this. I made a good choice 7 1/2 years ago.

Oh Porter!!!!

Yesterday the family went to church as usual. It really is a miracle that my children survive Sundays. I love going to church, don't get me wrong, but some days my kids drive me to the edge of insanity before the sacrament meeting has ended. Yesterday we had a pretty good day. I had to threaten Porter that he would never see his DS again if he didn't go sing with the Primary kids, but all in all it was pretty good. Both kids went to Primary without kicking and screaming and I sat breathing deeply in Sunday School. I made it all the way to Young Woman's and then... Porter's primary teacher knocks on the door and I knew by the look of desperation on her face that something was wrong. I walked outside and in a voice of panic she said, "Porter stuck a bead in his ear." What...a bead? Sure enough, when I looked I could see a green bead way down in the ear canal. For the next 15 minutes we did everything we could to extract the bead as Porter screamed, "I'm never going to be able to hear again." Mommy saved the day and finally got the bead out. Please tell me other kids do things like this and it is not just mine.

Snow Day at the new house.

 

The kids and I decided that the snow needed to played in. There has been so much snow that we could actually sled down the hill in our front yard. We are loving our new house!

 

Chris and I have a lot to be thankful for this Christmas season. We have a beautiful little family, a new baby on the way,a beautiful new house, health, and a lot of happiness. These Christmas photos are of four of our families traditions. 1- Decorating gingerbread houses with my brother Chris and his kids. 2-Grandma Hubers yearly Christmas party. I have to say that I didn't love it in a church this year. I miss going to Grandma's house. 3- Aunt Shauna's Christmas Eve party. My Grandma Hollands has given all the grandkids new pj's since before I was born. I want to continue this forever. We also have Chinese haystacks and pop poppers and tell jokes. 4- Spending Christmas morning with the Maag Clan. We make breakfast burritos, exchange gifts, and enjoy the morning together. We usually go see a movie together, but this year my brother Chris didn't get to see his kids until Christmas afternoon, so we spent the afternoon at my mom's eating homemade manacotti and exchanging presents. The kids were so spoiled by everyone this year. Thank you so much! We love you!

Thanksgiving Road Trip

 

For Thanksgiving this year the Maag Clan decided to hop in the mini van and drive to see Great Grandma and Grandpa Maag. All seven of us (Jim, Janet, Katie, Chris, Porter, Lucy, and I) squished together for a good old family road trip. We had a really great time. I was very car sick because this sweet baby growing inside lets me know it is there and healthy quite often, but all and all the trip was great. We have made it a family tradition to see Chris's grandparents every year since we got married. We love them so much.