Posted in Uncategorized on 12/29/2008 09:22 pm by Rachael
Our Christmas was fantastic. We spent lots of time with family and it was good all around. Ate too much good food and drank just the right amount of good wine ;). Christmas eve was spent with Tim’s family and they spoiled the kids rotten as usual! My brother in law arrived back home from Nicaragua that evening and was just so thankful for what he has. He was there providing medical care to the people–I am so proud of him!
Christmas morning was all sorts of amazing too. We woke up and did our family thing. Opened presents, watched A Christmas Story. We opened all of the kids toys so they could play with them without rushing them out the door. I made a delicious breakfast casserole and Tim and I enjoyed a cup of Nicaraguan coffee. This was the first year we didn’t have crazy stops to make all day and it was outstanding. I am not going back to rushing around like crazy. Maybe when the kids are older.
Then we headed to my grandparents house to spend time with my family. Food, fun, presents, poker, and family. It doesn’t get better. Oh and this year was drama free. Bonus!
Now we are about to ring in the new year and I am ready for it. I hope we are as blessed as we have been in 08. Daughter’s birthday is coming up in Jan, then Brother’s is right after that in Feb. I should have thought through when a good time to deliver would be–cause it is non stop for us October through Feb!
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Posted in Uncategorized on 12/20/2008 04:05 pm by Rachael
I must say that this is still my favorite time of year. And the really great part is in having children you get to experience the wonder and joy of Christmas from a child’s perspective all over again! Sweet. Son is old enough now to “get it”. He is excited. He is pumped. He is ready for some holiday cheer.
I will admit I get sucked into it all. The decorating, the shopping, the listening to 100% Christmas music from Thanksgiving on. And my husband likes to spoil me on this blessed day so that is awesome in itself. I deserve it though. I really do. Is that wrong to say? I have a really hard time shopping for myself because I just think of what better use I could put that money to. My dear husband however does NOT have this same problem and trust me…his whims are met. But I still take care of him on Christmas….no worries.
So lets talk about Christ in Christmas. Not my strength I will say but I am trying. My husband and I are both searching for a stronger faith. We did not grow up in church so everything is new and we are learning and growing slowly but surely. We starting going to church this summer and it has been an extremely positive experience. At this point I have more questions than answers but I also feel closer to God and faith than I ever have so it is a work in progress. I have a fantastic support system and people I trust to turn to with questions; without the risk of sounding ridiculous and feeling silly. So that is a huge help.
What else…nothing. But I am remembering to count my blessings and thank God for them. I have an amazing extended family and awesome in laws. My husbands family just kicks ass in all sorts of different ways. My kids are so lucky to be surrounded by amazing people on both sides. Now if I could just get them (as in our parents) to interact more that would be a miracle. We have a beautiful home. We are both employed with job security; so thankful we don’t have that stress to worry about in this economy. Our children are happy. Our marriage is strong. Life is good.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Posted in Uncategorized on 12/19/2008 07:28 pm by Rachael
Wow. Did I really just enter the world of blogging? Really? Who is going to read this…who in the heck cares about my little existence in this world…I am not even sure. But I do know that I have an amazing family that I love to gush about so why not?
I know I have made some mistakes already and will continue to make mistakes in the future as it pertains to my children and my husband. But I have also learned what I want out of life–joy. A joyful marriage and joyful children. Children that grow up to feel loved and secure. That know they enriched my life beyond description and far beyond expectation. I so don’t want to fail at this. So many adults spend so many adult years trying to get over their childhood–I want to spare them that. I don’t want them to endure one single day of childhood–I want them to absorb it, revel in it, cherish it. Fantasy? Maybe, but I will try.
So about the kids. I have a son who is all boy. Rough and rowdy, but also sweet and caring. He has a passion for all thing motorized lol, what boy doesn’t. And my daughter, ah my little girl. My little Diva Baby. Seriously. I think she thinks Diva is her name because that is what I primarily call her, or spin offs of it. Div, Divalicious, and as of late just ‘lish. Mistake number one with her….she doesn’t think she can sleep alone. Ever. As in never. We co slept with Brady and never seemed to have this problem. Naps? On mom or dad or Katie our poor babysitter. Bed time? Hell no, unless it is moms bed time too! Ahhh, this too shall pass.
Ok, hubby deserves a paragraph. He is all sorts of awesome. Seriously, a man that loves his woman, adores his kids, is not afraid of his feelings, and cleans. Like seriously cleans. A lot. He keeps the house in amazing order and I am so grateful for it. He is a great father–seriously he was meant to be a dad. Just all around yummy.
Well, I am not sure what else I will ever blog about. Kids, events, holidays, random ramblings, breastfeeding? Probably all of it 
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
