Hello Friends!I am attempting to blog again. One of my favorite things to do in my spare time is to journal. I have a "marriage journal" that started when Brice and I got engaged, and a "baby journal" that started shortly after I had Jackson.
I figured a good resurrection would be to add some recent journal entries. Beware: If you choose to read my blog, you will really be inside my head. When I journal, I just let the words flow...it's going to get personal...
12.23.2011
Dear Babies,
You two are sleeping so soundly in your beds...Dada is at work, and I wanted to take some time to "be still," which is sometimes hard to do; especially at this time of the year!
Jackson, this year--I see that you are starting to get interested in CHRISTMAS. You have been excited to hear Jingle Bells and Christmas songs. I think you're more into presents too. You haven't gone overboard...yet. I hope that Dada and I teach you to be excited about giving gifts...more so than receiving gifts.
Jaelyn--you don't really have a clue about gifts...I think you will be more excited to rip the paper and bows than to actually open gifts and realize you are going to keep it!
It has honestly been pretty easy this year. We haven't bought a lot since we are low on $...which has made it a whole less busy. Luckily, you are young, so you probably won't really notice. I am excited to be able to enjoy what it is really about. I hope we can talk about Jesus' gift to us; coming to earth to be our Savior. And of course, I want us to enjoy each other.
Tomorrow, we are going to be with Auntie, Coley, G-Pop, and Nana Chris! I hope Dada can get some/all of work off.
Love you, Mama
12.24.2011
Merry CHRISTmas! Today, we were at G-Pop and Nana Chris' house. We opened presents and had lots of fun. My favorite part was taking a nap all together in Nan's room. Jackson-you are so cute...no matter how BIG the bed is, you always squeeze in right next to me. I love it!
I enjoyed watching you open presents. Jackson-you enjoyed opening gifts. Jaelyn-you liked playing with the bows. You had a "Mackeen" car you were playing with--you were content the whole time we opened gifts with that.
My other favorite part was going to church as a family. Poor Dada had to work all day today. :( I hope he doesn't work in retail next year...we will see about that!
My other-other favorite thing was getting to just be a family. We were invited to a friend's house for a nice dinner, and I am actually glad we didn't go. I know we would have enjoyed if we did, but, to just be was perfect. We just picked up a pizza on the way home from church, and sat around the table.
I prayed over dinner, because Dada was changing his clothes...I said a pretty quick one, since it was late for you guys to be eating. We started digging into our pizza, and were suddenly interrupted. "WAIT, WAIT!" you said (Jackson). You put down your pizza, folded your hands and said, "And thank you also for the cross, and please help Nana Barbie feel better. Amen." It was so thoughtful for you to pray that way. I usually say, "And thank you for dying on the cross to save us," at the end of each prayer, and I didn't this time. It was so thoughtful, I was almost in tears.
Then after dinner we showed Dada all our presents, and all 4 of us played on the floor. We were all laughing and being silly. OH MY...I LOVE you guys SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much. Jackson, you have been initiating hugging and kissing more, and Jaelyn, you have just started kissing. You two make me melt!
Merry Christmas, Babies!
Love, Mama
P.S. I can't wait to open stockings and presents as a family tomorrow.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
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