Merry Christmas!

Where did the time go? Christmas Eve is tomorrow and I can't believe it. I love Christmas, it is my favorite time of year. I love the songs, the movies, stories, traditions, family, the Spirit, the lights, and decorations. I love Christmas. This year is especially special because it is Noah's 1st Christmas! Yay! I am so dang excited. He is so cute, he has already opened several presents from under the tree (most were not his!) He and our little kitten have destroyed our tree. But I love it. This time of year is so different now that I am a mom. I hope that Trev and I can always give our kids what I had growing up. I hope they value family and traditions and giving. I pray they love the season and never forget the real meaning of it all. I have so many traditions I want to start with my own family. :) Noah is growing up too fast. Right now is favorite things are waving ( it is the cutest thing ever.), clapping, throwing things, being naked, and just destroying anything in his path. I can hardly keep up with him! He has taken a few [very] wobbly steps and I know he can do it but he still isn't too sure about it. I'm so proud of my baby. I cannot believe he is 10 months old! Tonight I am trying to get all of our stuff packed up so we can leave for Malad tomorrow. WooHoo! Tomorrow will be crazy. In the morning I need to bake lots of goodies, pack our car up and get me and Noah ready.... Trev has to work all day and has to drive down to malad by himself when he gets off work. But we have our annual Christmas Eve party and my Grandpa Con and Tonya's house :) :) my favorite night of the year. Yummy food and great company. Then we (me, trev, noah, teesh, mom, and dad) will drive out to good ol holbrook and open our xmas eve gifts. Bedtime! Christmas Morning! Santa stuff (and yes, at our house we have never stopped the santa gifts even though teesh and i are both old;)) breakfast, nanny comes over and we open our gifts, hang out all day and eat yummy food and play games and watch movies. Ahhhhhhh. This is just the best thing ever. Usually that afternoon my aunt cole and chris and the kids and gpa gary and gma sherma come out and visit us. :)I love my family. I love Christmas. I am so excited.

* I struggles uploading pics on here tonight. I am very frustrated with it. So here are the captions for the pictures above.

1st one-Noahs cute my first Christmas santa hat
2nd one- Our pretty tree
3rd one- my cute little guy cheesin it for the camera. [and yes he is chewing on a bulb syringe, yuck! lol.] Oh ya, and his shirt says "Who needs Santa when I have Grandma?" Haha. Isn't that the truth. :)

My Favortie Songs of 2010

I like to make lists at the end of every year... favorites of each year so i can look back and remember good times! Here is a list of my favorite songs of the year (incomplete i'm sure)

Just the Way You Are- Bruno Mars (he is totally dreamy by the way)
Raise Your Glass- Pink
Love Like Crazy- Lee Brice
California Girl- Katy Perry
Not Afraid- Eminem
If It's Love- Train
Billionaire- Travie McCoy
Firework- Katy Perry
Heartbreak Warfare- John Mayer
Mine- Taylor Swift
Just haven't Met You Yet- Michael Buble
Airplanes- BOB & Haley Williams
Need You Now- Lady A
Break Even- The Script
Just A Dream- Nelly
Undo It- Carrie Underwood
I Never Told You- Colbie Calliat
Baby- Justin Bieber

Marriage.

I have been thinking about marriage a lot, and working being a better wife... yada yada yada. :) Anyways anyone who knows me know I love quotes and I came upon a few sites that sparked my interest. Enjoy.

You can’t create a perfect marriage, but you can create a better marriage. It all begins with you. - Gary Chapman

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, and always with the same person. - Mignon McLaughlin

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's the choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again --and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.
-Barbara De Angelis

Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day. -Barbara De Angelis

Marriage is hard work. It's not easy, but it is worth it to go through life with your best friend. All the ups are worth the downs. You have to be realistic about marriage. All my life I thought marriage was this fairytale, happily ever after, perfect thing. Truth is, the only thing perfect about is how imperfect it actually is. Marriage is work, compromise, fighting..... but it is also love, incredible happiness, laughter. I have learned that compromise is essential, laughter is a must, and above all you have to put your marriage and partner FIRST. They come before kids, family, friends. Period. If you want your marriage to last you have to put your husband [wife] first. When you got married you made a decision to put one person's feelings above your own. I love being married. I love Trev and the life we have. I love the struggles, I love growing and learning with him. We definitely have our many differences but it works for us. I support him and he supports me. I am grateful for the life and family I have. I am thankful for my wonderful husband. Thanks for letting me share. :)

Quote of the Night. [and some extra thoughts.]

"The only thing standing in the way of who you are and who you want to be is self discipline."

Found this quote today, and I kind of love it. Such a simple concept... but for me self discipline is totally hard. I suck at it. Ever since I can remember I have been making schedules and to-do lists... and at the end of the day I still have a bunch of things I didn't get around to. I am a procrastinator. It seems like there is always tomorrow.... I will start exercising tomorrow, I will start going to bed at 10 tomorrow night, tomorrow I will start a more organized chore list.... the list goes on. Story of my life. Haha. I'm not saying I am a total failure just because I have ZERO self discipline... I am just saying it's been on my mind a lot lately. And quotes always help me figure things out. :) Trying to get some kinda of self discipline is my goal right now. There is always room for improvement and I think people should be always trying to better themselves. I want to be better for myself and for my family. My list of goals and things I need to work on is like never-ending but.... for now - SELF DISCIPLINE.


Here is a happy picture.
This little guy is my world. He makes me want to be the very best I can be. Love you Noah boy.

Mom and Dad.

I need to dedicate a post to my most amazing mom and dad. I have the best parents anyone could ever ask for. Everyday I feel more grateful for them and all the things they do for me and how they have raised me. My mom and dad are awesome. They taught me and my sister to respect others and most importantly respect ourselves. "Treat others the way you want to be treated" was heard frequently at our house. We learned to have strong values and always stand up for what we believed in. Stick up for the people you care about and love them unconditionally. It's hard to put into words what growing up was like, it was the perfect balance of discipline and fun, work and play, sheltered and growing. The other day I was listening to the song American Honey by Lady A and that part that says, '...she grew up good and she grew up slow.. like american honey..' That is exactly the way I feel about by growing up years... I didn't have to grow up too fast, I was able to enjoy it and only worry about kid stuff. Perfect. It's kinda funny looking back because there were times that I thought I had it so bad... I had know idea the life my parents were giving me. I feel like my sister and I were spoiled in a good way. :) My parents got us everything we needed (and we never wanted for much) but we still learned how to work hard and be respectful. My parents taught us to love one another and we knew they loved each other. We have wonderful grandparents that loved us and were so much fun to be around. Our extended family [aunts, uncles, cousins] are close-knit as well. I just love my family. But anyways....

My Mom.
She is amazing. That is the only word I can describe her with. She gives and gives and gives. She is my hero. This last weekend she came up and watched Noah for me and trev so we could go out. Not only did she watch my adorable, bratty son... but when we got home my house was spotless-she had even done our dishes. She never sleeps! She is like superwoman! I hope I can be amazing like her. Me and T like to tease her but truth is we know how blessed we are to have a great mom like her. We always hear stories about others moms and we talk about how happy we are that we have her.She loves us unconditionally [something I didnt fully understand until I became a mom]. I love her and I look up to her so much. I am thankful for her love and for all she gives to me, trevor, and noah. I don't know what we would do without her.

My Dad.
Oh my dad is awesome. He is the coolest dad ever. He helps me with everything. This weekend he went and cut down a Christmas tree for us. It is beautiful and I just love it! My dad is my go to guy he fixes everything for me. He is kind and giving and I am lucky to call him Dad. My dad was the more lenient with us growing up. If we wanted a later curfew or extra money we always asked him. Haha. He is also my hero. He teaches me to be strong and to stand up for myself. Thanks dad, for all you do for me and my family. I don't know what I would do without you.


My parents are amazing, I don't think they will ever know just how wonderful they are. But I was seriously blessed when it comes to my family.

Precious Moments

This morning I was cleaning my bedroom and Noah was playing on our bed. I was just folding and putting clothes away and he starting squealing. He was having a good time on the bed, and then he crawled as fast as he could to the side of the bed where I was and started talking and saying 'mama' he was just so dang happy. :) Then he crawled away. I thought oh he is so sweet. Then he got to the other side of the bed and turned his head around, looked at me, and screamed happily. Kinda like he was saying "Come get me mom!" It was so funny. I played along and started playing a little game of tag. [When I catch him, I tickle him and he laughs and laughs... it's his favorite game!] Well, needless to say he was the happiest little guy! It made my morning. I love that even the littlest things that Noah does can make me so happy. He is my everything. I love him.

Best Sister Ever

So I have the BEST sister in the whole world. She is like little sister and I just adore her. I was 3 years old when she was born and was so so excited to have a little sister. (So my mom says) She was perfect. Everything a little sister should be. We are completely different people and tend to butt heads. The older we get the better we get along though. One thing I know for sure is she always has my back-no matter what. She may be my younger sister but she has always be my protector. I love her. I admire so many things that she is. [Strong, Smart, Feisty, Fearless, Non-Judgmental... the list goes on.] I look up to her and am so thankful that God blessed me with such a wonderful sister. I know that she will always be there for me through thick and thin. She will never hurt me. She is one of my very best friends. Thanks for all you do for me sis. You are so amazing and I don't know what I would do without you. You are the greatest sister ever, people should take lessons from you. Haha. Love you.Sister at heart. Friends by choice. ♥