Holiday Anticipation

It's only November 8th but I am getting so excited for the holidays!! Maybe it's because this year John Mark will be able to understand a bit more about Christmas or maybe it's because I'm anticipating the yummy food or maybe it's just because I simply love, love, love the holidays!! Whatever it is, I just can't wait!

I was talking to Mark today about creating a menu for the week before Thanksgiving. "Why on earth do I need to create a menu?" you may ask. WELL, my brother and his wife are coming over from England JUST for the Pilgrim Feast!! I KNOW!! How exciting is that? It's going to be amazing. Since they're going to be here, my parents and sister will also be joining us. Hence the need to have a menu planned out.

A full week with my entire family in this house. We don't even have enough room but it's going to be good times. Thankfully we'll have our nightly G&T's to get us through. And yes, I'm sure we'll get on each other's nerves and possibly have some arguments. But that's what I love. I love that we'll fall back into our old ways and it'll be like we were never apart. I love my family. I am so truly blessed to be part of such a wonderful and amazing group of people.

Matthew and Lesley, I cannot WAIT to see you both!!!

It's Been a Long Old Time...

The Life of John-Mark....I think we need to change this title to The Life of John-Mark and Caroline. AND, I think I (JM's mommy) am going to take over the writing of this blog. John-Mark is just so busy these days with preschool, protecting his little sister, and throwing tantrums.

I must say, having two little ones in the house has been an adventure. In the beginning it didn't seem so tough...maybe b/c Caroline was pretty much a blob and could sleep anywhere. But now that she's reached the 6 month mark, I find myself running around like a chicken with my head cut off. It must be b/c John-Mark is also becoming a more difficult two year old. That and my business is taking off so I do have a lot on my plate.

But with all the craziness, I'm MADLY in love with my precious blessings!! They bring my such complete and utter joy...a joy I never knew I could have. God is SO good!!

Happy Easter!

Well, it's been an interesting weekend....on Friday night I had a horrible tummy ache and then threw up until 2:30 in the morning! It sucked! I had no idea what was going on except that my tummy would do weird things and then, well, you know....I slept in my mommy and daddy's room in my other crib...I don't know why, but it made me feel better to be close to them...especially Mommy....I can't get enough of her these days.

This morning I got something called and "Easter basket" which was really cool. The most exciting thing was a plastic egg with jelly beans INSIDE!!! How cool is that??

Then we went to church and I got to hang out with Mommy and Daddy to sing songs. I didn't know they sang so much in church. I never get to go to church with them....I usually go to the nursery and Mommy teaches Sunday School and Daddy goes to church. It was so much fun to all be together for a little while. We had to leave early though b/c Daddy got sick....oops, I think I gave him my tummy ache.

*NEW WORDS*

butt = boat

no = no

aba = we have no idea what this means...

What the HECK???

Okay, all I have to say is....something BIG is going on!!! First of all, my mom is getting really fat. Don't tell her I said that b/c she'd probably be upset with me...but she is! It's weird though....her belly keeps getting bigger and sometimes it moves....most of the time when she's reading me a story. I try to ignore it b/c I think it might be gas, but EWWWW that's just plain weird. Who's stomach moves like that when they have gas? Sick!

Secondly, there's all this construction going on upstairs. There are clothes all over the floor in the second bedroom and my mom and dad keep saying how frustrated they are with no closets. What ARE closets anyway? Oh, who cares?! I just think it's cool to run through all the white stuff (they call it dust) and make a huge mess!! Plus it was really cool when I could run into my mom and dad's room and then end up in the other room....there were no walls! SO MUCH FUN!! That, of course, got ruined b/c they put up something to stop me from doing that.

Finally, there's a whole lot of pink stuff in this house. Pink, pink, pink! What about blue, purple, or green? Hmmmm!!! What is going on???

**New Words**

bop = more

(nobody knows where that came from)

pa-ple = purple

i-stei = Einstein

cowwww = car

kock = clock

(yes, I know...slightly inappropriate...that's why it's spelled that way)

I LOVE Little Einsteins!!

So, I would like to dedicate this post to the Little Einsteins. They are seriously, the best thing that has ever happened to me. The moment I hear that music, I get this feeling of pure joy come over me. It's almost as good a feeling as running around the house with no diaper on, all the while laughing as my mom tries to catch me....that reminds me, she seems slower these days which is great for me...not so great for her b/c I'm getting faster!

Anyway, back to Little Einsteins....they are GENIUS! They get in this rocket ship and save caterpillars, music notes, pyramids, etc. I mean, what? How cool is that? My favorite are Leo and Quincy b/c they make funny faces and have the best jobs. Leo is in charge and he conducts while Quincy plays instruments and just looks cool. The girls, June and Annie are alright but June annoys me with all her dancing.

I think my mom feels like I watch them too much but you know how she's slow these days? Well, I think she secretly LOVES it when I watch Little Einsteins b/c she can take a break....I hope she never gives into her guilt.....never, never, never!!