Overwhelming.

So I decided I wanted to be a better blogger and then I took a small three month hiatus. If I had to choose one word to describe the last three months, it would be: overwhelming. Not necessarily in a bad way, but overwhelming nonetheless.  In the months of March and April I had two really big volunteer commitments and one smaller one. My baby sister came home from Africa. My middle sister got married in the hill country. Oh, and somewhere in there I had a baby. It makes me tired just reliving it all in my mind. So, blogging got put on the back burner. I want to share all of these things, and plan to do so over the next few posts.  While I most definitely don't have it all together with a two year old and a one month old, I want to remember these times when my kids are older. So over the next few weeks I will share with you: Jessica's bachelorette party, Tori's trip home, Gavin's birth story, Knox's birth story (because I've never written it and I want to before I forget), Jessica's (beautiful, perfect, amazing) wedding, how life has been with two kids, and anything else I can remember that has happened in the past few months. So for today, that's it. But be on the lookout for more exciting posts to come! Today I am going to do my best to entertain Knox while it pours rain outside and turns my yard into our own personal monsoon. I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Merry Christmas and a Snowy New Year

First and foremost, here are a few pictures from Christmas. Mostly because I just came across them and realized I had never posted them. We had a great Christmas! It was so fun with Knox this year because he really kind of gets the whole Christmas thing now. He, of course, loved opening presents. But what was the very best was listening to him talk about baby Jesus. He would tell us all about how much he loved him and how he lives in his heart. Talk about melt my heart moments!

Knox got a "choo choo train table," a "bicycle" (tricycle) and "mine own John Deere tractor" for Christmas and he is equally obsessed with all three! Clayton surprised me with a new Kindle because mine broke a few months ago. He definitely knows the way to my heart!

It was a great Christmas and we are looking forward to Christmas with two sweet boys this year.

 

This is possibly my favorite family photo ever. It sums us up perfectly.

Right after Christmas we ventured to Taos, NM with Clayton's family for a little getaway. I won't lie, I was a little concerned about traveling 15 hours in the car at almost six months pregnant. But I survived!

Clayton has been dying to go on a ski trip as long as we've been together and we've just never made it happen. He and his brothers spent a few days skiing and for the most part we all just relaxed, which was a much welcomed break from reality.

Knox had such a great time in the snow (or the "no" as he calls it) and loves to tell everyone about how he went "kiing" like Daddy. (He went tubing, but we just go with it.)

I really enjoyed visiting the actual town of Taos. It is such a quaint little place and the people are all so nice. It may just be because I'm pregnant, but I swear to you the food was exceptionally delicious! I loved all the little art galleries with work from local artists. I got an original print by Allegra Sleep that I am totally obsessed with!

Here are a few pictures from our vacation. Enjoy!

 

Clayton got all dressed up for the new year.

We had such a great time and it was so nice to get away for a week. Reality definitely hit hard when we got back!