mommy said no and a chunky baby!

In this moment as I sit to blog for the first time in 2010 I am gladly holding a very chunky baby sleeping in my arms and listening to a very tired 3 year old crying "mommy said no and that makes me sad."...I told her that rest time is not over yet :)

Why do I start with that?...because truly this is a wonderful life! I feel like time is flying by and there will be oh so many days ahead that I will look back with joy and remember this season of our lives...

Anyway...thought I would post some random facts about the holiday season and our current state of affairs!

• Jada had an excellent Christmas...she wanted a piggy bank to paint and some walgreens brand fake my little ponies (which she received) along with her first tricycle and train set from mimi and papa

• I have bangs...alot of them...and it is a fun change
• Kiva had her 2 month appointment last week and has almost doubled her birth weight and only grown an inch in length! Told you...chunky baby! Love my 11 1/2 pounder!!
• Grammy got our family season tickets to Sea World and we already went...Jada loved it and pretends to be shamu!
• Jada went to a very precious "Happy Birthday Jesus" party...Julie was so creative with crafts, story time, and of course a birthday cake!

• Brian and I officially started the new year on a paleo diet! We are actually trying to change our lifestyle so we plan to be straight paleo for 4 months...so ask us about it if you want to help keep us accountable! So far we have lost 10 lbs between us!
• We received lots of fun Christmas cards with photos from you guys...that is one of my favorite things about Christmas!...and without getting hyper-spiritual, I have honestly looked at many of the faces of your children with a humbling excitement of their generation...may they usher in a heightened awareness of the presence of Christ in their peers and change the world forever! Lord, help us to parent them well and daily show them the reality of Christ in our lives!
• Com Group Christmas party was fun...you know, you can always count on good times with White Elephant exchange and lots of yummy desserts!

• Brian officiated a wedding and did a great job! Our sweet friends Chester and Jen Blessing are hitched!!!

• Our good friends, the Cavins came in town and we all had so much fun! We are so grateful for them!

• Kiva is officially not a spit-uper! Since Jada was, I want all of you moms with spit-upers to know that I am not taking this for granted!!!
• Jada made her dance performance debut at our church with her "Mary had a baby" dance...instead of dancing, Jada just entertained the crowd by twirling her baby Jesus and falling down on purpose! All of the little ones were really precious!

• My mom wants to fluff my very straight bangs...no, mom, they are supposed to be straight and flat :)
• I realized while we were at sea world that I was living out a dream of mine!...carrying Kiva in a sling close to me while Jada rode in the wagon. Seems small, but that has been a dream of mine since I was pregnant with Mia and that was actually something I grieved not getting to do with her...and there I was with Kiva! I was crying happy tears while walking around sea world :)
• Jada loves her cousin Madyson...and we found out that they have matching jackets! :)

• Kiva met her Great-Grandmommie on Brian's side over Christmas...I thought this picture was precious!

• And I will leave you with this deep thought, thanks to Hannah Montana and her wig: Jada, Mike, Jason and Brian all have something in common...all of them are much better as brunettes!!!