Buyers Remorse

Today we had a nice relaxing day, and had some quality family time. Perfect Saturday. This evening our niece Chelsey had a music/piano recital, and she did so great! We all went out to dinner afterward, which was not so fun due to Brady's wonderful restaurant behavior. :(

The restaurant was in the same shopping center/ outdoor mall area as one of my favorite stores (Ann Taylor Loft). I noticed the "extra 40% off" sign in the window and I could not resist. Jerm and Brady drove around while I very quickly browsed inside. I did not even bring in my wallet, that is how quick my browsing was going to be.

Of course they had awesome deals. Nice $12 jeans, cheap shirts, pants, everything was cheap. One thing that stood out to me were some !$1 shorts! One dollar people! I frantically looked, but the sizes were all 12 or 14. Now at one point I would have been able to fit into them, but I have worked hard, and thankfully now those would be too big. I knew Brady and Jerm were waiting, so I said goodbye to the super cheap, cute, shorts, and went back to meet my boys.

The thing is, I can't get that good deal out of my mind. I am a sucker for sales. I now have a sewing machine, so how hard could it be to take in those shorts? No idea, but I think I might try. Jeremy suggested that I could even just use the fabric, or sell the shorts on ebay.

I looked online, and they aren't online, but here is a picture or some that are similar. The ones I really enjoyed were khaki and not a print, but you get the idea.

I am afraid of having buyers remorse, BUT, you can't even buy a coffee for that little. So tomorrow, during nap time, I am headed back to get some shorts. I will let you know how they work out.

Outside

Brady loooves being outside. Sunshine, rain, or snow. He does not care. He just loves playing outside. Every morning he wakes up and says "outside?" It is too cute!

I have to be strategic about getting him in and out of the car. He will run if he gets put down, or if no one is holding his hand. Just this morning when I was trying to get Brady and the dry cleaning out of the car, he ran, as fast as he could down the sidewalk. He is very fast, and I was in heels, so he made it 3 houses down before I could catch him.

So needless to say, once the warm weather comes back we will be spending a ton of time outside.

Here is a few pictures of Brady and Jeremy playing on a strangely warm, but snowy day.

For my #1 fan

So my number one blog fan pointed out to me today that I am a horrible blogger! Since getting my sewing machine I have been preoccupied with crafting. Any spare time I have, is spent reading craft blogs, or doing craft projects. I am kinda obsessed!

So I am making it my goal to start blogging more often. I am excited to share what we have been up too and how we are doing. Hopefully you will read some interesting stuff soon!

Thanks Mom for being my number one fan, I love you!

Christmas time

Christmas this year was a ton of fun. When we moved here, 6 and 1/2 years ago (which is crazy), we decided to go back to Houston for Christmas every other year. This year was our year off from traveling. We were excited to have our little family at home on Christmas morning, and we were also very excited to start our own family traditions.
Here is the huge mess Christmas morning.

Some of my favorite presents are my crochet starter set, some cute clothes, my recipe organizer, and most of all my sewing machine! Jeremy did such a great job surprising me, and I love my sewing machine.
Jeremy got a trip of his choice, for his birthday in April. We are still in the planning stages, but it should be a great trip.
Brady really enjoyed all of his presents. A few favorites were, an Elmo DVD, the game Elefun, and his ball pit. Here is a quick video of him diving into his ball pit.

Brady jumping in his ball pit from Melissa Yeats on Vimeo.

After opening presents, and Brady having a quick nap, we headed over to Jeremy's sister, Jennifer's, house and celebrated Christmas with family. Brady had a blast with his cousins, as usual, and he also enjoyed getting to know his great-grandparents better. They came to visit from Texas, and it was really nice to spend Christmas with them.

Overall it was an awesome Christmas, and we loved celebrating this holiday season together.

Merry Christmas Eve!

I have not updated our blog in forever! Lately when I think of blogging, it is the last thing I feel like doing. I am not sure why, I am just not that interested. I go in phases. It has almost been a month, sooo I feel like it is time I updated.

We have been busy, but having fun with the holidays.

At the beginning of the month we went to Festival of Lights Parade. Brady really enjoyed all the lights, but he did get chilly near the end.

If you look closely, you can see Santa repelling down the building, not sure why he did it, but it was funny.


We also made Christmas cookies, and ate way too many of them.

Last year, we started what we hope is a tradition of being salvation army bell ringers. So this year we along with Jeremy's parents, sister, and her family, we were bell ringers again. Salvation army normally has to pay bell ringers, so when people volunteer it saves a ton of money. Also, cute kids, candy canes, and Christmas Carols, bring in a lot more money. We had a fun time, and can't wait to do it again next year.

Crazy Bunch of Bell ringers

Even scrooge did some bell ringing
We have gotten quite a bit of snow this year, and one day I bundled Brady up and let him play in it. The only thing he was interested in seemed to be eating the snow, but we still had fun. I can't wait to get him in the mountains and in a tube or sled.

Brady and I were supposed to work in his class at our church for one of the Christmas eve services, but we both have colds, and I felt that I am too contagious to take care of other kids. It all worked out because instead we went to church with the rest of the family for a nice Christmas eve service.

Brady and Cousins at Christmas Eve service

We have a ton of presents to open in the morning, and there are even more that aren't in the picture!

I will share pics of Brady and his many presents and I hope to do better with blogging in the future. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

I am thankful for....

I am so thankful this Thanksgiving for so many things, but here are a few.

God
Everything I have to be thankful for is because of Jesus Christ. Even if I lose every earthly thing, I know I will have an eternity in heaven because of what Jesus did for me. That is what I am always most thankful for.
"What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:30

My Husband
Jeremy is an amazing husband and father and I am so thankful for him.
He works very hard, for our family, and never complains. If you asked him what he wanted for Christmas right now he would say, something for Brady or I, or our family. He is a wonderful provider, and gives us more than we need.
He loves me and knows me and is my best friend. He always makes me laugh. He is the best partner and I can not wait to spend the rest of my life with him.
He is an awesome dad. Brady loves his dad, and I am so grateful that he has such an amazing role model to look up too.

Brady
I always dreamed of being a mom, but I did not think it would be this great. Brady is sweet, loving, smart, healthy, strong, active, funny, and just plain adorable and I am so excited to see the boy he becomes.

Family
My mom is my second best friend, next to Jerm, and I am so glad she and I are so close. She is the reason why I look forward to having a daughter one day. With her and my dad, I have always known how loved I am, and they make me want to be a better parent.
My Dad is so loving and giving, and I always have fun when I am with him. I will always feel like Daddy's little girl, and I love it.
My Brother is crazy but I love him. He always makes me laugh, and is a great brother.
My in-laws are awesome. Everyone complains about their in-laws, but I am so grateful for mine. They help us out so much, and I have always felt part of the family, and loved. When I married Jerm, I gained another mom, dad, and sisters, and you can never have too much loving family members!
All of my fabulous grandparents, and extended family. We don't always get to see them so much, but it is great when we do.

Friends
I have some of the best friends, all around the country. They would do anything for me, and I would do the same, and I love the fun I have with them all.

I am also thankful for a wonderful house, a great city, warm beds, plenty of food, clean water, a healthy family, religious freedom, indoor plumbing, living in America, safety for my family, and sooo much more.

This season I can not help but think of those who are so much less fortunate around the world. Even if we are having a bad day, month, or year, we have so much more than most of the world. So I am thankful and I hope you are too. Happy Holidays!

Smart boy

Here is a quick video of my super smart baby doing a puzzle. He gets smarter and smarter and it just amazes me how much he learns and grows each day.

Brady doing a puzzle from Melissa Yeats on Vimeo.