Our Nest: December 2012

Sweet Sassy Molassy, what a BUSY time of year! Does it ever get to a point where you don't feel a bit stressed before Christmas? It seems backwards right? It shouldn't be a time of year to feel that way, but rather joyful, simple, reflecting on the goodness in life, and just loving on one another. We have squeezed in loads of parties(Birthday, Christmas), shopping, baking, running errands galore, and I sit here typing so exhausted, dreaming of a solid nights sleep(which I WILL NOT get)! I do enjoy this time of year so much, I know that it feels a little heavier because I have 3 little one's who need me all of the time still. Especially Leo, so clingy, stuck to me like glue these days, if he's not in my arms 24/7 these last few weeks he thinks I've abandoned him, little stinker. I broke out the old moby wrap yesterday and he was covered in sugar and flour while I held him in that and tried to bake~lol! Already hit round 2 of separation anxiety. Love him to bits, he's just wearing his mama out these last few weeks...wait I mean this last 17 months ;) Here's what's been going on, and what you will so in the pictures.
~We decorated GIANT gingerbread cookies, it was so much fun, they turned out really cute.
~Liv had her Christmas program, which was Veeeery interested because it started out with a Kindergartner vomiting on stage, and it doesn't stop there...but I won't go into detail. So that was a super fun night, not! I just wanted to get the heck out of there, there were sick people everywhere! We didn't get any family pictures because as soon as Olivia was finished singing, Shane took the boys and got the heck out of there ;)
~Olivia has had a gift cert to get her ears pierced for a year now. I really wish she'd wanted to wait til she was a teenager but she's begged for a long time. So she and her best babe, Ella Bean, went together last Friday. Laura and I laughed so hard, it was such a scene. You have to know that the girls have talked about this for over a year, and at the last minute they chickened out, and were so worked up. OK we are good moms, we weren't laughing at them, it was just funny because they would ask us things like "pinch our ears so we now how it will feel", and Liv asked about 100 times so her little ears were all red before they even got poked. So when you see that I took pictures of them right before while they were crying, it was only so that I could show them afterwords because I knew the minute they were pierced, they'd be smiling...and they were! Wish we'd recorded it, it was priceless. They are so darn cute, yin/yang. Ella went first, and she's Olivia's rock so if she breaks down, Liv assumes she needs to RUN FOR THE HILLS! And bless her little heart because after Ella went through it, she wanted to run. Ella got scared and cried(can't blame her) so Olivia decided she "wasn't ready, can't do this." Was crying and wanted to walk around the mall and think about it. Uh, almost an hour later ;) she decided she'd go through with the ear piercing. There is so much more to the story, and like I said, Laura and I will laugh about this day for years & years. So, my girl has her first piercing, and hopefully the only piercing she will ever have. I love these girls so much, glad they got to share this moment. We will have lots of stories to share in their later years.

I have been beyond ready for Christmas break, and it's here, thank you Lord! Can't wait for our party of 5 to just hang out, enjoy each other, stay in comfy cozies all day if we want to, not rush out the door for anything...and to keep everything simple! This is probably the last time I will be on here for awhile, so wishing you a Merry Christmas, Happy EVERYTHING, and that 2013 brings you much love, peace, happiness, & health!