Turkey Day Is Over

What a great Thanksgiving Day! We had a great time with friends. Shara provided an amazing turkey and Marsha provided us with her to die for relish along with sweet potatoes and rolls. I did the ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, ciabatta bread stuffing (YUM), and mac and cheese.
It was fun! Poor Tessa and Chris couldn't make it due to sick kids. Katie also couldn't make it because 3 out of 4 were also sick.

Jake woke up WAY too early and he was in a bad mood ALL day! We kept the kids up all day without a nap since we were eating at 3pm. At 6:30, Jake was in bed and asleep. The girls were also tired and went to bed around 7:30, that is the earliest in a LONG time that my kids have been in bed before 8.

I hope all of you had a great day as well. Remember, if you find yourself without plans or family in town next year, come on by, we would love to have you!

Tomorrow is Friday!

We've had a busy but unproductive week! I have run errands all week, but having nothing to show for it. The laundry is piling up..again..I usually do one load a day, but this week I've fallen behind. I have a fair sized laundry room, but things were starting to pile outside of the door! Chris will be through with his 2 week audit tomorrow (hopefully) so we will be able to resume a normal routine this weekend.

A friend/neighbor is coming over in the morning to watch the kids while I go to a doctors appointment. I have a 2 hour physical with my internist tomorrow. We will be going through family history and going over all of the tests that were performed for the pre-physical from last week. Fun times! He will tell me to get back in shape and drop 30 pounds. He has been telling me this since before the kids were born. I'm lucky though to have a doctor I LOVE! Unfortunately, though this will be the last year I will be able to see him. It's a long story, but we pay a fee for him to be our doctor (MDVIP) and it does not make sense for us to pay money for me when I see him once a year. Chris will continue to see him, Dr. Schyberg is the only doctor Chris trusts.

With that said, my goal is to run a 5K in March. I was on a great start about 4 months ago working out and getting up at 5:45 to get my butt out the door and jogging. For some reason I stopped...oh yeah, I'm not a morning person and 5:45 is tooooo early! I think I will put the kids in the jogging stroller and trying to get out at 9am. Here's the thing...hold me accountable! I mean it, if I talk to you on the phone ask me how the training is going. If you want email me or leave feedback. I need to be held accountable.

Sorry!

So sorry it's taken me forever to get back on the blog! So much has happened:

Kids:

Where to start? First here are some pictures that a dear friend took!

The kids are doing great. Just the typical 2 year old drama! Jake still has a great imagination and shares with us daily the "things" he has done at work that day. Today he climbed on his firetruck and climbed up the ladder. It's cute!

Kendall and Isabella are doing great. They seem to be growing closer and closer everyday. For the longest time Jake and Isabella seemed to have a stronger bond, but now I see Kendall and Bella growing closer together.

Halloween was fun. The kids had the best time trick or treating. By the 3rd house, they understood the rules! We did the majority of our street and had to drag them back in! We hosted a pizza party at our house with our friends and then we all headed out together. You couldn't miss us coming down the street, we were the ones with 8 or so two year olds! It was fun!

We had a nice visit from Grandmother (Mrs. Bloxham), she was able to come down for a few days. She brought clothes for the kids and they had a ball trying on every outfit on. They enjoyed spending time with her.

Neena:

I started typing for a lady in the neighborhood who is the main counselor at Coastal College of Georgia. She is having me type some manuals and do Power Point presentations for her. I've enjoyed focusing on something that is not baby related!

I also started selling Thirty-One, a line of bags and home products. If you know me, you know my love of bags! I love all bags! This seemed to be a right fit for me and allows me to focus on something else besides the kids. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but I was started to feel as though I lived in a 2 year olds world! I needed something to bring me back to the adult world! Check out my site, www.mythirtyone.com/neena or if you would like to host a party, let me know!

Chris:

Is doing well, just working a lot. He is also teaching Sunday School at Church for the middle schoolers!

We are looking forward to Thanksgiving. Once again this year we are hosting an open house! I love it! It's a day to be Thankful for friends and family, we are blessed to have both. This year we should have about 9 people here.

Christmas is right around the corner and the kids are starting to "understand" Santa! We also are going to Disney for the triplets birthday!

I promise to update again soon!