Merry Christmas

Danica colored a picture of the Grinch (he is in blue on the right) and Max, the dog (he is in red on the left) just before bed last night. Have a blessed holiday weekend!

11 Months Old

Jasper is 11 months old, hard to believe yes, glorious that he is becoming more and more independent......yes (I think). He is beginning to talk more and more an some of the words we have accomplished are: bath, ball, puppy, and eat and of course mama and dada. He took one step on Sunday and has begun to bear crawl on occasion as opposed to the traditional method, so I think he is on his way to wanting to get around standing up and to see the world from a "grown up" perspective. We are all eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus and at this moment Danica has chosen to give Santa a very special gift this year, her pacifiers. We will see if she truly pulls it off, I have every confidence in her, especially since she believes Santa is going to give them to some babies whose parents can't get them any pacifiers. Things are good at the Green house, we have much to be thankful for and we wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas and Blessed 2011!

That was then....this is now.

I guess this time of year many people begin to reminice and think about family (the good, the bad and the ugly). My brother and I have come along way since my first ride on the Murphy Trac in the barn at Mer Mer and Pa Pa's and it is hard to believe that my little ones are old enough to peddle the same tractor and even more fantastic that they can do it in the prescence of a great grandma. I guess no matter the struggles or wars of words we all need to remember where we came from, even if it isn't fancy, it made us who we are today. We may be in a place that we never thought we would be, doing something we weren't really sure we would be doing and firmly planted in something that is still growing each and every day.

As I get older, for me, this time of year is not about all the "stuff," gifts, dinners, parties, etc., it is about trying to remember, or maybe even learn who it is I really am, and how I can make things better for my children and others around me. We survived the first bought of the Holiday season, with mearly a scratch, may the Lord bless our family (immediate and extended) and friends for the remainder of 2010 and into 2011.