My new living room......

We still aren't quite finished but thought I would put up a few pics.......I love it!!

I can't believe it's OVER

Wow......I can't believe Christmas is already over. It was just last week I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get presents at the last minute(as usual). I finally finished up last Tuesday night at 10. When I got home, Brad and I had our annual conversation of me telling him... please do not let me do this next year but no matter how many times I tell myself I'm not going to do it....I always do, I must enjoy the STRESS because that is exactly what it was. So I started wrapping presents about 11pm and finished up at 1am. We got up Wednesday morning and packed while Brad was at work. We headed to Booneville at 1 and got there just in time for Christmas dinner at Brad's parents house with Maw Denson, Justin and Marli. We had everything you could imagine and it was so good....turkey, ham, dressing, vegetable casserole, cranberry salad, green beans, cowboy crock pot beans, hashbrown casserole, sweet potato casserole and of course rolls. Oh and let's not forget the SWEETS... pecan pie, coconut cake, fudge, peanut brittle, and a honey bun cake (no its not made out of honey buns). After we all were stuffed we opened presents and played our Christmas edition of Deal or No Deal for some CASH(we do this every year and it is so much fun)!! The kids got so much stuff..toys, books and clothes. As if that wasn't enough......Santa brought more. The kids got a Wii and i-pod shuffles!! Its like having twins even though there is a 4yr age difference--whatever one gets the other has to have. It's pretty easy though to just buy 2 of everything but what does a 5yr old do with an i-pod...whatever his sister does, I guess. Zander got toys and a walker.
After playing the Wii all morning we went and visited the Byrd Family(Arthur,Euvon,Sharon,Stevie,Beth,Laura,Michael and Steven) for a little bit--it was so good to see them!! Friday, we packed everything that we could possibly pack into the Buick La Sabre with 3 kids and headed home--needless to say everything did not make it back!! On the way out we saw Ann, Dustin, Ashley and Brandon. It is so hard to see everyone when you only have a few days. What time we do have is always rushed. To top it off we have been home now for 2 days and I still haven't unpacked everything....Brad and I have been fighting a stomach virus, YUCK!! I think we are finally over it so I can spend the next few days unpacking, washing clothes and cleaning getting ready for the new year.
I can't believe this year is almost over, its been a wonderful year for our family especially with the new addition of little Zander, we have been so blessed and are so grateful for everything that we have.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Sorry, I haven't posted in a while so you get 2 blogs today!!
Our Christmas Tree has been up for 2 weeks, this is the first year that we have had a "real" tree. I have always done the fake, pre-lit tree where the lights are already perfectly placed on the tree because that's the part I hate the most is putting the lights on. This year we decided to do a real tree---the kids love it and so do I, Brad says its the prettiest tree we've ever had.
Well, the tree is up.....now I need to get some presents to go under it!! I still have a week left, right(hahaha)??

Its time for an....UPGRADE!!

For the past year I have been ragging Brad about wanting a new(bigger) house..... I finally realized that its not going to happen at least not in the next year so I decided to compromise. Here is the deal...I wait on a new house in exchange for some upgrades to this one. Don't get me wrong I love my "little house" but with 3 kids 1500sq feet isn't big enough. I'm not wanting a "huge" house just one with a little more room.

So, 2 weeks ago we went and bought new furniture, it was not in stock so they had to order it! It is suppose to be here the end of this week. We are having the living rm and hallway painted on Wednesday and Brad's wonderful parents are coming down Friday to help lay the wood floor just in time for our new furniture!! Yay...I am so excited and can't wait for my new living room! I told Brad he is spoiling me.....it's so fun to go into a store and pick out whatever I want. I am enjoying it.......maybe a litte too much(hahaha)!!
I can definately see how redecorating can be addictive, I am already thinking of what I want to do next..."the kitchen".