January recap

January has come and gone! I can't  believe it! If time would slow down for this week I would be a VERY happy camper.

The month was a fun one, because we got to enjoy Paris for a couple days. It was wonderful!!! We were able to see all of the major tourist attractions and loved walking around the area by our hotel. The small streets with bakeries, restaurants, small little grocery stores. I don't know if Bubba and Colin enjoyed that part as much as I did, but I know I could have stayed in Paris for a week or two just exploring.

I began a new "challenge" in January. I decided that it was time to get off my lazy rear end and start working out. (that was kind of painful to say) I'm so thankful for my friends who check in on me everyday and get on to me when I'm feeling lazy or wanting to eat everything in my pantry. I knew that I was going to start working out since my bestie will be getting married in July, but when I went to a dr's appointment and my blood pressure was through the roof, I knew it was really time to get serious. So, I am now posting when I work out on my FB and I will probably start posting stuff on here. The more accountability I have, the better.

February is definitely going to be a challenging one, and Colin and I are going to probably get tired of each other really quick. But there are also some pretty exciting things that will be happening. I can't wait to share them with you.

Moments like these :)

I just had to share that picture :) I LOVE moments like these. They make my heart smile and I hope that today it made you smile a little too.

Day 8 and 9 of 2012 :)

Happy Birthday to me... Ok, yesterday was the day, but since I sat on the couch all day with a horrible sinus headache, we are celebrating the rest of the week.

Today, we went to Bury St. Edmunds and did some shopping. I didn't buy anything but I saw lots of things I would like :) We also went out and had a nice lunch together. Colin was such a ham. He is definitely a Martin and acts just like his Grandpa George. Still trying to figure out whether I like that or not. We also got to see that Colin cut 2 more teeth, which really explains the attitude lately. He now has 2 of his molars in! I can't believe how fast he is growing up. Walking and talking and getting into EVERYTHING... but I wouldn't change any of it! He keeps me on my toes and I love it :)

I am also now the proud new owner of a Kindle Touch!!! YAY!!! I absolutely LOVE it. I have a couple of books on it already and can't wait to make a new cover for it... (That is going to be my project for this weekend.) I found a super cute, fairly easy cover at Southern Girl Creations.  She has a lot of different things that I would LOVE to try :)

Tomorrow, Bubba is treating me to a date... just the 2 of us. I can't remember that last time it happened, and I'm super excited about it!

Projects DONE!

So today, we are having major wind... again. So instead of going out and running errands we spent another day inside. Which also meant that I was able to finish a canvas for my sister-in-law. It's not great, but she has seen it and loves it, so I'm glad that it's what she wanted.

 

It also means that I was able to finish the wreaths for my mom and other sister-in-law :) I hope they like them!!! I got the idea from facebook, but they are covered in ACU fabric with a yellow ribbon, since my brother will be leaving. I can't wait to get everyone's new things to them. I love making things and when people want them it makes me even happier! Now I just need to workout and go make dinner and my day will be almost complete :) Have a wonderful day!!!

2012 is HERE!

It's 2012!!! I can't believe how fast last year went by!!! It was a year of ups and downs, but I'm so thankful for all of the memories we now have.

Our year has already started off shaky... On NYE we ended up taking Colin to the ER... again... for croup. Poor baby sounds awful! We are still getting over it, not sleeping through the night, crying, crying, more crying, BUT I know this too shall pass and he will be back to himself in no time. After the ER we had a couple families over to join us in the New Year tradition of staying up way too late, and I payed for it on the first. I like sleep way too much to be staying up that late with a 15 month old who is sick.

Yesterday we ended up going to Ely to find Colin another humidifier (and they are NOT easy to find unless you know where they are sold here... and it's not in pharmacies). We walked around for a good while, just looking at different shops and spending time as a family. It was nice since I know we won't get to do it for a while :( We also got all of the Christmas decorations boxed up for next year and now my house is looking a little empty. I think I need to look up some craft projects and decorations :)

Since today the weather has decided that it is going to have a meltdown and rain with crazy wind and small hail, Colin and I have decided that we are going to lounge around the house and be bums... well, that is what I'm doing, he is busy putting things in boxes and then taking them out, repeatedly. It's definitely a curl up on the couch and read a book kind of day, and hopefully I will be able to get some good reading in!

Happy New Year from the Wests and our friends :)

Christmas Time in England

OMGoodness… for someone who said she was going to do a better job at posting, I have not done a very good job. Christmas has come and gone and it went way better than I expected. Last year Christmas just wasn’t very fun for us. We REALLY missed our families, and Colin was still too young to realize anything was happening. This year, we had lots of fun; we started some new traditions of our own, went and spent the day at a friend’s house, and just enjoyed being together as a family. I couldn’t have asked for a better day. I didn’t get very many pictures, Colin just wasn’t into opening presents, he was more interested in trying to eat the candy out of Bubba’s stocking (wrapper and all). BUT, lucky for you, I did get a few :)

With the New Year on the horizon, we have a lot of things to get done. 2012 is going to be an interesting one to say the least. I ask that you pray for all of us as we get ready for a really long six months. I know that God is in control and that everything will be great. I’m so thankful for things like SKYPE!!!

Hopefully Colin and I will get to do some traveling around the area and maybe some more of Europe… Be looking for some pictures of Paris soon (wink, wink)

It's Holdiay Time :)

Well, Halloween has come and gone and we had a TON of fun! Colin was so CUTE!!! We had a Fall Festival that we went to and we dressed up Colin as the Cat in the Hat. In my opinion he was the cutest Cat in the Hat ever! We then went trick-or-treating on Halloween with some friends and since it was a little chilly outside we decided to put Colin in his Bevo costume. Yes he looks less than thrilled in the pictures, but again, has to be the cutest Bevo ever!

We are now gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas! I’m almost done shopping and will hopefully have the gifts in the mail before I run out of time. I’ve decided that I’m going to make as many gifts as possible this year. I started with making our stockings. I think they turned out really good. I’ve already decorated the fireplace so that we can possibly take our family pictures soon. We will see how that turns out.

My Stocking

Colin's Stocking

Bubba's Stocking

On Sunday we are heading to Liverpool for a couple of days of Beatles filled fun! I’m excited to go do some sightseeing and taking a step away from chaos to spend time as a family. Can’t wait to share about it!