First Timer

Hello all, and welcome to my blog! This is my first time blogging, so please bear with me as I struggle to learn all about the blogging world. Perhaps someday this page won't be boring and ugly. I wanted to start this blog to keep you all updated on what is happening in our life and family as we grow up, down, and sideways! :)

We will start with the basics...currently our family is 5; me, Hubby, Princess, Little Man, and Sookie (our boston terrier).

Hubby and I met freshman year of college (2003) thanks to my sister and her husband. He played baseball and I black widowed (like the spider). My sister wanted me to date him and get rid of him, in an effort to give him a little experience with having a girlfriend (I was his first "real" girlfriend). After about a year, we finally got together (October 1, 2004) and we've been together ever since. We got married June 9, 2007, and became pregnant with Princess a few months later. Everything seemed to happen rather quickly after that, and time has been flying by ever since. 3 1/2 years later we are still married, still very much in love, and raising 2 (and hoping to add at least 1 more) crazy kids.

Little Man will be 7 months old soon and I pretty much can't believe it. Time just flies. He has started crawling and waving, and much to my dismay, pulling himself up on whatever he can reach. He's too little (and short) to be doing this, so it's mostly laundry baskets, legs, and his crib rails.

Princess is 2 years, 4 months. She is a chatter box and quite whiny since she "take nap anymore" (in her own words, of course!). We recently did away with her pacifier, hence her whiny-ness and refusal to nap. She is the most stubborn little girl I know. I think I should've expected it based on her entry into this world. (My water broke at 3AM on August 17, and she was born, via c-section 24 long hours later.)

Hubby's birthday is coming up...on the 13th actually, and he doesn't want anything. He isn't big into celebrating his birthday, or father's day, or Christmas, or anything else. I, on the other hand, would prefer to celebrate a birthday month, but alas, I must share it with Little Man, so it has been wittled down to a birthday week. Anyway, this year, it looks like we'll be staying up late to catch the meteor shower, which should be frigid, and maybe romantic. I'm pondering gifts for him, so we'll see what happens.

I have been honing my baking skills these past few weeks; making bread, applesauce, pizza dough, and most recently cinnamon rolls (which turned out freakin' awesome!) I'm trying to become more "housewife-y" and a little less boring. This year I DIY'd our Christmas tree by making gingerbread men and bears and stringing popcorn and cranberries. I love it. It is my favorite Christmas tree to date. Decorating the tree with homemade decorations will probably become a tradition in our household now.

We have a big, huge extended family that we love very much. I hope you all continue to follow my blog and enjoy reading about our big crazy adventure!