Well sorry it took me so long to post been super busy.
Last post was about my cousin coming in from Alabama, and waiting on all of the family to get in on Friday. Well Thursday Reyenne and I wrapped all of the presents for everyone, except the obvious HERS. She was so upset cause when it was all said and done, she was looking at everything under the tree and started crying, I asked her what was wrong and she said there is something under there for everyone but me. I guess i wasn't good enough to get presents, not even from my mom and dad. OH LORD here we go we have now hit the oh poor pitiful me. I was mean and told her that we haven't bought any of her presents yet because she was always with us, and I didn't know if we were going to get the chance to buy her anything. MEAN i know she started sobbing hysterically, little did she know we already had everything for her, we just wanted to surprise her with it. The next morning she woke up and all of her presents from us were under the tree too, she was so excited she literally got under the tree and counted and looked gooed and gawed at everything. She said mom you said you didn't get me anything, you are mean for telling me that, but thank you so much for my presents I am soooo excited, keeping her away from the tree was now our new task, thank goodness nana papa and grandma and grandpa would be here soon.
My family got to our house around 11:30 and it was great, they handed Reyenne her gifts and she said I will put these under the tree, came in the house said she couldn't put them under the tree cause of the train, Hah she wasn't fooling anybody, as soon as we turned our backs she was ripping into them. It was the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. She was so excited that everyone was getting here, she told me mom it's officially Christmas. Grandma, mom, and I started in the kitchen, the chicken was done but we still had to do the sides, so mom was working on the eggs, grandma was working on the pie, and I was just running back in forth making sure they had everything they needed. It was so much fun. I peeked into the living room, papa was resting on the Chaise lounge, and grandpa was doing what he does best resting up for a big feast. LOL he loved Chris' recliner. We ate a wonderful lunch and just sat and visited for a while. Oh and I got grandma a digital frame for Christmas and thanks to my wonderful family had loads of pics on it for her already, she loved it. Grandpa got a golf buddy and you would think when he saw that that he had just won the lottery, Chris did a great job picking that out. I took a bunch of pictures but will have to post them at a later time. I think one of my favorite memories of this Christmas is while the women were cleaning up after lunch, I poked my head in the living room and saw Reyenne and Grandpa on the lounge reading together. I will never forget that image for as long as I live.
Later that evening after my family had left and operation reclaim the house, CHris' family came in. OH MY GOODNESS if I thought my house had thrown up presents before it now looked as if the entire neighborhood brought all of their presents with them. It was awesome, we had presents from the front door all the way around the living room. Reyenne and Hayden sat by the tree most of the night showing each other which presents were whose. It was funny. We made cookies for SAnta and made sure to leave out some apples, carrots, cookies, and chocolate milk for him and the reindeer, the kids were starting to drift in and out, santa came and brought lots of goodies for the kids. Hayden was the first kid awake and it was funny trying to explain to a three year old that santa came, so we finally convinced him to go wake Reyenne, it took her a minute then she was all about it. I think the funnest part other than opening the presents was when she realized that Santa drank all of his chocolate milk, she ran through the house to show her daddy. The kids made out like bandits, and loved everything, Santa did a great job as well as nanny, uncle jeff, aunt Tammy and mommy and daddy.
CHRISTMAS WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!!! AND IT WAS SPENT WITH ALL THE ONES WE LOVE!!!! We called the ones we love that we didn't get to see and said hi and sent loves to each and everyone of them.
NOW BRING ON THE NEW YEAR!!!!!! GOODBYE 2010 AND HELLO 2011
Growing up so fast!!! Easter 2011
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
THE FINAL FEW DAYS
Oh my goodness so many things to blog about. To start, when we picked Reyenne up from school on Friday she said MOM Russell is coming tomorrow I am so excited. I don't think she even really remembered who he was but I think she was feeding off of my excitement. She went bizerk (spelling) when I told her he was already on his way to our house, and proceeded to tell me she was going to wait up all night til he got here. I told her it was going to be super late and she said ok well I will lay down for a little while but I will listen for your voices when he gets here and then I am getting up, after laughing for a minute it was agreed upon. (she never woke we made sure to be super quiet) Well my cousin made it in around 2 am, I am not going to lie, after so long of having a bedtime of around 9 or 9:30, by 10 I was dozing in and out. He called around 10:30 and told me that I better not be sleeping, lol I told him I'm not and made sure to get off the couch to make sure i didn't start dozing again. He pulled in around 2 am, and we had the best time.
He didn't go to sleep til around 7:30 am and was supposed to be back on the road for OK in about 2 hrs, I felt a little bad, and I didn't get to go to sleep until I think it was around 8 pm. Yeah I pulled an all nighter, can't say I will volunteer for that again for a very long time, but it was so worth it. We got to catch up and then we sat there and reminiced (spelling) about growing up and all the crazy, funny, odd, memories that we each had. He reminded me of the time we went to the Wax museum with grandma in Grand Prairie, I didn't remember this but he was telling me that he remembered the big (I was maybe 7 or 8 so it was big) ford pickup truck that was pretending to run somebody over. He said that I started screaming and ran straight into the wall, I laughed so hard that it was a miracle we didn't have wet couches. LOL
Reyenne woke up at around 7:30 right after he had fallen asleep, she came and sat in my lap and whispered in my ear mommy is that Russell, i chuckled a little and softly whispered back yes that's him but be very quiet he just fell asleep. Around 9:30 I tried to wake him up (that's when he told me to) but he was still sleepy so at about 10 I can hear Reyenne laughing hysterically I walk in the living room and he yells yum yum I have a Reyenne burrito!!! It was so funny, she didn't leave his side until he pulled out of the driveway, poor thing was so sad, she came in the house bawling cause she didn't want him to leave. But he promised her to stop by on his way back to AL to see her again, she seemed content with that.
Now it's only four days til Christmas Eve, all of the shopping is complete except for some odds and ends, Thursday Reyenne and I have the day off so we will get the house completely ready for all the family to come in, first is Nana and Papa and Grandma and Grandpa Engelhardt, we are super excited then later in the day we get to see Nanny, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Tammy, and the one the only HAYDEN!!!! They will be at our house all weekend. Reyenne is going to be so exhausted but it is going to be such a wonderful weekend!!! This will most likely be my last blog for the week so to everyone, We hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas, and God bless us EVERYONE!!!!!!
He didn't go to sleep til around 7:30 am and was supposed to be back on the road for OK in about 2 hrs, I felt a little bad, and I didn't get to go to sleep until I think it was around 8 pm. Yeah I pulled an all nighter, can't say I will volunteer for that again for a very long time, but it was so worth it. We got to catch up and then we sat there and reminiced (spelling) about growing up and all the crazy, funny, odd, memories that we each had. He reminded me of the time we went to the Wax museum with grandma in Grand Prairie, I didn't remember this but he was telling me that he remembered the big (I was maybe 7 or 8 so it was big) ford pickup truck that was pretending to run somebody over. He said that I started screaming and ran straight into the wall, I laughed so hard that it was a miracle we didn't have wet couches. LOL
Reyenne woke up at around 7:30 right after he had fallen asleep, she came and sat in my lap and whispered in my ear mommy is that Russell, i chuckled a little and softly whispered back yes that's him but be very quiet he just fell asleep. Around 9:30 I tried to wake him up (that's when he told me to) but he was still sleepy so at about 10 I can hear Reyenne laughing hysterically I walk in the living room and he yells yum yum I have a Reyenne burrito!!! It was so funny, she didn't leave his side until he pulled out of the driveway, poor thing was so sad, she came in the house bawling cause she didn't want him to leave. But he promised her to stop by on his way back to AL to see her again, she seemed content with that.
Now it's only four days til Christmas Eve, all of the shopping is complete except for some odds and ends, Thursday Reyenne and I have the day off so we will get the house completely ready for all the family to come in, first is Nana and Papa and Grandma and Grandpa Engelhardt, we are super excited then later in the day we get to see Nanny, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Tammy, and the one the only HAYDEN!!!! They will be at our house all weekend. Reyenne is going to be so exhausted but it is going to be such a wonderful weekend!!! This will most likely be my last blog for the week so to everyone, We hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas, and God bless us EVERYONE!!!!!!
Friday, December 17, 2010
CHRISTMAS EXCITEMENT!!!!!
Finally the weekend is here. My cousin will be here in about nine hours, we will hang out for a bit then crash for a couple hours have breakfast and he will be gone again. On his way to see the rest of the family. I have to admit I may be a little jealous, but with all the wonderful things that are happening in my life I cannot possibly allow those feelings to slow me down.
Reyenne is sooooo super excited about Christmas this year. Everyday when i get off work she tells me "MOM MOM guess what, only 10 more days, only 9 more days and so forth and so on. I can't believe how excited she is. She has never been this excited before, I am not sure if it is her age or if it was because this has been the first year that I can honestly say with Joy and Excitement that I absolutely cannot wait for Christmas, and that is what is making her so happy about it. In the past I would say i cannot wait for Christmas to be over, but this year is different. I am not really sure what has changed, maybe it's because I am happier with myself and where my life is at this moment, or maybe it's because Reyenne is excited, I cannot put my finger on it and instead of analyzing it I am accepting it and enjoying every exciting thing that is happening in our lives right now.
I hope that this evening when Russell gets here time slows down just a bit so that we can enjoy some time together because i know that he will have to leave to get to OK. Then i hope that the next week just flies by, all the way until Thursday, that is when I have been told I am allowed to start wrapping the presents. Everything is bought just nothing wrapped. Chris told me that I couldn't wrap anything because then I will want to put it under the tree, and if we put it under the tree Brock yeah "The bad One" will get to have more fun with everything than anybody else will. So I agreed not to wrap anything until the 23 but that is as long as I can possibly hold out.
Then Friday Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, and Dad will be here. Maybe I can convince Grandma to spend some time with me in the kitchen, I absolutely love being in the kitchen with her, she has taught me everything i know and then some in the kitchen. I know that they will only be here for a few hours, so I am going to soak up every minute every second i possibly can with them. Then Chris' family will be here around 6 or 7 Christmas Eve, yeah we have a really really busy week ahead, but I can't tell you how anxious I am for it all to be here.
Well I am going to get off of here now, just wanted to express how excited i am for this time of the year!!!! Merry Christmas and God Bless us Everyone!!!!
Reyenne is sooooo super excited about Christmas this year. Everyday when i get off work she tells me "MOM MOM guess what, only 10 more days, only 9 more days and so forth and so on. I can't believe how excited she is. She has never been this excited before, I am not sure if it is her age or if it was because this has been the first year that I can honestly say with Joy and Excitement that I absolutely cannot wait for Christmas, and that is what is making her so happy about it. In the past I would say i cannot wait for Christmas to be over, but this year is different. I am not really sure what has changed, maybe it's because I am happier with myself and where my life is at this moment, or maybe it's because Reyenne is excited, I cannot put my finger on it and instead of analyzing it I am accepting it and enjoying every exciting thing that is happening in our lives right now.
I hope that this evening when Russell gets here time slows down just a bit so that we can enjoy some time together because i know that he will have to leave to get to OK. Then i hope that the next week just flies by, all the way until Thursday, that is when I have been told I am allowed to start wrapping the presents. Everything is bought just nothing wrapped. Chris told me that I couldn't wrap anything because then I will want to put it under the tree, and if we put it under the tree Brock yeah "The bad One" will get to have more fun with everything than anybody else will. So I agreed not to wrap anything until the 23 but that is as long as I can possibly hold out.
Then Friday Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, and Dad will be here. Maybe I can convince Grandma to spend some time with me in the kitchen, I absolutely love being in the kitchen with her, she has taught me everything i know and then some in the kitchen. I know that they will only be here for a few hours, so I am going to soak up every minute every second i possibly can with them. Then Chris' family will be here around 6 or 7 Christmas Eve, yeah we have a really really busy week ahead, but I can't tell you how anxious I am for it all to be here.
Well I am going to get off of here now, just wanted to express how excited i am for this time of the year!!!! Merry Christmas and God Bless us Everyone!!!!
Monday, December 13, 2010
CHRISTMAS TIME 2010
I have to say that I think this Christmas will be the best Christmas I will ever remember. Reyenne is older this year, so of course she is wanting all the electronics and the big stuff, no more dollar store treats for her, she can actually tell the difference now. LOL, Santa definitely has his work cut out for him this year, but something tells me he may be able to handle it. This is only one of the many reasons that this year is going to be so wonderful.
Christmas for me began Friday, we went shopping before Christmas eve, i know i know it's a miracle. Then I realized that my cousin will be here in less than a week. I am so excited to see him, it's been a while and we used to be inseparable. Now to the really good stuff, I just found out that as long as everything goes right, my parents and my grandparents both are going to come out to my new house for Christmas Eve. I thought for sure since all of our holiday plans got changed last minute that I wasn't going to get to see any of my family this year, I was so heartbroken this morning just thinking about it, so I emailed grandma, needed someone to talk to I guess. That's when she told me, "well plans are we are going to be at your house for Christmas Eve". I haven't been able to sit still since I found out. I absolutely love my grandparents more than anyone can possibly imagine, and I am very lucky that they are still with me, and the prospect that THEY will be in my home in 11 days has me completely crazed with excitement. This is going to be the best Christmas present I could have ever asked for. I get to see my family, as well as Chris' because they are coming up for Christmas as well, for the Holiday. I am so very blessed.
Although, I get to see my grandparents, my parents, and one of my many, and I don't use that term lightly, cousins, I will still miss my extended family who will all be at Jills that Christmas day eating amazing food, and I can almost guarantee there will be Neiman Marcus cake, and enjoying wonderful family memories. I miss all of you and Love all of you so much and wish you guys a wonderful holiday full of laughs and great times and memories. I promise to make some kind of appearance at some family function at some point this coming year, who knows I may go for two. LOL I love you guys have a wonderful holiday!!!!
Christmas for me began Friday, we went shopping before Christmas eve, i know i know it's a miracle. Then I realized that my cousin will be here in less than a week. I am so excited to see him, it's been a while and we used to be inseparable. Now to the really good stuff, I just found out that as long as everything goes right, my parents and my grandparents both are going to come out to my new house for Christmas Eve. I thought for sure since all of our holiday plans got changed last minute that I wasn't going to get to see any of my family this year, I was so heartbroken this morning just thinking about it, so I emailed grandma, needed someone to talk to I guess. That's when she told me, "well plans are we are going to be at your house for Christmas Eve". I haven't been able to sit still since I found out. I absolutely love my grandparents more than anyone can possibly imagine, and I am very lucky that they are still with me, and the prospect that THEY will be in my home in 11 days has me completely crazed with excitement. This is going to be the best Christmas present I could have ever asked for. I get to see my family, as well as Chris' because they are coming up for Christmas as well, for the Holiday. I am so very blessed.
Although, I get to see my grandparents, my parents, and one of my many, and I don't use that term lightly, cousins, I will still miss my extended family who will all be at Jills that Christmas day eating amazing food, and I can almost guarantee there will be Neiman Marcus cake, and enjoying wonderful family memories. I miss all of you and Love all of you so much and wish you guys a wonderful holiday full of laughs and great times and memories. I promise to make some kind of appearance at some family function at some point this coming year, who knows I may go for two. LOL I love you guys have a wonderful holiday!!!!
Our beautiful christmas Tree
Brand New
So we are brand new to the whole blogging about our life, but alot of my cousins have one, and after following theirs I thought that it would be neat to have one of our own. Something that we can look back on in the future. So here we are.....
Give you quick little background, we live in Kilgore TX which is out in East TX about thirty minutes from Shreveport (maybe a little more). We actually just moved out here back in February, we like the quiet of the country, but sometimes miss the convenience of the city.
There is Chris the dad, the best dad in the entire world, and if you think there may be someone better I DARE you to ask Reyenne, our beautiful 5 year old daughter, who definitely has a mind of her own, and if you decide to change it for her good luck to you, then there is Dillan my oldest son who lives in Dallas with his dad. He is eleven and mom is no longer the cool one, it's all about the dad. LOL he is too funny. Then there is me Dana, "The mom," I absolutely love my life, and wouldn't change anything about it.
We have two wonderful little guys that I definitely consider my four legged sons. There is Oscar, "The good one", Oscar is a few years old and a little rat terrier (i think we got him from my brother in law) he is a little tiny thing a little older so he doesn't really get into too much trouble. Then there's BROCK dun dun dun dun...."The BAD one." Hehehehehe you will learn alot about him I am sure. Had to add some little effects there. He is a 10 month old lab 'nough said.... He is sooooo rowdy. We love him so much even though he is the destructor of the family, but Reyenne comes in a close second place, at least she doesn't chew on anything lol! He is ultimately Reyenne's best friend!!
And that about wraps it up on us!!! Glad you came to read our blog and hopefully you will get a few chuckles out of our day to day life!!! I know we do!
Give you quick little background, we live in Kilgore TX which is out in East TX about thirty minutes from Shreveport (maybe a little more). We actually just moved out here back in February, we like the quiet of the country, but sometimes miss the convenience of the city.
There is Chris the dad, the best dad in the entire world, and if you think there may be someone better I DARE you to ask Reyenne, our beautiful 5 year old daughter, who definitely has a mind of her own, and if you decide to change it for her good luck to you, then there is Dillan my oldest son who lives in Dallas with his dad. He is eleven and mom is no longer the cool one, it's all about the dad. LOL he is too funny. Then there is me Dana, "The mom," I absolutely love my life, and wouldn't change anything about it.
We have two wonderful little guys that I definitely consider my four legged sons. There is Oscar, "The good one", Oscar is a few years old and a little rat terrier (i think we got him from my brother in law) he is a little tiny thing a little older so he doesn't really get into too much trouble. Then there's BROCK dun dun dun dun...."The BAD one." Hehehehehe you will learn alot about him I am sure. Had to add some little effects there. He is a 10 month old lab 'nough said.... He is sooooo rowdy. We love him so much even though he is the destructor of the family, but Reyenne comes in a close second place, at least she doesn't chew on anything lol! He is ultimately Reyenne's best friend!!
And that about wraps it up on us!!! Glad you came to read our blog and hopefully you will get a few chuckles out of our day to day life!!! I know we do!
Reyenne She just looks like trouble huh!!!
Bestest Buds!!!!!
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