a few of my favorite things....

Just thinking.... and these are some of the things that I love:

When Wren giggles or gets really excited and flaps her arms and legs.
When Jeremiah is happy and when he flirts with me.
Having someone (sometimes more than one!)who can finish my sentences and who gets my inside jokes.
When it is dark and snowing outside and I get to be inside watching it come down I feel like the only person in the world but safe and comfy.
A really good thunder/lightening storm with lots of rain.
Lightening bugs!! I haven't seen them since I lived in Arkansas and I miss them!
Getting lost in a good book.
Having a clean house and having the laundry all clean and put away.
Spending time with my family.
Connecting with old friends and hanging with new ones.

That is just a few of my favorites....

Our Christmas Tree

This is our Christmas Tree this year. Wren really loved the lights and there were a couple of incidents that she got into trouble for trying to pull the whole thing down on her but it went better than I had expected it to so I can't complain!

Daddy and her girl!

Wren really loves Jeremiah!! It is so cute and he is such a good daddy! He feeds her, changes diapers - even when they are poop - bathes her, puts her to bed, plays with her and too many other things to even list. I am so grateful for him and all the things that he does not just with Wren but for me also. He is the best part of me and brings out the best in me.



I love you babe - and baby!

Sleeping Baby

I love sleeping babies....

I especially love these because her bootie is in the air!!! So stinkin' cute!

I hate that my camera does not focus well when it is dark but the pictures were just too precious not to post!

learing to crawl

Since Wren has learned how to crawl her 'world' has got so much bigger! One night she scooted herself right under the couch!


It started out to be so funny because we were laughing at her....

Then she decided that since she couldn't use her legs to push herself out it was NOT funny!

Wren being a cheeser!

I pulled out my camera to look at what pictures were on it the other day and as soon as Wren saw it this was her reaction!!

I think that she knows what it is used for! :)

still no pictures

I guess that a post with no pictures is better than no post at all! I will have to add pictures later! Wren is now 9 months old and I don't know where the time has gone! She is such a cutie pie and we love her so much!! She has finally learned how to crawl and she is so BUSY! always on the move and always getting into things!! She loves the vacuum and LOVES to bathe!! She has figured out that she can move around in the bathtub also and thinks that is pretty awesome! the one thing that she does not like is that she cannot pull herself to a standing position while in the tub! Every time she tries it she falls and then she is soooo angry yet she tries it every time she is in the tub! It is pretty cute I think! Christmas was a lot of fun but I am glad that it is over! We spent several days before Christmas Day going over to moms so that we could clean and organize so that there would be room for all of us to stay there. All of the kids were there and because Grandma Aldridge got sick, she ended up spending Christmas with us instead of going up to Montana to spend the holidays with the Hogge's. All of the kids that live in town except for Scott spent Christmas Eve at mom and dad's and Drew and Jaxon were up at 3 a.m. to see if Santa Claus had arrived! Boy had he ever!!! Everyone else got up at 8 a.m. and after some wait, we finally started opening presents. Jeremiah and I had decided that we were not going to do anything for each other this year and thankfully I had purchased stuff for Wren while I was in Disneyland and Black Friday 2008. The only things that we bought for her this year were 2 Little Einstein video's a Yo Gabba Gabba video and some pajamas. It was fun for us to be able to wrap presents for her and put "TO: Wren FROM: Mom and Dad". We then stayed there all the next week until 1/2/10!!! We are CRAZY!!! It was fun and sometimes stressful but it was nice to be around family and play games, have conversation and just BE together!
I was sick on Christmas Day and Wren got a little sick while we were at moms and Jeremiah got sick the day before we came home! He is still not feeling well and has not been to work this week because he has been feeling so terrible. Other than that, life has been great and we have been able to get all of our Christmas stuff put up, the laundry done and put away and the living room back to normal. Now I just need to work on the kitchen and bathroom and I will feel really great about life!