Christmas Cousins

This year, I will admit, I did a pretty poor job remembering my camera for most of the Christmas functions. But, one of the places I remembered was at my Nana's house, because the cousins were there! I have 3 sweet little cousins that I love so so much and this year was so fun!



Since Campbell is obsessed with my sister, and Gatlin loves me and Uncle Keith, my mom has 'claimed' Macrae for herself. So they hang out a lot :)



Campbell was ready for the gifts!!



Me, Sammy, and Macrae were trying to recreate a photo we took with Campbell when she was a baby. Someone told Campbell to get in the picture and she was not having it! hahaha! :)



Macrae cuddling with Nana



Campbell feeding Macrae



Being with them this year was even sweeter than normal because my middle cousin, Gatlin, came straight to Christmas from the hospital. (He was battling a nasty infection that seems to have turned the corner). At first, he was still a little shy and sleepy, but that boy sure did turn it on by the end of the day!



I mean, who can resist that face?!?



Hanging out with mom



And, since we just got out of the hospital, now is a perfect time to get a scooter! Stitches anyone?



Luckily, for now, he just thinks you are supposed to jump off of it...



...and onto a nearby chair.



Campbell playing with her new puppy toy



Us with her new puppy!



But the best moment of all was with this little guy. Will and I were leaving and I asked him for a hug. He turned around and hugged me and then I went to leave. He ran over to me and said "kiss? kiss?" with this puppy dog look on his face. It felt like my heart exploded with rainbows and sunshine. I went over and kissed this sweetheart, and we went to leave. Then, he looked at Will and went "kiss? kiss?", so Will kissed him, and then he said "hug? hug?" and Will had to hug him. I mean, seriously?? That's like the sweetest thing ever!



What a precious child. We are so lucky to have these three kiddos in our family :)

Bed Swap

A few posts back, I mentioned that Will and I got a king sized bed (!). But, that did mean some switching around had to happen. 

I was so excited for the bed rails to get here, it finally started to feel real!

Our third bedroom before. It still felt like a dumping ground for stuff. Sometimes it still feels like that, but I have a plan in place to make it more home-y and a more like a comfy 'hang out' type room. 

All the stuff moved around in the 2nd bedroom to make way for our old bed. 

I love this setup in the 3rd bedroom. I have already used it to lay around and read for a few random nights. 

Obviously much much more work to go in this bedroom. Step 1: Paint Trim, Step 2: Arrange shelves, Step 3: Hang something over the closet doors, Step 4: Decide on a wall color, Step 5: Paint ridged wood paneled walls (any volunteers? haha!)

New bed frame all set up!

It's finally here!!

Unfortunately, since we haven't bought proper bedding yet, we just had to take the comforters off the other two beds and sleep with separate blankets. But, armed with gift cards, and on the lookout for a good January linen sale, I am sure that will be fixed soon!

Better Late Than Never

So, my posts have been few and far between lately. Partly due to sheer laziness, partly due to working on fun Christmas gift projects that couldn't be shared yet, and partly because our computer seems to be on the way out (I got a blue screen of death while uploading these pics...keep your fingers crossed this thing makes it a couple more years :))

Anyways, a few weeks back, myself and a few other coworkers threw a baby shower for my work BFF Kristin. I was super excited when Kristin told me she was pregnant (except for the whole she-wouldn't-be-at-work-for-months-while-on-maternity-leave thing), but I was FLOORED when she told me it was TWINS! A few weeks later, she found out it was a boy and a girl, which is awesome!

Boy and girl decorations

Diaper cake I made for little Tucker Matthew. 

And another diaper cake for sweet Lillian Margaret. 

And, even though we don't typically do this with work showers, we did a game. People had to hold a 'crying' baby while changing another babies diaper. This match up between two moms was pretty even. 

However, when Kristin took on a non-mom...

The results were pretty decisive. :) At least if someone is good at that game, it better be her!

But, it was most fun watching the boys attempt this. Bahahaha!

Loved our fun time celebrating these already loved little ones. Now, cook just a little bit longer, I am sure your momma can handle it! :)

I'm telling you, these kiddos are already part of the HTI family. And awkward pregnancy photos.