FUN

Does time ever just get away from you? Well it sure did for me this week! To tell you how out of it I was, that I did not even realized that today is Thursday. If it wasn't for my little Google calendar, Maddie would have missed gymnastics today..yikes! Kinda felt like a bad mother, however I did get manage to get there so I felt sort of redeemed.

My sister in law was in town for a couple of days, and we had a lot of fun. It's always nice to have family around, I sure miss that. Well we went to IKEA, and if you have ever been there you know that you can spend all day in that store. Also just to put it out there I'm in LOVE with that store, not only is everything super affordable, they have free childcare for an hour, and they have a restaurant there that is super yummy and again affordable. We spend about four hours there walking around, and getting ideas for decorating. I have been informed that they are opening an IKEA in CO sometime this year, and everyone should go you won't regret it. Just a piece of advice stay away from it on a Saturday, you might not get out of there alive or sane.

We've had sun out this week, and it was the first time in this season that I was able to go outside without a jacket. I'm not a big fan of this weather, it's just too cloudy and cold. I don't mind the cold if there is some sun with it, but if you have cloudy and cold it just makes you grumpy. I can

not wait for Spring!

Pregnancy

I know by know most of you know that we are expecting a baby boy in June!! We just can't wait for summer, well mostly because this baby has made me really sick. I know most people say that girls make you really sick and for me it was the opposite, with Maddie I was hardly ever sick. Anyhow, I really look forward to having a boy and at the same time I'm kind of nervous. Will I be a good mom to a boy? I have 3 sisters and really have not grown up with boys, so I don't understand how their little minds work, and to tell you the truth I'am a little intimidated. This is me being transparent on my blog! I have ordered Dr.Dobson's "Bringing up Boys" to kind of get a little inside of their world. Maybe I'm making this a little more complicated than it should be, but really all I ever hear is that boys are harder when they are young, but easier when they grow up. What do you think about that? Another thing that worries me is that everyone says "oh you have a good little girl, you know what that means" and NO I don't know what that means, does it mean that Bryson is going to be a terror? I have seen some of my friends who have two really well behaved kids, and I guess I just hope this is what happens to us. I could really use some tips...

This is what is on my mind right now :)

Christmas and New Year

Well this year was different for me and my family, we got to spend the Holidays with the other side of the family. This year for the Holidays we went to North Carolina since we are only 9 hours away, and well it's just not financially possible for all of us to fly to Colorado all the time. All though I miss my family terribly I was surrounded by Brandon's family and they were great.

I was really cold for the trip and they got 11 inches of snow! I thought we had escaped the snow, but I was terribly wrong. However it was nice to have some mild weather when no jacket was required.

Maddie was totally spoiled and of course so were we. Now it's time to get back into the "normal" schedule, and end vacation mode. I have enjoyed spending some time with my husband and family. Here are a few pictures of our trip.

Mel's Favorites

One of my friends had a post about some her favorite things, and I thought that would be fun to write something like that.

So here is a list of the top 5 items that I just love.

Enjoy!

1. Diet Coke....I love it, and I crave it all the time! There is nothing more refreshing than a cold Diet Coke any time of the day, and believe it or not I think regular Coke is nothing short of disgusting.

2. Yoga pants...I love Yoga pants, when I'm hanging out at home and running a few errands there is nothing better than Yoga pants. Now, not the kind that are sloppy but the cute ones like these..

3. This one is not a thing, but a website that I must check everyday and I do.

http://www.thriftyandthriving.com/

You should go and check it out, this lady is amazing she post amazing ways you get deals everyday. She is always updating the website throughout the day, so you never miss out on a good deal. If you know me, you know this girl will not pass on a good deal!

4. Crocs for my child. These made it on my list because they are so practical. For Winter they make these that crocs that are lined with fur inside, my daughter just loves them and wants to wear them EVERYDAY. If you have kids, and you have not gotten some of these awesome shoes you mush. I promise your child will love them. My dad just got these for Madison for Christmas and she loves them.

5. Vera Bradley...I just love her designs and her girlie prints. I also like that you can trow them in the washer and it comes out like new. My husband gets me a purse for every holiday, see I used to love COACH but after having kids, spending $500 on a purse is just not feasible. So I discovered Vera Bradley and I just love it.

Christmas

Well I gotta admit, I have got to get better at this blogging thing! I need to set a time and just DO IT. Well it has been kinda busy, but we are all busy and somehow my amazing friends are still able to maintain their blogs. So from now on I need to do 1 post a week at least :)

Here in the Webster household we have been busy with this season, having a 4 1/2 year old makes it that much more fun. We have made a gingerbread house (pics to come), made chocolate dipped pretzels, gone to see Christmas lights at this outdoor mall, watched Christmas movies over and over, sipping hot chocolate with marshmallows, and of course listening to Christmas music. This year I have made it my objective to really let my child know the REAL reason for this season. We have talked about Jesus and the manger every day, Maddie is so interested in it and I love it. We have really enjoyed our little girl this year!

She has been to see Santa, and she wants a Nintendo DS. Can you believe it? I thought that was what 10 year old ask for? Well we went black Friday shopping, and found a great deal. Was it bad for me to get it? I'm feeling really guilty because...well she did ask Santa.

I can't wait to post some pictures of our house decorated, but my lovely cord for my camera is MIA. I hoping it turns out, or I might have to order one from Ebay or something.

I hope everyones Christmas season, is going amazing!

Fall Fun

It has been a really fun fall season so far, we did lots of stuff. Maddie was a "Fairy Princess Barbie" whatever that is, she came up with that on her own..oh and we have more candy in this house (good thing I'm not a big fan, I prefer salty things) We also got a chance to go trick or treat at Brandon's school which was pretty awesome, and they handed out was chocolate and again not a big fan so no temptation for me :) We are getting ready at the Webster household to bust out the Christmas stuff, is it too early? I really don't care, I was listening to Christmas music yesterday and it put me in the mood. If you know me I rock out to Christmas music right after Thanksgiving non-stop, but this year it started way early. Oh and just in case you were wondering I do not, repeat do not like that "Christmas Shoes" song! I refuse to listen to it! I don't know how I got started talking about Christmas, but anyway Fall..yes I love it and this weekend I'm going to try to make Apple Nachos, we'll see how they turn out, I will keep you posted. I hope everyone is enjoying this awesome Fall weather.

Updates

Well I know it has been a while, but I know you understand. Where do I begin...well a few weeks ago I had a little pain on right side by my hip so, I called the nurse line to make sure everything was ok. I know you are thinking, why? no big deal it's just a little pain, and trust me I have a high tolerance for pain, but the reason was because I was 4 weeks pregnant. Yes, we are so excited and Maddie can not wait. Back to the nurse call....the nurse told me to take myself to the ER, and of course being the stubborn person that I'm I told her that I was fine. Well the pain got worse so I went to ER, and they informed me that I needed my appendix out..yikes! I had never had any major surgery, so I was a little scared because of course I'm pregnant. We prayed and God took care of us, and he protected the baby and I had a speedy recovery.

I have lots of Halloween pictures to come, I just have to my camera cable.