Not A Happy Camper...

Max is usually pretty happy when he gets up from his naps. Apparantly yesterday he was not...

I kept trying to get a picture of his shirt. It says "that's it, I'm calling nana". But every time I picked up the camera this is what he did...

The last time that I did it he came over and sat in my lap, hence the reason you can see me....I am realizing this probably make me a really bad mom but I was laughing so hard. It was hystarical! Pick up the camera - cry. Put it down - stop crying....so funny!

He seemed to be better once I stopped clicking away. I guess he was just not feeling photogenic. Go figure!

Not Just Another Day....

Thanksgiving. As I get older this Holiday mean more and more to me. It used to just mean alot of food and then sleep but now I really think about the things that I am grateful for. Plus of course I can't wait for the food! LOVE Turkey!! We will be spending Thanksgiving this year in New York with Karl's family which will be cool because we haven't spent a THanksgiving with them. The plan was to flip flop the holidays but somehow it just hasn't worked out that way.


I am so thankful that I have such a loving husband! Karl is such a great guy I sometimes wonder how I got so lucky, but then I realize that God has a plan and it was supposed to be that way. It's a good thing too because I was really starting to wonder about my choices in men for a little while. LOL! But thankfully there was someone else watching over me and knew what I needed....


I am also thankful for my son. He has taught me so many things in such a short period of time and to be quite honest he is still teaching me things. The biggest lesson of all is patience. Something I have needed to be better at anyway...thanks Max!


I am very thankful for my wonderful family...mine and Karl's. They are amazing people and I am just blessed that I have them, even though we don't always see eye to eye on things I know that they are there for me.


I am thankful for the wonderful, amazing friends that I have. Many of which are back in Michigan. You all have been so supportive since we have moved away and I miss each and every one of you dearly!


I am thankful that we were able to lease our house back in Michigan, although I miss it every day. Having a brand new house makes you kind of spoiled.

Leading me into the next thing that I am thankful for. The house we are living in. Although it's not my home and we are just staying here for a short time I am thankful that we have a roof over our head and don't have to pay two mortgages. Especially with the economy the way it is.

There are so many things that I could put down that I am thankful for but I don't want to bore everyone, so these are just a few that really were on my brain. I hope and pray that everyone of you has a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving Day and that you think about the things you are truly thankful for! Happy Turkey Day!

Yippieeeeeee!

I am sooo very excited today. My mom and my sister are coming out for a long weekend visit. :)

They will be here today around 4'ish and are staying through till Tuesday. Can't wait! I don't have a recent picture of the three of us together so here is one from my Mom and Jim's wedding. My sister is standing to the left of me with her two boys, Camerin and Brady. Who by the way are about a foot taller now! :)

I was just looking at my hair and realizing that it looks pretty darn cute blonde.....:) May have to make the switch back. Won't Karl be thrilled!

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

This morning Karl, Max and I went out and voted. Until the moment I stepped into the booth I was undecided. I have been going back and forth with a lot of the issues and was sooo 50/50 on each candidate. I am not going to share my pick just because I don't want to get into a huge political debate on my blog but I think that I made the right choice.

This has been the first election that I have really got into. This is my 3rd election and to be honest I don't even think I voted in the last one. I kept telling myself that I didn't like either candidate so why bother but now that I have a son and have a home (in Michigan, LOL!) I feel like I have a responsibility to vote. Why call myself an American if I choose to give up that right. My pastor made a comment in church this past weekend that really rung true...many countries don't have the freedom of choice and many countries never will. So I am using my freedom and voting...which I hope everyone I know did as well!!!

On a side note my voting location was in a church. I find it very ironic that the Government is all about separation of Church and State but I was voting for the next President (can you get more government than that?) in a Church. Interesting.