Feb.

My boy is goofy!

I haven't really given much of an update lately...Hollynn's latest Dr.'s appointment she was 98% on height and 55% on weight, I can't remember her height but she weighs 23lbs. She is starting to try and say more words, usually getting out the letter it starts with or the sound it makes at the end. She loves to run around and dance and I think my favorite thing she does is climb up in my lap and grab around my neck and give me a big hug while giggling. She's sassy but very sweet! She brings back a lot of memories of Hudson at this age watching her do things. Hudson's new thing is dinosaurs. I won mom of the year last night when I went to a consignment sale and brought him back a huge package of them! We haven't done as much school stuff here lately but he is up to 40 site words and can tell you every number up to 49. The only time he struggles is at 30 and 40, he says twenty-nine ten and thirty-nine ten! He is a nonstop question. We listen to lots of music mostly way-fm and he will ask me questions like, what's a broken heart? How can Jesus hold us together? I know he is thinking everything in a literal sense so it's hard to explain every little thing to him, but he is so detailed.

School has started back for Jason but so far this semester hasn't been too bad. He's been staying up til 2 a.m. several nights this week to get everything done. He is preaching Sunday nights every other week and I really enjoy hearing him preach. He is so much more comfortable now, it's great!

I am working 4 horses every day and March will be here before I know it to start lessons back. My dad is suposed to be finishing out my barn but I've yet to see the first nail go up. My strategy is to ask him about it every time I get a chance until he gets tired of it and just goes ahead and does it. So far strategy: fail! I am a determined woman though.

Two lucky men ;)

Our annual granddaughter pic.

Yes, this is finally my last pictures of Christmas! A goal of mine is to blog at least once a week so I'm going to start doing better! Merry Christmas and Happy Valentine's Day! Haha!

More Christmas Pics

This girl LOVES books, it's about the only time she sits still.

Someone discovered the pistachio salad!

Hoss' new cutting board that we had custom made for him. Btw if anyone wants a really awesome cutting board we can hook you up with some awesome folks that make them!

Christmas Eve with the Attebery side was at our house this year! Lots of fun! And I only have one more Christmas post my goal is to get it up before the end of January!!

Better late than never...

These first set of pics are from Christmas morning...

Finally Jason doesn't have to take a kitchen table chair up to his office!

He loved all the angry birds he got from everyone.

I received an amazing radio to replace the one in the kitchen that doesn't work. I spend so much time in the kitchen it's nice to listen to the radio, ipod, etc.

She loves her vacuum! Let's hope she still feels this way in a few years! The pics below are from Jerry and Sheryl's house Christmas Eve. As you can see Hollynn fell a few days before Christmas and had a lovely strawberry on her chin!

If you could have see the effort it takes to get a pic. like this you would appreciate it so much more! All the grandkids, all smiling and sitting still! Bet you can't guess who the challenge is!

We all had a great time!

Quick Update

I just wanted to post a quick update. We had a fantastic Christmas. It was very busy but a blast. I have lots of pictures and will get to posting them hopefully soon. It feels like the month of December and this first week of Jan. have been the busier than Oct. (which was insanely busy). Hollynn has been running a fever since really early Sunday morning so that has forced us in. Jason and I are going on a date on Thursday and I'm VERY excited! We average one a year, I think we should make a goal of 2012 to at least get in several dates :) We brought in New Years with some good friends from church and enjoyed lots of laughs! Hudson ran around blowing a horn all night and didn't go to sleep until around 1:30. Hollynn was curled up in my lap, that's about the time she started to not feel so good. This year made the 9th year that Jason and I kissed as the ball dropped, I look forward to many many many more. Love that man!


I want to update on Hannah. Her mom, Gina, passed away on Christmas Day. Her memorial service was this past Sat. and on Sun. Hannah moved to West Tn to live with her uncle. She and I were able to spend Friday before Christmas together and also this past Thursday. My heart has ached for her and still does. I know this transition is going to be tough but I hope a fresh start will somehow help. I'm gonna miss her and I know many of the other girls at the barn are too. After 4 years with someone, you get attached! But I'm sending her along with one of my favorite horses. CC will be hers sometime in the next week or two. We had planned on her buying CC before any the accident or Gina's cancer being terminal. Of course the original plan was for CC to stay at our farm but I know she will help Hannah. On Thursday she told me that CC going with her to west TN made it so much easier. I hope so.

Merry Christmas!

Family Photos Part 2

Melissa said she just couldn't help but include tis one! She just wanted her mama!!

This was as still as we could get her with the group. The 4 grandkids on the Carney side. This made for a good surprise for Grandmom!

I think this is my fav.

I think this is our busiest Christmas yet, but I'm very excited about it. Of course we have tons of stuff to do every weekend. This is our first Christmas in our new house and we actually have room to have people over, so over the next three weekends we will have 2 Christmas parties and the Attebery Christmas here, I'm giddy just thinking about it! I love cooking and baking for others and I know the kids will love having other kids over to play with. Hopefully I'll still feel like this when it's all over!

Family Photos Part 1

We had pics taken at the beginning of November by Melissa Lewis, who took those amazing ones last year :) I will post some more of them this coming week. Hollynn was her normal busy body self so it was hard to get her doing anything besides running around. Hudson, my little charmer, was Mr. Smiles!