Merry Christmas!

What a wonderful Christmas it has been for us, we finally got to have Scott home with us this year (no work). I am usually a humbug when it comes to Christmas but this year I enjoyed it, making gifts and spending time with family and having all of us home. Christmas was about Christ this year, less of the hussle and bussle and more of the spending time and not money. I love traditions, we have just one tradition in our family opening P.J.'s on Christmas Eve, putting them on and wearing them for the rest of the day. This year we add a new tradition, we watched the birth of Christ right before bedtime, we want the kids to remember what Christmas is about and what the whole purpose of Christmas is. We need to remember that Heavenly Father gave us all a gift, his Son and we should always remember that. When my kids (Tyler) complains about passing out gifts or doing something for somebody else, I just say "Christmas is about GIVING not Getting". So I hope that we all remembered Christ this Christmas, and the gift he is to us.

This is Christmas eve, opening our P.J.'s and playing games.

Christmas morning, thanks family for the wonderful gifts.

Do you want to know why I am such a humbug at Christmas time! Well let me start from the beginning.
I love to sleep in, I love to stay in my bed and sleep the morning away. And being a kid you get 2 whole weeks off for Christmas I was not thinking of presents I was thinking of all those days of sleeping in. I shared a room with my older sister until we were teenagers, but even then we still slept together on Christmas eve. She is a morning person, need I say more? She gets so excited for Christmas she doesn't sleep, so guess who she loves to wake up all night long saying "are you awake?" I try to ignore her but then she will shake me awake if I don't answer her. I am thinking "curse you sister" (do you see why I humbug?). This however did not work because I married a man who not only sets his alarm on Christmas eve and wakes up before it goes off, he wakes me up and wakes the kids up if they are still asleep. So I will say sorry to my sister and never curse her again, because it came back and bit me on the butt.
Love you all and Merry Christmas!

Utah here we come!

So this last week we decided to take the kids out of school and head up to visit family in Utah, because we weren't going to see them for Christmas :(. So we packed all of our stuff and all the Christmas gifts, and sent ourselves on a merry way to grandma's house. It was really late when we left so we had no traffic to dill with and the sky was clear you could see the full moon it was so bright we had a spot light just for us. Did I mention how clear the sky was when we left? Well I didn't see another clear day until we left the valley a week later...Well we had fun and even enjoyed the snow that dumped on us more than once (it was pretty but very cold).

Snow Day!

This is Morgan and Brook having fun in the snow. Kolby on the other hand was moody so he wouldn't even look at me, he kept telling me to "go away"

Little stinker....

NOEL

My sweet cousin Aleca got a cute craft for us to do while we where up there. We made these cute noel blocks, they were so cute I decided to make some for my R.S. Presidency.

People in the pictures: Mom, Becky, Me, Jody, Aleca, Jessi, Dad and Riley.

Rock Climbing
Scott is really enjoying rock climbing, he went about 3 times while we where up there. He took Morgan, my brother Jon and his two girls, Kayla and Brook on the first trip. They had so much fun that the girls want to do it again, even my brother (single, good looking, gentlemen and has two beautiful daughters by the way) if anyone was asking!

Christmas Party

We got to have two Christmas parties while we where up, one at Scotts family and one at mine. We had such a wonderful time with the Acton clan but we forgot to take pictures and I am so mad at myself URG...Thanks for the gifts and the time we spent with you we love you. We also had a great time at my family party, we love you guys thanks for all the wonderful gifts.

Thanks to all of our families who let us crash up there and fed us and keeping us entertained, we had a wonderful time and already miss you. We love you and wish you a merry Christmas.

A special thanks to my parents for my gift (they are helping me on my 101).


MERRY CHRISTMAS!

From Preggers to Baby...

1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant?
Spanish Fork-Utah, Salem-Utah, Springville-Utah.
2- Who was with you?
Mindy (old friend), Jody (the sis), Scott (the dad)
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant?
Just a feeling, pregnancy test, doc offices (bladder infection)
4-What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant?
Crap (mom's going to kill me), Now (I can do this) , YAH! (We been waiting for you)
5- What main symptoms sold it for you?
NAUSIA
6- Who was the first person you told?
Scott (the dad), Scott (the dad), Mom (my mom)
7-Did you plan to get pregnant?
No, Yes, Yes
8-Was everybody happy for you?
No (after he was born YES), Yes, Yes
9- Did you want to find out the sex?
YES
10-What was the sex?
Boy, Girl, Boy
11-Did anyone throw you a baby shower?
Yes
12-If yes, who?
Mom and Sister
13- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby?
Ya didn't have al ot of money to by my own so took what I got (Thankyou)
14- How much weight did you gain?
50+, 15, 5
15- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained?
Nope (saving it)
16- Did you get a lot of stretch marks?
Past my belly button (and then some)
17- What did you crave the most?
Pickles and pickle juice, green olives (almost drank the juice), milkshakes
18- Did you crave anything crazy?
Read # 17
19-Who or what got on your nerves the most?
Scott and Jeff, chicken noodle soup (makes me sick to this day), nothing
20-Did you ever resent your husband for "putting you in this situation"?
Yes (who wouldn't if you gain that much wait and they don't), No, Loved him for it
21- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy?
Yes to all (had low water in all kids) emergency C-section
22-Where were you when you went into labor?
Didn't go into labor (#21)
23-Did your water break?
Nope on all
24- What were you feeling when you knew your baby was almost here?
Scared to death (so was Scott), just wanted her out, SADDNESS
25- Did you go early or late?
Late (11 days), early (2 weeks), way early (3 1/2 months)
26- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth?
Just my supporting husband, Scott (in all of them)
28- Did you have any drugs for the pain?
Epidural (I'm not stupid)
29-Did you go natural or have a c-section?
C-section, C-section, natural
30- What was your first reaction after giving birth?
Does he have an uno eyebrow (being pregnant will make you say some weird things), is she little, girl or boy
31- How big was the baby?
8 lb 7 oz, 5 lb 6 oz, not sure
32- Did your Husband cry?
Only when we found out we had to do C-section after that he was grinning like a boy
I don't think he did, we just couldn't wait to see her
Who wouldn't when your heart is broken
33- What did you name the baby?
Tyler Scott Acton, Morgan Tay Acton, Corbit Clark Acton
34-Was it difficult coming up with his/her name?
New every single name before they were even conceived
35- How long were you in labor?
12hours labor, 30 hours, can't remember
36- How much time did you get with your baby before they whisked him/her away?
Didn't see him until I woke up, 10 seconds, didn't dare look
37- Did the baby(s) have any complications?
Yes to all (that is why I only have the 2 kids i have today)
38- How old is your baby today?
11 (going on 18), 8 (going on 16), would be 5 this year
39- When is the next one(s) coming?
Only the Lord knows
40-If you could, would you do it all over again?
Yes (but when I was older), Yes, Yes (only to make me stronger)

Anyone who would love to go back memory lane, you are tagged......

Red Rock

We always thought Morgan was a monkey, the way she clings to you and never lets go no matter how hard you try to pry her off. Well she proved us right about being a monkey, but not by clinging but by climbing. Scott took Morgan up to Red Rock with his buddy Ryan and his two boys Liam and Quinn. They climbed up the rock and then rappelled down. Morgan loved it so much she will be going with dad whenever she can. He even bought her, her very own harness.

Thankful for Thanksgiving

I love this time of year, you can see the seasons changing by the color of the leaves and all the kids with runny noses. But most of all it's the time we get to see family and friend's and be truly thankful to have them in our lives. Thanksgiving came to fast and left to soon that I didn't even get to eat any turkey skin (try it before you knock it). This year was a little sad for me, because I didn't get to spend Thanksgiving at my parents house. But I did have it at home with my family and some good friends of ours the Delgadillo. We had so much food to eat and it was delicious. It was a good day, but also a busy day and I didn't get to tell my family what I am thankful for, so I'm doing it now.

I am Thankful for my husband who is very loving and patient with me, and who would give me the world if he could. I am Thankful for my kids who give me the extra hugs and kisses when I need them. I am Thankful to my Heavenly Father, without him I would have nothing. I am Thankful for my family, because no matter how far I am they always make me fill like I am home. I am Thankful for friend's, they love me for who I am. I just wanted you all to know what you mean to me and my family. We love you and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

The Acton Clan