Family Updates

Lets see.....we are all doing well. I am 21 weeks now and so excited to meet our little girl. I am feeling so much better these days. Nausea is still around but not constant. I do have a weak stomach this time around. Chris thinks it is funny.
Chris is busy busy busy. He has a full load this semester with school. Taking Biology, Literature, and Algebra while working full time with a family is not exactly easy. I am so proud of him for getting his degree. Doing it later in life and all on his own with no help is a lot harder than you might think. He just got selected to be the new K-9 officer also. He is very excited about this. The kids are excited and think it will be fun to have a "police dog" at home. He starts training with him next week and will probably be home with us within a month. Chris has always wanted to do K-9 so I am glad he is getting to pursue what he loves to do.
The kids are doing great. They are growing up way too fast. Emily is doing great in Pre-K and Jacob has turned into that loud but "o-so-cute" 2 year old. They are so funny these days. Emily thinks she knows everything and Jacob thinks she is too so that makes for some funny moments.
Upcoming events include a trip to Wisconsin with the kids, Granny and Papa, stopping along the way to see Uncle Fred, Aunt Bev and Renee. A trip to Corning for the boys birthday, my Mom's 50th birthday party,Chris's parents are coming to visit in March around spring break and we have so many birthday parties coming up as well. It is that time of year. We are so blessed to have the family we do have and such wonderful friends here. Things are good.

We are having a Baby Girl

I am so excited to be having another girl. It has been almost 5 years since I have had a little baby girl to buy for. I love all the precious little clothes. I am excited to have another daughter to bond with. There is nothing like it. I think I am more excited about this pregnancy than any other. Maybe its the ease that comes with knowing what is going to happen. Maybe it's that I have a wonderful family and support system with my husband or maybe its just the fact that I have been blessed to have another child. I am ecstatic to meet this baby as are the kids. Emily and Jacob are really happy to be having another sister. During the ultrasound I kept looking at them to see the expressions on their faces. It was priceless. When the ultrasound tech turned the sound on to hear the heartbeat Jacob said "That's not baby, that's Dolphins." I could not stop laughing. The lady said she had heard a lot of things in 15 years but that was a first. I am so happy we all went together to find out. It was truly something I will always remember. Afterward we went and did a little party shopping and had dinner. It was a nice family day.

Monster Trucks

This is the only one I can get to upload for some reason. 
We took the kids to the Monster Jam show at Alltel. This was an interesting evening. The kids had fun and then....everything went down hill from there. Jacob had been so excited about going to this. I could tell he was not feeling well from the moment we arrived even though he would tell you he felt good. By the time the truck show was half over, Jacob was running a fever and his eyes and nose were running like a river. He wanted to fall asleep so bad but would not close his eyes. He was bound and determined to enjoy the show. He was so pitiful looking. He was also wearing ear protection b/c it was so loud and that was getting him frustrated as well. We decided to leave a few minutes early because Emily decided to join in on the misery and was crying that she wanted to sleep in my lap. Jacob had a complete melt down at this point and cried half of the ride home. They were both out by the time we got home. He had a 101 temp and that was taking it under his arm. We were there from 5 till 9:30pm and that was after the kids having sleepovers the night before and playdates earlier in the day. They were pooped. It was fun, I just wish Jacob could of enjoyed it as much as he wanted to. (pics won't post, working on it)

My beautiful Roses from Chris

I have a wonderful husband who brought me these the other day for no reason other than he loves me. How blessed am I to have such a wonderful man in my life. I thank God for him everyday.

Christmas at Granny's

We went to Moms for Christmas dinner and it was of course so good. It was a nice gathering of the other side of the family and the kids had a nice time. They loved their gifts and I think Daddy had more fun with Jacob's nerf gun and remote control car than Jacob did. He is such a big kid.

Christmas Day

We had a great Christmas morning and the kids were so appreciative of their loot. I can't help but think we are doing something right when my 4 year old comes in the loving room to see all the her Christmas goodies and the first thing she says is "Momma, you can open your present I got for you now." How sweet is that! We had our traditional monkey bread for breakfast and played around with all the new toys till around noon. Thanks to everyone for their wonderful gifts, they really do appreciate it. I can't wait until next year when we have three little ones to adore.

Christmas Eve

We had a nice time at home making homemade sweets and cookies. Emily made peanut butter cookies for Santa because that's his favorite. We made homemade pizza for dinner, which was a tradition of mine growing up so we decided to carry it on. The kids loved making their own pizza. It was such a nice time at home with our family.

Texas Christmas

We headed to Texas the weekend before Christmas to visit and enjoy Chris' side of the family. The kids of course had a blast. We had a good time visiting and making Christmas candies and crafts. The kids got oodles of goodies and loved every minute of it. We hope to head down again sometime in March during Spring break. Planning trips around school schedules is beginning to be a bit of a challenge.

The Going's on of the Eatons

We have been doing well and trying to stay warm. We had a good Thanksgiving here at home with a few family. The kids are growing and learning so much. Em is still my sweet little girl and Jacob is his Daddy's boy and Mommy's snuggle bug all in one. We are heading to Texas for a few days before Christmas to visit and do the holiday thing down there. We are excited to get out of town for a while. We plan to be home by Christmas Eve and have our traditions as a famly at home. Christmas Day will consist of family time and going to Mom's for her yummy ham and Christmas with them. It will be a nice holiday, no stress and not too many commitments. New Years will probably be a party at Ambers and as usual a really good time. We are planning a trip to Wisconsin sometime after the new year which will be fun to let the kids see "real" snow. The pregnancy is going well and I am feeling much better these days. I am in my 13th week and relieved we have made it this far.

Going to the Circus......

The circus was in town so we had to go. It was Jacob's first and Em's second time going. The kids got sugared up on snow cones and cotton candy and loved seeing the animals. I think the elephants were their favorite. Emily loved all the girls dresses and loved being able to try some on. Jacob enjoyed himself but would rather watch than participate. He was all into his snow cone most of the show. We had a good time and Granny bought them both a souvenir to remember their fun time.

Christmas Parade 08

April and I took the kids to the Christmas parade in town. We got the kids some McDonalds and parked in a spot where we could all stay in the car. The kids decided they wanted to get out. It was cold but I guess where we were was blocking all the wind. It was a fun night.

Kitchens family Thanksgiving/Christmas party.

We went to Papa's family get together. We had a nice time. There were tons of people there. We know a lot of them from Em's school. Seems most of the Kitchens women work at the elementary school. Good food and good people.

Emily's Thanksgiving Program Pre-K

Em had her first program at school for Thanksgiving. It was really cute. They sang a variety of Thanksgiving songs and were very proud of themselves for all their hard work. Em did great.

Family hunting trip to the Farm

We all loaded up and went to the farm so Chris could hunt a bit. We had a good time even though the only one to get a deer was Aunt Dana. Emily and Jacob find skinning and cutting a deer fascinating. The next morning they were playing with the deer head. It was really funny.

Titan's 1st Birthday

We headed to Branson for Titan's birthday. It was such a nice time and Windy went all out and made it so much fun for the kids. The house looked so cute in the jungle theme. I wish we could of visited more but thats how life goes. I am glad we were able to be there. Titan is such a good boy and so happy. We love him so. We also went to the trail of lights which the kids loved and went to the Christmas show at Dixie. I tried to do a little shopping but that didn't work to well with the massive crowds and me being by myself with the kids. We got to spend lots of time with Mema, Gina and the boys too. That was so much fun. The kids get along really well. Can't wait to visit with everyone again.

Halloween 08

This year was a good Halloween. Em had her first party and parade at school. She was so excited to be in the parade. We of course went to Dillards where they all received tons of candy and came home and trick or treated the neighborhood after dinner. Texas Granny and Papa were here for the holiday which made it that much more fun. Emily was Ariel and Jacob was Spiderman. We took them to the Spook City trick-or-treating in Benton the night before also. That is so much fun for them. That same night Chris excepted an award for his heroism and going beyond the call of duty at the tornados and floods we had a few months prior. Love my family!