Yeah, I like it too

Since last year was so so hectic around Christmas, with us moving, I've been hoping this year would be a little less stressful.

I always get all these fun ideas, but never seem to get around to doing them. I see all these cute crafts, yummy recipes, or cute handmade gifts. Then I remember I haven't done any present shopping or done any decorating. Claire has been begging me all week to get out the xmas decorations. I'm hoping to get around to it this weekend. One of these years I'll plan ahead so I can be a little more relaxed. Before having kids, I had no idea how much work it was.

Luckily, we still have month. I would really like to do some fun stuff with the kids. I saw these homemade ornaments. I think they look really easy to make. I'm going to try and come up with a few more crafts and some recipes to make.

I also like to keep a Christmas binder. It helps me organize my gift lists--what I want to buy, what I have, what I want to make..... I get the worksheets from this site. It helps me a lot.

This year we will be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with Ben's family. We may go see my family for Christmas dinner, if Ben doesn't have to work the next day. I love being able to spend time with family. I think it makes the holiday season even more special . Even though Ben's family only lives a few miles away, it still seems hard to find time to see each other. Life can get so busy.

If I find any good crafts or recipes, I'll pass them along.

For the past few weeks we have been having a moth problem. I noticed they were mostly around our pantry/kitchen area. They are small brown moths. A few days ago I was making Claire some chocolate milk. I took a sip to make sure the chocolate to milk ratio was right. I got more than just chocolate milk. There was a piece of something solid in the sip I took. I spit it out. It was a maggot. In my mouth. Amazingly, I did not vomit. I've been having issues with nausea since becoming pregnant. This did not help. Even though it's been a few days, I still get sick to my stomach when I think about.

I decided to look up these moths on the internet. I found out they are Indian Meal Moths. I found where they were living in my pantry. A bag of birdseed and squirrel food. I got rid of them and any opened package in my pantry. I'm hoping the moths will be gone for good. I'll probablly never drink chocolate milk again.

A few weeks ago the kids did a little poetry reading for Ben's parents(in person) and my parents (via the phone). It was written by Jake.

There's three kids in this family that you all adore.
Soon, in June, we will have four!

Here are some pics form the first day of school.