The REAL SANTA

The kids got to meet Santa at a work party we went to. The girls were thrilled, but McCoy not so much. Kinley said "I can't believe we got to talk to the real Santa." She has seen some that are just dressed up like him, (his helpers) so this was so exciting for her and Mailee.

Mailee wrote the sweetest letter to Santa this year. All on her own. She asked for one toy, clothes and shoes. Then told him what her sister and brother would like. She is a very sweet girl. Sensitive, and motherly. Anyway, she also wrote one that I saw at school, where she asked how the reindeer were and if Mrs. Claus was making cookies. So cute. What a fun time of year. HO HO HO

How hard is it to get a perfect family picture?

We were thinking if we could get a good family picture we would send out a Christmas card, but that didn't happen. Here is the proof of our attempt. The sun was bright that day and so we were all squinting. So we apologize for not sending cards this year. We would have said that we wish all our our family and friends a beautiful holiday, and good health and peace for the new year.

Sub for Santa

Mailee and some of her cousins got to be a part of a sub for Santa. What a great learning experience it was for her. This year she really seamed to grasp the spirit of Christmas and what really matters.
These children were so excited about there new coats, hats, gloves and more.

Thanks grandma and grandpa for the heart warming opportunity

This is what a good nights rest can do!

Last night after i made sure he was changed, full and burped, i tried rocking him and he wasn't having it. It may seem awful (and it more than felt like it), but i let him cry for 1 hour and he feel asleep and stayed asleep for the whole night! 9 hours. I kept checking on him cuz I am so used to getting up with him 5 times a night. The Dr. will be so proud of me. He has been telling me it is okay to do this to help him break his habit. Coy at his 6 month apt. weighed 18.8 lbs so he really didn't need to be eating all night. I am writing all this for myself mostly, to help me not feel so bad for letting him cry. :) To all of you who have heard me complain about this, I thank you for your advice and support. Both of the girls were sleeping through the night at 6 weeks, so this has been a challenge. So keep your fingers crossed for me, that it doesn't take too many more nights of the crying to get him used to falling asleep in his bed. Chad and I both really enjoy rocking him to sleep, so hopefully we can get to do that again once we get him to stay asleep all night. We sure love you Buddie!

Dec. 3rd. Happy 7 month Birthday McCoy!

He is Growing too fast!
We sure love him and enjoy all of his new tricks.

Christmas Lights

This is one of our families favorite things to do together during this season. Chad takes great pride in his exterior illumination. Even though our back yard neighbor is in the running for the next Griswald. Our street name is Peppermint Place, so we found it fitting to use red and white as our theme (even though Chad gets guff from all the Ute fans in the neighborhood, do to his bleeding blue), but I will post a picture of the finished product when we are done.

He was a bit nervous himself being on the roof, but having the girls up there added a bit more nerves. It's been two years since his fall, so we feel like we can tease him about it now. Pictures were taken on 11-28-08. Thanks babe, for making our home so festive!

Lucky Ducks

When I decided to start blogging I thought the title Lucky Ducks was very fitting for me. I truly feel like I am so lucky to have all that I do. Blessed may be a better word for it, but either way I am a grateful mom, wife, daughter, friend, and neighbor. Also, if you are familiar with my parents, they have set a nice trend of True Luck in our family. So it is something to have fun with.