busy few days

It feel like I've been so scatter-brained lately. Can you tell by my blogs? Their just kind of random, out of thin air, blubberings. My kids are exhausting me. Ha, at least that's my excuse.....that's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!

So we put up our Christmas tree last Friday night. We have a 9 foot tree, and have the lights strung through each branch, and keep the lights on it all year, packed away like that. So it takes us usually a good 3 hours at least to put up our tree--- not including decorations. So Friday night was spent putting UP the tree, with a Pizza Hut break in between. Then Saturday morning we decorated the tree, and put up our 2nd tree in the dining room. The kids LOVED helping decorate it.

Saturday, we went to my nephew Jonathan's, 4th birthday party. (who celebrates his actual birthday tomorrow, I might add!) The kids were pshyched all day and ready to go play with their cousins. The pinata is always fun at bday parties, and this was no exception. I thought this picture was a classic.........I actually caught a photo of it being broken. I didn't even realize it until going through my pictures just now.

Matthew was sure to inform us that HE was the one who broke it, because he's bigger and stronger than the other 'little kids'. lol

Before I go, wanted to share with you a frustrating moment for me today. Just what you wanted I'm sure. ;)

Whenever I leave the kids by themselves for any length of time, I'm taking a risk. (especially Isaiah). I was doing a few things upstairs, and came downstairs to this today.

Isaiah had helped himself to our tree in the dining room, and taken off several ornaments and scattered them around.....

....notice the bottom half of the tree is rather bare?

And then he proceeded to play ball with a few ornaments, and tossed them in to the entry way. Here is some "shrapnel" left over.

*sigh*

Enough about my woes, I had a great bible study this morning, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and definately needed. I had an MPact meeting tonight, which was fun, even to go to a meeting, just getting away is nice. My bro-in-law watched my kids, since Jer was working late. He worked late tonight, to compensate for taking off a half day tomorrow. The nicest day this week, so he is taking off early and going to put up our Christmas lights outside. :D I love this season.

Yes yes, I know, it's not even Thanskgiving yet. And no, Christmas did not "kill" Thanksgiving this year. I have no Thanksgiving decorations, so I put up my Christmas stuff early, so that we can enjoy them longer. I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving (probably as much {or even more} than Christmas), so we are NOT skipping Thanksgiving this year. Just in case you were concerned or wondering. :)

A last shout out, to my adorable nephew Jonathan, who as I mentioned before, will be celebrating his 4th birthday tomorrow. Happy Birthday, "Cha Cha"!!!! Love you!!