Matthew John

Through the craziness of recovering from a holiday in retail, I didn't get a chance to write a "Happy Birthday Matt" post. Matt turned 27 on December 28th. We were able to celebrate his birthday by going out for dinner at his favorite steak place, "Saltgrass Steak House". Britt even watched the boys so that we could go.

In honor of his late birthday post I wanted to write about a few of the things that make Matt so great.

-Even on 3-4 hours of sleep some nights, he is an amazing "stay at home (during the day at home) dad".
-Jackson looks up to him and he can always put a smile on Jack's face. Wrestling, "fighting", tickling, or snuggling he is very loved.
-He'll answer Jack's million and 1 questions.
-He ALWAYS takes out the trash, with me never asking.
-He's got a soft spot for snuggling with Jack and Mase.
-He gives amazing back massages (which even his cousins will attest to)
-He can make me laugh even when I'm mad
-He let's me drive the car on cold days because it has automatic start
-He has a great relationship with both of his parents
-He never asks for anything (even though his tennis shoes have holes in the toes) (I'm going to force him to use his Birthday money for some new ones!)
-He's a great natural athlete, who was even willing to learn to ski!
-He knows all the words to every rap and country song on the radio.
-He's not afraid to help with.... errands, couponing, cleaning, laundry, and he'll do it with a smile.
-He reminds me whats important at the end of every day.

Matthew John is the leader of our family, the husband that I love, and the dad our kids look up to. Happy Belated Birthday Matt!

The Bacon Celebration

Our friend Dave (who loves Bacon) graduated from seminary last month, so his wife Rebecca and I threw him a "Bacon Celebration" to celebrate being done!

The party involved "Bacon Candy", "Bacon Dip", "Bacon wrapped smokies", and other Bacon delights. One of my contributions was the "Bacon Cake". Although there was no bacon in the cake, I was pretty happy with how it turned out.

Early Christmas Round 2

Although we didn't get to spend Christmas with either of our parents, my parents made it out here a week early to celebrate. Now that Britt and I are both out here we're hoping to see even more of them!

Along with them came presents from Great Auntie Connie and Great Uncle Doug. Great Grandma Verna, and Uncle Jake and Auntie Britty.

Jack got to play Wii with the big boys. Mason got to go on a "train ride" with Jack and their new stuffed animals. We did a lot of cooking together, and just enjoyed all being together.

Christmas Morning

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. The day started with Jack and Mason playing with their new gifts, followed by a wonderful breakfast made by Matt, then naps for everyone, more gift opening, and lots of great treats and snacks. It was fun to have Britt and Brian here to at least have some family to celebrate Christmas day with.

The boys were seriously spolied with gifts from all 3 sets of Grandparents, Cousins, Aunts and Uncles, and Santa. In case we haven't told you all already, Thank You so much for all the awesome gifts. The boys are currently in toy heaven.



Here is a link to our Myspace channel for more Christmas Videos: www.youtube.com/user/missjessmc

Christmas Pics

Last week my mom and I took the boys to the mall for some Christmas Pictures. It was a big challenge to keep them both happy, facing the camera, and in the frame, but we got some good ones that made it worth it.

Vist from Grandma D and Glenn

Lately our lives have been super chaotic, and I am VERY behind on blog posts, but here are a few pics from when Matt's mom and stepdad visited last week.

We took Jack sledding in Breckenridge and he LOVED it. The first ride down he had tears in his eyes, but when he got to the bottom he turned around and said, "More Mama"? So Glenn, Matt, and I took turns pulling him back up and letting him fly. Before the sled would come to a full stop he would ask for more every time.

Jack loves his "Fiffer" (Swiffer), he thinks he is helping clean.

Mason is still scooting and not using his knees to crawl. He is super speedy though. His new nickname is "little scooty".

Jack and Mason are both super excited to open presents. Mase just likes to pound on the boxes. I don't think he has any clue that even better toys are in the boxes. Jack gets it though, and is ready to open gifts.

Diane and Glenn loved getting some quality time with the boys. Diane loves that Jack calls her "D", just like the rest of the family. Every morning while they were here he would come to my room and ask, "Deeeeee?????????"

Computer, Diapers, and Trains

The other Auntie Britty let Jack play on the computer, and rather than stopping him, she took pictures! I couldn't believe she encouraged this! But... the pictures were so cute I couldn't help but post them.

We also snapped some cute pics of Mase playing in his diaper.

Jack loves to play "trains" with laundry baskets (all 5 of them), and make Mason his passenger. Mase has no clue what's going on, but when Jack gives him a toy, he's knows that Mase will be a good passenger for at least 15 minutes. Jack loves that Mason is starting to get old enough to "play" with him.