Warning: Long post ahead!

So I finally got the new power cord for our laptop! I about went crazy in the last month, not having a computer. Anyways, since it has been so long, this will be a long post! Sorry to bore you! Christmas was so much fun with Hazen this year. He was still trying to figure out why we were opening presents all day and going to party after party, but he thought the whole thing was fun, either way! He was sick on Christmas day, but as long as he had some Tylenol in him, he was pretty good. He did throw up all over at Ryan's parents on Christmas morning. I felt so bad! But as the day went on he got feeling a little better. I was kind of a dork on Christmas and I didn't take a lot of pictures. I was either running the video camera or helping Hazen open his gifts. But we did get a few. Santa brought him a new gun, LOTS of clothes, and a few other toys. He got spoiled from both of his Grandparents (no shocker) and his aunts and uncles on both sides. He wasn't quite sure that he liked Santa too much when he came over to Ryan's grandma's house on Christmas Eve. He didn't want to sit even close to his lap! We had breakfast with Ryan's family and then headed over to my oldest brother's house for dinner with my family. Christmas day was so much fun and we are so blessed to have all our family close by to spend holidays with.
New Year's eve was also a lot of fun this year. We went to our friends house and had dinner and then played Rockband, and Wii bowling while the kids played. It was a lot of fun. On New Year's Day we went over to my parents house to have breakfast and then we went sledding at the park behind their house. The kids had so much fun! It was cold, but it was a blast! Hazen wasn't quite sure that he liked it too much, but he had fun riding the 4-wheeler with Grandpa Cory! He did go down the hill a couple of times, and this year he didn't go face first in the snow like last year! We decided that next year we will try to go to a better place to go sledding now that the kids are getting bigger. Thanks mom and dad for a fun filled day!
My brother Kendall and his wife Trisha had their cute little baby on Jan. 3 and she is a doll! Hazen loves his baby Kaylie. He wanted to hold her the moment he saw her! Normally when I hold a baby he tells me to give it back to it's mom, but when I was holding Kaylie, he decided she wasn't so bad I guess. He held her a couple of days later and he sang Rock-a-Bye to her. It was the cutest thing ever! She is a chubby little thing, and it's so fun to have her in our family. She has been in the hospital with RSV for the last four days, but she got to come home today. Hopefully she will continue to get better and be able to go off the oxygen that she is on. Brinley is happy to have her parents back after a few days of hanging out with Hazen and some of her other cousins!
Ryan was out of town for a week in Indianapolis for a trade show for his job, so Hazen and I got to spend a lot of time together! (Maybe too much!) He was sick the whole time Ryan was gone, so it wasn't the funnest week. But it was so nice for me to not have to work so much. He is finally starting to feel better, so things around our house are much better with Ryan home and Hazen getting back to his normal (trouble) self! Ryan will leave again in another week for a invitation only hunt in Nebraska and then again the following week for Reno for another trade show. I can't wait for trade show season to be over with! Oh well, it's part of the job.


Cute Kaylie

Hazen playing with a dead duck.... gross!



Hanging on to mom for dear life!

Riding the 4-wheeler with Grandpa Cory.

Hazen trying to wear Amanda's heels on New Year's Eve.

Hazen playing his own drums to Rockband!

This was right after he threw up at Ryan's parents house. He loves his uncle Blake!

Christmas morning at our house.

He decided Santa wasn't too bad if he was sitting on my lap.

Scared to death of Santa!
Sorry for such a long post!