Busy, Busy!!

It has been quite a long while since my last post! I have truly been the busiest I have ever been! So many things have been going on here in our world. We have had two birthdays. On the first of February, our little Cam turned two! First, we had a family dinner party on Sunday and then we had a nice little family party for him at Chuck e cheese's on Monday.

At Christmas time, the kids got a large gift card to Chucky's from Uncle Critter and Aunt Jackie. We decided as a family early on that we thought it would be great to use it for Cam's birthday, so that we did! The kids all got tons of tokens and had a blast playing for hours! We did, however miss having our Makenna with us. She has quite a fear of people dressed in costume that has always hampered Halloween, but it seems to be getting worse and is keeping her from enjoying a lot of fun stuff with the family. We instead sent her out on a date with Grandma and Grandpa. She had a great time at Chili's with them and we brought her a cute little stuffed animal from our fun at the arcade. It turned out well. Cameron couldn't stop talking about it, saying Chucky Cheese over and over for days!

Walker turned 14 at the beginning of March. I still cannot believe every year that passes with him. I think that he being my oldest is what makes everything he does so unbelievable to me. He is taller than me, much stronger than me, smarter than me! He is turning into such a great young man. I can only take credit for so much with him. I would like to think I am the greatest Mama there is, bit I have to admit he came to me pretty darn awesome. He just has such a strong conviction to do good and to avoid all evil. I am not worried about him. I mean, he is still a teenager and gives me plenty of grief, but not in the way so many do. He is a great kid and I am so thankful for him and the example is to his younger siblings. Lucky me!

Walker also started playing Lacrosse for Murray High this year. He is loving it! He has definitely found a passion for the sport I didn't think he could. He has never been one for sports up to this point, so it really shocked me when he said he wanted to play. I was not about to get in his way, so we went for it and he is really happy. He has practice every school day for two hours and then one or two games a week. It has been quite the time commitment for me getting him back and forth everywhere he needs to be. On Wednesday and Thursday he has Scouts after practice and doesn't end his day till after nine. Needless to say, we are crazy around here lately, but it is nice to be busy. I am really loving the changes I am seeing in him. A new found confidence has emerged in him. He is really pleased with his new muscle definition and budding six-pack! I can't believe my baby is a man! Help!!!!

When we got our tax return last month we decided to finally replace our living room furniture after 15 years of marriage. The old stuff was broken, mismatched and frankly, embarrassing. We have always wanted a nice big sectional, so that is what we got! The entire family can sit on the couch together. No more fighting over spots on the couch. Everyone fits! I cannot believe what a difference it makes with our family time. Even scriptures every night have become less of a challenge. Who knew a big couch could make me so happy!