A VERY WHITE Christmas!

Wow..... we had a VERY WHITE Christmas!! This most certainly is a Christmas we will remember forever!!

One of my NEW YEARS resolutions is to blog more. I cannot even begin to post everything we have done over the last month! Next year I am going to post after each event and then I might be able to catch up!!! Anyways, I decided to share a few highlights of the days surrounding Christmas! (basically our family celebrations!) Thankfully my dad has a BIG 4wheel drive truck so he could drive us around in the blizzard!!! We ended up staying the night with my parents on Christmas eve so we would not have to get out again in the snow storm. Even though that was not "my plan" it ended up working out great!! I had to realize that traditions do not really matter as long as we are celebrating the birth of our SAVIOR!!!

This was at church the Sunday before Christmas.

Getting ready to go to Grandmas!! (we had Christmas with Kyle's family on the 23rd) We had so much fun. The kids love to play with their cousins!!!

OH DEAR......I see cheer leading in my future!!!

These three were born the same year. Hunter, Ella & Jonah!

Our Christmas eve service was cancelled so we just went to my sisters house on Christmas eve! This was after we made it there safely! It was unreal how many cars were stuck!

Emery LOVES Papi so much!!!

Alli and my cousin Macey!

This is my dad with his "grand puppies"! (my sisters dogs) Yes, these huge dogs are STILL puppies!

Cookies for Santa and food for the reindeer!

Getting ready to read the Christmas Story!

I can't remember the last time we got to play in snow on CHRISTMAS!!!

PRESENTS!!! MORE PRESENTS!!!

Hunter and his long awaited Nintendo DS! He was beyond excited!!!

My sweet sister bought me my first COACH purse! I was pretty excited too!!!

Alli and her new American Girl Doll , KIT!

We had a wonderful Christmas and we are Blessed beyond words! It is my prayer that my family can be a blessing to others in the New Year!!!

Happy 6th Birthday Hunter Kyle!!!

Six years ago today my life was forever changed by this sweet boy! Hunter Kyle Stewart came into this world at 5:25pm on December 17, 2003!!! There is nothing that compares with seeing your baby for the first time!!

This little face still melts my heart! I love that he still sleeps with this blankie!!!

It is so sweet how he loves both of his sisters!! Alli and Hunter are great friends.(most of the time!)
There was instant love between these two! Emery adores her big brother!!

Three years ago Hunter went through a phase when he brought his little guitar to church every Sunday when I was practicing with the worship band.

This was Hunter last Sunday when the kids sang in church. I have high hopes that he will be a worship leader some day!!(or a preacher like Papi.... who Hunter Adores!)

This year Hunter wanted a swimming party.....so we had one! We are thankful for the Marriott and the indoor pool! When you have a December Birthday you have to be creative!! Hunter is a fish when it comes to water. (he can hold his breath a very very long time!)

We had pizza, pop and cookie cake. Hunter invited his best buddies from school, his 2 cousins that are his age and his best girl buddy, Mary Kate!!

These little guys crack me up!!!

Hunter and his cousin Jonah are quite the pair!

I had so much fun watching Hunter have fun with his friends.

Present time!!!

Hunter Kyle,

Mommy and daddy love you so much and we are so proud of you. Here are some of the things we love about you!

- you are sweet to everyone!

-you have such a tender heart!

-you are very smart!

-you love to learn!

-you love to watch TV!(it is good you go to school all day or else you would be glued to the TV!)

-You love to wrestle and play rough with daddy and Papi!

-you will play dress up with your sisters!

-you love mommy so much and you give me the sweetest compliments (even when I look bad)

-you LOVE food, especially desert! (you wouldn't know it because you are super skinny!)

-You love to talk about Jesus and memorize Bible verses!

There are so many more to list, but I want you to know that you will always be my precious baby boy! You make every day of my life a joy. I can't wait to see the things God has in store for your life!! I know they will be GREAT! I am just thankful he chose me to be your mommy!!!

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY!!!!