I Miss My Mom...

I don't know why, but I am really missing my mom lately. I miss her smile, I miss her laugh, I miss her quirky little sayings, I miss all of her matching skirt and vest outfits that she wore to school. It seemed like she had one for every special occasion, and her preschoolers LOVED them. I think most of all, I miss being able to talk to her and just be able to soak up her words of wisdom. She always knew what to say to make me feel better, and she always gave me such sound advice. She was such a godly woman, and I can only hope that my desire to serve Christ will one day be as deep as hers.

Andrew is growing up so quickly, and some days I have absolutely NO IDEA what I am doing. Oh how I wish she was here to give me that motherly advice. I truly believe that being a grandmother would be her number one passion, not to mention how lucky Andrew would be to grow up with such an amazing grandmother!

I don't know why God chose to take my mom when He did, but I do know that He is in control, and His timing is perfect. I know some day that I will understand His plan, but until that time, I will cherish every sweet memory I have of my mother, and wait for the day that I will see her again in heaven!!!!

Christmas

We spent Christmas Eve with my grandfather and my parents. It was so exciting to watch Andrew open all of his presents! He was so excited every time he opened something new! When Andrew woke up on Christmas morning, Santa had left him some pretty exciting gifts!! He had so much fun playing with all of them!!



CHEESE!!!!!


Santa came to my house!!!


Grammy and Grandad got me a tricycle!



The Sawyer Family Christmas 2008

Papa bought me a great toy!

What a Wonderful Holiday Season!!

We have had so much fun this holiday season, and as usual, I have waited to post about all of it!! The month of December was filled with surprises as well as so many wonderful memories.

Let me start by saying that I have been blessed with a new job!! On December 8, I received a phone call from LISD informing me that there was a school nurse position open, and they were offering me the job!!!! I was so excited! I was driving down the highway screaming and yelling. I am sure anyone who saw me thought I needed to be institutionalized, but I didn't care!!!! I am so thankful that I was chosen for the position!! This change will be so wonderful for our family!!!

The rest of our holiday season was filled with parties, family gatherings and holiday traditions. This year was especially exciting, because Andrew is beginning to understand more and more, and his reactions to the sights and sounds of the season were priceless! Now, every tree or light that wee pass is referred to as "tee-tee!!!" (Christmas Tree). We rode on the Polar Express with Grammy and Grandad, went to the Carol of Lights, and took Andrew to Santa Land. As you will see by the pictures, Santa was definitely not Andrew's favorite...but that's OK...maybe next year!! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and that 2009 brings you blessings beyond measure!!!!!

Thankful...

Thanksgiving was somewhat of a blur this year due to my extreme lack of sleep, and it was also a little difficult as well. Andrew is growing up so very fast, and I wish so much that my mom could be here to see him growing up. We really did have fun with the little guy this year! Now that Andrew is old enough to eat table food, he got to experience some new and different flavors this year! The pictures below are too funny! One of our family traditions is a veggie dip that my mom and my grandmother used to make. Andrew ate some it for the first time. His face, by far, says it all!!!!! I am so thankful for the blessings that God has given us this year. He has shown us His amazing love in so many ways, and I am thankful for the amazing husband and sweet baby boy that He has given me! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!

Happy "Stink"-oween!!!

We had so much fun this Halloween! I had trouble deciding what to dress Andrew up in this year. It came down to a pirate outfit, or the skunk. As you can see, the skunk costume won out. I figured that he may choose one day to dress up as a pirate, but as for a skunk, I realized that the opportunities for me to make costume decisions are quickly coming to a close, and I am pretty positive that he would never choose a skunk costume. I figured a little mommy induced humiliation was appropriate while he won't remember it!! He did look absolutely adorable!!!! Halloween is also my dad's birthday, so after the fall festival at church, we headed over to my grandfathers house for a little cake and ice cream for Grandad's birthday!!!!

Fall Fun!

This fall has been so much fun so far! Andrew is growing up so fast, and we are having a blast experiencing new things together! Before Andrew was born, I never really took advantage of all of the exciting things to do during the fall. Now, it seems like I can't get enough of it. Taking him to all sorts of different activities, and watching him explore things for the first time makes me feel like a kid again myself! These are a few pictures of Andrew at the pumpkin patch...as you can see he had a great time, and he figured out that pumpkin stems don't taste so great!!!!!

WRECK 'EM TECH!!!!!!!!