Christmas 2007

Our first Christmas with Parker and it was so much fun. He opened his gifts and had a great time ( I think). I think that he liked the paper more than the gifts but that is OK. Parker has grandparents that love to give him gifts. We had to go out and buy a bucket to keep the toys in. I was trying to avoid the toy bucket but I had to give in and let our house become kid zone. But he is worth it. I am so happy to be a mom. It put such a fun new twist on Christmas.

I can not believe that the year is coming to an end. It seems like it just started. This time last year we were telling that I was pregnant and now he is 5m. old. I don't know where the year has gone. So much has changed this year.

-Of course having Parker is the big one ( the one we love the most)

-Dev has been doing school like crazy ( we never see him)

-I got put into primary

-I had surgery

-made some great new friends

-better understanding of my parents

-got a new DVD player

-Dev now drives a crap car not the crap truck

-I only work two afternoons a week

-I went camping when I was 8m pregnant ( and slept in a tent)

-Dev and Dan go duck hunting to much

-I still suck a guitar hero

I could keep going but I think my list would be to long.

I hope that I am better than I was last year. That I can learn from my mistakes and be a better person in 2008. I hope that I can be a better wife and mom, that I will raise Parker to do what is right and that Dev and I never loose anything between us. I think that this year I learned the lesson that you need to "put" into your marriage. That life is hard sometimes but if you both try, and remember why you love the other person you can get through anything. I would hear people say that their first year of marriage was the hardest and I felt so lucky that I never felt that. But then 2007 came and I think that it was because I was hormonal but it was hard. I didn't want to ever have to work at my marriage but after thinking about it I came to understand that

IT IS OK!!!!! Things that are important are things you work hard for. So in 2008 I am going to enjoy my husband and look for the things that he does that are so cute and loving. I think that when I need help thinking of something I will think back to the day we blessed Parker. Dev got up and bore his testimony and in it he said that he loved me and that I am the most important person to him. That he is so grateful that I love him. It made all of those upset feelings I had go away. I looked at this man who is so sweet to me and who is such a great husband and father and I know that everything will be OK. SO when I need to have the everything is going to be OK feeling I will think back on that moment. I hope that every ones year helped them to learn more about themselves and that you can look and find at least one great thing about the year 2007.

Oh, we just love our little man!!!!!