Firsts & My Birthday

Here's me and Can Man. That's right, I am no longer Blonde. Just got sick of

the same old. Still getting used to it, but I think I'm loving it. I am afraid of

being that girl that has had the same hair since high school. What do you

guys think? Be honest!

So, it's my 1st time being a red head (Ad is liking waking up to a "new" girl)

& Cannon has gotten his 1st tooth! My last baby is growing up so fast. I

fully admit, I am trying to soak up every second of him. Mindy always

says I am ruining him, by holding him 24-7, but we are just treasuring

our time together. Plus, you should see what I am able to accomplish with

a kid on my hip! Pretty amazing fruits!

Now on to my Birthday! (I am getting so old, yuck!)

For those of you that know, (not sure I want anyone else to know, but whateves)

During Junior High & High School, me and Mindy's nick names were

"The Twinkie Twins." Why that? Crap if I know, but it used to really treat me

wrong. So, after an amazing time at the Nut Cracker with Mind & her girls.

(absolutely love having them here to do girly stuff with) We came back

to celebrate with our hubs & kidos. The men surprized us with that beautiful

yellow cake. Yes, those on the top are TWINKIES. Those boys of ours, are

just so flippin funny! Good one, guys! No, it was way cute of them to do.

Haven't spent a birthday with my twiner for a billion years.

Merry Christmas Everyone! Hope you have a good holidays!

Fireplace Frenzy

So, it finally got cold enough for a fire here the other night. Weird, I know. So, my sweet, masculine, hubs

decided to build one. As many of you guys know, men feel very strong about this subject, so I tired to stay in

the background as much as possible. I could have stepped in, (my pops was a scout leader for 20 years), but it recking his ego was not worth it. It was a rocky start. He worked feverishly for 25 mins to get a blaze. Finally, the heat started to fill the room. Smiling proudly, I took his picture. We celebrated a little too early. It went out! Trying to build his confidence by adding a few tips was a tricky process. We shred some logs for kindlin with our bare hands, (we don't owe axes or hatchets of any kind). Made a pile of them, and with some gentle love and a lot of blowing, he finally reached success. Man, can I tell ya, a fire has never warmed me more! So proud of my stud for not giving up, and since then he has created many cracklin fires.

Hope everyone has an amazing Christmas season. Love this time of year. I have tons of reasons to bake, and excuses galore for my constant eating. Time to get some shopping done, another fav past time of mine!