Happy New Year

Christmas came, Christmas went!  Happy New Year!!     We began our Christmas family gatherings on the Thursday before Christmas and lasted till Monday evening.  It all seems like a whirlwind, we stay on the go so much.  But, we love all our family and enjoy time spent together.   We stayed busy even after Christmas and did some fun things with the kids and then the kids got to spend one on one time with grandparents.  They so enjoy that, and already look forward to their "special" day again.  We had some snow/ice on Jan. 2, so the kids go out of school the following day.  They were excited!   I am having a hard time convincing my kids that warm weather is gone, as is evident in the above pics, they insist on summer clothing.   I tend to be cold, but they are hot like their daddy.  We have decided to add a bathroom and a bedroom downstairs, so this process has begun. The hubby wants to have this finished by the time our little blessing, Kylie Shields arrives.  My cpa hubby is stepping out of his comfort zone, with help from his uncle and my dad, to do this project.  They began this past weekend, and so proud of him.  He is actually enjoying this - so, I may have some other projects for him to do.  I know one thing already..... ha ha.   We have discussed selling our house and looking for another, but, we love our location and love our home, so we choose to stay put.  Plus, just can't find anything we just love in our town, so much for sell, but nothing we just love or the location is not for us.  The kids did not want to sell and move, so they are happy!   To look back at how our grandparents raised their kids, one set had 3, ones set had 4, one set had 10, one set had 12 - and to hear how they raised them in small houses, well, we can't say we need, we need, we need, when in reality your home is what you make it.  Plus, who wants a bigger house to clean, not me!
Keira is playing basketball and loves it.  Not real aggressive and she may never be, and that is ok.  She is scoring and playing good defense.  I love watching her.  I don't know if she will stick with sports or dance, only time will tell.  Her team, the Queen Bees, is doing well, 4-0, and they are a great bunch of players.  Great coaches too!  We are so pleased with all the coaches are teaching them.  Brock is asking to play baseball, so guess we will see how that goes.
As for me, I have not begun "nesting" yet with this baby girl.  Don't know, but I just cannot wrap my head around that she will be here in 12 wees or less.  I feel like we have all this time to get ready.  We have done nothing to prepare. No bottles, no diapers, no clothes, not even a crib yet.  We do have a bassinet, so she is good for sleeping, haha.   I am feeling more tired this go around, not sure if it is being a little older, it has been almost 5 yrs since Brock.  Maybe it is because I am so out of shape.......hmmmmmm.  I feel like I have forgotten everything about a newborn and panic may start setting in soon.  Plus, the hubby is starting tax season, so he will not be around at first.  He will get to make the birth  and then back to work.  So, I guess the  grandparents can fight over who gets to keep the kids and who gets to spend their time with me at the hospital.  I will have a c-section, so I get a 3 night vacation..........did I just say "vacation"      I guess I need to get motivated and get things on order..................ready or not - Kylie is coming!