Holidays in New Mexico

For the holidays we were able to fly to New Mexico and spend time with Marcus's family there. We did not have an enjoyable time getting there... our flight was delayed like crazy and with two babies it was not fun even though they did a great job. To make a long story short we were supposed to arrive on Friday Dec. 19th at 9:00 pm and we didn't make it until Saturday Dec. 20th at 4:30 am. The flight was only an hour and forty minutes. I really wanted to fly cause I figured it would be easier with two babies under two but I was wrong. The airlines did give us vouchers to fly again though so I guess in the end it wasn't so bad. Well after we made it we had a wonderful time. Josie loved getting to know her cousins, Hannah, Braxton, and Grayson, all over again. While we were down there we did lots and lots of shopping, saw a couple movies, went sledding in the mountains, ate lots of yummy, yummy food, enjoyed Christmas Eve and Christmas, enjoyed beautiful warm weather, went to see River of Lights, went to the Aquarium, went to the zoo, enjoyed New Year's, played games, went out shooting and got tickets for tresspassing, but most of all just enjoyed being with family. Thanks Hadlocks and Butlers for such a wonderful, memorable time! We will be back soon!

Our Past Year

This year has been a busy and exciting one! Our little Josie has grown up right before our eyes. She turned one in September and in October we welcomed Hayden Lee to our family. We are finding out just how busy two little ones can be...But with that we are also finding out just how much fun it is!!! Marcus is still working for Certiport and really enjoying it. He helps put together certification tests online. He works hard but they treat him really well. I finished school and graduated in May. I also took the National test for Massage and Bodywork and passed so I am all certified. I do a little on the side but pretty much I am busy being a mom. It is wonderful! We celebrated our 2nd anniversary just days before Hayden was born. We have made many great memories this year with family and friends. We are excited to see what memories and events this year will bring!

JOSIE has had a busy year. She went from learning to sit to crawling, to walking and then running! She is so so busy. She has gone from being a baby to a little girl in just months. She had her 1st birthday September 8th and is now almost 16 months. She adores her little brother, Hayden, and smothers him with her love! She is a daddy's girl and when he is home she wants him to carry her everywhere. Sometimes getting ready for work can be a bit difficult for him. She loves people and other kids although right now she is learning to share so sometimes it might appear that she doesn't like kids. She copies eveything we do so we better be careful! She loves her dog, Bug, and can feed him and give him water all on her own... sometimes she even shares his food and water with him:/ She is learning to talk and babbles a whole bunch. She can say... hello, hi hayden, mama, dada, bug, grandma, grandpa, thank you, banana, amen, baby, hot, and a couple other things. She just learned how to give high fives. She loves music and is a great dancer. She loves the outdoors whether it is hot or cold. She is so much fun and keeps us so entertained. She can be hard to keep up with... she is so busy but usually stops every so often to come give a hug!

HAYDEN is such a sweet and happy baby. He has learned to smile and it is so cute! He turned two months on Dec. 23. He is definetly a mama's boy and I am certainly not complaining about that... I love it! His whole little face lights up when I talk to him and he starts smiling and cooing. His favorite things are eating and sleeping, of course, having people talk to him, and watching the ceiling fan. He really is a good little baby but when he does get mad well you better watch out, he has a set of lungs!