December Happenings

First of all, Brennen is SIX MONTHS OLD today! It seems insane to me that he's already half a year old. He is a really happy boy and finally takes somewhat regular naps and still sleeps through the night. He still isn't very good at rolling over and sitting by himself but he sits pretty well if we're there to steady him and he likes sitting up in the shopping cart. Still no sign of teeth either but he LOVES peas and carrots. He would much rather eat those than applesauce or cereal. If you know me you know that I don't much like peas or carrots and yesterday I found myself saying "yucky, gross peas!" as I was feeding him so I quickly changed my tune to say "yummy! eat your yum yums!" or something to that effect.... :)

We went up to the Snowy Range to get our Christmas tree a couple weeks ago. We went on a Friday afternoon and found a great tree but we had only brought a chain saw with us and Matt accidentally broke the starter cord so we had to drive back home without our tree. :( Brennen HATED the snow at first but then the next day we went back, found the exact same tree despite the many people who were up there cutting down trees, and Brennen was much happier 'cause it wasn't snowing as badly.

Also last week I was in a church/community performance of Handel's "Messiah." I'd been in it a couple times before but only as a soloist and this year I was in the choir and we had a really good director and we sounded really good. I found myself really thinking about the words as I never had before. It's easier for me to really listen and feel the words within the music rather than just reading them in Isaiah. They really struck me and I got a little choked up as I was singing them. I'm so thankful that our Father in Heaven sent his Son to earth for us.

"For unto us a child is born. Unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

"The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever. King of Kings and Lord of Lords."

"Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. And with His stripes we are healed"

I have been feeling SO HAPPY and blessed lately. I have such a wonderful family, both my side and Matt's. Matt did well in his classes this semester which is a huge blessing and I just love Brennen more and more every day. Life is so wonderful and I'm so excited for Christmas!

And now, picture time. :)

Matt and Brennen in the snow after we cut down our tree.
Matt with our freshly cut tree.Me and Brennen by the river and next to some trees on the first day.

Don't worry, it was empty but Brennen LOVED this can of cherry 7-up!
Brennen chills out in his walker a lot so he can practice sitting and play with his toys upright so we can get him off his back and get rid of the pesky bald spot.
He fights us if we try to feed him a bottle but if we stick him on the floor and let him do it himself he's happy. And as you can see, he's pretty much a pro with the one handed thing going on.

I have a few more pictures of our decorated tree and some cute ones of Brennen at 6 months but I lost my camera cord (again).... so until next time......