We feel so so blessed

Lets hope I can convey my heart to you that you can feel and understand how inaudibly grateful we are. Moving to CA has been wonderful we truly know that God put a "star of Bethlehem  over this city to lead us here. We are so grateful that Lucas was able to find a wonderful company to work for, finding them and waiting for them wasn't easy but was worth it.

With moving expenses, living in a high taxed states and previous debt we decided to stay in our new home for the holidays and have a frugal Christmas so we could continue to faithfully keep to our financial goals . We are so excited to soon be out of some much debt. But we were sad to stay here and be away from our loved ones. Instead of being sad we decided to learn and understand more of our Savior and His birth.

This Christmas Season our heart were turned to Jesus Christ and his young parents. We loved learning how Mary and Joseph were a young couple starting out on there own similar to many young couples.  We learned how in the nativity story it doesn't speak of Mary or Josephs family going with them to Bethlehem. Which if I was having my first child I would carry my mom on my back if I had to so that she could help me. But Mary and Joseph understood that they needed to keep Jesus's age a secret so no one would question Mary's virginity. It helped us respect this young couple so much and our hearts were softened thinking of what was really happening in there lives.

While we enjoyed pondering Jesus'S birth we were touched by our friends and family calling us more, Skyping, letter, email, thoughtful gifts and prayers. It was nice to open presents on Christmas we saw how thoughtful others were and we appreciated every new truck Mason received  It was a wonderful wonderful day. I was wonderful to not take anything for granted it was refreshing.

We know that our Savior lives and that he is the light in the darkness. We know that prayers are answered and with faith and obedience wonderful blessings come. Like our new baby boy whoot whoot!

Yummy messy pudding

Merry Christmas we love you

Ducks

What is it with 2 year olds and ducks? 

They LOVE them.

In Logan we would go see the ducks a the local zoo.

We found an epic place full, I mean full of birds.

Mason loved running around them and would often get caught in the middle of the birds with no way out and get nervous.

So fun we need to go again soon.

 

Hiking as a family

This was such a great day to go hiking, it was cloudy with a little wind and the ground was dry.

There isn't to many  trails close by but we would this great older park with great hill to climb.

Some of the hills I had to drag my pregnant butt up but we made it.

I always enjoy hikes that have a reward at the end meaning a view, waterfall or a tree. This hike had great views, we were able to enjoy Bakersfield from a different view.

So I carried the little man inside and Lucas carried Mason. Mason walked as much of the trail as he could but it got dangerous and it was great he recognized the danger and asked to be but in the hiking backpack. So Dad carried the 35lb child up the hills.

Dad needed to tie his shoe. Mason was laughing, yelling and hugging Dad it was funny.

Love this photo!

Love you all Merry Christmas

Christmas Fun

I love to find local events around town that are free. Barns and Noble has been having events on Friday night his months for kids. This last week they read the polar express had cookies and a golden ticket.

So many kids but we stayed and loved it.

little boys like makeup don't judge me

So what can I say Mason loves his mommy and how doesn't love to copy there moms?

I copy my mom all the time.

I remember my younger brother Bryan once locked himself in my parents room. When we finally got the door open he was asleep on a couch cushion that he had dragged in with lipstick and blush all over his face and the cushion was covered as well. It's a memory I will never forget.

Mason loves to copy mom just like Bryan did here is how he did so...

He loves that blush brush. He carefully put it on his right cheek and on his chest.

Did I encourage him to do this? NOPE

Did he begged tell I gave in? YES

The entire time did I think oh your Dad wouldn't like this? Yes

But did we have fun and we would do it again why? because in the house boys can play in the kitchen, paint their toe nails and wear mom's make up :)

What's new?

Dad has off work this week and with 14 days tell Christmas we are trying to get into the Christmas spirit.

Here are some silly things we have been doing

We love driving around to see the lights Mason's commentary is priceless Lucas and I just giggle the entire time and repeat him. We love it!

For Family Night we drove around to see the lights and made cookies! Making cookies with these two boys is so much fun! We pull out the editable markers for Mason and he colors the cookies and Dad gets his crafty side out.

Love you all Merry Christmas

Lucky YOU

We wanted to share our Christmas with you!

I love looking at our decorations most of them have been given to us, begged for from parents and made or bought super cheap.

This is my late Grandma Rencher's tree. It's only 4 ft but it is perfect with Mason. I was sad we wouldn't have a big tree that we would have cut down from the snowy mountains but this is perfect for our family.

These ornaments are from Mamaw and Papaw we love having decorations from our childhood it brings more fun Christmas memories to share.

 We love them!

This is the our first DecemBear and it's so fun to have something of Lucas's that he had when he was young. 

It's Mason's favorite he loves to look and point out all the word that he can on it.

ALMOST 2

It's here he is soon to be 2!

Dad had a long long shift he worked (he left 2am on Thursday and we have yet to see him Sat 7:30pm).

So we pulled out some of the party decorations to help pass time away. 

It was GREAT we need to do this more often.

Mason had fun helping blow up the ballons. We had to use the bike pump being pregos I can't blow them up I've lost my lung strength. 

He rolled in them sat on them popped and didn't cry.

At the end of the day he is still is playing with them. He is laying on the couch swatting at them with my frosting spatula the nice long one.