The things in life I'm thankful for!

Here are some things that I'm thankful for.

1. I'm thankful for my husband Aaron Hill. I'm not sure how he puts up with me everyday but I'm grateful he does.
2. I'm thankful for my children Annabelle and Weston. It has been so fun watching them grow and learn. They are growing too fast and I'm blessed to be their mother.
3. I 'm thankful for my family. I'm thankful for the love and support they have shown me.
4. I'm thankful for my in laws. Not everyone can get along with their in laws. I'm glad they welcomed me into their family.
5. I'm thank for my friend Shayla. I'm not sure why I even call her just a friend, she is more like my sister. I'm glad we have stayed friends for such a long time. 
6. I'm thankful I am able to stay home with my babies everyday, teach them things and watch them grow. I am glad that I am able to be with them when they are sick or even when they just want their mom. Not everyone has this opportunity.
7. I'm thankful for Aaron's job and his success.
8. I'm thankful to have a place to live.
9. I'm thankful my children have food and clothing.
10. I'm thankful for my dogs. They were our first babies. Even though they drive me nuts most days it would not be the same without them.
11. I'm thankful for the opportunity I have to live in Texas. I have always wanted to move out of state to somewhere with a different climate. It has been awesome.
12. I'm thankful for the friends I have met in Texas.
13. I'm thankful for the friends that Annabelle has met. It makes me happy when she plays with other children.
14. I'm thankful that I had the chance to grow up around my grandparents.
15. I'm thankful to have a reliable vehicle.
16. I'm thankful for my health. My whole life I have been healthy with no major injuries.
17. I'm thankful for having two healthy pregnancies.
18. I'm thankful for nice weather.
19. I'm thankful that my family enjoys camping as much as I do.
20. I'm thankful for Temples.
21. I'm thankful for sweets. Not sure what I would do without my chocolate and peanut butter.
22. I'm thankful for the ability to stay in touch with family who don't live near us.

Tick or Treat

Halloween is such a fun time of the year! I love to dress up and go trick or treating. I think a lot of that has to do with all the times that my mom and I would dress up together and go :). It was fun this year since Annabelle was a little older. She loved to dress up and "pretend" to be a fairy. She would dance around the room saying "pretend". She was a little shy while trick or treating, she wasn't sure about getting candy from strangers, but she loved all her treats. We got to go out twice this year. We attended a trunk or treat at the church on Saturday and then went trick or treating on Halloween (wed) and after that we attended a Halloween party. It was a lot of fun. Annabelle was a fairy, Weston was a skeleton, Aaron was white trash one night and a woopie cushion the other night, and I was a witch. It was fun!!

 

Our new addition to the family!

  

 Weston Orr Hill was born on August 22, 2012 at 3:17. He weighed 8lbs 12oz and was 21in. Everything went smoothly and the labor and delivery was super fast. They broke my water after I reached 4cm and Weston was here 30 min later. He is such a good baby and we are so glad that he can be a part of our family.

Annabelle is loves being a big sister. It was a little stressful at first because she didn't understand that she can't sit on, pick up or throw things at her brother. After being one month old she is finally getting use to things. Annabelle now loves to give her brother kisses and soft touches.
 

 I think I am finally settled in and got things under control. I don't feel completely overwhelmed. When I first got home and I wondered if I could physically or mentally have anymore children. I questioned how anyone could handle more than 2 or even two at that matter. After a few weeks or figuring things out I have it under control. I also got some good advice from some new friends that we met up here in Texas. That family is seriously amazing! They have 5 kids under the age of eight. It was good to here that the transition from one to two is the hardest. With that being said when I was pregnant with Weston I thought we would be done. One of each equals perfect number, but I can't say that is true anymore. So just so everyone knows we will probably be having more children (unless something happens to change our minds) so don't be surprised.  

So much has happened!!

So much has happened since I posted something on here the last time. Mostly because for whatever reason I couldn't get my pictures uploaded from my camera. But since I have lost my camera charger and my camera battery is dead I no longer have a camera :(. But on the plus side Aaron has a really nice phone that takes great pictures. On the down side I can only take pictures when he is around (and sometimes I think he gets annoyed because I always ask to use his phone to take pics and videos). I was able to get the pictures from his phone so now I can upload and update my blog more!
Things that we have done:
1. We celebrated Easter by having a Easter egg hunt in our front yard a week early. We invited the neighbors and had a blast. Annabelle did great picking up the eggs and putting them in her basket :).
2. Aaron left for Texas for two months. It was a long time to be away but we all survived!!
3. We moved to San Marcos, Texas. Although we left some GREAT family and friends we have have met some awesome people. We love it here so far (despite the fact that we are so far from family).
4. We went to the golf course and watched the fire works. Annabelle ran around like a crazy and had a blast. I love to watch the fireworks. We are excited b/c since it will be nice during New Years I guess they sometimes light fireworks off then too :).
5. Annabelle is finally in Nursery during church. That makes my meetings very relaxing :). It took awhile for her to get adjusted but she is finally getting settled in as long as there is a man in the room. For whatever reason Annabelle prefers men over women for comfort (besides me).
6. Our little boy should be here any day now. I am ready I think!!

March 2011

I haven't posted a blog lately mostly because for some reason I can't get my pictures to upload. I don't know what the deal is. Anyways it is not as fun to read a blog that has no pictures. Anyways I decided to share some things about our family pictures or not. In December we found out we are going to have another baby. Very exciting for our family. The expected due date is August 18th and we should know what we are having in about 4 weeks. I have no idea if it's a boy or girl!

Aaron has been very busy with work and Banana and I have just been hanging out at the house with this cold weather. Banana is saying so many words it's crazy. She will repeat almost any word that you ask her too. Her new favorite word is Elmo. We don't watch many cartoons but she does have a tickle me Elmo and another Elmo that plays the drums and sings.

I am looking to do some babysitting over the summer until baby #2 is born. We found a family that has a one and two year old and they are willing to let me bring Annabelle. We are not for sure weather we will do it or not. We should know by the end of the week if it's something for us to do. It will be fun for Annabelle to have some friends to play with during the day.

Sorry there are no pictures which I think are the best part of any blog ;). Maybe I will figure it out soon. TTYL

2012

So much has happened since I wrote last! I wanted to wait to post on the blog b/c for some reason our pictures won't upload right (annoying). After three times of trying I decided I would just give everyone an update on whats going on.

Christmas 2011:
It was a great first Christmas for Banana. She got a lot of presents. She wasn't really interested in opening presents but she loved the wrapping paper and ribbon! Banana officially LOVES elmo. She got a new elmo toy and was excited the second she saw it. My dad also got her a potty chair. Not sure when we will start that big adventure. I need Banana to at least start walking ;).

1st Birthday:
Banana is one!!! I can't believe it. She has been drinking only whole milk for about a week. I still can't believe it. We had a birthday party for her on Dec 31st and it was a lot of fun. A lot of family travel down and we were so grateful they were able to come. We also had a few friends from Newton come over too. It was a lot of fun. On Jan 5th we hit record high weather. It was about 60 degrees that day. We got to play outside.

I wanted to post some pictures of these exciting events but for whatever reason they are not downloading right. I hope you enjoyed the blog!