This is such a busy time of year for us and since I have not been feeling great I have not been on top of things at all. I feel like I'm constantly behind between being a wife, a mom, cleaning the house, cooking, all of the different christmas activities, being the room mom for school, church activities, birthday parties, and getting ready for christmas. So this year I will not get mom of the year award or anything like that since I did not do half the stuff that I usually do. I usually love to plan parties and go all out for christmas but this year I am lucky if I get even half of what I need to do done. Being pregnant has really put a damper on my to do list this year. I was hoping to be better by at least Dallas' birthday but that did not happen. It's now January and I'm still throwing up so I hope this baby is super healthy because it has taken everything out of me! Now off of my rant! Here is one picture Cohen took it's a little fuzzy but it does the job. I am 14 weeks here. Like I said this pregnancy has not been easy for me. I am constantly sick and always tired and drugged daily just so I can get through the day. Also this pregnancy I am showing so much faster I cannot believe how fast my tummy popped out this time! It's crazy I thought for sure there were twins in there since I am so big and so sick, but I don't think there are.
Here we are making our annual Christmas cookies. Gingerbread cookies the kids loved helping and decorating them!
Cohen had his first Christmas program for school. He did such a great job! He was a super good kid up there and sang all the words to all the songs. I was beyond proud of him! It was also crazy for me and Dallas to be sitting in the audience watching our own kid in a school program! I feel like we are legit parents now, it was so surreal. It feels like just yesterday that it was my parents coming to all my programs and watching me and now here we are doing the same thing for our kids! But I loved every second of it! I was such a proud mamma!
Since I am such a slacker I didn't get any pictures of Dallas on his birthday and I'm kicking myself! We were going to do another Minute To Win It party but with how big all of our friends are growing with having kids our house is not big enough anymore to house that many people and we can't not invite the kids they are just as fun! ;) So Dallas decided that he wanted to go to Tucannos with a group of our friends instead and then go to a shooting range afterwards. I was all for it since I have been to sick to throw a party and now I didn't have to make a dinner or clean it up! We had fun out to eat and ate way too much food. Then Dallas and the guys went and shot guns for a couple of hours and me and the kids came home and took a nap! Happy Birthday to Dallas though I hope he had a fun birthday and cannot believe how old he is getting but I am so glad that he still acts like he is a 20 year old (well most of the time I'm glad sometimes he can be an annoying 20 year old ;) but he is always full of fun) Love you Dallas!
Christmas Eve was a super busy day with both of our parents being divorced there are always so many places to go and we have three sets of great grandparents to visit as well! Of course there was a storm that day but that doesn't stop us Jackmans. We started our journey about 1230 headed up to Salt Lake stopped at my Grandparent Vincents house to give them their present and visit. We realized that we were already running out of time so we had to skip Dallas's grandmas and went to Dallas' dads house. We stayed there for awhile and opened presents and then headed more north to my Grandparent Cottrells and only stayed for a second but exchanged presents. Then we went to my mom's house to celebrate Christmas Eve and Jesus' Birthday. We started off with a yummy dinner and then my mom had these manger scenes that the kids could put sticker on they had a lot of fun!
Next we opened presents from Grandma and then presents from cousins. Everyone sure got spoiled and got lots of fun things!
Kenzley giving Jackson a hug thanking him for the dishes she got.
Also Kenz hugging CJ to say thanks.
Now grandma, I love seeing her do this!
Kenz was so happy to get a Jesse shirt that she didn't take it off for two days not even at night!
Now to celebrate Jesus' birthday with cake and icecream.
Each grandkid got a chance to blow out the candles they loved it!
By time we got home that night we were exhausted and I still had so much to do since I have not been on top of things this year! So we pretty much went straight to bed. We did at least get milk and cookies out for Santa though.
It looks like Santa came and brought with him a lot of stuff!
Cohen got his bike!
We opened stockings and I love Cohen's facial expressions he is always so happy and surprised!
Kobe the dog we were babysitting even got a stocking full of goodies from Santa!
Kenzley got her chocolate kisses and they were probably all gone by the end of the day! She loves chocolate kisses!
Cohen saw he got an electric scooter! He was so excited!
Kenzley hugging Daddy thanking him for everything!
Kenz checking out her stocking!
The kids getting books Kenz was more excited then Cohen was. I think with school Cohen is getting sick of reading since we have to do it everyday for 15 minutes!
Cohen getting a leapster game from Grandpa and Grandma Cottrell.
Dad was lucky enough to get some new sunglasses since he lost his when he crashed in his Rzr. I felt so bad for him since he had had those sunglasses for over 7 years. I'm glad Santa found some that Dad liked!
Kobe playing with his new toy!
Kenz getting furniture for her doll house from Grandpa and Grandma Cottrell.
Kenzley loved talking on her phone to her kitchen. We are going to be in for it when she is a teeenage girl cause man this girl can talk ALOT!
Kenz listening to her headphones so that the rzr isn't too loud when they ride in it!
Grandma and Grandpa Utley came down to do presents and see what the kids got! My mom also came down and then we went to Ihop for some dinner! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and everything they wanted!
A couple of days later we took the kids sledding. They loved it!
New Years day we decided to take the rzr out and pull the kids on their sleds wow they had a blast!
Kenz was so funny she kept piling in all the snow on her sled!
Afterwards we went bowling with Grandma Jaymie. It was a fun day!
