What's up with us??

This week has been a busy one. First I threw Janell Wiley (my next door neighbor) a baby shower. At first she wasn't sure that she wanted one, because she hasn't lived here all that long and hasn't met all that many ladies yet. Well that wasn't a problem, she had loads of ladies in our neighborhood show up. Pretty much everyone that she invited came. We had such a great time, visiting, viewing her darling gifts, and eating lots of treats. Every inch of the kitchen and living room crawled with my awesome friends and neighbors that I LOVE so much to live so close by. Hope that Janell was happy with the results, cuz I was!!

Some of the ladies in the house visiting and munching.

Next was a great visit from our friends and old neighbors from Lehi. Leslie and Garth came and took us out to dinner at Cafe Sabor. We enjoyed visiting them for the short time that we had. They were just on their way up to Idaho to visit family. We are so excited that they are expecting a new little one.


Last has been our adventure with building in a closet and office for Aaron's business. This wont get all done I'm sure, dry wall at least.....just enough to put the desk and all of the office stuff down in there, so we can replace the old office with the baby's room. YAY (I have been really busy sewing and crafting all of the babies stuff to decorate the room....I am soooooo excited!!!)



Tate loves hanging with daddy when he is working on the office. (daddy's little helper!)

I am LOST!!

But I can be found, in front of my TV! Our favorite show "LOST" is about to start up again in just ONE week!! We can't hardly wait. I know that a lot of you out there think that it is a way crazy show and it is hard to follow. That is true, but just give it a try and start at the beginning and you will get hooked I can guarantee it. We started it late a few years ago and loved it.(you can rent all the seasons) Some seasons are better than others for sure. This Wed. (tomorrow) they are going to recap the seasons and then next Wed. the 21st it starts up. I personally am excited to see my long lost bud Sawyer. We are tight, we hung in Hawaii together for about ten minutes, yep we are TIGHT. He is a real jerk for his character, but a true gentleman in real life. Well good luck getting LOST with me next week!!

Cheri and Charee on North beach with Sawyer! (would have got ready for the day if I had only known that I was going to meet him..dang it! He probably thought I was 12!)



HOTTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New years!

2009!
New years day, my oldest sister had a get together at her home in West Point (SLC). We drove down after Tate's nap so he would be happy as ever and he was! I was hoping to go to Tai pan and Rod works while we were down there, but for sure they were closed. I figure that is OK, I wouldn't want to be working, why should they!?! Our family visited, ate, ate, and ate some more. Then played games and sure enough it was time to go. Hate that!! The time always goes by way too fast. We enjoyed being with family. I sure have enjoyed having my sisters in the same state. Sure do miss the bros though (MOVE BACK!!). Wish we could see them more. I love my family ohhhhhhhhh so much.

Our little family...can you tell teething is happening?

Cindi (my oldest sis) is Tate's 2nd mother, she is so sweet to him!

Mommy and son...I love my Tater Tot so much!

Some of the gang!!

My cute sister Cristi and I compare bellies, she is two months ahead of me with her 2nd girl...me my second boy. Oh how fun it will be!! Course AARON had to be part of the pic too......so silly!

The past couple of weeks!

These last couple of weeks have been loads of fun. The Christmas parties slowed the closer to Christmas, so we took advantage of driving down to SLC to visit our great friends Ry and Ree! We hit the Salt Lake Temple lights, ohhh what a sight. No matter how many times I see them, they are just so pretty. It was darn cold, but we enjoyed going in the visitors centers and then back out to see the lights. Tate didn't mind the cold at all, he just loved all of the colors. (he kept saying wow and ewwww...SO CUTE!) We had a great time on the front runner train, first time for all of us on the train, ate at Training Table and visited a lot. Great times with old friends.

Christmas Eve, we had a great dinner and lots of fun playing around in the gym of the church. The McClellan family has grown too big for any homes. Nobody wanted theirs homes trashed. We ate soo much and enjoyed everyones company.

Christmas morning Tate slept in forever. We hated to wake him, knowing that it was going to be a busy day and he wouldn't get a good nap. BUT we finally gave in though and did. We had to take a picture of him first, he looked so cute and funny at the same time. Tate LOVED opening his and our few packages. Christmas is so much more fun now with him in our home. Aaron and I had way too many Christmas' that we just did gifts for each other and thought it was fun....NO WAY this is much more fun!!!
We hung with family, ate great food, watched a movie and just enjoyed each others company.

Now for the month of January, anyone have any good ideas to make this month go by a bit faster. I always have a hard time with January. YOU??

So that is the re-cap or our wonderful Christmas...Hope that you all have a wonderful and SAFE New Years!!!!!

BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE SQUARE LIGHTS!







TATE WAS SO CUTE TRYING TO PLAY WITH ALL OF THE BIG KIDS AT THE CHURCH




END OFF CHRISTMAS DAY WITH A TUB WITH COUSIN LYDIA AT GRANDMAS HOUSE


And just for fun...these are the 20-21 week pics of Boy #2!! I did this with Tate for his scrapbook and thought I would do the same for this dude....on Christmas day!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!

Hope you all have a....................

Merry Christmas!!!!!!



Love the McClellan's

It's a Healthy little boy!!!!

Yup, you are seeing right...Tate is going to be a Big brother to another little boy. I don't think that he really understands it, but we know that he is excited! Yup and we are too!! We went in for an ultrasound the other day hoping all would be healthy with this little one and as far as they could tell he is. He wouldn't turn and let us see his little face, so hopefully all is well there...but he was sitting Indian style having a nap on my uterus. Sounds comfy doesn't it!!!

I would be lying if I didn't say I would have loved a daughter, what mom wouldn't....but we have thoroughly enjoyed Tate as a son SO much, who wouldn't want another. I am sure that at times it will be crazy and VERY tough with them so close and being boys in general......but bring it on...motherhood is awesome!

If you feel like you were left out on this big news, join the club most people have been. My family just found out a couple weeks ago themselves. ***Due date Cinco de Mayo = 5th of May! YAY***

Well there is our bit of news.....enjoy your holidays and be safe! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Christmas is a busy time!

The holidays are always so much fun! We go to plenty of parties and enjoy all that it has to offer. This year seems to be going ohhh to fast! I am getting a little sad, just because before we know it..it will be over and boring! I really think that January is my least favorite month.

Tate had his second session with Santa...and this year didn't go as good as last. (see last year off to the right, in the side bar) He seemed fine all the way up till...... Santa's knee! He was so funny, as soon as he was off of the knee, he was happy as could be. Ohh what do you do.








Some friends came over the other night to make some ginger bread houses. Below is my not so good of an attempt at making one. We cheat and do the cheap way and do it out of Graham crackers. Cheaper=harder!! Mine collapsed three times and so I pretty much gave up on it and called it good. Sorry it looks so silly.





I went visiting teaching the other day and a lady in my ward had made a "teeny tiny nativity" set, using little pots. I just thought that it was the most darling thing out there! Tate and I went to the craft store the other day and bought the items needed. I thought that it turned out real fun and Tate really enjoys it. Hopefully he will enjoy it for years to come. I am not done with it yet, I still need to buy a teeny...teeny tiny pot for baby Jesus, a star, straw and paint the stable. Fun times!







Last, Tate was just so darn cute on Sunday after church, I
had to take a couple pics.