December Blogpost 2015
It's the most wonderful time of the year! And so much was
happening at the Hemby house. There was a lot of parties, and fun, and
laughter, as well as the normal stress of getting everything done and working
as well. But it was a great month that we got to spend with our
boys.
First
things first. Ammon is now 5 months old! I can't believe how big he
is getting. He is rolling over really well from back to tummy, still
learning to go the other way. He is a little more stable sitting
up. He still can't do it on his own, but he does it for 30-60 seconds at
a time. He loves to play with Michael, and is having a blast! He
can also hold his own bottle and likes to hold onto toys to play with as
well. He definitely does better around a lot of people. He loved
going up to Brigham to be with family. He was happy to be in the middle
of everything and see everyone, and he was just so chill and happy the whole
time. It was awesome! His smile and laugh just melt my little mother
heart.
Michael
had a lot of fun this month too! He is loving the Avengers, as
usual, and he found something new that he likes too. He loves the PJ
Masks that come on the Disney Jr channel. He watched them when he stayed
a week with Grandma Gwen and Grandpa Roger. Now he likes to be either Cat
Boy or Gecko. He does their moves and it is so cute! He also likes
to decide who he's going to be every day. Some days he woke up wanting to
be Sasuke from Naruto, and all of us he gives names to as well. Or maybe
it will be the Avengers, or from PJ Masks, or maybe from something else.
It is really fun! He listens a little better when we call him by a
superhero name, so it works out good for everyone. We tried starting him
on the potty training this month, and it was kind of a disaster. So, we
will keep talking to him about it and getting him excited and then try again in
a couple of months more, when he seems more interested in it.
We
had a fun White Elephant, Ulgy Sweater party with our Friends Jeremiah and
Alyna and their family. It was hilarious! I loved the games and all
the ugly sweaters were pretty good. Alyna made homeade eggnogg and it was
AMAZING! Christopher and Ashley came to party with us as well, and
Matthew made a murder mystery for us all to do. He thought he made it
easy, but it was actually pretty hard. But it was super fun!
Nu
Skin had the holiday party for us employees, and it was REALLY GREAT!
They got American Authors to come and do a concert just for us, and then they
were very generous with us this year for Christmas. The concert was
amazing, and it was cool to be at a live concert. I've never really done
that. Grandma Gwen and Grandpa Roger came to watch the boys while we
went, and they helped us out the next day so we could do a Costco morning with
the Nu Skin peeps as well. We were able to get a lot of grocery shopping
done, get some fun stuff for Christmas, and get some of the rest of the
Christmas shopping done as well. I love getting groceries. It makes
me feel secure and happy to see all that food sitting in the house. You
just never know when you won't have enough for groceries, and food storage
helps. We definitely have a firm testimony of getting your food
storage.
One
of the biggest movies of the year (or probably ever) came out the day before
Matthew's 30th birthday. STAR WARS!!! Who doesn't love Star
Wars? So for his birthday, I bought tickets for the whole family and
Pearson to go and see it. It was great! He also was able to spend
some time that day with Alyna, Jeremiah, and J.R doing our role playing
game. He also got a new video game (Xenoblade Chronicles) he was really
wanting. All in all, a good day. I even made cupcakes.
Because, lets face it, a birthday just isn't a birthday without cake!
Then
it was onward and upward to get ready for Christmas! We spent the holiday
up with family in Brigham City. They boys had a blast! They loved
playing and laughing and running around with their cousins. It was quite
the Christmas. Santa was very good to our family this year. Michael
was super excited about all the Avengers stuff! As soon as we got home he
wanted to change his bed and put up his shield 3D night light he got. He
has loved playing with the playdoh, the Lincoln Logs, the trucks, just
everything! Ammon is really loving the toys he got. I was so happy
to see Michael in his new Avengers pj's, and he loved his Star Wars pj's.
Poor Ammon, he will get that stuff when he's big enough. :) But they
are really enjoying everything. I am enjoying the wonderful things I
got. I am liking having the laptop to work on things without having to be
up to the other computer. Plus, everything is starting out clean and
happy and I like organized and clean things. I got some new books, new
shows, and new things to make me pretty. All in all a great
Christmas. Matthew got some cool things too, and I hope he really likes
them. I will say though, I wish I had HIS laptop instead. It's
really nice.
Sister
Eve, or Stinkerbell if you will, skyped with the family. It was great to
see the growth in her, the confidence and the love of the gospel. I mean,
she's always loved the gospel, but it is so different when you get to study it
and live it and immerse yourself in it all day every day. She looks good,
and she is doing a great job! It was really cool to get to see her and
hear all of her adventures and the things she has experienced.
I
am so happy for this time of year. I love the snow, and the music, the lights
and the good heartedness of people at this time of year. We were able to
help people with some drives and things at work, and that was amazing to see
all those people working together to help those less fortunate. I always
want to be able to do that, to teach my children just how wonderful it is to
give and help. Michael is already starting to get that, and it is so neat
to see its simplicity through the eyes of a child. I am so grateful
for my Savior. This season is all about being more like Him, celebrating
His life and that He came into the world. I also have to say I think
about Mary a lot at this time of year too. What she must have gone
through just to get Him into the world. What emotions would have come
with that? Did it make her feel inadequate? Did she ever feel she
wouldn't be able to do it? In any case, I'm glad she listened to God and
became the vessel for the one person who could change my life, and save
it. I love seeing the magic of the season through the eyes of my
children. If I thought it was cool to have Christmas as a kid, that's
nothing compared to doing it for my own kids. It's so amazing!
May
we all keep the spirit of Christmas in our hearts, all the year long and
always. May we remember Him who was born to save us from
ourselves, to lift and brace us and hold us up. The King of King,
and Lord of Lords. The Counselor who helps us all, whether we accept
it or not. Let us remember that He is always there for us no matter what,
and so should we strive to be the same. "Always pray to have
eyes that see the best in people, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that
forgets the bad, and a soul that never loses faith in God." And as
Tiny Tim observed, "God bless us, everyone."
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