I finally got the birth announcements made!

Okay here are the announcements that I will be sending out, so for those of you whom I don't have address for here is the announcement His name is Collin Stanley Durham he was born on the 19th of Feburary of 2008 at 7:49 A.M. he wieght was 8lbs and 4 oz. and he was 19 3/4 in. the pictures below are just 2 of like 5 pictures I will be sending out. I know I am slow to get things done but I tell you what getting back into baby mode has not been the easiest task!!! We are getting ready to bless Collin on the last Sunday of this month so that will be the 30th of March I am so excited that my parents will be able to make it I cant wait to see them and my dad will get to finally see our new little boy!! We are also going to be getting the kids pictures taken for easter so I hope to post some professional pictures soon. I have the cutest little outfits for Ashlyn and Collin both so hopefully Collin will be in a good mood as well as Ashlyn but my little girl loves to pose for pictures she is so camera friendly its funny well thats about it for right now.

I was tagged by my sister-in-law Michelle!!

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.

B. Each player answers the question about themselves.

C. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. What was I doing ten years ago? Well lets see I was almost 17 so I was way into my boyfriend and getting into way to much trouble.. and all about my friends thinking that my life and my boyfriend and friends were the only thing that mattered in life oh the teenage years... I don't miss them at all!

2. Five things on my to-do list today: My list for today all depends on how much the baby will let me put him down!! I need to do 2 loads of laundry, I got my vacuuming done, I managed to even get the dust mopping done on the wood floors, now hopefully he will continue to be a good baby and let me put him down after he feeds to get dinner done later tonight. I also want to go and rent a movie for me and one for ashlyn and finish collin's birth announcements!!

3. What snacks do I enjoy? I love milk shakes!!! I also love chocolate chip cookies, I pretty much love sweets but I am trying to cut back gotta loose the baby weight

4. What would I do if I were suddenly a billionaire? I would have to say we would pay off all our bills including our house.. help family were they needed it and I would have to buy some Louie Vitton shoes and some Manolo blonik shoes I am in love with shoes!!! I would also make sure to keep some in the bank and make some good investments!!

5. Three bad habits: I like to procrastinate, I over think things to the point of panic attacks, I love to spend too much money on shoes... not just for me but for chris and my children as well.

6. Five Places where I lived: Twin Falls, Idaho, Sun Valley, Idaho, Perris, California, Riverside, California, and Murrieta California

7. Five jobs I have had: Certified nurses Aid, secretary, and leasing consultant

8. Five things people don't know about me: 1. I love to sing, I did singing lessons all through school. 2. I am addicted to tattoos, I already have two working on my third. 3. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was like 10 years old. 4. I thought my husband was a complete jerk when I first met him! 5. I am a neurotic mess most of the time but I take medication to keep myself in check!!

okay there you go that was my first time being tagged, I thought that I might have gotten away with not being tagged but she got me so I did it. well this week has been kind of crazy Collin is still trying to work out all the kinks of being a newborn so sleeping and everything else is new from day to day. Collin is a pretty high maintenance baby, more so then ashlyn was so I am trying to get use to doing everything including sleeping with a baby in my arms!! I so love my baby I just forgot how much work and how sleep deprived you are when you have a new baby!

On a lighter note, Ashlyn is so cute with Collin she loves to hold him and she is so patient with him when he cries she stands up with him and sways him and sings to him and just loves him and gets him to stop crying... I walked in on her doing that and it was so precious and it makes all the sleep deprivation and all your crazy emotions all worth while to see the little precious moments you kids have. I have the most great kids even if I only get to see how truly great they are at glimpses. Okay hopefully I can be a better blogger and post more often to keep you all updated and I enjoy writing about my life it helps put things into perspective it helps to step back and say its not so bad I am making it through and I am a good mom and life is pretty good.

Everything thats new with the Durhams'

All right here are some more photos of the baby and our family. We are so grateful for my mother and my sister for coming to help out me with baby Collin. I am so lucky to have a family who loves me enough to come all the way to California to help me for a couple days so that I could have a chance to get back on my feet. I love my mom and wish that we were closer but life has taken my family to southern California and we love it here. I am also very lucky to have sisters who want to help me as well. Meagon you are such a blessing in my life and thank you for your support. Amber would have come as well but her little cute Brooklyn and her sweet boy carter got sick and being a mother she didn't want to bring that into my home with a new baby so thank you for that. Well the baby is crying and we need to say prayers with Ashlyn so I hope you enjoy these pictures

Okay Ashlyn has been having a hard time lately, being 5 and the rules are changing and getting more strict, throw in a new baby to the mix and you have one hard to handle little girl. Well with that being said Chris decided to get her something that she has been wanting something him and her could do together and maybe remind her that she is still daddys little girl and they still get to do fun things together. So he bought her a quad... yes my little baby girl is now old enough and big enough to ride a quad all by herself! Take a look for yourself, she grew up so fast, oh how I love my little girl!