zoo and park day

me and corbi at the zoo
my good friend meg and her daughter audrey by the long necks! i mean, giraffes.
cute little audrey

corbin chillin
different day, at the park swingin away!
He loves swings. LOVES them.
This is back when it was warm for a day...and then got cold again!! We are so ready for warm weather. Corbin is now 9 1/2 months old! He is crawling all over the place, pulling himself up on the couches, coffee table, and pretty much anything he can get his hands on. He is full of life and has the cutest personality! I love this age because they really are little people! He is growing so fast...I need it to slow down! I swear he learns something new every day. He has recently learned how to wave "bye bye" and how to clap. It is SOO cute. He knows what "ba ba" means (bottle) and he knows what "quack quack" means (bath time...with all of his duckies) . He tries to hold all three of his ducks when we are giving him a bath...which means one in each hand, and one in his mouth!! He gets so frustrated when he drops one. It is too cute. He is finally getting over this crappy sickness he has had for the past 3 weeks. Started out with vomiting and diahrrea...then went to a runny nose (i mean like a faucet-runny) and then back to the vomiting and diahrrea again. UGH. Sick babies are no fun. :( We are hoping for a very healthy spring and summer! I signed us up for Mommy and Me swim lessons, which start on the 27th of this month. I decided it was time to get him used to the water since we have a boat and will be at Roaring Springs 24/7 this summer. We just got his new life jacket in the mail a couple weeks ago!

We also just got a new car!! Finally :) I have only been driving my VW jetta since 2002! Holy cow thats a long time. The new car is a chrysler 300....nice and roomy. It is mostly a new work car for Chris since him and his dad travel out of town quite a bit. They don't have to rent cars anymore and it gets better gas mileage than the Yukon. Other than that, not a lot is new here! Just enjoying life and getting excited for all the activities that come with warm weather! :)

Easter Sunday

We had a fun Easter this year! We ate way too much...in fact I told Chris that I don't remember Easter having as much food as Thanksgiving...but maybe thats because we squeezed in 2 dinners, one at 2pm and one at 330pm. Lots of family and lots of fun! Too bad Corbin isn't old enough yet to partake in the Easter egg hunt...there were some eggs hidden in some really cute and fun places! Good job to both sets of grandparents! Here is Corbin in his super cute Easter outfit...I do have to say he looked even cuter that morning with a shirt and tie on, but of course babies don't stay clean for very long! And I forgot to take a picture. dangit!!
No candy this year...but lots of new books and toys filled his basket!
He didn't care what was inside the eggs...he just liked holding the empty plastic ones!
Our handsome little fella ;)
Our family
Trying to take his pacifier out for the pictures. He loves that thing lately!
My cute nephews! (Mike's kids)
Corbin will be walking in no time!
the yummy food at the Siddoway household. deviled eggs...my favorite!! (I told you there was a ton of food!!)
Here are Christensen cousins Lily (Mikes daughter), Avery (Cords daughter) and Grandma Judy! I am sad we didn't take more pictures there...it isn't very often we get everyone together at the same time!
And this is just a picture of an egg Grandpa Christensen hid. They were all over in such fun places!

Hope everyone else enjoyed their Easters as well!

If I had my life to live over...

Just thought this was something to think about...we are often so busy with our daily lives that we forget about the small things in life that really matter!


IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER -by Erma Bombeck
(written after she found out she was dying from cancer).

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime..

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.' There would have been more 'I love you's' More 'I'm sorry's.'

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it and really see it , live it and never give it back. STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!!

Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what.
Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.