our beautiful life

We are in the process of combining the girls into 1 bedroom. 

The first step to this happening was getting this closet ready to be shared. 

This closet was already bugging me so it was bound to happen eventually, but this was the perfect "push" to getting this done. The girls are so excited to share a bedroom! 

Before:

During:

 After:

 Summer is 5 and a half and London will be 2 next month!

I was told at around the age of 18 that I needed to get my wisdom teeth pulled. At this point in time my wisdom teeth weren't even in, so I thought it was absolutely ridiculous that they wanted to cut out 3 of my teeth out that weren't causing any problems. Seems beyond stupid to me. So I obviously told them "no". 2 years later, I still said no, & year after year continued to say no. 

It has been almost 10 years. well, they were all in and it didn't seem like I had the room for them. I got a few different dentists to look at my x rays and when they all told me the same thing "get them out"  I decided I needed to just suck it up. This was probably one of the scariest things for me from getting put to sleep, waking up from getting put under, that the doctor would mess up, if I would die, if I would choke while I was asleep, If they would drop a tooth down my throat, and the list goes on.  

Anyways, I did it. As I type this I am SO HAPPY they are gone forever and I don't need to hear another "you need to get these wisdom teeth taken out" sentence.

I was so sick when I woke up after the surgery. Which sucked, horribly. 

Hubby thought I was hilarious waking up from the surgery, he even took a video of me, how thoughtful
*insert sarcasm here*. 

I didn't eat any food for the first week. I didn't know I was allowed to, I thought only liquid or soup.. They really didn't give me very "clear" instructions before I got put under and when I woke up, well I wasn't really clear mined to ask the right question. So I just didn't eat. I lost 7 lbs. I had a check up a week later & they were not happy that I hadn't been eating, but I blame them. They "forgot" to give me clear instructions. So, I went home, and ate all the food I wanted and enjoyed every bite!

I debated on weather to post my "after wisdom teeth video" on my blog, but considering Adam already posted it to facebook and within the day it had just about 800 views, I figured everyone who I would be embarrassed about seeing this video has already seen it. Also, I know how to laugh at myself (most the time). In this case, I laughed at myself.  So click play below if you want to watch me act ridiculous.

Thankful for that baby in a manger and the reason for the season, Jesus! We had a fun filled December month celebrating Christmas with family. 

Christmas Eve I was sick with a horrible cold and couldn't go to the Christmas Eve service at church, So bummed :(. Christmas day I was still not feeling good, But we still had a fun filled busy Christmas day! I am so thankful for all the family that I have. 

BLESSED.

The funny thing about this photo below is, originally we only had got Summer a scooter for christmas, not London. It didn't take long for London to want Summers scooter every second that Summer was on it, resulting in lots of spats. Adam and I went to target & picked this up for london just a few hours later. Now they are both happy. Don't know why I didn't think about this from the start ;).

sitting on their new horse christmas morning, Ali in hand.

Great Grandpa Braucht with Braelyn

London turned 1 in February. 

She is our "strong willed" child ;). She keeps me on my toes and is always testing her limits with me. It is fun to see the different personalities between my 2 girls.

They could not be more different.

London is such a sweetheart though. She loves other kids, babies, animals and her sister of course. 

She is quick to say "sorry" when she yells / screams 

(yay! she is realizing this is a no no on her own without me scolding her.) 

& she Does good with her time outs. It is funny to watch her hurry to her "time out" spot when she does something wrong. She runs over, sits and stays there until I come to get her out. Its always in the same spot, so this is a very familiar spot to her ;).

The cuddles I get at nap time are the sweetest ever. She snuggles in, sucks her thumb and makes you sing "twinkle twinkle little star" over and over. 

She is my good sleeper and has been sleeping through the night like a champ since 6 weeks old.

She is sensitive and a Daddy's girl. . 

She very much into having tea parties with whoever will sit and have one with her. She has broke a few of our tea cups from "CHEERS-ing!" a little to hard ;). 

She is a huge goof ball and walks around the house making silly faces at you randomly throughout the day.

Oh, and L is terrified of santa, terrified.

Summer turned 5 in August.

Summer has always been my "easy" child. She is a great listener, wants to do the right thing, is very considerate of other peoples feelings, is a people pleaser, outgoing, lovable, makes friends at the drop of a hat and has the softest little heart. She loves school and loves to play with her friends. Her favorite toy right now are her "princess" barbies. These keep her busy for hours. Summer loves Jesus so much and loves learning more and more about him. She is also an amazing prayer, this girl can pray. She is always quick to pray for you if you need it. She is caring and helpful with her little sister and loves her to pieces. Sometimes she REALLY just need her alone time (away from miss London) & on these days you will find her in her room, door shut, and locked. 

Hope you all have an amazing Christmas this week and a wonderful new year!