christmas.....getting ready

it's been a crazy month.....busy, busy....decorating, parties, helping kelly recover, a very quick trip back to denver (one day)....shopping (i LOVE amazon!)....cards....and all that fun....here are some pics....

getting ready for christmas....

the last few weeks have been a whirl.....i went to colorado the weekend before thanksgiving for kate's baptism....kerry, austin and cedar met me there...we had a fun weekend in  the icy cold with the colorado mullin's .....the baptism was wonderful....kate was so happy and excited...i can't believe she's that old!!! we went bowling and to dinner after her baptism...church on sunday...then, home again...a quick trip...on wednesday before thanksgiving i picked up kerry, austin and cedar at the airport....we spent the weekend in orange county with kelly and her kids....kelly had a hysterectomy on that wednesday, so we came down to help her recover....we stayed at pelican hill in newport beach...it's a nice way to recover!!! we all had massages...played in the pool with the kids....just sort of relaxed....it was a nice weekend....so beautiful down there....
came home and babysat little russie....kristen, her mom and grandma went to "the price is right"
on monday.....so, now, i'm onto getting ready for christmas!  my lights are up...and they do look nice...i put the finishing touches outside....now, i have to get my house decorated...presents bought, shipped, cards done, baking.....maybe i should quit while i'm ahead!!!!

Busy weeks

It's been a busy few weeks. Thought I'd catchup.
A couple of weeks ago, willie and kelly and their cute kids came to visit and meet baby Russell. Kelly and her kids came up, we had a great time.
Beach, swimming, s'mores and Disneyland we're on the docket.























Then came Halloween.


















Kerry came down on the Friday after Halloween. She was stuck in the airport shooting and walked, carrying cedar, a few miles with her duffle bag on her back! What a woman!!






We just hung out, went to Ryan and Whitney's baby blessing.
On Monday she flew back to utah I flew to charlotte nc to meet my cousin mare. She's moving there and building a house. We picked out all the windows, appliances, tiles etc. whirlwind, but fun.











So im back home getting ready for thanksgiving. It's been a fun few weeks









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meeting the newest cousin!

this past weekend, kerry, austin and cedar came down to meet baby russell!  kelly and her kids came up....and we had a fun, fun time....it's so cute to see the older cousins with the brand new babies....they are loving it!  gavin loved holding both babies....russell is about half the size of cedar...cedar has grown into a sturdy little boy....he's so cute with his blue eyes and red hair!  baby russ is dark with dark hair....he looks alot like kristen....we went bowling with everyone which was alot of fun...then to get pizza....on sunday, russ blessed baby russ....he did a great job...it was wonderful to have his buddies there...adam and ashley pollock, randy and jennifer meru, ryan and whitney gunn, jake and ashley maddox....everyone with their little families!  after church we went to terry and sharon's for lunch...the great-grandparents met the newest members of the family...baby russ is the 4th russell in the family....terry's dad, his son, his grandson and now his great grandson are all named russell....pretty cool! it was a fun, fun weekend!

happy day!

2 weeks ago i was with russ and kristen having lunch....she was due to have their baby in 6 days...she's been having tightening in her stomach for a couple of days...no pain...after lunch they went home....she bent over to pick something up....and her water broke!  so about a half hour later, they called and said they were going to the hospital! what a shock....she wasn't dilated, so they started her on pitosin at about 10 pm....figuring nothing would happen until the next morning...i went home to bed....but, at about 5:30 i got a text from russ saying that she was having the baby...after 15 minutes of pushing....out came sweet russell brucato mullin!  he weighed in at 7 lbs. 12 oz. and 21 inches long....what a doll...he has dark hair...looks like kristen...such a sweet heart...they are adjusting easily to parenthood....it's so fun to watch them...I'm' so happy for them all....a darling new family!