The Rays of Sunshine

                                                            Merry Christmas!! This is a special time of year, as we rush around, trying to make all the stops on our list, visit family and friends, and eat good food, But Remember the real reason we celebrate Christmas.                                         From My Family to yours, Merry Christmas!

This past weekend was awesome, but do to work being so busy, and spending time with the family at night, I am just now getting around to post this.   We took Derek to his Grandma and Grandpa's this weekend so we could get some shopping done.  Ricky and I had a great time, shopping for Derek, talking, and date night.  It was so much fun being Santa for the second year. I am more excited as a parent that I ever had been and I know Derek is going to be so happy with all his gifts. After all the shopping, we decided that since we were kid free, we would embrace the moment and have a date night, so we spent the evening at the movies and eating at Texas Roadhouse.  I had a great time, spending the evening with my best friend.  Earlier that week, I was expecting my Christmas gift to arrive. Ricky wanted to get me an IPad Mini, and of course,I said "No I don't need an IPad", but Ricky insisted.  Turns out that Wal-Mart over sold the IPads, and our order was ne

Be prepared for a lot of cuteness, and a few selflies. We had a great week, although it was hard to get back into the swing of things after our long Thanksgiving break. It has been such a great time watching Derek grow and learn new words each and every single day. I know that daycare has a lot to do with this, and I am so grateful.  Daycare, by the way, is going great. Derek has brought home some of the cutest art projects, and that is all thanks to his teacher Sarah. Every time Derek sees one of his painting hanging on the fridge, he will run to me saying " Sarah paint." Well this weekend we made that a possibility at our house as well. We went to Hobby Lobby and got him all he would need to "paint."  Later that night, I had on my "fuzzy" socks, and Derek went crazy, saying "socks, Socks', and I quickly came to realize that he wanted fuzzy socks also, so here he is wearing my other pair of fuzzy socks and looking proud.  Here we

After traveling over 1,000 miles, family gatherings, and a water pump car repair, we ended this month on a high note. We had a great Thanksgiving week. Derek went to daycare on Monday and Tuesday, while mommy and daddy had to go to work. On Wednesday, we loaded up and headed to Panama, OK. We were able to spend the whole day with Ricky's family that we only get to see once a year. It was nice to have the opportunity to let Derek spend time with his Grandpa Rikk and Grandma Saundra. We all had a nice visit as we sat around the dinning room table and visited. On Thursday we loaded up and headed to Mena, AR to have Thanksgiving Dinner with my family. We had a really nice time, and were able to enjoy great food and wonderful company. On the way home we were able to find the Cowboys game on the radio, but eventually turned it off in disappointment. On Friday I loaded my car, and got ready to head to Owasso, OK to see my brother and his family. I backed my car out of the garage a