Merry Christmas!

We would like to wish all our family and friends a Merry Christmas. We feel so blessed to have each and every one of you in our lives. We hope that this new year brings many blessing to you and your family.

Expecting #3

We are excited and feel so blessed to announce that "Baby Fairbanks" #3 is on his way!!! He should arrive the last week in May by C-section. It has been so fun to see Jackson's and Ashlynn's reactions to this new blessing in our lives. Throughout the year we prayed with our kids for another little spirit to come to our family. It has been a learning experience for the them to see that their prayers can be answered even if it takes a long time.

Just a few funny things since I have been pregnant...
1. Daddy was on a phone call at work when he got a text with a picture of the pregnancy test...he went speechless and the person on the other line thought he hung up.
2. Jer came home from work and told the kids we had a surprise for them. He told them and they were so excited, but they were still waiting for their surprise. That's kids for you.
3. The morning after the kids found out, they were laying in bed with me and Jackson leaned over and asked me to open my mouth...so I did and the next thing I know he was yelling in my mouth "good morning baby". LOL
4. They have been amazed by my growing stomach and "belly button". LOL! One day Jackson told me I was getting fat. Gotta love it!
5. They always kiss my tummy and talk to the baby.

Just a side note: As you can see I finally updated our blog after three months and that is due to being pregnant. I was fine the first 2 weeks. Then I started feeling sick at 6 weeks which happened to be the weekend we moved into our new house. I was not as sick as I was with Ashlynn, but very tired. I have never felt so tired in my life. I am now almost 17 weeks and have finally gotten over that hurdle.
Thanks to such a wonderful husband and understanding kids I was able to get through these past couple of months!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Finally Updated Blog

We finally got our blog updated back to September. Sorry for the delay!

Ashlynn's Class Christmas Party!

Today was Ashlynn's class Christmas party. She was so excited for the party that I could not help but send her to school with a fresh cold. I planned to help out so I needed to be there. The kids had so much fun decorating presents and cookies, and making candy cane reindeer. Each child received a stocking filled with goodies and a present from their teaher.

Gorgeous Morning!

This morning was absolutely gorgeous. We could not resist stopping to take a couple pictures. It was cooooooold!!!

Early Christmas!

Today we celebrated early Christmas with all the family just in case we get snowed in like last year. The kids had so much fun playing and sledding with their cousins. Grandma and Pa gave all the kids an early present which was their pajamas. It was a fun day with the whole family.

Jackson's 2nd Grade Program

Today was Jackson's 2nd Grade Program. The theme was a Cowboy Christmas. They sang for about 45 minutes. It was an amazing program. They did such a great job.

Cross-Country Skiing

Jackson started Cross-Country skiing twice a week. He really liked it until he realized that his friends go sledding after school and thinks that is better than skiing. He lasted two weeks. Oh well we will try next year.

Ashlynn's Ginger Bread House

Today Ashlynn got to make her very own Ginger Bread House at school. She was so excited to bring it home. And of course it only lasted til the next day before they ate the whole thing.

Ward Christmas Party!

Tonight was our ward Christmas Party. They had a delicious soup dinner with bread bowls and dozens of soups to choose from. They had a cookie contest, which I won 2nd place. Thanks to my husband for volunteering me to bake cookies! The kids got to make an ornament and Santa came to visit. They were so excited.

Jackson was so excited to give Santa his list. His list just kept getting longer and longer .

Ashlynn was so proud of the list she made with some help from Mommy and Daddy.

Every ward party that we have been to there is always a contest and trophies for the winners. The kids were so excited that I won...that they won. They both said they helped me...LOL. They trade off keeping the trophy in their rooms for the day. Too funny!