A Good Way to Make Your Wife Happy

When we moved into our house, the washer and dryer were just in a closet in the kitchen. I loved it because it wasn't hard to change the laundry. Well, we decided we wanted a pantry, so Chad moved the washer and dryer downstairs. It was taking me days to get it done because I just didn't remember or didn't go downstairs as often as I should, and carrying on the laundry down took forever. Well, no more!! Chad has built me a laundry shoot. It is so great. The kids now loving putting their clothes "down the shape," as Claire says, and I can just run down and throw a load in a couple times a day instead of having to haul it all down. I'm just waiting for Owen to discover that it is a great place to race your cars!!

Mmm Good!

I know Grant isn't quite 4 months old, but I just couldn't wait any longer to feed the kid. He wanted to nurse constantly, and was so hard to get to bed. But, since he started on the cereal, he goes to bed so much easier, is taking naps, and is a much happier baby. I put him in his high chair at night, and he just laughs and grins because he loves to eat. It is so nice having a happier baby.

Yes, She Did it AGAIN!!!

Maybe I should have learned my lesson last time, but I figured since Claire got in so much trouble last time, and since she is almost 5, leaving scissors on the table wasn't such a bad idea. WRONG!! The girl actually cut her hair again, here is the sad thing, I didn't even notice until the next day. I really didn't look that close at her hair, and I didn't give her a bath that night because it was Sunday. The best part was that my sister-in-law asked if she had cut her hair, and I said, "No, I just gave her a haircut." All proud of myself. So, Monday morning I'm cleaning the house, and when I was talking to Chad on the phone, I found it - the HAIR. A TON OF HAIR! It was in the dining room on the dark floor, so I didn't see it the day before. She said she wanted to be a princess, so she cut her hair. SIGH. I wasn't even going to get it fixed because last time I absolutely hated the hair cut, but my mom is in town, so she took Claire in. The haircut is really cute (thankfully!) I just don't know what I'm going to do with her. The best part is that I knew she had cute her bangs (Yes off), but she left just a few to cover most of it up, but when the lady was cutting her hair they discovered that she had cut two huge chunks out of the back, underneath most of her hair. Here is the results of the hair scalping of 2009!!
Here is her hair - yes a ton of hair - how could I not notice before??

My Goals for the New Year

I'm not going to call them Resolutions, because they are just goals that I have and I don't want to break them within the first week:

1. Lose at least 30 pounds (I really enjoyed the holidays, but it is time to get serious).

2. Exercise at least 3 times a week.

3. Run in at least one 5K.

4. Be to church on time (thanks for that one Debra). Our church will now start at 8:30 and Chad has meetings every Sunday, so I will have to get all three kids ready by myself! I think I will be getting up very early on Sundays!!

5. Get at least 2 full classes for preschool next year (more would be even better!).

Happy Holidays

I didn't have time to get out Christmas cards this year - I just couldn't get it all together. We wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. We are grateful for all of our blessings this past year, and for all of our wonderful family and friends. Thank you for the wonderful cards - it was great to hear from all of you.

Happy Holidays

Love The Claysons

Welcome Molly

On December 26th, my sister Heather, after 4 weeks of bed rest was induced, and Molly Lynn Haws was born at 10:30 p.m. She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. She has a ton of hair!! We are so excited to finally meet her. Congratulations Heather, Aaron and Lilly!

Christmas Day

After our fun Christmas morning at home, we decided to brave the roads and visit Chad's family. I was a little nervous because it had snowed a ton, and the roads weren't to great, so we decided to take the pick-up (thank goodness). We made it there, but had to go through plenty of snow drifts. We opened more presents (we are blessed), and then went outside to play in the snow before dinner. I was worried about making it home, but Chad is a great driver in the snow (even though he likes to scare me!). We made it home and crashed from all of our Christmas festivities.

Claire and Owen came outside to go sledding, but they didn't like that the sleds were hooked to the back of a 4-wheeler. I finally convinced them both to give it a try. Owen just cried, and Claire laughed/cried, but at least they tried it.
Our finished Frosty. The kids had so much fun making him.