The Krebs

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Christmas Time.

I know, I'm a little behind. But I at least wanted to post some pictures from our wonderful break in Kentucky and South Carolina. Thanks to all of our wonderful family who made the trip TOTALLY worth it.

Jackson's first Christmas!

Olivia and David (Woods cousins) on Christmas morning

So cute :)

Jackson must have been really good this year :)

Aunt P and Jack :)

The kids loved the pinball machine.

Hanging out with Grandma :)

We got to see Em O. while we were in SC!

Mom with the grandkids ;)

We absolutely LOVED getting to be with family over the break. I'm so grateful that we were able to make it back home for the holidays :)

Santa visits the Krebs

So, technically Santa is supposed to come on the 25th, but we put a word in that we'd be leaving town on the 24th. Lucky for us Santa stopped by a little early :)

We celebrated Christmas morning with our new little family on Friday, Dec. 23rd.

Dad got candy, so Santa figured Jack deserved yummy treats too.

Our favorite Christmas present :)

Friday, January 20, 2012

6 hours.

6 hours is a long time.

It's how long Ibuprofen claims to last. It's driving distance from Lexington, KY to Anderson, SC. It's the amount of time it takes the crock pot potato soup to cook. It's one fourth of a day.

It's how long Jackson sleeps at night.

I can't tell you how blessed I feel that he's already started to sleep through the night. Especially since I'm one of those grumpy don't talk to me kind of sleep-deprived people.

Some other really awesome things that Jackson is doing:

Smiling at me :) Okay, he's only done it twice, but it was the happiest moment to date.
Starting to make some more interesting noises.
You can always tell when he's about to sneeze because his eyes get really big and the corners of his mouth turn down. It's definitely a "freak out" face :)
He can follow me with his eyes.
He LOVES to stretch his arms over his head and arch his back.
He has learned to swat at my hand when I'm trying to clean gunk out of his eyes or nose.
Sometimes he thinks he is going to sneeze but it doesn't come out and he yells instead :)
He has the cutest open-mouthed grin.
He has outgrown all of his newborn clothes.
His feet hardly ever fit into his sleepers. He must have inherited my dad's shoe size.
He LOVES to cuddle--and I love that :)
He loves to swing.
He falls asleep in the car almost instantly.
He loves to look around.
Whenever we go somewhere new he gets really quiet, even if he was crying before, and just looks.
He doesn't pee on mom as much...that or I've gotten quicker :)

I have learned the value of time. Every day Jackson looks a little different, grows a little taller, learns new things. Looking back at his pictures from the first few weeks, it astounds me how much he has grown. I can't believe he has only been with us for 8 weeks. I can't imagine life without him now. Each moment is so precious. I feel so blessed that Heavenly Father brought Jackson into our lives. He makes every day a thousand times better than they ever were before...and that's saying a lot.

Photos courtesy of my sister, Sarah Woods over Christmas break :)

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Thanks, 2011.

Hello, 2012.

Chuck and I made it back to KY to ring in the New Year in traditional Krebs fashion: Krebs Family Olympics. Although the whole Krebs gang wasn't in town, we still got to party with Mom and Dad Krebs, Matt and Corinda, Amber and Sean Marcum, Katie and Tom Harper and the Lindmark family. While grazing on chips and dips, we played Apples to Apples, MadGab, Charades, XBOX and Scrabble. Chuck and I were teamed up with the Lindmarks and we came in at a close second to the Marcums and Mom and Dad Krebs. We finished up just in time to watch the ball drop and bang pots and pans in the street at midnight :) I wish I had some photos from that night--it was a blast.

2011 was a noteworthy year for us. I've put together my top ten blessings that I've experienced in the last twelve months, in no particular order :)

1. MODERN MEDICINE

Pediatricians. OBGYNs. My epidural. Thank goodness I was born in the 20th century.

2. EDUCATION

BYU. UK. Learning is such a blessing.

3. THE WOODS FAMILY

I love my family.

4. FIJI

The friends we made. Maya. The food. The beautiful beaches.

5. JACKSON

My favorite and most adorable blessing of this year.

6. THE TEMPLE of THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Because of this place, our new little family can be together forever.

7. THE KREBS FAMILY

We all have to admit, I got some pretty awesome in-laws.

8. MY HUSBAND

Love my two boys so much.

9. MY SAVIOR

He has given me everything I have.

10. WARM THINGS

Hot showers. The Sun. Blankets. Space Heaters. Wool Socks. Love em' all.

So, thanks to 2011 for being so absolutely wonderful to me.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

#3 KENTUCKY VS. #4 LOUISVILLE

The other entry that is my responsibility to write (brag) about is this great game that I was able to go to in legendary Rupp Arena :). We were still hanging out in South Carolina with Momma Woods when Leah called and had extra tickets to the UK/UofL game for Saturday the 31st (New Year's Eve) - it was at noon which meant we had about 12 hours to get back to Lexington.

After a brief conversation with Emily she gave me the go-ahead and we left at 4 a.m. from South Carolina to get to Lexington by noon - we arrived at 10:50 at Dad Woods house, ate a quick breakfast and Leah and I were off :)

love this place!

Amazing seats... best I'll ever have!

Leah got the tickets from one of the families she nanny's for - they were INCREDIBLE!

Momma got Jack all ready for the game before we left SC - he sure looked good...

start 'em young - raise 'em right! Go CATS!

Warm-ups in Rupp

How true it is - KY basketball never stops

tip off

Jay-Z was in town... about a week before his daughter was born... Blue Ivy Carter. Coincidence with the "blue"? I think not!

MKG goes up for a jumper...

Me and my sister-in-law Leah, thanks for the ticket!

What a legendary floor...

Meeting Lil' Emily :)

Before we headed back to Utah after our great 10 day break to Kentucky and South Carolina (Em will catch you up tomorrow - but I wanted to get some pictures to my brother on his mission in London) we had a late present... a new niece :) Only the third grand daughter - Emily Janette Krebs, who was born at 6 lbs. 14 oz. at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3rd. Jackson wasn't the oldest grand baby for very long was he??? They are 5 weeks and 5 days apart... and she is cute as a button. Enjoy the pictures :)