One Happy Family: January 2011

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Beware!!!

Okay so I finally Caught up on my blog. Beware there are a ton of post below!! I hope you enjoy seeing what we have been up to!!!

So here I am 6 month pregnant. Don't worry someone asks me everyday if I am due any day. Yes I am big. Yes I get big every time around 6 months, but stop growing after about 7or 8 months so I don't look so big
in the end but I guess we will see this time. This pregnancy has been a little bit harder than the last 2, but overall it has been pretty good!!! 3 months to go and this little girl will enter the world!!! We are sooooo excited!!!

Christmas!!!

We had a wonderful Christmas. Christmas Eve we went and Saw Tangled!!! Loved it!!! The kids did too. Then we headed over to Bryan's Cousin Nicole's house for our Annual Christmas Eve dinner. We usually have it at Grandma's but we are out growing her house, so Nicole offered to do it. It was good dinner as always and we had a blast doing a $5 Gift exchange. I got a gift card to Target and Bryan got a gift card to Chevron. After that we all went down to play Michael Jackson's dance game. It was so fun and funny to watch. It it really hard to do when you are 6 month pregnant and big. At one time my dance made me jump and when I did I thought I either peed my pants or had the baby!!! It was a great night.
The next morning we woke up and Santa had come!!! The kids were so excited!!! Parker called Grandma Jan and Grandpa Dan to come and watch them open presents. The kids made a haul. Parkers favorites were the Ice Cream Maker and the basketball hoop and Maelies was the 7 princess Barbies and her Barbie bike!!! The got a ton more, but we would be here all day listing them. Bryan scored big with an new Ipod touch and I got my much needed and wanted pots and pans!!!

We then headed over Bryan's mom's for a wonderful breakfast and then we opened presents. Once again we all got spoiled with gift cards, clothes and the kids made a haul with toys!!! Parker got a really cool Chuck the truck toy and Maelie got a cool leapster computer along with more toys. It was great!!!

We then headed over to my parents house to have out Christmas lunch/dinner!!! My Grandma White was able to attend and that was a lot of fun. Of course I forget to take pictures at there house every year. But we don't do the traditional Christmas dinner, we do a Japanese dish called Suki aki!!! OH man it is so good and I couldn't stop eating. I think I thought I was eating for 3. We also opened presents for Grandma and Grandpa and from the cousins!!! The kids love love love to play with the cousins!!! We then just hung out and talked (our favorite thing to do.) It was a wonderful Christmas and I am already looking forward to next year!!!

Maelies New hair cut!!!

Maelie's hair can get a little out of control and I have wanted to cut it for a long time. Well I finally go the nerve to cut it right before Christmas. Boy do I love it. She looks so cute and it seems like she has a lot more hair. She wasn't so sure at first when we went to get it cut so the lady had parker get in the chair to wash his hair, after she saw that it was okay with big brother she was all for it. I think we will keep it this way for a while!!!

Her hair before (not done of course) you get the idea

Her hair after

Pulled to the side

Temple Square

We didn't do a ton of stuff this Christmas with me being pregnant and not feeling the best all the time, but we did make it down to temple square. Last year we went, but it was way to cold to get out so we just drove around the block to look at the lights, but this year we were brave and decided to let the kids get out and see it. Grandma Jeri and Grandpa Kevin along with Aunt Squirt and Uncle Bryant got to tag along. It was a little cold, but the kids loved it. They thought it was so neat to see so many lights. We also took them up to the Christus and even though it was really crowded the loved it. It was a good reminder to us all of what the Season is all about!!! I love Christmas and most of all I love spending time with my family!!!

Parker's Pre-School program

Parker just had his Christmas pre-school program. It was so fun to watch him. He was so excited this year because Grandma Jan, Jeri and Grandpa Kevin got to come an listen to him. He loves to sing and yes he was really loud!!! When ever I watch him do something like this I become the PROUD MAMA!!! He is such a sweet boy and he never lets a day go by without letting me know how much he loves me. Enjoy some pictures of my sweet boy!!