Christmas 2014

Merry Christmas!

 

 
Can you believe that Christmas has come and gone? What a fun Christmas we had! It was a bit different this year being 39 weeks pregnant and waiting for baby girl. Last year, we traveled to Matt's parents' house, but it is over an hour away. I was nervous to be that far from the hospital, especially with this being my third baby, so we stuck close to home.
All day Christmas Eve I felt off. I woke up feeling emotional and tired. I laid back down for a nap and woke up much more refreshed. We went to the store and bought our vegan roast for Christmas day. I felt so sick all of a sudden. When I got home I vomited and felt so much better. I thought maybe we were starting labor! I started having contractions throughout the day. We got ready for church and went. I continued having contractions, but nothing painful.
We came home and made Shepard's pie, and a birthday cake for Jesus. It was a fun night! The boys were really excited. We put on Christmas jammies, and opened a new game. It was time for bed. We put the kids to bed and Matt and I relaxed on the couch and watched Home Alone. At that point, the contractions died down.

We woke up early for Christmas morning. The boys were so excited, they were shaking. They tore into their presents so fast! The highlight of this Christmas was tiny garbage cans and a garbage truck. Matt and I made breakfast while the boys played. I continued to have other signs labor may be on the way, but again my body decided to stop. I was glad on one hand to be home with my boys on Christmas, and a little bummed we weren't meeting our baby.

We headed over to my parents' house for Christmas dinner. It was a relaxed afternoon/evening. My brother and his wife were there, along with my grandma. We had to get a picture of Holly and me together with our bumps! Next year there will be two little girls crawling/walking around!

We opened presents, skyped my sister, ate delicious food and of course played cards. It was a lovely, peaceful Christmas.

When we got home, Matt and I snuggled on the couch by the Christmas tree. I love that!
The day after Christmas we had Matt's parents and brother over. We did more presents and more food! I think we had our fill of Christmas!

Now we wait for our sweet baby girl!

2014 Christmas Tree Hunt!

We have a tradition of getting our Christmas tree the weekend of Thanksgiving. We always go to the same, wonderful tree farm, with my parents and sometimes my Aunt and Uncle. This year my parents were in Alaska visiting my brother and sister-in-law, so we decided to go the Sunday they were back. Jack had other plans! He is so into Christmas this year! We woke up Sunday morning and saw the snow clouds, and then it started snowing! We were so excited, especially the kids. 

Jack checking out the new snow falling.

The boys searching for the perfect tree!

This kid was so pumped!

I was feeling a little sick and really wanted to wait until Sunday to get the tree, but the magic of snow and  the persistence of a five year old made us decide to go Saturday. We bundled up, and headed out to Alpine U Cut!Jack was so excited! Christmas is so magical for him this year! He was so excited to find the perfect tree. He was insistent on picking it out. I surprised myself and found the perfect tree right away! We searched around some more, but came back to the first tree we liked. It was perfect!

Next year we will have 3 kiddos!

Matt cutting down our tree. I have one like this from all of our Christmases together!

 When we got home, we set up the tree. It was a tiny bit tall! Oops! We just trimmed the top and it was perfect!

 The boys were so excited to decorate! But first I had to put on the lights. I love tons of lights on my tree. It took me over an hour to put the lights on. There are probably 1,000 lights on the tree.

This year we didn't have any ornaments break, luckily! They were so intrigued by all the ornaments. Finally it was time to decorate!

 We had a little adjustments to do to even out some of the ornaments, but it was perfect! I love this Christmasy time of year!