Christmas

This is going to be a heavy video post, which will probably only be of interest to some people. Christmas came and went without much of a bang this year. It was nice to have family come to us and not travel. I'm amazed no one got sick this year. No baby yet though- she's determined to stay in utero indefinitely. We have a scheduled induction starting Monday night and hope to welcome baby Nadia into the world on Tuesday (or before then if she cooperates!). Just in time for a tax deduction. :) I was hoping Grandma would have more time to see her and be around to help out, but apparently this baby has other plans. Rowan woke up Christmas morning in a foul mood and it took him a good 30 minutes before he could compose himself enough to come down and open presents. Anyone else heard of a kid who does that on Christmas morning? Maybe I was sending out contagious bad vibes after not going into labor. I have to say I was hoping for two Christmas babies, but at this point I'll take whatever I can get. Anyways, whatever the reason for Rowan's tantrum, it quickly ended once he came down and saw what was under the Christmas tree.

See video #17 and #18

Our humble tree. Maybe one year we'll upgrade, but for now it suits our purposes.


Fireman to the rescue!


Rowan was pretty spoiled this year. My goal after Christmas was to get rid of a bunch of his old toys to make room for the new ones. Christmas and birthdays really should be separate events otherwise in 24 hours your house looks like the stock room at Toys R Us. I suppose I should be grateful I don't have two Christmas babies after all. Anyways, two large trash bags later and we are breathing a little easier, although he still has a lot to play with.

For Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Chandy, Uncle Nathan and Aunt Krystal
See video #19, #20, #21, and #22








Steve got me some cool cabinet organizers and I got him some winter gear, a tie, and his guitar repaired- Grandma bought a new case for it. I didn't want in on the picture action and neither did Grandma, so there's a notable absence. We're pretty excited about this new camera from Grandma and Grandpa Luke though. It'll definitely get a lot of use in this next little while. We hope all our loved ones had a wonderful Christmas too and felt the spirit of the season wherever they may be.