Josh and I had a really good time in Seattle with the Howells & Johnsons. They treated us so nice and got us gifts, which they didnt need too, but we apperciated it very much. Mandy's mom got josh and I pj's for Christmas Eve, Well I put mine on and you wouldn't believe my stomach its like it doubled in a week. This is a picture of it christmas day. I wish we could have stayed longer in Seattle I was having so much fun playing wii & being with a family since we couldn't be with our own. It was really hard on Josh and I beingn away from home this year but I think the Howells & Johnsons were so nice to have opened their homes for us to come and celebrate christmas.

Tis' the Season

Josh and I have been looking everywhere for peppermint extract. We thought there was no store on this island that had some. Josh wanted to go to the Avatar movie, I decided to go with him because I had nothing else to do. It was a long movie but I enjoyed it. It was a really good movie. So when we were leaving we would be driving past Safeway, we never go here, so I thought we should check and see if they have it. Josh found it! There were only two bottles left I would have bought them both except they are over four dollars. We were really excited. So tonight along with many other things I made peppermint bark. I love the holidays.

Justin, Our Nephew.

I can't believe how big our nephew Justin is! I remember last Christmas we had a Christmas outfit and grandma Rhonda [mom] got him this huge puppy dog and we were taking pictures of him by the tree with it. Now he is a little boy, not a baby anymore. Thanksgiving we had fun running and playing hide n' go seek at Grandpa Wes'. I wish we were going home for the holidays. He is truly a blessing.

Bigger...

I had to share this. I haven't laughed so hard in a very long time. Well as we all know when you are pregnant you grow, everywhere. I finally got new underwear. When we got home, Josh wanted to make sure they were the right ones so I took a pair out of the package and held them out and we both looked at them and BUSTED OUT LAUGHING! They looked so big! I was laughing so hard. I think I am bigger than I actually am.

Boppy!

I wrote earlier that we got the pack in play or "playyard," but the lady also wanted to give us a boppy! I don't know why but I really wanted a boppy! It has a cute cover for it, you can always buy different covers but I like the little bee. We also have been stocking up on newborn/1,2...and so on diapers we don't have a lot yet but we are trying to get one every paycheck now once a month wasn't cutting it. We've only been doing it for 2 months now. The lady also gave us a couple toys. I couldn't help but buy soothie binkis so I got those too. I'm getting excited.

Proud Daddy-To-Be

Last night we went and picked up the Chicco Baby Playyard. It has a changing table, storage, musical/vibrator box, a remote to control it, a mobile, and then it can go from bassinet to regular play pin. i love it. Josh was in a hurry to put it together that I didn't really do much. I can tell he is getting excited. We wanted to see what the music thing did so we rounded up batteries that we could find and put them in it and brought it to the playyard and put it on it and we discovered it vibrates too. There is one setting that its voice operated so we took turns crying into it and it was so fun. There is a light on it too which is helpful. I am really excited for the baby. It seems like we have a while so we better stop stressing out about things. It makes me happy when I see Josh being like that, definitly a proud daddy to be.

Josh's Snowboarding Trip; Mt. Baker

Saturday Josh went to Mt. Baker with a couple guys that works in his shop. Little did they know that the Mt. hasn't got new snow for a while. So when Josh wrecked he didn't just come home with his snowboard but bruises. He had a lot of fun snowboarding but he wishes there was more powder. I hope he gets to go again this winter. He really enjoys it.

Wonderful Weekend

This Thursday Mandy invited me to go to her parents for the weekend. I wasn't sure if I should go and leave Josh but he insisted I go, which I am glad we did. We got to visit Beth, go to the Olive Garden, Go to a Christmas Bizare and see all the neat things, Go decorate a tree at the Joe's parents house, lots of mall shopping, and lights in a neighborhood. It was so much fun. The only down fall was my stomach kept hurting. Everything is moving and growing in there. I can't believe its almost half way over. I am very thankful for this weekend and all the wonderful things I got to experience. Josh was about to have a heartattack when I wasn't home till late, but he got over it fast. I was so exhausted I couldn't even stay awake for the movie he got. Hopefully today I can talk to my doctor and get my appointment changed.

We finally got everyone together and took a picture. The dogs were the most difficult about it but we seemed to be fine once the flash came. We sent a picture with the christmas cards we sent out. The house is definitly one for Christmas Spirit.

Yesterday we finally decorated our house and the tree we got in Idaho. And no the tree from Idaho isn't real it is fake. Since we were in Idaho during "Black Friday" we got a fake christmas tree on sale. We put it together and went and got all kinds of decorations. We even got our stockings along with the two dogs. We had a busy day yesterday and I also had my 12 week appointment where I got to hear the heartbeat. It was so amazing I thought I was going to cry but I didn't I was just so happy.