Holidays

Thanksgiving with the family.


Day after Thanksgiving with the other family. Camille's roommate was visiting and wanted to see a typical holiday and also to play pictionary. Jonathan and I missed the dinner and argument but obliged with games at our house the day after. Unfortunately the camera wasn't out during charades.

Camille's birthday, being cozy on the couch with the boys.

Friends!

And something to keep warm in while watching it!

Our new nativity set made it through this year with only a chipped sheep ear (courtesy of the boys). We'll see how it holds up with kids.

Jonathan was the one to get down on the floor and tighten the screws on the tree stand this year. It's a bit of a tight fit, not to mention uncomfortable, for me at the moment.

We managed to put lights on the tree at least! I tried putting on a few non-breakable ornaments to see what the boys would do. They knocked most off most of the ones in reach but they didn't climb the tree to get at the ones higher up. Partial success?

Christmas morning:

We spent some time discussing the fact that this will be our last adults-only holiday (God willing) for quite a number of years. There have definitely been some sweet things about being just the two of us but by all accounts holidays have an interest and freshness with kids that is even more special. Our daughter will be old enough by next Christmas to pull ornaments off the tree and be enthralled with wrapping paper. My standards for decorating dropped quite a bit this year due to the cats and pregnancy sickness so hopefully I'll be ready to be flexible next year.

We're already being helped to prepare:


Silly daddy!

30 Weeks

Things are moving along!


We've started birth class, house rearranging and girth expansion in earnest. I can feel distinguishable baby bits when she is moving around rather than just the thumping of kicks and wiggles. I thought that I was also no longer mistakable as chubby. After all, people have started giving up their seats on the bus for me. However, when we went out for Jonathan's birthday last Friday, I must have been leaning over because the bartender asked if I would be having a margarita as well. He figured out the true situation after he came back with my milkshake.

There has been plenty of excitement associated with simply being pregnant but now we are getting excited to actually meet our daughter. She can stay in for a while longer though--we're not that eager.

Quotables

We are cleaning out our house in preparation for the new resident and are coming across all sorts of odds and ends.

Quote board from the guys bachelor apartment:


Quote board from my apartment with Elsa and Jacqui:


But seriously, DO you like blood?