Busy time of the year!

The month started out with playgroup at our house. It is at our house about once every 4 months. Let’s just say that it is sometimes controlled chaos, with up to 8 toddlers running wild! We are all happy that we are still getting together twice a month, and plan to continue way into the future.

Christmas is really the only other thing to blog about. (Read about Christmas Eve day on my previous post.) Christmas eve we went to my Aunt’s house in west Seattle. That has become our tradition in the last several years. This was with my parents and sister. We had a good visit. Aunt Corinne always makes such a good roast for Christmas Eve dinner, and she doesn’t even eat it because she is a vegetarian! Shaun got an Adventure Bible from them. He always wants to read it too, along with his other bible and other books. He is really getting into reading and he expects it before bedtime each night. He is starting to sit longer and listen to books, depending on his mood, yay!

Christmas day was a long one, but fun. Our tradition since we have been married is to go over to my parents house for brunch, then open presents with them and my sister, then my cousin’s family comes over and we open presents with them, then my mom’s cousin’s family comes over for dinner. This year my aunt & uncle were not there because they are traveling all over Europe and beyond for a year, so it was kind of different, but they still sent presents for Shaun! Here are just a few of the items Shaun got. No child in this family is spoiled, are they?

Little People Town
"Choo Choo" train race track

Matchbox cars
Sesame Street House

Pooh Laptop

IVF update: We plan to start the 2 cycle process in mid January as long as everything is a go. This month we have been working on getting ready for it, like getting blood work and various tests done. They need to make sure we haven’t contracted any diseases like hepatitis or HIV (like we would….) since they last checked and make sure my hormones are in the normal ranges, etc. We could have started the cycle this month, but we didn’t want to feel stressed and overwhelmed, so we decided to take it slowly. Plus, looking ahead on the calendar, if I were to get pregnant, it would have put the due date right smack dab with our 2 birthdays. That wouldn’t be so bad, but it gave us a sign that we shouldn’t rush.

Happy New Year! I can’t believe we are almost in 2010! It just seems like a couple years ago we were all worrying about the Y2K thing. That was 10 years ago now! Time sure flies!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Today is Christmas Eve! I took today off, (get tomorrow off), and am also taking Monday off to make it a 5 day weekend and mini vacation. We are starting the tradition this year of making Christmas Eve day a family day together. This year we started off by braving the stores! We left the house at 8am and got back at about 10am. It was already getting crowded! We quickly went to Target, Walmart & Fred Meyer for some last minute purchases, a return, and some food for tomorrow.

Next, we started a new tradition; Shaun and I baked a birthday cake for Jesus! Shaun loved to help; he got a big grin on his face when he was helping to stir. He also really liked licking the spoon when we were done. He wasn't sure how to do it at first, but once he got a taste, he said, "Yummy!"

Next, we had lunch and put Shaun down for an early nap at noon since we will be leaving at about 3 to go to our Christmas Eve get together at my Aunt's in west Seattle.

Now, I am doing this post and wrapping the last minute presents while Bill is cooking bacon for our brunch tomorrow.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Opposite Christmas Carols!

Want to play a fun game? What is the real Christmas carol? Name the real Christmas carols below! Don't peak, but the answers follow.

1. Noisy Day
2. Sally the Green Foot Hamster
3. What Adult Was That?
4. Disregard, The Unofficial Angels Speak
5. Down On the Ground Floor
6. Go Away All Skeptical
7. Tinkerbell is Leaving the City
8. Satan Work Us Sad Ladies
9. Running In the Summer Wasteland
10. Sunny the Warmgirl
11. Grief From the Stars
12. Scrub the Floors With Buckets of Ammonia
13. It Went In a Noon Fog
14. Oh, The Big City of Los Angeles
15. Here Out of Bed
16. Grouchy Young Demon Scrooge
17. Oh Wicked Day
18. Peanuts Chilling in a Closed Freezer
19. The Last Easter
20. Car Ride
21. You Three Queens of Washington Were
22. Moron, It’s Hot Inside
23. Do Not Rain, Do Not Rain, Do Not Rain
24. The Month of Flag Day






Answers:

1. Silent Night
2. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
3. What Child is This?
4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
5. Up On the House Top
6. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
7. Santa Clause Is Coming to Town
8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
9. Walking In A Winter Wonderland
10. Frosty the Snowman
11. Joy To the World
12. Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly
13. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
14. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
15. Away In A Manger
16. Jolly Old St. Nick
17. Oh Holy Night
18. Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
19. The First Noel
20. Sleigh Ride
21. We Three Kings of Orient Are
22. Baby, It’s Cold Outside
23. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
24. The 12 Days of Christmas

Santa Visit 2009!

Well, as you can see, Shaun did not like sitting on Santa's lap very well! We went and visited Santa at Alderwood Mall today. I got away from work and met them there. Shaun was fine up until we sat him on his lap. He enjoys looking at Santa in books, movies, pictures and even in person, as long as he doesn't get put on his lap! He even said, "Santa" in an upbeat way when he saw me scan the picture into the computer. Oh well. People tell me that the screaming ones are always the funnest to look back at in the future.

Hope the holiday season is treating you kindly!