Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas!

I will be 29 weeks on Monday so I'm

officially into the third trimester!

At my November appointment I

was measuring one week big and at

my December appointment I was

measuring three weeks big!

We received many gifts for the baby

for Christmas which is so exciting!

I love my new red pajamas from John's parents!

It was fun to watch our two year old nephew

Jackson open his presents this year. He was

very excited about his new toys.

Violet had a very nice Christmas. She loves

all of her new toys and her

Charlie Brown Christmas bandana.

I was so excited about these "dirty dog" bath toys!

They have browns spots that wash

away with warm water in the tub!

We had a nice dinner with John's family at

Stone Creek on Christmas Eve.

Andy, Julie, Natalie, & Eric came in town

on Christmas day for presents and dinner!

Merry Christmas!!

Checking Things off the List!

I've been trying to use these few weeks off to

rest but also to check off some pending items

from our ever growing to-do list.

My grades for my Masters are finally posted

so I am now officially done with school!

That is a major item to have checked off the list!

Our bathroom is in the final stages of remodeling

and should be completed any day now

(will post pics soon)!

We have the baby's furniture and bedding

and have made arrangements to have the carpet

and window replaced in his room, so once that's done

we'll be able to start setting up his room!!

All of the changes have really been wearing out Violet

(the bathroom remodel has been particularly stressful for her):

Christmas Vacation!

This is always my favorite song to listen to

when school gets out!

I'd always listen to it on the way home

from Bloomington after finals

and it would put me in the best mood ever!

I just submitted my final Masters' project

and school is out for two weeks

so it's definitely time to listen to this song!!