Let the Christmas season begin!

I love Christmas trees!  I decorated the tree and ate homemade Chex mix while listening to Christmas music. 

Here's our 2012 ornament.  We bought it when we went to Universal Studios back in March:

I decorated the mantle a bit too.  We have a little stocking for Lobi!

Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was a busy weekend!  We were running around seeing all our different family members.  It was especially great to the Roths and Franks who came from Utah and the Tri-Cities respectively.  I think I'm still stuffed!  And still tired :)

I didn't take many pictures, but somehow the only day I did was the day I didn't shower!  And the pictures are pretty much only of Olivia.  She's so cute!

We went to Washington Park and enjoyed getting rained on while at the beach.  Here's Kurt and I with Olivia.  The last time we saw her she didn't know how to babble and her eyes weren't blue!  She's grown a ton!

Charlotte was there too!  She loves her blue dress and refuses to wear anything else...even on a 45 degree day in the rain while at the beach.  She had to be freezing!

Kurt's an expert rock skipper:

It was a beautiful day...the clouds really rolled in.

I'm so thankful for my family and that I was able to see them this weekend.  I wish they lived closer so I could see them more often- especially now that Lobi's on her way! 

Merc!

I made thank you cards to send out to those who attended my first baby shower.  I think they turned out well, but were rather time consuming so I'll be using pre-made cards for the next showers!

Congratulations Adam!

My brother-in-law Adam passed the bar in California!  He's officially a lawyer now.  Congratulations Adam!  We're so excited for you!

And here's a picture of Ole and Gus (stolen from Ashley's blog) to celebrate!  They're standing now! So cute!

32 Weeks!

Which means only 8 to go!  Had an appointment yesterday and all looks good.  I feel like Lobi's grown a ton in the past couple weeks.

Mukluks!

I got these for my birthday!  And I love them!

The end!

A Lobi Weekend

I had my first baby shower this weekend!  Ladies in my ward put it together and we had a great time!  I heard some awesome stories about pregnancy, birth, and children and received some great gifts!  After my 4th baby shower I don't think we'll need baby clothes for at least the first year :)  Thank you to everyone who came and who helped put it together!  And I really do enjoy your 'horror' stories.  I know I'm going to collect some horror stories of my own and it's good to know in advance that I'm not the only mom with crazy experiences and crazy kids.

Clothes!

Shoes, hat, socks, swaddling blankets, and more!

Cute clothes!  Can't wait until Lobi can wear them!

We also bought a crib for Lobi this weekend!  It was quite the adventure.  First, they gave us the wrong color (even though I asked specifically if it was white 3 different times in the store).  After exchanging it for the correct color we took it home and started putting it together.  Until one of the screws broke.  Kurt bought a replacement today and we finally got our crib put together!  We don't have bedding yet- one step at a time.  Here's the nursery thus far:

Kurt is the best!

Warning: This is a cheesy post! 

Thank you Kurt!  Thanks for letting me rest yesterday.  Thanks for folding the laundry, doing the dishes, and making my lunch while I was resting.  Thanks for putting together the crib and figuring out how to fix the broken part.  Thanks for changing the sheets at 3am after my nose decided to bleed on them.  Lots of crazy things have happened in the past couple weeks and I'm so glad to have had you by my side through all of them!  Thanks for being my wonderful husband!

30 Weeks

Only 10 weeks to go!  That doesn't seem like very long!  My insides are definitely feeling squished now.  I can't eat too much at once and I get short of breath much easier.  When my guts grumble the noises come from weird places- like underneath my ribs or on my side almost to my back.  Lobi moves a ton!  And the movements are much stronger.  You can see my stomach move of its own accord (well, of Lobi's accord) which Kurt and I find very entertaining. 

 

 

Kurt likes this picture better:

 



Busy Weekend

We went out to eat with Mom, Clarence, and Jeanette as an early birthday dinner for me!  Afterwards we went to Spencer's baptism.  I can't believe he's 8 years old!  In my mind he should still be the 3 year old I used to babysit.  I'm so glad we could be there for his big day!

Then we went home and ate cake!  Kurt made me a confetti cake with confetti frosting.  He's so sweet!  Just like the cake :)

Then we played games with Jeanette and Jen!  Just like old times at our house in Seattle (plus Kurt).  I can't even tell you how many board games Jen, Jeanette, and I have played together.  We all love them and lived together for about 3 years- it was a good combination! So fun to have us together again!

Bothell Stake's special Stake Conference was today.  We are now in the North Creek Ward.  All wards were re-named.  Technically, we're in the same ward, but it's going to be much smaller!  Our old ward was divided into 3.  Most members of Bothell 3rd are now in either the North Creek or Canyon Park Wards but some are in the Woodinville Ward.  The Canyon Park Ward didn't exist before today!  I'm excited for next week to see what our new ward will be like.  We have the same bishop, but new counselors.  Our Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary presidents are all in different wards now so there will be many new callings over the next couple weeks.  I've never been in a ward or stake that has reorganized.  It's kind of crazy!

It was a busy weekend, but the first of several busy weekends over the next couple months!  We have a lot to do before Lobi gets here.