Christmas

Well, it's February, and I'm just now getting to my Christmas post. I swear, the days seem to be flying by, and I'm moving in slow motion. What's my deal? Anyways, we had too much fun to not share some pictures. Here's Maddie ready for a nap after church in front our our little tree.

We spent Christmas Eve and morning with my family, and had Christmas dinner with JD's. All of my siblings and our spouses got to stay in YL for a whole week, so we had a blast. Here we are in our new jammies.

Maddie and Briggsie both just turned two. They were so cute together.

The four grandkids looking sleepy on Christmas morning.

Maddie's big present that Santa's elves stayed up very late assembling. It's going to be perfect in her new big girl room!

Twins! They loved shakin it in these cute petti's.

The guys watched the kids while the girls went and saw a movie. (We saw 127 Hours. Definitely NOT a chick flick, but still got me crying at the end. I must be pregnant!)

Took the kids to Pretent City.

Bryce and Sarah organized a So You Think You Can Dance competition with a trophy and all for the winner. It was seriously hilarious, and will be a tradition for sure. Baliwood took an easy first place, and surprisingly our Hip Hop routine took second. I love my family :).

We also got to go to Stephanie Harn's beautiful wedding reception. I really love parties. Alot.

So, there you have it...our holiday recap.

Last but not least, a family photo with everyone looking!

Two Special Occasions, One Dress

Finding a formal dress is hard enough as it is, but doing it while pregnant makes it that much harder! So once I found one, I stuck with it.

The beginning of December brought my friend Erika's San Francisco wedding. I was so excited to see all my high school girlfriends and spend some time with the hubs without the little one, who spent the weekend (not missing us) with her cousins in Sac. We had so much fun together, as always, and even got to hang out all day in SF and go to Alcatraz on Sunday. Eri was a beautiful, glowing bride, and I loved getting to see another one of my friends marry a great man.

Later in the month was JD's work Christmas party. We got to stay at the Montage in Laguna Beach and hang out with friends for a couple days (kid-less again, thanks to the grandparents). We were spoiled for sure!

Love these girls! Can't wait til next time.

So, all in all, Christmas started early for me this year!

Thanksgiving

This year we spent Thanksgiving with the Whites. As always, we got our fill of good food and great company, and left remembering why we had so much reason to give thanks! We also got some really cute family pictures, which for some reason won't upload! Bummer.

The girls at the Cima's.

The kiddos taking a break from their dance party.

(This one was actually at Christmas when Mary went through the temple.)

In Case you Haven't Heard...

We are having a boy!

I am truly the worst blogger ever, and I can't believe I haven't posted this exciting news! For some reason I have really lacked motivation to keep my life on the web updated. The more fun things we do, the less I feel like blogging because I get overwhelmed about being behind. Sometimes I can barely keep up with real life, let alone computer life. What am I going to do with two kids?

Even so, I couldn't be more excited to bring a little boy into our family. This pregnancy is going by so fast that I barely have time to think about it. I do know that this little guy is active. I think he's working on his jumping skills because I feel him moving like crazy all over the place throughout the day. I'm 25 weeks and my body is already starting to feel heavy and "with child." Hopefully he doesn't fall out for another 13 weeks at least. It's definitely different with #2! Maddie told me that I have a ball in my tummy the other day. She's been told she has a little brother on the way and that she gets to move into a big girl bed, but I can only imagine the way it's going to rock her world when she has to give her crib up to a baby.

Which leads me to another common emotion that I've seen other moms go through. Fear and sadness that they won't be able to give their first the love and attention they're used to. I had the feeling tonight that I need to soak up these next few months when it's just me and my little best buddy. She can be such a stinker and wear me out like none other, but I need to savor each moment with her, because way too soon things are gonna change...in a good way of course :).

Until then, I'll give you a little glimpse into my Maddie-dominated world. Did I mention she has a strong personality? I guess we knew from day one she wouldn't be forced to do anything. Remember how I pushed hard for two hours and she refused to come out? She pretty much bosses me around all day. But I love her and have fun making her life fun, so I guess it's ok.

Meeting Snow White and Maleficent

Goofy is her favorite. She thinks he's so funny.

Finger painting with pudding is the best.

The artist

At the discovery museum in Sauselito
Yes, she is roller skating. (Kind of).
Stay tuned for holiday pictures!