Getting ready for Christmas

Running around after an almost two year old, being 4 months pregnant and all the holidays have made for some busy times around here. I have so many pictures that I want to post and write about but my days go by so fast.

This is a post about pre-Christmas celebrations. When I get some time I will post all of our Christmas pictures.

A couple weekends before Christmas my family came out for the day. We went to the Court House here in town where they had decorated it all for Christmas. Then they all came over for dinner.

We did lots of backing and making our famous mice for both Spencer's work party and mine.

My work Christmas party at Stan's house. Everyone loved playing Wii.

Santa!!!

One of my family traditions is to get a picture with Santa every year. My mom has pictures of myself and my siblings on Santa from 1 month to 24 years. We have been talking to Aubrey a lot about Santa preparing her for this very picture this year. She can say his name and when she sees anyone that in the slight resembles Santa she says Santa. When we got to the mall she loved him from a distance but in line and on his lap it was another story.

And here is the picture.......

After Santa we went out to dinner and she was much happier.

Aubrey's first movie

On the 12th of December we took Aubrey to the movie theater for the first time. Anyone who knows us knows that we are major movie people so Aubrey has seen a lot at the house but this was the first time to the theater.

We went to the Christmas Carol. Aubrey sat through the whole thing.

Aubrey's Christmas Pictures

Aubrey's Christmas pictures:

Decorating the Tree

We decorated for Christmas the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Aubrey was very excited to help this year.

Thanksgiving 2009

We had another wonderfully yummy Thanksgiving this year. Aubrey was able to really enjoy all the food this time and she loved it. We got to spend time with both sides.

Thanksgiving with my side:

Relaxing with G'pa

Eating pie with Great-Grandma

Thanksgiving with Spencer's side:

We celebrated birthdays too.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!!

Parks

We find that most of our time these days are spent at parks with Aubrey. She loves all slides and shows no fear for any of them. Here are some fun pictures that I have taken the last couple of months.