Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone had a great Christmas. Each year since having a child celebrating Christmas has become more and more fun. We are VERY excited to announce that next year we will have TWO children to celebrate with! We are expecting our second child in late June! For those of you who knew us before Vera was born, you may remember that she had a nickname--Spike! Well, one night while on a date, we named this baby as well--Baby Bo! Gotta love it!

Here are a few pictures from Christmas.

We invited some friends over for dinner on Christmas Eve. I'm a little disappointed that the leftovers are almost gone, because it sure was a yummy meal!


















Vera just before she got to dump the contents of her stocking and start tearing into them!























Our family pic before opening presents.


















"Oh, yeah! A new stroller and doll! Now I can get practice for taking care of Baby Bo!"























Coloring with new crayons and coloring book. It looks like V's going to be a lefty like her daddy!


















Family picture after opening presents. A little people barn and school bus, some games for Vera and us, several new books, new dresses, and more.


















After taking afternoon naps, we went bowling.


















"Oh, no. Not another gutter ball!"


















And finally, Vera ended the day with her first bubble bath. She got really mad when we told her it was time to get out!


















We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends!

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She really is growing up!

I can't believe it! TRULY! Last night when it was time for Vera to go to bed, she asked for her nuk-nuk (pacifier). I told her she was a big girl and didn't need her nuk-nuk anymore. I hadn't even really planned to do that. I just figured I'd say it and see what her response was. She cried for about two seconds and then slept through the night. She just asked for it before her nap. I told her the same thing. She didn't even seem disappointed, much less cry. For the last two years and two months I've been trying to figure out how I was going to end her relationship with her pacifier. I never EVER though it could possibly be so easy.

I don't know if anyone else will think these pictures are as funny as I do, but I sure cracked up when Vera walked out of the playroom looking like this! She has been very hard at play all morning long!

Dear Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles,

Mommy and I have been making salt dough Christmas ornaments for you. First, we made the dough, then we cut them out with cookie cutters, cooked them in the oven, and finally painted them. Painting them was definitely the most fun part! Uncle Kirk is here and was going to take them back to America and mail them to you. Mommy says there's a problem though. She isn't sure what caused the problem. She thinks that maybe she didn't cook the ornaments long enough, because they aren't as hard as they should be. Actually, now that they are painted they are quite soft. They also got some big air bubbles in them that REALLY softened after they were painted. She says we aren't going to send them because she thinks they will fall apart during shipping. She also says that we'll try again next year. I love you and wish that we had more time to try again, but we don't. So for this year, all you get is a few pictures of my trying to make something special for you. At least I had fun!

Love,
Vera

It's been fun to read other friends blogs and see pics of them going to tree farms, cutting down or picking out real trees, and getting them home to take a prominent place in their homes. A couple of weeks ago we put up our tree. We went to the storage room, took out the small box, and five minutes later the tree was assembled. Some call it a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. It's been our tree for three years now. We are just thankful that we are able to find fake trees here!