Portland doesn't get snow.

So, I had an unforgettable birthday (it was the 16th) for many reasons. The snow has been ridiculous here considering PORTLAND DOESNT GET SNOW! We decided to make a quick trip to the grocery store before we went out to dinner. I guess everyone else had the same idea. We were fast, efficient, and so proud of ourselves for getting out of the packed grocery store in record speed. Now all we had to do was rush home before the babysitter got there. Ya. Rush. It took us ONE and ONE HALF HOURS to go 3 miles to our house. 3 miles! So, we almost ran out of gas and we had to call off my birthday dinner. Let's just say I am not enjoying the snow as much as I described a couple posts ago :) Okay, I'm done complaining. For now.

Biker Chick

Today I was reminiscing on pregnancies (okay pregnancy) past since our new little one is coming in a couple weeks. I have one regret about the day I delivered Christopher. Let me explain. The day I went into labor with Christopher was the longest day ever. The hospital kept sending me home because they had so many women in delivery. They told me to go home and get some sleep. Ha ha! What? So, I went home, and got in the bath to try and relax away my contractions. Well, at about 2:00 in the morning I was through. I said "Davin, we are going back!" Well, I just threw on some clothes and shoes and got into the car with soaking wet hair. Well, let's just say my wardrobe choice was not the best.

This was the shirt I wore:

It has sentimental value cause I got it from an old boss after he went to the Sturgis Biker Rally. I do not wear this shirt in public!

These look kind of like the ugly grey sweat pants I was wearing:

These are the shoes I stuffed my feet into:

This is seriously what my wet hair looked like:

Basically, I felt like this when I arrived at the hospital:

All I needed was a beer and a cigarette. Ha ha!

So my plan this time is to look like this:

Radiant, beautiful, and ready to quickly deliver my little bundle of joy. Sigh. I don't think it will happen either.

Christmas Miracles

What a fun weekend! And, what a weekend for crazy situations. I have 2 Christmas miracles to report :

1. Saturday was our first company Christmas party. I was very excited to go to a fancy shmancy dinner party and to have a night out with my Davin (that does NOT happen very often). I had a beautiful (as beautiful as a pregnancy tent can be) red dress that I was really looking forward to wearing. I was rushing around to get everything ready before the babysitter got here and I grabbed my dress to iron it. Well, let's just say my dress is not cotton and let's just say I forgot to change the setting on my iron. Can you say DISASTER! Hole . . . . in my dress . . . . tried to sew . . . . . not good at sewing. So, I ended up putting tape behind it to keep it shut. It still looked absolutely horrible. Now, comes the miracle . . . my shawl just BARELY covered it. Barely! And, the party was very dark. Hallelujah! So, we went to the party, had a wonderful meal, and left before the crazy, shoeless, (shall I say) a little tipsy employees started dancing to Play That Funky Music White Boy. It was a lot of fun!

2. Our second miracle! I thought moving to Portland I would never see snow again, especially during the holiday season. Well, I was pleasantly surprised to have a SNOW storm!!! It was so much fun! Christopher played all day in the snow and had a fabulous time.




P.S. I'm not labeling this one a miracle, but Jason and Kel might see it that way! Ha ha! Congratulations on your graduation. Love you guys! Wish we could have been there!

Christmas List

Sorry for two posts in one day, but I thought Christopher's Christmas List deserved a post :)

Christopher's Christmas List

(In his own words)

1. Doctor take baby out of Mommy's tummy
2. Santa bring me firetruck
3. My stockin have candy canes
4. BYU shirt like Daddy
5. Baby's stockin have candy canes
6. Cars
7. Baby brover come after Christmas
8. Go to sunbeams
9. Have some candy in my stockin
10. Baby Jesus birfday party with Thomas Train cake

One Lucky Lady . . . . and Baby Boy.

A BIG thank you to my wonderful friends here in Portland! Especially Jessica who arranged it all and made it FABULOUS!! Thank you sooooo much for a wonderful BABY SHOWER! I am a lucky girl.

Christmas magic

"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all thirty feet tall." Larry Wilde


So, because Christopher is really getting the hang of Christmas this year, I was thinking: Wow, wouldn't it be nice to have a big Christmas tree this year. All the ornaments, all the bows, and the beautiful star on top. Of course, we don't have enough money for that this year and children always have a way of putting you in your place. When Chris and I were all done putting up the tree (I think it literally took us 5 minutes. ha ha), I began to wonder if it looked too much like the Charlie Brown tree. However, Christopher simply looked at it with amazement and said : "Wow Mommy! That is a BIIIIIIIG Christmas tree! It's so pretty." How wonderful are little children in reminding us that Christmas isn't about the big and the beautiful, but the little Christmas magic we create as a family.

A Heavenly Week

This past week was FAB -U - LOUS! We drove all the way to Idaho for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun to see family and to have numerous baby-sitters at your command :) I got to enjoy a heavenly week of mom and daughter time where we got lots of projects and lots of shopping done. I found a fancy tent (oh, I mean dress) to wear to Davin's company Christmas party, I made stockings for our little family, got some things ready for baby #2, and had Christopher's birthday (very very very early). His birthday isn't until December but this kid needs an audience and I'm afraid just Mommy and Daddy wouldn't have been as exhilarating. Anyways, thank you to my wonderful family for a fantastic vacation, and to my Davi for driving me out there and probably getting very bored while I enjoyed a break. I love you all!

I tend to not take very many pictures when I am having fun being busy, but here are a few cute snapshots from the week.

The guys hangin out. (My brothers, Christopher, and Davin)

My brother and his wife made Christopher's birthday cake! It was adorable to say the least!!!









Christopher got some new Sunday clothes. I was almost ready to cry he looked so grown up. You mommies understand!