It's the most wonderful time of the year . . . . .

Disclaimer : Most of you probably read my blog and think - What? She's a photographer? Where's the beautiful picture by the Christmas tree? Where are those pristine images in the snow? Well, it's just getting too hard anymore!!! Family events mostly consist now of snapshots with my little camera. So, if you're wondering, yes I am a photographer. I'm just a lazy one most of the time :) Hope you enjoy anyways!


Isn't Christmas wonderful! Our little family had a quiet, simple, Christmas and we enjoyed ourselves. We didn't visit any family this year and it was a good thing because Portland saw the biggest storm it has ever had and we were snowed in.



We made cookies for Santa and a fabulous Santa letter. Christopher made sure we turned the fireplace off before Santa came. We don't want Santa getting singed.



Christmas morning was bright and early and Christopher was so happy that Santa ate ALL his cookies and left such wonderful things. He was a little upset that Baby's stocking didn't have anything in it. Poor baby.




As for Davin and I, we spent most of the holiday playing Monopoly until we despised each other.




I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! To all my family - We love you and we missed you this holiday season!

It makes me feel better

Well, Christmas is over and it was great!  Don't worry I have lots of pictures and lots of stories to blog later (they just aren't off my camera yet).   However, today I would like to blog about a different subject.  One that most of you will probably say - blah, just stop it.  I CAN'T!  I knew once Christmas was over I would start losing my mind.  The baby is now coming in 3 WEEKS!!!  I honestly cannot cannot cannot wrap my brain around it.  Since I am coming close to the end and feel like complaining, freaking out, and possible going insane, I thought I would write about the positive aspects of pregnancy.  So, here we go!

1.  When at the doctor the nurse tells you "Your weight gain looks great."  My weight gain looks great!!  Every woman deserves to hear those words sometime in her life.

2.  I don't ever say "What should I wear today?"  Near the end I have maybe 2 outfits that fit and, yes, they are frumpy and comfortable.  It's fabulous.

3.  When getting on the train, people part like the Red Sea to give up their seats.  Even Mr. Tatooed Muscle Man (who wouldn't give up his seat to Mother Teresa) is jumping out of his chair.  Ahhhhhh.  I feel like a queen.  Or maybe a big elephant barging through.

4.  No one questions me when I feel liking eating a second dinner right before bed.  It's for the baby OKAY :)

5.  No need to suck in the stomach to look good in that dress or in those cute jeans.  Just let it all hang out in all its glory!

And, there you have it!  I feel better and I'm sure you have stopped reading by now :)

P.S.  If you ARE still reading . . . . . this is funny:

Scary

Only 4 weeks to go and I'm a little . . . . . . . . . . scared.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9IdVrUyaR8

Happy Happy Birthday!

A HUGE Happy 3rd Birthday to my little guy! We already celebrated and he has no idea that today is his real birthday, but I can't pass up the chance to brag :) He is the joy of my life, he has no fear of anyone, and EVERYONE is his best friend. I am thankful for his zeal for life and his compassionate little spirit. I can't believe 3 years ago he entered our lives. He is soooo special to us. We love you Bubby.

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!