Holiday Events

So Christmas was so great this year! Our first present came from our little peanut when we got to have our first appointment on Christmas Eve. The doctor said everything looks great and that the baby was measuring perfectly! We got to see it move around inside of me and it's little hear beating. It was so AMAZING! It was the best Christmas present we got! We also got each other a new camera that came before Christmas. It's so totally awesome!
Next we went to my families house for our annual Christmas Eve Party. This is not your typical party. It is filled with fireworks, games, great food, and surprise guests...

My mom dressed up like a tree and Derek was Santa. They handed out presents to everyone.


My mom even decorated her huge wagon. It was hilarious!

We played family feud Christmas Edition and if you won you got a prize. We ended up winning a gift card to Chili's, Lowes, and a shower radio!

Next was present time. This is my niece Gianna. She got a pink motorcycle!

Here is Derek with Gianna, Kolten, and Wyatt. Getting ready to open his present.

He got a rip stick and so did my brother in law. They played with them down in the basement. Wyatt and Kolten got new scooters too!

My mom goes crazy with presents! We got a new comforter set, hose winder thingy, pajamas, clothes, I got the softest robe ever, sheets, and much more!
We went home that night and spent Christmas morning at our house opening the gifts we had for each other.
Here is our cute little tree!

Derek gave me the most thoughtful gifts. He knows I love Belle so much and gave me Belle iron on patches, a Belle doll, Belle socks, Belle sucker, and a special Belle pin you can only get by trading with Belle at Disneyland (he found it on Ebay) and a Belle ornament!


Derek also gave me a pinkish purplish radio for my ipod, a new mp3 player to take to the gym that is so tiny but it holds 2 gigs and has an fm radio so I can listen to the tv shows! I have a HUGE stocking and he made sure it was overflowing! He gave me lots of cute notes that I can exchange for things I have been craving such as cafe rio, pizza, and ice cream! I think I have the most thoughtful husband ever!
I gave Derek a very colorful hat which I think he looks super cute in!

I bought Phish iron ons and made a matching t-shirt and onesie for him and the baby!

I also gave him a book called What to Expect When Your Wife is Expanding, a new mouse for the computer, a hand drawn Phish poster, a shop vac, a game for the wii called Cooking Mama and a new razor. He is the hardest person to shop for EVER! We had a great Christmas morning together though.
Then it was back down to my parents house to see what Santa had left us there and to have breakfast. I also got to spend more time with my cute new nephew Luke. He is my step sisters new baby. She flew in from Arizona with her fiance. We had not seen her for like 4 years! Her baby is so cute and it made me so much more excited to have one of my own!

Santa was very generous this year and brought me a red Kithenaid mixer! I have been wanting one and was so hoping that this was the year!

Derek got some more Phish prizes like a calendar. It was so much fun to spend the rest of the morning down with my family.
Then it was off to spend the evening with Derek's family at his mom's boyfriends house. His family all came over and we had a nice dinner! All of Derek's family except his mom and brother live up in Washington so we missed them this year!

After dinner we took turns reading a story and opening gifts.

It was such a great holiday! Yesterday my mom came up and we played the wii and I made homemade bread and muffins with my new mixer! I'm in love with it!
Tomorrow we're off to Denver to spend New Years with friends and see Hot Buttered Rum. We'll be back late New Years Day...I think!
So have a safe and happy New Years!