Christmas Happenings

This post has MANY pictures. Just warning you before you get too far. Jenny Wren and Matthew all dressed up before their elementary Christmas concert. Such good-looking kids! Tom got…

This post has MANY pictures. Just warning you before you get too far.

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Jenny Wren and Matthew all dressed up before their elementary Christmas concert. Such good-looking kids!

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Tom got this nacho dish from his white elephant gift exchange at his work party, a part of our holiday I want to remember because Tom is transitioning to a new department at the university after the new year.

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The family picture we decided to quickly take (with a tripod) after church the Sunday before Christmas because we needed something to use for our procrastinated Christmas cards

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A very typical Jenny-face that I want to remember. I love this happy girl.

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More candid shots

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A picture of our living room the morning after we slept around the Christmas tree. We had fun, but let’s just say I am glad we aren’t doing it for another year. I think being pregnant and not sleeping in a bed just doesn’t work very well.

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Part of our Christmas decorating

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A happy face.

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Another happy face.

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Another very typical Jenny-face. Love that dimple. Smile

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The best picture of me that has been taken since I’ve been pregnant. Kidding. Just giving you another look at my growing belly. In this picture I am 35 weeks.

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The absolutely beautiful snow we received a few days before Christmas.

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Our friends Scott and Candice and their three boys came to visit over Christmas. We had a great time! The time never quite seems long enough when you get together with people you love, especially when you haven’t seen them for a long time. Our oldest two really hit it off and Matthew still hasn’t stopped talking about “B.”

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Kids chillin’ and playing

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Jenny sketching in her little notebook.

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Boys video-gaming it up!

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Lucy LOVED her new p.j.’s!

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So cute kids! Thank you, Grandma Loveland. All the kids really love them and remember last year when they picked out the fabric for the pants.

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Having fun with the new train set we got for Christmas

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Lucy’s favorite present was her couch. She loves to sit and read books in it. Here you can see she is still decked out in her sledding gear. We have had a fun vacation so far!