TRAPPED

I think we may have slightly traumatized Jane with all our Santa talk. She was too scared to sleep last night and cried for at least 2 hours. She kept saying she didn't want him to come in her room. I think he may have redeemed himself this morning with her awesome toy haul.
We have been having a blizzard since yesterday but still thought it would be a good idea to try to visit some friends tonight for a yummy dinner. BAD IDEA.
About 2 blocks from our door we got stuck in a huge pile of drifted snow. Luckily (said sarcastically) we brought a frying pan (we don't own a shovel...so innocent) to help scoop us out. Scott got our of the car while I rolled the car back and forth about 4 inches for like 10 minutes. Then, like a Christmas miracle, 3 guys came out of a house with a shovel and dug us out for 10 minutes. The whole time Jane was saying, "This is supid, mommy", while I'm hoping she is not really saying what I think she is saying. Yep, she was saying "stupid" and she learned it from us. Lesson learned.
Anyway, she was so worried about the car not working and "Where's daddy?!". 20 minutes and 2 blocks later, we were back home having our own little Christmas party.
Nebraska is awesome (said sarcastically).
Merry Christmas!

P.S. Keep your fingers crossed that this baby doesn't come until the plows get to work.

Merry Christmas!

From Christmas Card 2009

Monster Update

We had a lot of fun the Christmas in Utah with family. Jane got to play with cousins and first cousins once removed as well as grandparents and aunts and uncles. It was a really fun trip with lots of memories. Here are some slideshows of our trip.

The week before we left for Utah, we had Christmas in Lincoln
so Jane could play with the toys we got her.

We had a really fun Christmas with Scott's family, including caroling to all the neighbors, acting out the Nativity scene, and New Years at Steph and Daves. My sister Sarah also came to stay with us for a week and we partied with her. Finally, we jammed with our good friend Robert at his parent's house. It was a grand old time! Thanks for the Chinese food, Bradfords.

My sister Sarah also came to stay with us for a week and we partied with her. My aunt Lee and her family had us over for dinner one night and then later we jammed with our good friend Robert at his parent's house. It was a grand old time! Thanks for the Chinese food, Bradfords.

Then a trip down to Cedar City to see old friends and out to Delta to see Grandpa Church.

Our last week we just hung out and were glad to be on a vacation from school.

Jane had a lot of fun playing with all her cousins and other relatives. This was a little shot of some typical playtime with Grandpa Church. She loves to play with him and on the trip they bonded very well.

Thanks for the fun trip everyone! We miss you already!

Photo Phriday

Our dining room is carpeted, which I see as being a major design flaw. Jane, of course, is a messy eater/toddler.

Tan carpet + Food + Toddler = Disaster

Because I am tired of cleaning the carpet I decided to get a rug for under Jane's highchair. It is a lovely shade of clear and made of plastic. Okay, it's a shower curtain, but it works for me. The day after I put it under her chair, it was already saving the day.

At the very instant I was taking the above picture, Jane flung a piece of Jell-o behind her and it hit my hand just perfectly. I decided to document it for you all. She is a pretty good shot.

Since decorating the tree we have had many hours of tutorial about how she needs to leave the ornaments on the tree.

It's tough when the tree is so fascinating.

Here is a slideshow from the local Christmas parade last weekend.



A description of Jane Eating Cream of Wheat



A trip to the local Children's Museum

Black Friday

We love Black Friday. Probably we shouldn't as much as we do considering we have no money, but then when else are you going to get DVDs for $2?!?! Scott did his usual middle of the night shopping at Best Buy and Circuit City. I stayed home until the late hour of 6:30 am waiting for my turn since Jane was still sleeping and I couldn't bring myself to face the crowds with a tired baby. Once Scott finally made it back to the house I hit Home Depot for a drill/driver I've been wanting for about 2 years. The salesman asked if it was for me or my "boyfriend" (I was too tired to put mywedding ring on at 6 am). I thought, Am I being flirted with?. Then when I was asking for help in the bit department he called me "sweetheart". So, I think it was more of a condescending thing more than a flirting thing, but it was fun to think, if only for a second, that someone other than Scott might think I was cute without makeup or my hair done at 6:30 am. After that fun, I hit 2 Walmarts. Yes, 2. The first one was completely wiped out, so I thought I'd try another that had only opened a couple of months ago. I'm glad I did, because I found almost everything that I had wanted. I told Scott that next year, that is the Walmart that I'm hitting first thing. Those people in that neighborhood must still be
Black Friday Virgins.
So, what is so great about shopping at 5 am? Having ALL your Christmas shopping done by 7 am of course! Only 24 days left until my favorite day of the year!
Welcome to the Christmas season!

More December Shots

Here are some more cute pictures including when Jane first met Santa.

Christmas 2007

We had a great Christmas here in Cedar City. It was fun to have Jane's first Christmas and have our first Christmas alone as our little family. Here are some fun memories...