Christmas 2009

We had a fantastic Christmas this year. We stayed with Sean's parents and have had a great time. Sean's brother from Texas and his family were also able to come and we've had a lot of fun.

On Christmas Eve it is a Ricks tradition to do a live nativity. Jackson got to be the baby Jesus this year and I giggled throughout the whole thing because he looked so funny! Here is Mary and Jesus:

Christmas morning was so much fun this year. Santa was good to us :) I wasn't sure Jackson would catch on to the unwrapping part, but he did good job! He seemed really excited about his gifts. It was so much fun to have a kid at Christmas!

This was his favorite Santa gift. He LOVES it (in case you can't tell from the sheer joy on his face):His nana and papa gave him this awesome chair that I know he is going to love. I wish they made them for adults.
Tuckered out after all of the excitement.And I thought I'd include a picture of Sean in his sweet new mechanic's suit.

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Family pictures

We got family pictures taken awhile back and I am just getting around to posting them. My sister's friend Jane from See Jane Shoot took them for us and did a great job. I am SO happy with how they turned out! Here are my favorites:

Now I just have to worry about Jackson's 1-year pictures in January and then I am done with pictures for awhile. They are stressful! At least I won't be in those ones and won't have to worry about sucking in!

Gingerbread house

We made our annual gingerbread house last night. We actually didn't make one last year because I was the size of a blimp and couldn't muster the energy!

Eating candy before we've even started :)

Note: this is what happens when you forget to pick up the candy you let fall on the floor and you have an 11-month old. Somehow he managed to get it all over the back of the shirt too. Miraculously, it came out!

The end result: nice and rustic--just how we like it ;)

The stockings were hung...

I made Christmas stockings for our family this year. It is something I meant to do last year but just didn't get it done. I am so happy with how they turned out! A few months ago I got a Crate & Barrel catalog and I saw a reindeer stocking I loved. I decided to try and re-create it and hence we have Jackson's stocking:


They also had a cute little snowman design on a candle that I copied and put on Sean's stocking:

And finally, they are selling some really cute plates with a design similar to the one I put on my stocking:

I love Crate & Barrel! I used this free pattern to cut out the basic shape of the stockings.

Finally, I had to throw this picture in from when we set up our Christmas lights last week!

Meeting the big guy

There was no crying or tears, just smiling and a lot of looking around :) We went to Festival of Trees with my sister and her kids and had a great time. I forgot my camera, but luckily my sister grabbed this pic on her phone!