When Brandon was sitting on one of our bar stools yesterday it all of a sudden completely broke. I'm so glad my honey didn't fall on the floor like the top of the chair did. We staged this photo after the event, but it was the same expression Bran had when it happened. LOL.

For Christmas Bran got me a small tabletop tripod. I played around with it the other day and got this cute picture. Peter still had his double chin. I absolutly love it!

NieNie is back

Life is full of miracles. I am continually amazed at the determination and fortitude of Stephanie Nielson. Since her father was my director at UVU I had a first hand look at how their family pulled together and never gave up hope. Today I am reminded that Life is fragile, Love is eternal, and Hope is powerful. Go NIENIE!

Peter's first book

This morning Peter and I read our first long book together. We read Lady and the Tramp and he sat through the entire thing. I was so impressed. He is growing up so fast. Just this week he has discovered his fingers and now he is constantly sucking on them. It's so gross because he gets all slobbery, but at least it shows me that his coordination is developing.

Thomas Family Update

Ah, the holidays were so wonderful for Bran, Peter, and I. We had plenty of time to rest, relax, and spend lots of time with family. The highlights of December were: the girls get together at Thomas', celebrating Mom T's b-day, taking Peter to his first OFFHE (old fashioned family home evening), having Peter meet my brother Kent, Lisa's bridal shower and wedding, and of course, Christmas.

Christmas was wonderful. We started out on Christmas Eve going to the Davis side and eating dinner and dancing around the Christmas tree (a German tradition my mother loves). We then quickly opened a few select presents and then hurried off to the Thomas side. After a amazing Christmas program (yes, Rich - you ROCK on the guitar) we came home to settle in for a night of sweet dreams.

Christmas Day was spent here at home enjoying our gifts and relaxing. We've felt like we've been on vacation ever since. Here are pictures from all our fun frolics.

*By way of an update, Peter is getting bigger and bigger with each passing day. For Christmas he got a crib from Grandpa and Grandma Thomas and we've been getting him adjusted to it. I think he is finally okay with sleeping on his own in his own room. Hurrah. He still struggles with sleeping, but I've learned to deal with it. He is a happy baby and he's now smiling and cooing and kicking during all his awake periods. It's so fun to see him growing and developing.He is now 2 1/2 months old.

Everythings falling apart

Over the holidays our computer got a virus so it's been "out of commission" for a few days. Gotta love the mess a virus makes. Thankfully Bran knows how to completely wipe a computer clean and start over. Our digital piano is also broken. We've spent 2 hours this evening pulling it apart to try and figure out the problem. Ah, the joys. Watch for an update with pictures soon.

~ Merry Christmas to you from us ~

Lisa's Wedding

My younger sister Lisa is now a Johnson. She and Brent had a wonderful temple wedding on Friday night at 5pm. An evening wedding made it a bit of a challenge for pictures but here are the ones that turned out the best. We are all so happy for you Brent and Lisa. You were so handsome and beautiful. Since the weather was so frigid, the temple allowed us to take 2-3 pictures inside. Brent and Lisa endured the below zero temperatures for the rest.

Lisa's dress

Lisa sent these pictures over and I just had to share. She was able to get this dress for a very good price. Yeah! Mom had to do some slight alterations with the sleeves but it's all ready to go.

Also, best wishes to everyone taking finals this week! Especially Brent, Vashti, David, Sara, Daniel, Matthew, Rob, and Becky.

Setbacks and Showers

Earlier this week Brandon convinced me to move up my 6 week post partum doctor appointment because all of the pain I've been feeling. We went yesterday and discovered that my stitches are infected. No wonder it's been so miserable for me to sit down or stand up. I was really beginning to wonder if that much pain was normal. I'm so glad to know that it's not. Thank goodness for modern medicine - I should be (crossin' my fingers) back to normal (again, haha) in less than 10 days.

This past Saturday we (Mom, sister, and I) played hostess for my other sisters bridal shower. We held it in the Relief Society room of the local church and it turned out to be the most ideal spot. She was able to get a lot of practical stuff along with some fun stuff for her new adventure called marriage. She and her hubby Brent will be tying the knot in 8 days. I can't believe it's coming so quickly. Here is a link to their blog if you want to stay up-to-date with them www.beautifulroundofdays.blogspot.com

Love ya Leese.

Beginning to feel normal again

Just a quick update while Peter is sleeping. I am just now beginning to feel like a normal human again. I put on makeup for the first time in a month early this week - LOL. Peter is growing so quickly and I'm trying to enjoy every precious moment. Here are a couple of pictures I took last week.

We had a nice Thanksgiving holiday with the Thomas side. It was fun to take Peter out for a family gathering. He got this darling outfit from my sweet RS President. I am so glad that he actually fit into it. The little munckin is growing so fast that some of his clothes already don't fit. It's totally crazy.