Our Holiday Season (so far!)

Our holiday season so far has been wonderful. We spent a few days in St. George for Thanksgiving, and we had such a good time. James didn't get off of work till 4:00 in the afternoon, so I had Grant jammied up, and the car packed and ready to go when he came home, so we could just leave. We arrived in St. George at 3:30 in the morning. It was a long car ride, and Grant did surprisingly well. He slept off and on till we got there, and then was lulled to sleep by the lullabies he listens too before going to bed. (Actually, it lulled everyone to sleep. We weren't the most quiet when we arrived! :)) We spent Thanksgiving day with the Killpack's. Dinner was wonderful, and as always, the conversation very interesting! :) Grant did well on this Thankful day, and we did take a few pics. He is in this stage where, he can't just smile any more, he has to try to smile, and the result is just funny. See for yourself:

We got to spend some time with both of our families, and even got to squeeze in a movie, New Moon, which we didn't find as intriguing as Twilight. We left Grant at home with my parents and he had a good time with them!
This month my friends Lyndi and Kelsey threw me a baby shower. It was so fun, and they did such a cute job. It was on December 12th, and we invited people from our ward to come. We got a lot of little baby girl things, and I feel so much more ready for her to come. Here are some pics of the shower, including the adorable cake made by a very creative lady in our ward. Her name is Katrina and she is an amazing cake decorator!



My friends Lyndi and Kelsey who threw me the shower.

Loving the snow just before Christmas! I am home with Grant, and I am totally loving this time that I get to spend with him before our new little one comes. We have had a good time. Grant loves to read. He will sit and listen to books any hour of the day. One day last week, I grabbed a stack of books from his room, and pulled him into my lap, and watched the clock. My 20 month old sat and listened to stories from 1:00 to 1:55. And not just any book either. He is loving The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss' ABC, and a new favorite 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

James and I are most excited about this Christmas more than any other Christmas we have shared! We are both excited to wake up Christmas morning and see Grant open his gifts. It will be a fun Christmas this year. James bought Grant a much needed toy chest this week. I think Grant likes it. What do you think?

We brought it in the house and he spent at least 45 minutes playing climbing on it. Even a few days later, the novelty still hasn't worn off and he will be in his room just climbing all over it.

A few days ago, James and I took Grant to see Santa at the mall. Last year, Grant was thrilled with anyone that held him. This year, he was a little scared of the man in the red suit. It seemed to progressively get worse. Our poor Santa asked, "Did you get one yet?":

The first picture of Grant on Santa's lap.

The last picture of Grant on Santa's lap. I do have to say though, how authentic this Santa looked. It's a shame Grant didn't pose and smile like he usually does. Maybe next year, he will be warmed up to Santa.

This past Tuesday, we had a visitor at our house. Our friends, the Daly's, brought over their little girl McKinley to our house. Grant and McKinley had such a good time together, I had to take some pictures. They loved the wagon ride James gave them, and tried to pull each other around themselves. Too fun!

Still more to come! :)