christmas day

christmas day

matching jammies - compliments of sandy

more matching jammies

my red rider bb gun

christian and his hot sauce

do you think she likes her hat?

britta loved the baby cradle...

and her puppy

christmas eve

some of the christmas eve festivities

"doh"

lil' angel

fascinated by her new reindeer feet

joseph and mary - this is the first time i've ever been mary in the nativity.

i had to go to great lengths to land this part.

one of the shepherds was a little drowsy

"tee ha, tee ha!"

christmas eve shopping

colorado christmas

just found a bunch of pictures on my phone from christmas...

maggie, sandy and mel

soren, katie and britta

the menfolk making dinner

"is the zucchini done?"

family exercise time

swede's dance recital

bumbo

this pic gives a whole new meaning to the word bumbo.

sabey baby shower

karen and chantelle - chanty is pregnant too!

rachel, rachel and lisa

katie and swede

leigh, maggie and katie

britta's awesome bedhead!

swede handed me all my gifts, and helped me open some of them

self portrait

cute plates and napkins - baby stuff is so cute!

another shot of the bedhead

the sabey sisters-in-law threw a family baby shower for little minnie. it was so nice to get together with family and celebrate new life. i have great sisters-in-law! i feel very blessed. the shower ended up being on the evening of grandma vance's funeral. it was a reminder of two inevitable events - birth and death. it was a day full of reflection of the plan of salvation . my gratitude for the knowledge of our purpose here on earth grew.

my father-in-law shared this poem during the funeral service as he talked about the circle of life, from birth to death. it was touching, and i wanted to remember it some day, so i included it. (i stole it from rachel sabey's blog. thanks, rachel!)

My day old child

Author: Carol Lynn Pearson

My day old child in my arms
with my lips against his ear
I whispered strongly "How I wish,
I wish that you could hear,

"I've a hundred wonderful things to say
(A tiny cough and nod)
Hurry, hurry, hurry and grow
so I can tell you about God."

My day old baby's mouth was still
and my words only tickled his ear,
but a kind of light passed through his eyes,
and I saw this thought appear,

"How I wish I had a voice and words,
I've a hundred things to say,
Before I forget, I'd tell you of God,
I left Him yesterday."

36 weeks, and counting...

just a few shots of 36 weeks of pregnancy in the outfit i have

been wearing for the past week. i figure, it fits so i'll keep wearing it.

just feeling a bit sassy....

i have to do something to stay awake these days,

and i figure making kissy faces works!

oh christmas tree

turns out we didn't have time to buy and decorate a tree before heading to colorado.

so, we improvised!