Seasonal Comforts

Nathan and I completed our decorating for the most part of the house this weekend. We even came up with a new family tradition! Nate and I had not really established any of our own family traditions since we have spent every holiday since we got married with each of our families, so there was really no need to establish them. Plus, the first four years of our marriage we were both either going to school full time and/or working full time so we were really busy! With Lincoln coming we thought that maybe establishing some small traditions with just our little family would be important. We decided that on December 1st, no matter what, we will set up our house decorations together as a family complete with a Christmas brunch for dinner. I really hope this is something our kids will enjoy over time and might even pass on to their families. :)

What our Christmas extravaganza looked like:

I can't believe I still have 9 weeks...look at that belly.

Green and silver rule this house during the holiday season.

Above the television

Even the birdcage got a holiday makeover!

On the coffee table. Not quite sure why Nate didn't get the whole tray....

No this was not staged, I promise!

The living room in all its Christmas cheer!
See that lamp? Nathan fixed it for me this weekend!
Sheila when she was a puppy had chewed through the electrical cord.

French toast casserole! This was some good stuff!

Apple cider with hot buttered rum. Mine of course didn't have rum :(

This weekend we are going to two R rated films! Watch out! We know when Lincoln comes we will not just be able to attend any PG-13 or higher rated movies unless we hire a baby sitter or wait for them to come out on DVD, so were hitting up two matinees for a double feature. So until Lincoln comes, any kid movies are just not going to see the day of light in our house. We also are going to Zocalo for dinner on Saturday also. They just opened their second location in Roseville, so hopefully there will not be too long of a wait since we couldn't get reservations because they were already booked!

Although it looks like we are just having a great time, my body is starting to get uncomfortable because of how large my stomach is getting. Lincoln also likes to throw a lot of punches to the point where I am now woken up at 4:30 am every day. Thanks Son :) I usually can fall back to sleep but unfortunately today I was unable to do so until about 7am. Thank goodness I have an awesome husband who works hard, so I can stay home and just work for about two hours a day coaching during the week! Cheers to Nate!


~Julia