Christmas is Coming!!

Our Christmas Tree this year!!

Sean likes the picture with the overhead lights off because you can see the lights on the tree better.

Friday after Jacob got home from school he and Sean went to pick out our tree. I think it is a nice one. While they were gone Emma, Seth and I got out all of the decorations for the tree and the house. After we were finally able to get the tree to stand up straight we started the decorating. It is always fun to watch how excited the kids get when we pull out the ornaments. They generally do a good job of spreading the ornaments around evenly. It was Seth's turn this year to put the star on top. By the time we were finished with the tree it was late. We decorated the rest of the house on Saturday afternoon.

We had a busy weekend. Saturday morning the kids had a breakfast at church. Santa was there too. Jacob and Emma both sat on Santa'a lap. Emma asked for some Polly Pockets and Jacob asked for a billion dollars. Santa told him he could give it to him in Monopoly money or write a check. Seth did not want anything to do with Santa. All he kept saying was, "I do not want a candy cane." He would not even stand in the line with Sean, Jacob and Emma. Saturday evening we had an adult only dinner at the church. It was fun and the dinner was nice, especially because I did not have to make it.

Sunday we had church as usual. In the evening they had a program called "Christmas in the Shenandoah". Our primary kids were asked to sing. We were not going to go because the church it was held at was about 30 minutes from us and it started at 6:30. But Jacob really wanted to go so that he could sing. I am glad that we went. It was very nice and the kids sounded great.

We are back to Monday and our regular routine for now. I had anther doctor's appointment Friday and everything is going well. I am going every week now. I am having more and more contractions so I am hoping that we do not have to wait much longer.