Our 3rd wedding anniversary

Poor Lance has a heck of an end to his year...every year. He has my birthday November 17th, our anniversary on December 13th, then Christmas less than 2 weeks later. I have to hand it to him, he did a great job this year. He surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of lilies and cooked me dinner (and did the dishes--even though he had to work all morning). He is such an awesome husband! I'm not sure how I lucked out. This was our last anniversary before the kids start rolling in; I'm sure it's just going to keep getting better!

Merry Christmas

We actually have a fireplace this year for Christmas so I had to hang our stockings (a.k.a. some wool socks Anna brought back from her mission to Ecuador...they are a little big to actually wear). Luckily we brought our handy-dandy Christmas tree. It's in the lower right hand corner if you missed it. At least it makes the presents look bigger!

Gingerbread Houses

I thought I was going to miss our annual gingerbread house extravaganza, but it turns out it was scheduled for the Sunday I was in town. Everyone's houses turned out looking great (even though Greg and Alyssa's had some structural issues!). It was fun to spend time with my family (even though it was a zoo) and eat candy until I was sick (as much a tradition as actually making the houses).

My first baby shower

I had my first baby shower on December 5th when I went home to Salt Lake City. It was so fun to see friends and family again after being away for almost 6 months. Everyone was so generous-our little boy has so many cute little things already! Now he just has to come (well, in about 9 weeks.) My mom did a great job planning and hosting. Thanks Mom!

Courtney Bryant

I was lucky enough to see my newest niece, Courtney Bryant, when I was in town earlier this month. I was sure to ask my sister, Kristin, about all the important details of childbirth while they were fresh on her mind. Even though she was only 1 day old when I saw her, she seemed huge to me, but only because I couldn't imagine another human being that size inside of my body. She came naturally a few hours before she was scheduled to be induced-talk about timing!