proof

i'm already 26 weeks pregnant! baby is getting bigger & stronger every day. (the internet tells me its now the length of a cucumber, which seems pretty gigantic to me!) brian has felt lots of kicks and movement, which is so fun. i feel like there's less and less room for me in my own body every day, but i don't mind. and i think baby is pretty happy with its cozy home, too. i'm happy to oblige.

here's proof that i am, in fact, growing a baby.

...and that my bathroom mirror needs to be cleaned.

holly jolly

since its just one week (!!!) until Christmas, i thought i would share these delightfully jolly photos with you. i'm pretty sure this guy is the handsomest santa i have ever seen! he's cute.







santa, baby!

almost

its so close to Christmas! i can hardly believe its less than two weeks away. i've said it before and i know i'll say it again; days are passing by far too quickly. i can't wait to take a few days at Christmas to relax and enjoy some time with our family.

here's a little update on what we've been up to the past few weeks;

i've been falling in love with my bosch. its the best!



that looks nasty, i know, but it was some really delicious muffins. i promise.

we went on a sleigh ride! and it was delightful.


brian built a robot car at school! his group did a great job and it was a great little car. plus! he gets to keep it forever. i have a feeling our little ones will play with it someday.


and i've been baking up a storm, including shortbread and snickerdoodles. i also dipped about a bajillion pretzels in chocolate, and am now trying to hide them from brian so we have some left for Christmas.


also, brian was "the special visitor" at our ward Christmas party...pictures soon!

i mustache you a question

brian participated in movember this year, obviously. he grew one rockin' mustache.

here's the proof.





on december first, he shaved it off.



and then it hurt when he put aftershave on. owie.



and now i have a mustache-less man again.



the end.

an ode to the first of december!

i can't believe its already the first of december. i think its true that time starts to go faster the older you get.

we are so looking forward to Christmas, and the relief it will bring brian to be done with school and exams. he has a work term starting in january, so he gets a break from the books for 4 whole months! we're pretty pleased with the way things have worked out; since he'll be working and not in school next semester, our baby coming at the end of march won't mean a 3 week old during finals. and for that, brian is grateful. Heavenly Father sure has things figured out.

i got my Christmas present a little early this year! a couple weeks ago, i was laying in bed, reading and drifting off to sleep. brian came in and insisted i come out and see something. "i have something to show you!" i mumbled something about showing me in the morning; i was too tired to get up. (seriously. i was.) he begged and begged and finally convinced me. when i came out of the bedroom, walked down the hall and into the kitchen, i spotted a brand new bosch universal plus sitting on the kitchen counter, complete with the food processor attachment. i screamed. loudly. like a little girl getting the doll of her dreams. because, really, the bosch is the doll of my dreams. just today i made a gigantic batch of shortbread cookies and a couple of loaves of bread. i love my bosch. and i love my husband. what an awesome Christmas present!

i had a dentist appointment this morning, where the hygienist scrubbed my teeth & gums until they were sore. but now they feel nice & clean. you win some, you lose some, right? on the plus side, it was fun to feel baby move so much, mostly due to the sound of the dental tools. our baby is not deaf, and it definitely hates the dentist already. (sorry dale!)

Christmas is coming! we're so excited to spend time with our family. we get to see almost everyone this Christmas and we're pretty happy about that. wishing everyone the best during the best month of the year. merry december!