Never Too Much Christmas!

We started our Christmas week off at a party with Dave's extended family. We ate some good food and then topped it off with a white elephant gift exchange (we made it out the best I think with 100 calorie kettle corn and a bag full of clementines) and some Christmas carols with chimes.

Christmas Eve was spent with Dave's family. Again we ate some good food. We had a live Nativity with Cora as Mary, Wellyn played Joseph and Jonas as baby Jesus...

So so cute!



Papa Claus brought Dave a lighted frisbee and me a comfy blankie

We came away with a Snuggie too!

Dave grew up sleeping under the tree on Christmas Eve so we tried it...we lasted about 3 hours before I found Dave on the couch saying he couldn't sleep so we headed to our bed

Christmas morning breakfast at my parents along is now served with matte thanks to Michael. Dave wasn't complaining...

Christmas Dinner at the Little America

The day after Christmas we had my mom's fam over at our place for a Christmas-style lunch since we are the middle point for the Loganites.

It was a great Christmas! We both scored some sweet gifts! Me some bike stuff (Lotoja here I come!) and a Cricut so I can take my crafting to the next level...I have a lot to learn! Dave some sweet bike stuff and the dvds Planet Earth and Blue Planet. We also got some great Christmas movie classics!

Merry Christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Dave and I started putting up our tree and decorating our tree the day after Thanksgiving with help from some milk and cookies. Since it was our first time having our own place to decorate I accumulated things here and there and I still am looking for more each time I am out. I probably went to stores like Tai Pan, Michaels, Hobby Lobby and plenty more at least 3 times each looking for the right things for our tree and house. Here is a peek of how our house was decorated...

I am in love with this "Cowboy" Santa!

I kept finding the cutest snowmen everwhere!

Michael's Homecoming

Michael's homecoming went great! However, I didn't get much sleep the night before because I stayed up making food and then up early to finish the food. We had sort of a Cafe Rio-style with sweet pork and shredded beef for tacos and some rice and beans that are Bridget's specialty and so so yummy! There was a lot of food!! Lots of food=Dave and I eating yummy food for every meal for a week & me not having to cook on the busiest week of my life! That worked out well.

Here are some pictures from the after party...we forgot to take pictures until close to the end so these are the stragglers :) that we love, of course!

Christmas Party

All of Dave's friends are fleeing the state next year for med school or master's programs (well all but Kyle and Kenze, YAY for them!) so we decided to have a Christmas party. It turned out great! Dave mentioned after how great of relationships his friends have because they can just get together after a long time and just laugh and have just as much fun as they use to in high school. Laugh we did. It was a blast!

We played pin the carrot-nose on the snowman, which I got dq-ed from for feeling around too much. We also played Christmas songs with chimes. I think we mastered one song, no coincidence that it happened to be the shortest.

The boys

Some cheer thing they do...none of us knew really what in the heck they were doing.

He's Home!

Friday morning came fast. His plane came even faster. As I was getting ready I received a call from my mom, panicking, because Michael's plane was early! Since when are planes early these days??? Luckily we were planning on leaving early anyway but we cut it close. His flight was suppose to land at 11:25 but ended up landing about 11:05...well we left our Riverdale home at 10:40. I was trying to not freak out. I think I did a pretty good job but Dave probably would tell you otherwise. I have to tell you though, Dave did a great job getting us to the airport quickly. He dropped me off right where the road splits for the parking and the terminals. It didn't look as far as it felt to run in my uncomfortable shoes. Dave got to us just a minute after me so it was a bit pointless for me to run and look like a maniac across the airport. Oh well!

We weren't waiting more than 3 minutes before he came walking out, filming us while we were cheering and as he said, my mom screaming and going after him like a defensive linesman. Both my parents had tears in there eyes...it was cute.
I wouldn't let go of him

Elder Jones is who he left with and came home with.

This is an inside joke in the family.

Sweet soccer jerseys! We also got yummy chocolates!

We had such a great weekend with Michael. From his release to seeing 2012 as well as helping him get back into the swing of things with phones and catching him up with many other things. Michael and I have always been best friends so I am super excited for him to be home! Wahoo!