Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Lexie is still holding out, so it looks like next Tuesday will be her arrival day. Unfortunately Caleb and I are nursing a cold, so hopefully that clears quickly before trying to care for a newborn. We had a very blessed day today. Mom came in to be with us for the holidays and help when the baby comes. We decorated cookies, watched some football, and had a tasty Thanksgiving dinner. Tomorrow my older sister and her family will be in for the weekend. I am looking forward to the company, and I know Caleb can't wait to hang out with his cousins again. Tonight we had a surprise visit from one of Santa's elves (from the Elf on the Shelf story). Caleb named him Sandy and was very excited to hear of his close relationship to Santa. He has already given Sandy some important messages to relay to Santa. I am looking forward to the upcoming Christmas holidays! God Bless everyone.

Hello Again!

Sorry it's been a while since I've blogged, but we have been busy, busy preparing for baby Lexie and the holidays. I've been exhausted in the evenings. I'll be 38wks this coming week, so if she doesn't come on her own soon, we'll probably induce in the 39th week. The nice thing about having her this time of year is everyone will be coming to our house for the holidays, so no traveling. And I'm taking off 2mo, so I can enjoy being home during Christmas and New Years. Caleb is getting excited to see Lexie as well. He has been very "helpful" getting Lexie's room ready and deciding which toys she "might be able to play with" of his. This morning he offered some of his little stuffed animals, but decided the back pack monkey was for big boys only, and the foam sword was better used only by "muscle guys" "And I'm a muscle guy", he said. Caleb has already been making a list for Santa, and has made it very detailed down to type and color of certain toys. I had to explain how we could give Santa "ideas" but that he shouldn't expect all of his requests. I love this time of year with the lights, smells, and hopefully cold weather. Yesterday we did some Christmas shopping since I wanted to get a head start before Lexie was born. Caleb had a good time looking at sports and camping stuff with daddy, while I got a few gifts out of the way. When I met up with them, Caleb was "bungee jumping" again at an exhibit in the mall. He drew a crowd for their little enterprise, with many onlookers encouraging his jumping and flipping in the air. He is such a boy! Since he brought them business, they offered him a free jump for later too. Caleb was very proud. Then we headed to the movies to watch Planet 51 on the big screen. Caleb loves going to the movies and sharing popcorn with me and chocolate Goobers with Daddy. Understandably, we were exhausted when we got home and had a early bedtime.