Aden playin' in the snow ;)

It took him a little bit to figure out what was going on. He has a cute little confused face.

I got Aden some snow clothes so he could enjoy the winter a little more. He loves his cute little boots and where's his and his Dad's around the house during the day. ;)

JOB OFFER!!

Eric had an ad on Craigslist for residential landscape design. He was contacted by an business owner and offered a position as a Nursery Manager right outside of Pocatello in a small town called Virginia. My ancestors actually started that town and my Grandpa was born there.

_PICTURE OF ERIC AND HIS GRANDMA KOWALLIS_

We have been searching for the right position for months and trying to line things up for a year but the Lord works in mysterious ways. We are not positive we are moving to Pocatello because we are still waiting to hear from two other companies. We do know that with the economy this position is a lot more stable then landscape design work and Eric wouldn't have to be out in the cold and hot mowing lawns and putting up Christmas lights. So it seems like the best next step up for our family. I have been looking for a townhome to move into and have found a few really beautiful ones.

Eric gradutes in April and I believe the job will start soon after that. We should find out the baby's gender around that time too!

Yeah ERIC! I am so proud of you!

Happily Introducing...

Happily introducing baby #2 ;) I am 9 weeks pregnant and due August 6th! They say you show sooner on your second. I would have to agree. This is me at 5 weeks. I wasn't that big until 4 months with Aden. Soon after that I started getting nauseous night and day and have had a huge loss of appetite. So instead of gaining weight I have lost almost all my baby fat I had left from Aden. That is a blessing but the whole feeling sick all the time has been hard.

This picture is Aden at the Mission Inn in Riverside California. They have amazing lights and horse drawn carriages.

Our Christmas was early with my family this year. We were able to have Christmas dinner with my parents and Grandparents and have some great memories. Then we headed down to the warm weather!

We spend two weeks in Southern California with Eric's family. It was so fun to see them and they were so excited to have us there for our first Christmas together. I invited the other siblings to sleep over with their spouses and kids and we webcamed Eric's brother and his family on the TV Christmas morning up in WA. So for the first time in over 10 years Eric's family got to be together on Christmas. It was so fun and Aden loved all the attention. We were showered in gifts and attention. Our schedule was so full we never made it to the beach. Better luck next time. :) We had an amazing Christmas and New Years and I hope you did too!

Aden played Joseph and his cousin Julie played Mary for our Nativity this year. It was so cute. Eric's family isn't very musical but I brought my violin and played loud on the Hymns and everyone happily sung along in out of tune. :) We went caroling to Eric's Grandparents and their neighbors and I brought my violin and played my arrangement of "Oh Holy Night" they all really liked it. I had the opportunity to perform a lot because very few people in Eric's family play instruments and they all wanted to hear. It was really fun for me to share my talent this Christmas.

Aden got a tent and a tool bench with tools for Christmas this year.

Twas the Night Before Christmas- By my Grandpa Denney

Aden making his Grandma and Grandpa's Christmas Reindeer cards

I do it all for the presents!

Aden's shirt was given to him by his Aunt Chris. It says "I do it all for the presents!" He is so cute. He has been climbing in his toy box all the time but then wines because he doesn't know how to get out.

Merry Christmas!

One of my favorite things to do is decorate for Christmas. Well I am an interior designer/decorator and Christmas is my favorite holiday. If I ever go into the field to work I would like to be a commercial Christmas decorator in malls and for individual window displays. I think that would be so much fun!

Eric and I have been studying Christmas Tree decorating and this is my tree before...

And after.... I decided to do a more professional look then homemade look with family ornaments this year. I hung my ornaments around the house in other places to enjoy them. All the presents under the tree are for Aden.... ;) We didn't put in the bottom insert of the tree and placed it on the Armoire so Aden couldn't reach it.

I want to make Aden a stocking to match these. If anyone knows where I can get the best priced corduroy please let me know because it is hard to find.

MERRY CHRISTMAS- May we all feel and give our Saviors love a little more this month ;)