Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone rang in the new year with style! We rang in the new year going to bed at 10:00 like the old folks we are!

So I've posted more pictures than I usually do. I put some more of Santa's trip to the mall up as well as some taken on Christmas day at my parents' house. I would put up some from Christmas with the Millers but I don't have them....hint hint hint!

Chasen really enjoyed Christmas this year, and I have to say I have really enjoyed it too. We put up our Christmas tree this year and he has really enjoyed looking at the decorations. He is full of "Ho Ho Ho" and "No" for snowmen. If you just say the word Christmas he goes "Ho Ho Ho!". We took him to the Christmas Eve service at our church. He really enjoyed it and was dancing and singing to the music. He was very good sitting with us for an hour! On Christmas day we opened his presents here, his favorite being a digital camera. So he has been taking our pictures all over and saying "Cheese!". Then we went for brunch at my parents' and his favorite gifts there were his fire house and a box of animal magnets. He had such a good time playing with both. The Millers came over for Christmas dinner and they gave him a big semi-truck that carries cars. Aunt Joyce and Uncle Bill sent him a Sesame Street book and 9-piece puzzle. This type of puzzle is not the chunky wood puzzles he usually does, but the more advanced cardboard type. He is actually pretty good at it! All of his gifts were more big-boy toys than he has ever had before. Our little boy is growing up!

As for the grown folks-we had our share of nice presents. My personal favorite was a year pass to Imagine It! Children's Museum from my folks. We have already been twice! He has such a good time there. He saw the Bob the Builder expo and he danced like crazy during the show they put on! It was also a good time to catch up with some of my friends as I went first with my friend Lisa and then with my friend Katrina. I also had a chance this holiday to spend some time with my MIL-Joy! We went beading! So far I have 3 new necklaces and there are more in the works. I think I might have a new hobby, though Justin won't be happy to hear that! Today we are going with my mom to the farmer's markets. My mom hasn't been to them and it should be an adventure!