so christmas was beautiful. food was spectacular. family was wonderful. gifts were appreciated. i didn't take very many pictures. and i am okay with that. i did get a bunch of random shots of what we've been doing the last few days.
here they are:
i got a canon speedlight flash. this will do wonders in my dark little
house. i am so excited. that first pic of the boys are in our hallway,
which is totally dark. unbelievable! :)
one of our gifts from chris' parents was to go on a double date with his sister and brother in law who were visiting from Washington State. we went to a hip downtown LA restaurant and then a Laker game. fun for all. i discovered my new obsession--mochi balls. yuuuuuuuuuum. and i also got my new photo tile necklace in the mail that night from my good bud, tracy - SO cute. :) we had such a good night. too bad we had to come home to 6 kids. lol.
most of the days were spent hanging around the house, either ours or my inlaws. chris got a new PSP and is totally lovin the Tiger Woods Golf Game he got. the kids got so many board games and video games. we would light the fire and just play all day. we are totally cranium crazy. :) i got obsessed with a 500 piece double sided Star Wars puzzle. lol. i had my little niece, jaeden, over for a few days. she got the kids skates for christmas so there were many skating adventures. and we had a storm. it rained on our beautiful rose parade!!! we didn't even go up to see the floats. oh well. chris and i agreed that this was one of the best christmases we have had. just so relaxing, so nice to be with family. i'm glad my kids have one more week off of school, i am not ready to go back to the real world.
lastly, i had a doc visit today. it's on the calendar now. 2 months from today. march 3rd. i will go in for my C section. so amazing. i have also been put on a iron diet. ugh. seems my little girl is sucking a lot of energy out of me (which is why i took 3 naps yesterday-lol). and the little girl gifts are starting to sprinkle in. chris got me this really cute diaper bag for christmas- he said he couldn't resist because it looked like my scrapbooking paper. how cute. :) and we got some little girlie clothes, too... onesies, cute outfit. i have been holding back buying anything for the baby until christmas is over. i guess it is totally on now. :) gosh, i hope she's a girl. lol. :)
Yeah! A Pisces girl! Very cool! Love the diaper bag...looks like a Pulp Paper album I have! ;)
Posted by: april | January 04, 2006 at 01:48 AM
Wow...nice to have a date already to meet your little girl!! I was told at my last appointment that I was needing to take iron pills. This happened with my last one too!! No fun! Cute diaperbag and outfit too! ;o)
Posted by: Holly | January 04, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Hey Jame,
Love the banner...from our funky cool night out on the town!
Miss you guys already! Great photos!!
Love you all.
xoxoxo
Rachael
Posted by: Rachael | January 04, 2006 at 03:37 PM
What a cool date to be born on.....3+3=6......that should always be easy to remember!
Your hubby is so creative! Nice guy.
You are going to love your speedlight for indoors. You should check out getting the lightsphere (even if it does look like tupperware!)http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/index.asp?catid=13406&fileID=4917
Posted by: Jessi | January 05, 2006 at 10:19 PM
Funny, I thought about you when I saw part of the very wet Rose Parade. Mochi balls - yum! Mango ones are my fave. And totally loving that shot of Kira in the last collage. Glad you had a wonderful Christmas!
Posted by: Joy U | January 06, 2006 at 12:53 AM
Looks like a good time was had by the entire family...awesome!!
Posted by: Krista | January 06, 2006 at 07:24 AM
jamie-i want to be your kid.
:)
that picture of chris kissing your cheek? did you take the of yourself? i LOVE that!!!!!
Posted by: t | January 08, 2006 at 07:39 AM
Love everything! It's so beautiful. :) I hope, for you, it's a girl too! ;)
Posted by: joleen | January 30, 2006 at 11:09 AM