Christmas

We had a fantastic Christmas! It's funny to think that Christmas will be completely different next year with our little girl. On Christmas Eve we just cooked out at home. We were both feeling a little under the weather and tired, so it was nice to just relax in our PJs. We grilled out ribeyes, baked potatoes, and corn on the cob. It was delicious! Then we spent the night watching Home Alone (one of our favorite Christmas movies).

This year Tom and I decided to only do stockings for Christmas. We are trying to save money, so we didn't want to go overboard with Christmas gifts. Here is a picture of our stockings on Christmas morning...

We let Riley get his gifts first. He got two new toys (to add to the 100 he already has...spoiled?) and some new treats. He was very excited and started playing with his toys right away. Here are some pictures...

Riley always gets us gifts too (isn't he the best dog?!). Riley got me a lap desk that I can grade papers on...very exciting! He got daddy an alarm clock that he can hook his IPOD Touch up to. We were very impressed with Riley's gifts. :)

My stocking was fantastic. I love all the little stocking stuffers. The biggest surprise was Tom got us new phones for Christmas (which I thought broke the rule of a stocking stuffer gift, haha). We currently have AT&T and we can't use our phones in our house because the reception is terrible, so he switched us to Verizon. We each loved our stocking stuffers and enjoyed omelets for breakfast and just hanging out together.

We went over to Tom's parents to celebrate Christmas with them, his sister, and her kids. It was very nice. They were very generous and even got Emma Christmas gifts (how cute!). My favorite gift was an insulated little Vera Bradley cooler that matches the baby bag Aunt Patti got me for my birthday. I can use it to put Emma's bottles in. Here is a picture...

His mom made a fabulous late lunch and we enjoyed hanging out with family. We came home and played some old-fashioned board games. It was really nice just having time together. We realize this is our last Christmas of quiet, but also are very excited about what the next year of our life will bring. We realize that we are very blessed and can't wait until Emma makes her appearance, hopefully on St. Patrick's Day! :)

My parents, sister, niece, and nephew are coming down on Monday to celebrate Christmas with us. Also, my godparents are coming down on Tuesday. They have a house in Tampa and we are all going to celebrate New Year's together. We are also going to get a 4-D ultra sound of Emma with the family. I can't wait for that! I am getting a lot bigger and she is really moving a lot more lately. I can't even imagine how big I'll be in 11 weeks, when I'm due!