Christmas 2011 announcing we are pregnant with #2

I am so behind on posting on this blog I don't even know where to start. To be completely honest I don't even want to start. I just want to leave it and not have to worry about posting ever! To bad I can't let myself do that since this is really the only form of journaling I keep in my life so I am just going to have to go back and catch up. Starting with Christmas which was when we announced being pregnant.

As usual christmas was amazing. I love the holidays and I hate when they end! We did what we always do. Spent Christmas eve with Thayne's family and Christmas day with mine. I love that we split days like that so we aren't rushing all over on Christmas day to see everyone. I love Christmas morning cuz we always do it with just our little family. First we went to church then came home, ate and opened presents around 11:30. Kate enjoyed Christmas more this year since she somewhat understood opening and getting presents. Although it still took a little convincing to get her started. Once we did she didn't want to stop. I think opening presents around 11:30 is going to change here in a few years when Kate really understands its christmas morning. I will enjoy sleeping in until then.

This is Kate and the fish we got her. She calls it "cool sohm" no idea why

 This was when we announced to my family we were pregnant. We put the pictures of my ultra sound in an envelope that said happy anniversary and gave it to my parents since my due date is on their wedding anniversary. My parents were laughing in this picture cuz it looks like my mom is announcing she is pregnant holding my ultra sound pictures. 

The usual Sunday family tradition of making gingerbread houses.

 This is how we announced to Thayne's family we were pregnant. It's really weird but it was Thayne's idea. Every year we choose a theme for christmas to base our presents around. This year it was sports. Thayne decided he would take stuffed animals and remove all the stuffing and fill the animals up with "guts". He took a ziploc bag and blended up top ramen, jam, meat, spaghetti and a bunch of other stuff to put in the bag. Then we put our ultra sound picture inside the ziploc bag with everything else. Then we put the bag inside the stuffed animal and I sewed it up. Thayne got air soft guns and had his mom shoot the stuffed animal. As you can see we chose hunting for our sport. After she hit the target on the animal she had to take a knife cut it open and gut it. Thats when she found a little piece of paper that had our ultra sound picture on it saying we were having a boy. We actually found out that morning what we were having and told the nurse not to tell us and to put the gender in an envelope. So when Becky gutted the animal and found the little paper saying we were having a boy is when we found out too. I have to say even though it was a really interesting way to announce it was a lot of fun watching Becky try and shoot then gut the stuffed animal. Made for some good entertainment. 

 I almost forgot this was Kate's favorite part of christmas. Each year the cousins draw names and give gifts. This year Avery had Kate and she gave her a box of Jewelry. It took about 2 weeks before Kate would let it out of her site. She loved it! Her favorite gift and it only cost $5. Why do spend money on presents when its the little things that make them happy.