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Here are some pictures from our Holiday gatherings last weekend.

I had to put this one in of Boh and my mom. He is just getting so big.

Is Christmas Here Yet!

Well Christmas hasn't arrived, but this weekend it sure seemed like it. Friday night we had a winter wonderland walk at the Forrest Park Nature Center. The forrest was lit up with candles and they had a fire going, and inside they had people singing. It was very nice. Carson enjoyed it I believe. We bundled her up so much I'm sure she was sweating, except her face got a little red. Then Saturday we had Christmas with my mom's family at my grandma's house. It was nice almost everyone was there, and there was presents to go around. We have 7 kids under the age of 2 1/2 at my grandma's house when it comes to holiday's. Let me tell you it is pure craziness. Carson was good and her outfit (that Jeff's cousin bought for her) was a huge hit. My mom bought a berra for her and it went with the outfit perfectly and everyone loved it. Then Sunday we had Christmas at my moms. In the past we would all go to my sister Mandy's on Christmas morning and open presents we bought for Bella and my mom bought for us. As long as I can remember my sister's and I don't buy for each other. With Tori and I have children now we don't go to Mandy's anymore so we did Christmas with all the cousin early. It was fun my mom had great food and the kids were great.

So even though Christmas isn't here yet we are already enjoying the Christmas Spirit.

I know I haven't said much about Jeff and school lately, but he is doing great. He of course is getting all A's and is still tutoring Accounting at ICC. He has started his minimester and seems to enjoy it. He has 4 classes next semester so that will be a challenge, but I know he will be up for it.

Rolling Over

Our baby is rolling over. She has been rolling from her belle to her back since she was about 3 1/2mos, but just last week she rolled from her back to her belle. It is a big accomplishment, because it is hard getting all that weight over. We all gave her kisses even Yogi and she knew she did something good. Carson is getting so big. I cannot believe how fast she grows. She already wears 6-9mos clothes, and she isn't even 5mos yet. The one thing I'm happy about is that her hair continues to grow. She only has lost a patch in the back, but the rest of her head is covered with hair. We brush it after her bath, but when she wakes up in the morning she has bed head. My sister Tori who watches her always is cracking up at Carson's hair, because it sticks straight up and then does this little loop thing at the top.

Christmas is right around the corner a luckily Jeff and I are done with our Christmas shopping, except for a run to the bank. I am trying to get into the Christmas spirit, but it is hard with all the bad weather.

Well everyone stay safe.

Winter is here

I guess we all have to face it Winter has arrived. Most of you know how much I hate winter and hate the snow, but living in Il you just have to deal with it. Christmas is also approaching, which most you also know is my least favorite holiday of the year. It isn't that I don't like the true meaning of Christmas, but the other stuff that goes along makes it just ridiculous. Plus Christmas is right in the middle of winter. I probably like it a lot better if it was in the summer. Christmas to me is usually about running around from family to family and not spending much time at each house because you have like 4 places to go. Well Jeff and I decided with having Carson that we are not going to do that anymore. Luckily my Grandma Madge has her Christmas early so my mom's family we get to spend all day with a couple weeks before Christmas. Then Jeff and I made the decision that one year Christmas Eve we spend with his family and Christmas with mine, and then we switch the next year. Then who ever gets us on Christmas day doesn't get us on Thanksgiving. So we will spend Thanksgiving every other year with our families. We just decided that is to much running around with having a little one. Christmas morning we will spend at our house just the four of us. It will be so nice this year not having to get up and run to someones house. It will be Carson's first Christmas. She isn't getting much from us just a couple of gifts. She really doesn't even know it is Christmas anyway. In the future she will get more, but only one present comes from Santa the rest is from Jeff and I. That is a rule Jeff and I made. It will teach her that Santa has so many children to give to we shouldn't ask him for to much. We were going to go sit on Santa's lap Saturday in Glasford, but the breakfast times were either to early or to late. So we will just have to find a Santa somewhere else.