Christmas Day

Matt had to work Christmas Day, he was home by about one though,which was a great surprise! When he got home, we had lunch together, opened gifts from our family on SSI (THANK YOU ALL!! We love & miss you!) and then headed up to my Mom's house.
When we got there, we sat around and talked, played a few games and waited on Jessica, Ryan and Joey to get there from NC. Around 6 they arrived, so we hung out for awhile and then had dinner. Mom made a wonderful dinner with SO much food, which was perfect for all of us go back several times. I was stuffed and I don't think I was alone. Then it was time to open gifts which is always so much fun at Mom's!
















Matt had to work Christmas Day, he was home by about one though,which was a great surprise! When he got home, we had lunch together, opened gifts from our family on SSI (THANK YOU ALL!! We love & miss you!) and then headed up to my Mom's house.




When we got there, we sat around and talked, played a few games and waited on Jessica, Ryan and Joey to get there from NC. Around 6 they arrived, so we hung out for awhile and then had dinner. Mom made a wonderful dinner with SO much food, which was perfect for all of us go back several times. I was stuffed and I don't think I was alone. Then it was time to open gifts which is always so much fun at Mom's! It was a large Christmas for everyone. Most importantly, we were all together, we are all healthy, and it was really a blessing to see that everyone is happy. It's easy to get wrapped up in the craziness that is the Holidays, the excitement builds and presents are given, and then you realize that all that matters is family and being together. Matt and I are both so thankful for our family's and as much as we wish we could physically be together more, and especially during Christmas, we know that we're all together in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers.

Christmas Eve

Matt and I enjoyed what will most likely be one of our last very peaceful, quiet, uninterrupted Christmas Eve dinners right here in our apartment. Just the two of us, we had such a lovely time. He got off work around 1 pm, we did some last minute grocery shopping and then came home, took a nap (which all of my friends keep telling me to enjoy!) and then started preparing our meal. Well, Matt did.







I set the table with our china and crystal and silver that we got for the wedding. I love it all so and use it as often as I can. He made a phenomenal dinner for us! Ham, (yes, I'm eating some pork every now & then!), parmesan green beans, long grain & wild rice with cranberries, and maple glazed carrots.

It was excellent which I consistently and annoyingly said throughout the meal after every single bite. After we cleaned the dishes we exchanged gifts from each other, then watched Matt's new Planet Earth dvds. Spending Christmas Eve with my all time favorite person in the world was a gift in itself, and I could not be more thankful. Merry Christmas everyone!

A little announcement.

Well, friends and family, we have a little announcement. Some of you may already know, but Amy and I are soon to be parents! Yes, I know that many are wondering why or how Amy got pregnant while still on crutches, well let's just say that bed rest wasn't that bad. Today, Amy is officially 8 weeks along and we went to the Ob/Gyn for our first visit. So far, the pregnancy has been relatively easy aside from the all-too-often cramps; no morning sickness (knock on wood), no sleepiness, no problems. The Ob/Gyn visit went great, our little guy/gal got a great bill of health.

I have to admit that the real reason for getting this blog up and running was to have a way to document our little one's major events, and share it with our friends and family who might not live near us. I know that we haven't updated this blog much lately, but I expect that this was just the calm before the storm. We're going to have tons of pictures of Amy's growing belly, and our growing pride. Look over to the right and make sure that you vote in the new poll. We wanna know if you think we should find out the baby's sex.