Unexpected gifts

I am so not ready for Christmas. I still have shopping to do and no money to do it! That seems to be the story for a lot of people though. I am so excited though because a friend from church is giving us a play kitchen for our girls! I am glad that they get to receive a big present this year! I know they are going to love it!

Faith was complaining all day yesterday about her leg hurting her. It was really weird because she also had no appetite and was just very mellow. She seems to be doing better today, which is good because we really want to take the kids to Disneyland tomomorrow! I am keeping Faith home from school today, just in case. I am hoping that they fear of rain tomorrow will keep people away from Disneyland so we can just hop onto the rides with no problem! I can't wait to go!!! Hopefully it will work out this time.

I am almost 17 weeks pregnant, my last week in the 4th month. I am waiting very anxiously to feel this baby move. I might have a few times, but it is just so hard to tell. Cadence kicked me like crazy at 16 1/2 weeks, so much so that my stomach was moving! It was crazy! Faith I didn't feel until 20 weeks. I would so love to feel this little one, it just really makes pregnancy so much better when you know everything is ok.

I am really hoping that we can find out what we are having this week. I found a place that charges $85 to get an ultrasound, plus pictures and a video! Steven doesn't want me to spend the money, but it is a 1/3 of the price then going through our insurance right now. I am dying to know what we are having! Steven is conviced it is a girl, only because he wants another little girl. :) I don't care, I know ultimatly Steven doesn't care. I think it is kinda cute that his daughters have taken his heart so much that he wants more. :) Hopefully I will know soon what I am having, though I wont be posting it on here! Ha ha ha! Not till Christmas!

Christmas time

We got our very first Christmas wreath, it smells sooooo good! I love it! Not only do we have a REAL wreath BUT...
We also have a REAL Christmas tree! I love coming into my living room and having my house smell like Christmas! It is the best! I have no clue how to put on lights as you can see, but I love my tree just the same. I actually even put it up in the stand by myself, not an easy task! If you look carefully you will see that it is a bit tilted, but I do not care. It is straight enough for me.

Here is Faith putting on a few decorations.

I have decided that it is impossible to get your kids to cooperate when trying to get pictures of them together. So, here are a few of my attempts to get pictures of the girls before we headed out to a Christmas party. You get the idea of how cute they are. =)

Christmas blog get to know ya

1) Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2) Real or Artificial tree? Real, first time ever!
3) When do you put your tree up? this year, the first weekend of Dec
4) When do you take your tree down? don't know yet, maybe right after the New Year?
5) Do you like eggnog? yup
6)Favorite gift received as a child? I really cannot remember! How bad is that!
7) Hardest person to buy for? Steven's family, specifically his mom. :)
8) Easiest person to buy for? my kids
9) Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10) Mail or e-mail Christmas Cards? neither! I am so bad!
11) Worst Christmas gift you ever received? ONE placemat, not 2 just one
12) Favorite Christmas Movie? Elf and It's a Wonderful Life

13) When do you start shopping for Christmas? Before kids, like October. Now...closer to Nov/Dec.
14) Do you hang mistletoe? No, I want to though
15) Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas cookies
16) Lights on tree? colored right now
17) Favorite Christmas Song? Carol of the Bells
18) Travel at Christmas or stay home? We go to family homes, but they are all in Southeren Ca
19) Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? nope
20) Angel or Star on top of tree? Angel
21) Open the presents Christmas Eve or Morning? morning
22) Most annoying thing about this time of year? NOTHING! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
23) Favorite ornament theme or color? snowmen!
24) Favorite for Christmas Dinnner? we used to do fondue growing up, that was fun
26) What do you want for Christmas this year? I have no idea
26) Who do you Tag to answer these on their blog? no one =)

Getting in the Christmas spirit

I have been married for 7 years, and in those 7 years I have never had a Christmas tree. WELL, technically I had a Christmas tree last year. But I don't really count that, see it was $20 from walmart and was just awful. I tossed it after Christmas instead of saving it for this year, it wasn't worth saving. Anyway, I really wanted a REAL tree this year, especially for the girls. So, I went out today and got a tree! My house already smells of pine, I love it! Steven has been singing all day today, he left at 7ish this morning and will be home after 11pm tonight. SO, I had to get the tree from off the top of my car and into my house alone! Fortunately my neighbors across street were putting up Christmas lights, so one of them offered to help me out and brought my tree inside! It was wonderful! I didn't know how I was going to get it in.

My kids are loving seeing the Christmas lights that are going up everyday. It is fun to hear Cadence oooh and ahh whenever she sees lights. Faith wakes up in the morning and mentions how there are no Christmas lights, I then have to remind her that it has to be dark to see the lights.

I will post pictures of my sadly decorated tree later on. It isn't great, but at least I have a tree!