Well, It's December

Greetings everyone!

We have been having a pretty awesome time just enjoying the Logan cold and getting through Colin's final semester at Utah State!

We had an excellent Thanksgiving!!! Colin's parents and little brother were here to celebrate with us and we had a ton of fun! I am also glad to report that I pulled off my first ever Thanksgiving all by myself! It was so rewarding to hear the mmm's coming from appreciative mouths! LOL! I am pretty proud because I spent the first half of Thanksgiving morning in the hospital trying to get some much-needed drugs for this terrible cold/infection I've been battling! By the way, those drugs are still needed as the ones they gave me then are useless...

Anywho, I totally went against all things Thanksgiving and had Colin spatchcock the turkey. It turned out to be the best decision I've ever made in my life! The turkey was moist and cooked in a little over an hour...that's right an HOUR! Apparently it was the most delicious turkey anyone at our Thanksgiving table had ever had. I say apparently because I hate turkey and didn't touch the thing.

I also don't like stuffing but made it because I'm a stickler for traditional Thanksgiving foods. Well, I guess there's something to not liking Thanksgiving foods, because Colin's family (especially Lauren) raved about the stuffing and said it was the best they had ever had. I give credit to using way too much butter in EVERYTHING! LOL!

Anywho, enough tooting my own horn! This week is going to be a pretty difficult one for Colin because he is getting ready for all of his finals, papers, etc. And on Saturday...the GRE. I'm not worried about it. Colin is the smartest guy I know. I think he's more nervous that it's a "oh-my-gosh-this-determines-whether-I-get-into-a-good-school-or-not" kind of test. Whatever, he'll do great. But if you want to say a little prayer for him sometime this week, he would really appreciate it!

Gideon is going strong and being all boy! He absolutely loves Spiderman and anything "Ho Ho Ho" which is anything Nightmare Before Christmas/Christmas related. Yes we sorta screwed up our son by letting him watch Jack Skellington dress up as Santa. My mother-in-law is not pleased. I could care less. Actually, I think it's kinda cute. For Christmas he wants a bike. Every time he sees Santa he starts yelling at him: "Bike, Bike, Bike!" It's totally adorable. Oh yeah, and he actually likes Santa this year! Woohoo! Thank you Jack Skellington, LOL!

I am doing ok, except for the cold/infections. I'm totally thinking that the Lord is preparing me for this new baby because for the past two weeks I've been up every two hours every night. Maybe I should be grateful. And I am. Truly. I am so blessed! I have a wonderful family and another baby on the way. We have a home and we have parents who love and support us. I am grateful.

We are all excited about the new baby coming in January!!!! Gideon has started organizing everything he owns into "big" or "little". If it's big then it's his and if it's little it finds its way into the baby's crib for the "beebee". Yes, folks, he's adorable. Colin has decided on a few nicknames for the baby already. We still don't know if it's a boy or girl (though I'm 99.9% sure it's a boy) so we've had our hands full trying to come up with nicknames for both sexes. Actually, we only decided on a name for a boy three nights ago! Oh well, at least we've got a name before we bring home a new baby.

Holy rambling, batman! I guess since I haven't been able to talk for two weeks you are all going to get a very wordy version of our going-abouts! LOL!

For Christmas we are heading to my mom and dad's in Nephi. Well, actually, we are going down the 17th and then going to Mesquite, NV on the 19th and then spending the 22nd through 26th with my folks. Colin and I are taking a "Baby-moon". We just wanted to get away and not worry about anything before we have two kids in our cozy little home. Plus, my parents graciously offered to watch Gideon and pay for our trip as a graduation present to Colin.

Well, I'm all talked out. I guess I will save whatever incoherent thoughts are still in my brain for next time! Love you all and Merry Christmas!