Christmas Party!

One of the fun things about being "grown-up" for me is getting to go to "grown-up" parties! I love going to social gatherings where people are dressed up, you get to drink punch, and there are shrimp cocktails! This year Adam and I went to his dental class Christmas Party and had a great time! Since it is now very obvious that I am "great with child" several of his classmates reminded me that I could only have the punch on the left because it was non-alcoholic (another "perk" to adult parties). I thought it was cute that they were looking after me and the baby and felt concerned enough to say something to me.
Even though there were no kids at the party, Santa still stopped by for a visit:) I think he must be a substitute for the real Santa because he didn't have rosey red cheeks:)

Lighting of the Tree!

It's been a tradition in my family, well at least my sister and I, to have a formal lighting of the tree once the tree is decorated! There is singing, laughing, and a small devotional.

Although ADam an I didn't quite go this far we did have a wonderful time decorating our first Christmas tree. Most of the ornaments come from when I was younger. Each year my mom and dad woud give me a new ornament for Christams that would reflect something that had happened that year. Being now almost 25 years old I have a pretty good collection. With the help of a few generic ornaments and candy canes our tree is pretty full.

We only ran into one problem...we (the singular we meaning Adam) forgot to cut off the bottom of the tree trunk before putting it in the tree stand. To our dismay we didn't realize this mistake until after the tree was already decorated... we got to decorate the tree twice this year!! We undecorated the whole thing, except for the lights, so Adam could take it outside cut the tree trunk, then bring it back in vacuum up the needles and redecorate.

I can't decide, do I look pregnant or fat...? I swear in real life I only look pregnant:) I am hanging up the first ornament Adam and I got as a married couple last Christmas.

Thanksgiving Highlight: Christmas Tree!

Adam and I spent the Thanksgiving holiday with my family in Morehead. We had a wonderful time with my parents and two brothers along with their families. Of course mom did a fantastic job with the meal and the new dish for the year was a pineapple casserole--it was a hit!

I have never been one to skip Thanksgiving and move into Christmas, but it turns out taking pictures of people eating isn't near as fun as documenting the cutting down of our first Christmas tree! Jonathan, Angela, Brittany, Lindsay, Mom, Dad, and the two of us went to a tree farm this year to get our live Christmas trees! It was sooo fun! We started out on a wagon that drove us all around the farm so we could pick out a good spot to start hunting for the choice tree! We sang Christmas carols and cuddled under a blanket to stay warm (notice my pink nose:))

After the wagan ride we started tramping along looking for the right tree. We looked at what seemed to have been an entire forest of trees, but we ended up cutting down the second one we looked at! It was a lot of fun and certainly a tradition I hope to continue!

Notice the FOREST of trees we had to go through to find The Chosen One!

This is Adam hand sawing the tree down--what a champ:)


The pregnant lady and Adam carrying our tree to the truck.