Christmas 2010

Alright, so it seems slightly ridiculous that I'm trying to do this, but I still feel like I wanted to post all the fun pictures from the last few months. This post is going to be about our fun Christmas with Steve's parents, but I'm going to probably give many fewer details than I would like.
Here goes:

--After finals, we spent 3 days packing our apartment up: we were so proud of all the junk we got rid of! I'm also so proud of Steve for completing his Bachelor of Science in Food Science with a minor in Business Management!
--Kevin and Kristen had us up in early December. It was her due date that day (the 5th maybe) and it was so fun to see them! They had their sweet baby Allison a few days later.



--Joshua got his first official haircut and he LOVED the place we went to: he looks like a little boy now and not a baby


--We got to see Kevin and Kristen's baby for the first time just before heading out for the holidays: when Joshua saw her, he went right over to her and kissed her on the top of the head. ADORABLE! (both the kiss and the sweet little girl!)
--Flew to Spokane and spent a terrific week with Steve's parents!

• Joshua never got onto a good sleeping schedule, so Steve was nice enough to get up with him each morning. To compensate for the lack of sleep, we got him Super Mario Brothers Wii so that he'd have something to look forward to when he got up.
  
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  • As a graduation gift, Steve's parents took us to the Davenport Hotel for a nice dinner, paid for a babysitter to watch Joshua, and then took us out to see the 3rd Chronicles of Narnia movie. It was such a fun evening!
  • The decorations in this hotel were GORGEOUS!
    

We played in the snow a little with Joshua. He hates to have snow gear on, but he liked it once he realized how very cold it was outside!

This year's Christmas picture
Playing with Grandpa Monson: while we were on this trip, he learned how to say "Grandpa" and would say it every time we heard dad come home from work.

More of the Davenport

Josh also got lots of Dad-time. We showed him how to duel with wrapping paper holders and he loved how Steve was very dramatic in dying.

Christmas Eve, we had a very, very tasty ham dinner complete with holiday potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and Christmas punch. Afterward, we took pictures and sang carols. Once Josh was in bed, we also enjoyed "Muppet Christmas Carol".

Christmas morning was so fun! We enjoyed giving and getting gifts and loved watching Joshua open his!

While we were there, the basement was a wonderful place to be. Joshua was trapped down there, so we could take our book and sit and read or talk while he wreaked havoc. Somehow, he always managed to spread the toys evenly throughout the entire room.

We had a wonderful Christmas and a great break before all the moving began. Thanks mom and dad for letting us be with you for the holidays!