I've been a bad blogger!

I'm sorry I've been such a bad blogger! It's been a LONG time since I've posted anything new. I keep meaning to post, but life takes off and doesn't stop! So... I'm going to just summarize a bunch of our family happenings to fill you in and catch us up:

One, not-so-fun, thing that has been going on in our family since November 1st, is illness. Alex got a really bad cold that actually started with a fever, and then just as he started feeling better...I got it! And now I know why he became such a terror that week! I felt absolutely awful! It was like no other cold I've ever had in my life! Then, just as we thought Alex was finally totally better (3 weeks into it), it started all over! And just about that time, Nate got it too. And what do you know, once Nate was better, I got a mild version of it, again. It has been a rough month and a half! I think we are FINALLY all over it! And I really hope it doesn't come back in any form!

Amongst the fun colds, we've kept busy... I've continued to watch Nikki every Wednesday and Friday (having to keep her and Alex apart the times when he was sick)... Nate worked many evenings at home, and just about every Saturday in October and November... We've had a lot of fun dinners at both parents houses... I was busy singing in choir, getting ready for Christmas!

Then came Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving was awesome! This year it was at my parents house, and I think there were a total of 26 people! Nate's whole family came, Andrew and Bekah and Karis and Sophia came up from L.A., Bekah's parents came up from San Diego, Chris and his new wife, Katie came, and Katie's whole family came, and of course, my mom, dad and grandma were there! Fellowship and food were great. Also, Thanksgiving landed on Andrew's birthday this year, so we sang to him and he opened gifts.

The next day a bunch of us went into San Francisco to see the lighting of the tree in Union Square. It was WAY crowded, and over-rated, but it was fun to be with family, and dinner afterwards was delicious.

Saturday the 29th, Nate, Alex and I went to get our tree!! We got it from Home Depot- which we've done the past few years, and it is absolutely gorgeous! I will try to post pictures soon. The week following, we did a little decorating each night. It's so fun having space to decorate now!

Other than that, I've been enjoying time with family, lots of baking, a Women's Christmas Dinner at church, shopping, another night in the city with dinner at the Cheesecake Factory:), a progressive dinner with our Sunday School class, and ...FEELING BABY MOVE! It is such a joy to be pregnant. This little girl has been quite active the past few days! I'm not sure what's gotten into her? But it's sure fun.

Yesterday we went into the city again, but I'll do another post for that one...