December pictures

We started December 1st off at Breakfast with Santa where the kids got to make Christmas crafts and visit Santa at Noah's school.

 Later that day we took Sophie shopping for the other kids. This year the kids each earned $20 to buy their siblings Christmas gifts. She was so excited to pick stuff out for everyone, it was so cute.

 December 3rd, Russ and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. It was a perfect day - Russ stayed home from work and him and I went out to lunch and also did some Christmas shopping. Nothing too romantic but so nice to have him home on a week day!

Russ loves Duck Dynasty. Here he is watching the Christmas special with his bandana on to fit in with the Robinson boys!

 Later in the month, Sophie and I went to Ellie and Roxy's dance recital. So cute!

Sunday night the 16th, we had a fun night with the Sherwood family. We started with a nice formal dinner...

... then the kids presented a nativity with Tayler as the narrator and Auburn as the director!

 We also did a hay ride and caroling...

 

 ... and finished the night with hot chocolate and donuts. It was so fun!

 Our Christmas card this year:

Monday the 17th, we found out that our baby is for sure a girl!

I had kept the receipts for all this fun girl stuff but now I don't have to take it back.

 That night we also went to the Riggs family Christmas party. Grandma Riggs is the best!

 20 weeks picture...

Arnett Family Christmas party... Santa brought Noah & Sophie gifts! 

Saturday the 22nd, I went with Lance to  help pick out a Christmas gift for Suzanne. The plan was a new bike or a new TV. We ended up with a puppy though!

 I got to keep the dog at my house and Noah and the dog quickly became friends. When Noah woke up the next morning the puppy was so happy to see him!

 I couldn't stop taking pictures of the dog - his laziness reminded me so much of Majerle, and he was the sweetest dog. I was so excited for Suzanne to get this puppy and couldn't wait for her to see him on Christmas!

 

 The puppy was laying by the red garbage can because we had ribs for dinner and the bones were in there!! haha

On Christmas Eve,  Russ attended crossfit in red shorts and a green shirt. It was supposed to be "dress up for Christmas day" but him and 1 other person were the only people to dress up!

More pictures from October & November

Noah played flag football this fall and I never took any pictures. All I have is this picture of his team:

Halloween -Ellie and Noah are still trick or treating together in Grandma & Poppy's neighborhood after all these years.

Lucy was Minnie Mouse, Ellie was a peacock, and Noah was Clone Trooper Captain Rex.

Russ & Noah attended a NASCAR race in November with Unlce Matt, Kade, and Chad.

My friends Pam & Chelsey flooded my house (front door) with balloons on my birthday!

For my birthday this year, I got a lot of new maternity clothes. The next week I had to clean out my closet to make room for the new clothes. ALL these clothes were moved since they didn't fit me anymore!

16 weeks with a little baby bump:

 For Thanksgiving this year, we did the 2nd annual bike ride to Freestone Park where we played a football game. Most everyone in the Sherwood Family was able to be there except for Brad, Danielle, Tayler, Kaitlyn, and Sophie.

 We did have a few extra family members join us - the Hess Family!! And here is Megan waving to oncoming traffic :)

 Collin and Blake got a nice ride in the bike trailer thanks to Uncle Russ!

Grandma was the cute babysitter in her chevron shirt. So stylish!

 Suzanne took these pictures of Roxy and Ellie and named the trees the "drama trees" since these girls were pouting as they were sitting by them!

 Action shots of the crazy football game - Poppy & Matthew took the game pretty serious!

 The weekend after Thanksgiving was when I finally decorated for Christmas! I usually have it done by mid-November but at that time this year, I was still not feeling great. I loved adding a new stocking this year for the baby.

 Noah received his Bobcat at Pack meeting - here are him and Russ chewing up their "bobcat poop"!

 Noah giving the scout salute:

 Noah was held upside down to get his Bobcat badge pinned on. He was told he had to do a good deed to be able to turn it right side up! He did that within a day or two of getting his badge.

 Here I am getting my first ever mother's pin! Too bad I didn't do my hair that day. I wish I had a cuter picture to document this special moment.

 At the end of November my sisters and I met up for lunch at Ned's. We don't get to do this very often with everyone's different schedules and it was so fun! We were laughing at ourselves for taking our own picture. Thank goodness my arms were long enough to hold the camera just far enough to fit us all in!