Christmas with Andy and Tori:
We’ve been blessed with another great babysitter whom Landon loves. We had a mini Christmas dinner with him and his sweet girlfriend (Landon loves her too!). They spoiled him rotten with a wooden train, cute book, dinosaur comb, and play pots/pans and accessories. They also spoiled John with bottles of beer from Loomis Basin Brewing Company and Shani with a photo album of pictures of Landon dating back to the first day Andy started babysitting Landon. We had a great time together and are very thankful for them!
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| Landon and Andy |
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| Landon opening another one of his presents |
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| Landon and Tori |
Christmas with the Buhs family:
We got to celebrate a very relaxing Christmas with John’s side of the family a few days before Christmas. With Landon’s naps being in the middle of the day, running from one family to the next was going to feel insane. This plan made things so much less stressful for the day of as well as a wonderful time hanging out together. Landon got an awesome balance bike from his cousin (its a bike with no pedals). He loved being pushed around the house on it. We think he enlisted everyone’s help (including Morgan’s) to ride it. He has a tad bit more growing to do before he can officially do it on his own as his little feet don't reach the ground yet, but that didn’t stop him from wanting to ride. John smoked a ham that was amazing and he and Kim drank a good variety of different beers (including splitting a $20 for a 12oz bottle of Westvleteren XII (a Belgium beer that was recently shipped to the US for the first ever)). We ended the night with homemade coconut milk candy cane ice cream, Yum!
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| Landon and cousin Morgan |
Christmas Eve:
We had a fun day together as a family. There were no big plans for us so it was nice. We took Landon to the park to ride his bike. He was such a trooper considering he took a good spill. He did get back on though! Shani was a little bummed because Landon was starting to get a little sick and she didn’t want to miss Christmas Eve service. John said he thought it would be fine to take him to big service for as long as he could last. Well Landon made it through the whole service (minus 5 minutes while John took him out during the sermon). It was a very fun service and a great way to celebrate together. We then headed to the Folsom Lake Estates for our annual drive to see the luminaries and Christmas lights. We were bad and let Landon sit on Shani’s lap since we go so slow through there. Landon loved the lights and really enjoyed being out of his car seat to see them. Since then he asks for us to “hold you” while we are driving and have to remind him that we stay in our seat while driving (we know, so confusing).
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Riding a bike with Daddy's help
Riding a bike with Mommy's help
Christmas:
Besides the fact that Shani slept on the floor in Landon’s room for 2 hours before getting up (John’s snoring was driving her crazy--in his defense he has had a cold), Christmas started out great! We sang “Happy Birthday” to Jesus then opened stockings and presents at our house before heading to Shani’s family's. Landon was definitely more into unwrapping the presents but would get fixated on a present and didn’t want to move on (especially a Leap Frog house from his Grandma and Grandpa Mac). Santa brought him a scooter that we should have had him open before the house as he sat on it for a second before going back to playing with the house. Since then he’s definitely enjoyed the scooter (the house continues to be a top toy as well). We finished getting ready then drove to Nonni and Papa’s. We had a very relaxing Christmas including a good nap (for all of us!). Landon got a toy kitchen from Nonni and Papa which kept him occupied the entire day! It was a very Merry Christmas!
Baby #2:
We haven’t updated much on our next little one on the way but only because we’ve been so busy running after Landon that we kind of forget we are pregnant with another one. It also helps that Shani continues to feel great and the pregnancy hasn’t slowed her down. We had an ultrasound a couple weeks ago and everything looked good. Baby was head-down already just like Landon's (yes that’s what Shani thinks) was at this time. The midwives are keeping the DVD for us so that Shani isn’t tempted to watch it and it continues to be a surprise like she wants. John is still trying to find reasons why we should find out early, but none have been good enough yet. We just had another midwife appointment and everything still looks great. The baby’s heartrate is 144 bpm (another reason why Shani thinks it’s a boy), the baby seems to be head-down still, and Shani’s belly is growing right on scale (although she feels it’s much bigger). It’s so weird to think that in 3.5 months we are going to meet this new one. Most of the time we feel like it was yesterday that we were having Landon. So crazy and so much fun!
Snow day:
We headed up to the snow with Nonni and Papa. We didn’t have to go too far and found a great area to play. Landon loved playing in the snow although he wasn’t too fond of walking in it. Then again it was hard for all of us to walk in it so no wonder he didn’t enjoy it. He had fun sledding and using his shovel. The weather was absolutely beautiful and a perfect day to go. Landon had so much fun that it gives us the incentive to go up more this winter especially since we are so close. John is hoping he can find a few good trails for us to go hiking in the snow which will also be great fun.
Goodbye 2012:
This has been a great year for our family! We’ve been busier than heck, suffered a couple loses, but have also had many joys. Landon has gone from a baby to a big boy this year and we’ve fallen more and more in love with him. He brings us so much joy and has brought so much laughter and love to our lives. It’s crazy to us that soon he will be 2! We made a small list of goals for 2012 and only accomplished one (a family trip together) but it was by far the best one! We’ll see what goals we make for this coming year and how many we are able to do, but no matter what we are lucky to have each other and be going through this life together. 2013 will bring some very big changes in our family and we look forward to another great year. We hope all our friends and family had a good 2012 and we wish you a very Happy and Healthy New Year!
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