Our disneyland vacation

Christmastime at disneyland is my favorite. I love all the decorations and I love when it is cold there. Although as you can see from this picture, it wasn't that chilly. At night it got there though. It reminds me of growing up and singing at the candlelight thing. I cant remember exactly what it was called. Where's Amy when I need her? Those were good times. Anyways, we went right before Thanksgiving. Our passes were running out and we needed one more hurrah before they did.

They opened Its a small world for a short time on the next to last night. Much to the kids dismay. I was really happy. Its one of my favorite rides. I love to watch Jeffrey look at everything and sing along. They got all new boats, that were alot nicer also.

San Diego with Matthew

It was Matthews turn for a trip and Lance had a long overnight in San Diego, so Matthew and I flew out to meet him for the night. We didn't end up staying overnight but we had a really fun time. There is an aircraft carrier across the street from Lances hotel that we went over and toured. They have turned it into a museum. The guides on the ship had either served on that ship or other aircraft carriers and they told really cool stories and knew everything about the day to day operations. Since we didn't get to stay overnight, we decided to treat Matthew to a really fancy dinner. Lance also wanted to take me out to get some steak, since I am really anemic and need to bulk up on iron. We went to Ruths Chris steak house. Its been two weeks and I am still dreaming about that steak. It was so good! When it was time to leave, Lance walked us down to the van, then as we were driving away and Lance was walking back into the hotel, Matthew said, "Thats really sad to watch Dad walk in by himself." It was sad. Alot of his life is spent in hotels alone. Such is the life of a pilot. If we think about it too much, we wont be able to do it anymore. It was so great to be able to spend a few precious hours alone with Matthew. We haven't laughed that much together in a long time. He is a really funny kid. No wonder so many people like him! It was nice to remember how blessed I am to have him as my son.

3 weeks left

Christmas is pretty much not in the forefront right now. It is a necessary evil to get to where I really want to be, which is not pregnant! The doctor has scheduled my c-section for Jan 7th. We are all really excited for the baby to be coming. I cant wait to have a new baby in the house. I do have mixed emotions about kicking Jeffrey out of his spot though. He still seems like such a baby to me. He has been so much fun! I am trying to get as much loving and cuddling as I can before I have a newborn in my arms all the time. Luckily, Rachel is a good substitute. If I'm not there, she is the next best thing.