December already?!

We had a really nice Thanksgiving in Mankato with all of our family. It was nice to have an extended amount of time at both sides of Josh's family and not feel rushed. Josh's aunt, uncle and cousin from Colorado also joined us. We saw my family during the afternoon on Friday and look forward to spending more time with them over Christmas.

This weekend Wren attended her first Christmas party at our church. Each year they have a "Baby's First Christmas" party to celebrate all the new little ones and so the parents can get to know each other. Wren was in a good mood the whole time, so I guess that means she enjoyed it. We talked about family Christmas traditions, made handprint ornaments, took the babies' pictures in the manger, snacked on some goodies, and enjoyed getting to know the other families. It's amazing how many new babies there are at our church each year.

We also bought and put up our Christmas tree and decorations. It's certainly different with a 2 1/2 year old. He's so eager and anxious, so keeping him careful is pretty much impossible. We only brought out the non-breakable ornaments this year, and it will probably be that way for the next five years or so. In the three years we've been in this house, we've never put up outdoor lights, but we are thinking we will try them on the little tree out front now that we have an extension cord.

In other news, we recently re-joined the YMCA. I'm excited to get back into exercising and group classes while Harper and Wren have time in "Kids' Stuff." It'll be nice to have another thing to do during the week that can be any time, any day.

If you're surprised this post is all words and no pictures, it's because I've apparently reached my storage limit for pictures...I'll have to figure something out because a post without pictures isn't nearly as fun to read.

Time for me to get back to my sewing projects! I've made a good dent in my list, but there are still a few projects to make before Christmas. A bientot!