We're home!

We had such a fun Christmas this year with Matt's family. We just flew home last night, and it was really nice to sleep back in our own beds. We were able to stay longer this trip than we usually get to and it was really nice. Hallie made out like a bandit with presents, we had to pack one and a half suit cases of just her presents (you think her aunts and grandparents love her or what?) and Matt and I didn't do too badly ourselves. Matt got a new digital camera from his parents which we were really in need of and they got me a 28 gage shot gun. When we go camping with them I really love shooting clay pigeons but I always borrow someone elses gun, so now I have my own! :) Fun. Basically Christmas was really good and Hallie even got to go and ride her aunt Katie's horse. Here are some pics.

Belly Butt

Hallie's new favorite thing to show people, her "belly butt". The scary thing is when she tries to find other people's belly butt, particularly at church, and starts lifting up women's skirts. Poor Jessica was one of her victims at church a week and a half ago, she was actually the first victim when we discovered that Hallie thought the quickest way to find a woman's belly button at church was to go up their skirt. It was really funny. As long as I'm talking about Hallie (lets get real, she's all I talk about) she has also become OBSESSED with "Choco milk" (thank you Matt) and won't drink milk without choco. She stands in front of the refrigerator, because she knows the chocolate milk mix is on top of the fridge, and cries and yells and stamps her feet begging for "Choco". And me, being the good disciplinarian that I am, and wanting to teach her that she doesn't get what she wants by throwing fits...I give it to her to make her stop begging. At least I'm AWARE it's bad parenting and plan to nip it in the bud at some point. Just not right now when I constantly feel like I'm on the verge of throwing up. Right now, I'll do anything...ANYTHING, as quickly as I can to make her happy so I can continue hovering close to a good throw up place. Considering getting pregnant? Let me remind you if this isn't your first and warn you if it is....it sucks. Find a way to get a nasty case of food poisining and as you're throwing up and feeling nausious all day just think, this is what I will feel like for 3 months of pregnancy at least. Just giving you something positive to think about. :)