Let the Festivities Begin!

I can't believe it's December, where has time gone?  It's so crazy to think that this time last year no one knew we were pregnant but Erik and I (and my mom, I HAD to tell her it was black Friday and I was about to pass out cause I hadn't eaten anything!) it was so much fun to have a secret to ourselves, and to say "this time next year we'll have a 5 month old!" Now here we are, a year later with our sweet baby Violet. I've been so excited for the Holiday's so that we can start new traditions, and keep up the old ones.

I was so looking forward to a nice weekend home before the every-weekend-Christmas-parties-out-of-town started, but Erik broke the news to me that the Civil War (Oregon vs. Oregon State) game was Saturday and we had to go down to watch it.  So as usual we made a weekend out of it to make the drive and trip worth it.

Friday my parent's took the whole family (except poor Amy who is on strict bed rest and Brody and the boys) to Pizzaria, then Christmas Village in Ogden.
Violet loved watching the fish

It was a great night to go, not TOO cold but it was so busy that the line was way too long to wait to see Santa.  Somehow, somewhere I WILL get a picture of Violet with Santa... Erik's aunt gave this snow suit to Violet and she's already too big for it, but it kept her nice and toasty

This couple was providing music, but not Christmas music, folk-line dancing-yodeling music

My dad dancing a jig

My parents with Erik and Violet

Hudson and Ruby "posing" for pictures even though it looks like he's giving her the heimlich