Santa and Big Girl Beds

Gwen got to pick out her very own big girl bed this week. Of course she picked out the one with a doggy and kitty cutout on the headboard. When you put her down for her nap or bedtime you can hear her in her room talking to "Doggy" and "Meow". It's actually been a fairly easy transition for all of us. She loves to climb in her bed by herself and she loves the snowmen sheets that we let her choose at the store. Plus, lots more of her friends fit in this bed. We took down the crib and put it in our room and hopefully when we get it out in February, she won't have a fit thinking it's still her bed.

Some of you got to read my Christmas forward and were probably wondering if the part about our nativity was real. Well, it was and here's proof. This is Baby Jesus in his manger driving the school bus with all the other nativity pieces in it along for the ride.After their tour of our house, they must all be worn out because Gwen takes them out and lays them all down for naps. Even the donkey and cow are laying on their backs with their feet up in the air.Last Friday, we went to the Festival of Trees. It sure was fun. We met Laura and Noah there but were too busy wrestling our two-year-olds to take many pictures. Gwen's favorite part was watching all the pretty dancers. She really loves to dance and would grab Noah's hands and make him boogey with her. We even stood in line to see Santa. This was Gwen's first encounter with him and she didn't really know what to think. She wasn't scared, just unsure of what was going on. The next day we went to a breakfast with Santa at Jonathan's school and Gwen didn't want to go anywhere near Santa.

On another note, Jonathan finished his last final for his Associate degree today. If he did all the paperwork correctly, that means he'll get his associate in art degree for history in the next couple weeks. He does want to go to the graduation ceremony in the spring, so look for your invites in a few months. Now our plans are for him to get a job for the spring and summer so we can save up some money so we can hopefully move in the fall. He'll either go to the University of Utah or Weber State in the fall.

At my OB doctor's appointment last week everything still looks fine. I was super surprised when he said he'd see me again in two weeks. That means we're getting closer to the due date. In fact we only have 10 weeks left. Oh boy, that seems really soon to me.