Christmas 2010

whew, I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone. It was a truly magical day. We have SO much to be thankful for. First and foremost, we are thankful that Jesus was born and came to live and die for us. Of course, there were many thoughts about next year and the 9 month old that will be a part of our family.On Christmas eve, Jessie & I got seriously pampered at a local day spa. It was so wonderful that we decided it will be our annual tradition :) We got foot rubs, a 60 min. massage, and unlimited time in this incredible steam shower where jets come at you from both sides. Best part? I was able to lay on my STOMACH! 2nd best part? When I flipped onto my back, she pressed a button and the middle dropped down to make it super comfortable. Incredible!


That night we ate a Mexican feast together and then went to the Christmas eve service at church. Afterward, Ben and I went around to some different houses that were decked out in lights. I was determined to stay up until midnight since it is our last Christmas Eve where we can sleep in as long as we want, but unfortunately, I fell asleep about 10 min. into Santa Claus and didn't make it much past 9 pm.

Christmas day started out with Ben and I opening our presents from each other. Ben gave me a few really thoughtful gifts including a personalized photo album for pictures of friends and family to pray for, the EXACT water bottle from the birthing video we watched last class (he must have been really paying attention), and a really neat willow tree statue. He also got me some stylin boots!
I got Ben a few things like a new watch, some hot cocoa from the Real Simple gift list, a keyboard for the wii and a date of the month club membership (I made up 12 dates that we will do throughout the year).
After our time together, we went over to Jessie & Mark's and spent the majority of the day playing, cooking, baking, and laughing. It is so fun to see Christmas through little kids' eyes. James was SO excited about so many of his presents.. he kept needing to remind me that he got a new bike and it has buzz on it! The Rikalos came over for a yummy dinner (the marinated tri tip from Costco is amazing!).








What a beautiful day!