Christmas 2010/Turning the big 3-0!

I blame my lack of blogging lately due to having family in town and being sick. I have not pulled the camera out in forever, so I have no picture evidence of our holidays! We're heading down to Utah tomorrow, and I will bring my camera with to try to remember to take pictures...should be fun! Anyway, Brian's family came in town the weekend before Christmas and stayed until the following Tuesday. By then, we were all sick! So, by the 23rd, Landen started getting fevers and his snot changed colors so I was able to get him into the doctor and get him started on antibiotics for his double ear infection. I've been battling bronchitis, which is hard when you're pregnant and limited to what medications you can take and Brian...well he's just had a cold, he doesn't really get sick (I blame this on the military since they vaccinate him with everything).



So, by Christmas Eve, I finally had enough energy to cook all day so we could have a nice dinner before Brian went to work. Of course we opened our traditional Christmas Eve present (PJ's), and Landen and I wrote a note to Santa and left him some milk and cake to eat. After getting Landen to bed, I had the pleasure of setting up his 101 piece Thomas train set, but I was only up until midnight, so not too bad!



The next morning I got the Christmas breakfast casserole in the oven and tried to keep Landen from seeing what Santa brought until Brian got home to open presents. I was lucky enough to get exactly what I wanted...a Kindle! It's so awesome, and I've been able to download a bunch of free books already! Brian got his Under Armor he wanted for running outside, and Santa also surprised him with a Blu Ray player he'd been wanting. Landen could not have been more excited about his train set! He's barely been able to put down Thomas and James since! It was nice to have a lazy day, then we went over to have Christmas dinner with the Gierke's and meet Liz and Dave's new baby Emmitt...he is so adorable! You forget how small newborns are! We had a little birthday party for me there before I headed off to work. I'd also had a little surprise party when Brian's family had been in town.

Turning 30 really was anticlimactic. When my brother asked if I felt any different, I told him no, and that I hadn't woken up with any new creaks in my body. I've been told it's the new 20 lately, and really, I don't feel any older than I did when I was 20! (except that I like going to bed early when I get the chance). Anyway, I've gone on long enough, but the holidays were great, and it was so fun having Landen be so excited this year! Looking forward to some more family time this week to celebrate the New Year!