Our Christmas +...

We got a little video camera for Christmas and have been trying to get video of Noah smiling ever since... I got this cute video this morning.

This Christmas was really special to us since we have Noah AND its the first Christmas we've been able to spend together that I haven't had to work! Like every year we spent Christmas eve with the Hulets and Christmas day with the McAvoys... here are some highlights from our Holiday...

~Spending time with Jordan's family Christmas eve was really fun this year because everyone was there and stayed later than usual! We were the first ones to head home which is a first!
~Having Noah with us!
~The past few weeks Noah has been smiling more and more but now he's actually reacting to our faces and smiles so much! Christmas eve was the first time he looked up at me, smiled, and giggled.. it was the cutest thing I've ever seen... EVER!! The first person to get a smile from our little guy was my mother in law :)
~Not having to work! This was the fourth Christmas Jordan and I have spent together but the first one where we woke up Christmas morning in our house and got to open presents and have breakfast together.
~Spending the week after Christmas together without either of us having to work! This one's still in progress and its been so nice so far!

So that was our Christmas.

I've had lots on my mind lately. I kind of go back and forth on whether I'd want to live in Germany... Right now I'd really like to go back and live there. Here its just so lonely... the other day my phone died and I didn't even care because no one calls me; and guess what? I turned on my phone at the end of the day and I didn't miss anything. I miss our friends in Germany and how laid back everything is. Since we've been home none of our friends (or even family for that matter) have called us just to hang out and talk and chill. It always has to involve DOING something. I feel like people here always have to have something to do. It was so nice in Germany to just be able to go to someones house and not feel like you have to have something planned. Also, it feels like people here always have something better to do than just spend time with you. Its so hectic and stressful here. Now that we have Noah, I'd love to go back and live there (and if we could bring Buster of course). Thats how I've been feeling lately... lonely and kind of like none of our friends (and some family) really care anymore.

Noah has really brightened up our lives though even with all the changes that have happened. Its so amazing to me everyday, to see how he's grown and changed. Like I said before he's been smiling a lot and reacting to us more and more. He's getting stronger (and heavier!) and looks like a baby now instead of a newborn. I don't remember if I mentioned how much he weighs in my last post... he was weighed at 3 weeks and was 11.3 lbs!! Such a big boy! He's just over seven weeks old now... almost two months! I can't believe it! He's growing up so fast.

I love our little family so much and I'm so excited for all the adventures we're going to go on together. Jordan is so close to being done with school... only 3 semesters left and he'll be done. That makes 10 years in college for my man. TEN YEARS! Six years at BYU and four at the U. I'm so proud of him for being so driven... and he's such a good dad and an amazing husband. I'm one lucky girl. :-)