Christmas Remembered

Starting cinnamon rolls Christmas Eve

Stockings...guess which one is Ollie's!

Opening the stockings...mmm, animal crackers!

Christmas morning at the Johnsons

Picture of Grandma with my new camera

Playing "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" (we weren't) and eating cinnamon rolls

Kiss from Grandpa

Christmas jammies!

okay, maybe we had too much fun posing...

Dad's already looking tired and we only just got to Grammy and Grampy Sargents!

Oliver went nutty for these crackers! He carried the bag around all afternoon!

A quiet moment with mom

Christmas afternoon at the Sargents'

love love love this shot!

much better! Oliver loves his Pooh Bear Chair!

Kayley loves her baby cousin!
The mayhem

Grammy Sargent with her favorite Grandson!

Post Christmas Update

I got a new digital camera for Christmas, a kodak easyshare, it is wonderful, i love it, but i can't figure out how to get the pictures onto the blog so Christmas photos and videos are to follow when I figure it out (aka when Shane gets home:) )
This week Oliver learned how to say no. He's really good at it. Its actually kind of helpful because he says it as he is about to do something naughty, so we can get to him in time!
We also found out on Christmas Eve that he has an ear infection so he is on antibiotics for another week, but he is feeling so much better already, its great! (and don't worry, I will still give him his full dose of antibiotics)

Christmas cookies

On Sunday Shane, Marisa, Oliver and I decorated Christmas cookies. The general consensus was that Marisa is a TERRIBLE cookie decorator. The picture here is the only good cookie she made. Sorry Ris! Cookie design is just not for you!
Next topic: Shane as a child. I have had this picture of Shane on the fridge for a few months now and everyone who sees it thinks that it is Oliver at first glance. I have to agree. What do you think?
We are only waiting for one more person, Gabriel, to arrive, and then we will have our Christmas crowd complete! Mom, Dad, Grandma, Marisa, Gabriel, Shane, and Ollie. Of course we're bummed that Les, Rob, Melody, Miranda, Josh, Bek, Judah, Delilah, Mikey, Di, and Aaron could all be here too, but we take what we can get:)

miracles DO happen!

Last week my parents' home teacher went over to help cut and stack some wood. That evening he called them up to inform them that his ring had fallen off of his finger, probably while chopping wood. Every night after work for the entire week he came over, metal detector in hand, scouring the back yard for his wedding band.
Then the ice storm hit.
I'm sure that they gave up hope, because I know my parents and our family had. It had probably washed away in the rain, or been buried by the snow.
Friday morning, after the storm had died down I went over to my parents to use their hot water (they have a generator!) as I was walking back, something caught my eye in the driveway. I can't really say why it did, because the sun wasn't out, but I did see a small glint. I looked down, and buried under about half an inch of ice was a wedding ring. I dug it out and started screaming, "I found it! I found it!" We had to wait an entire day to tell them we had found it because they still didn't have their power back on. Apparently my parents' hometeacher was giddy.
He informed me on Sunday that they had been praying all week long that somehow the ring would show up. He then told me that I had been the answer to their prayers.
I am so grateful that the Lord was able to work through my hands to help out these faithful people. It reallly increased my faith in miracles too!

First Born Tag

*1. Were you married at the time?* yes
*2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant?* well...i guess we'll have a scottish baby...
*3. How old were you?* 20 when I was preggers, 21 when I had him
*4. How did you find out you were pregnant?* home test because i was 3 days late
*5. Who did you tell first?* My stupid boss so I could leave work early
*6. Did you want to find out the sex? Definitely, we could barely wait the 16 weeks!
*7. What was your due date? October 26, 2007
*8. Did you deliver early or late?* two stupid weeks late
*9. Did you have morning sickness?* never, although i used it as an excuse to get out of class (I was still in college)
*10. What did you crave? peanut butter and bagels, fried clams
*11. Who irritated you the most?* everyone who didn't notice i was preggo! I wanted everyone to know!
*12. What was you first child's sex?* boy
*13. How many pounds did you gain throughout your pregnancy?* 35
*14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy?* just being 2 weeks late
*15. Where did you give birth?* LRGH
*16. How many hours were you in labor?* about 5. I had Pitocin at 9, but didn't feel contractions until about noon. I pushed for 15 minutes.
*17. Who drove you to the hospital?* my husband
*18. Who watched?* Shane, Mom, Erica Russell (my midwife) and two nurses
*19. natural or c-section? natural
*20. Did you take medicine to ease the pain?* hecks no! I kind of meditated into a trance, it was pretty cool
*21. How much did your child weigh?* 8lbs 12ozs
*22. What did you name him/her?* Oliver David Sargent
*23. How old is your first born today?* 13 months exactly!

I tag Becky, Shauna, Jen H., Jenn M., and all of the other moms out there!

Preparing for Christmas

So we have never had a tree before out of sheer laziness. We always spend Christmas with our parents anyway. This year, though, was going to be different. This year our little boy was going to havea good old fashioned Tannenbaum...or not. We couldn't really find a place to put a tree and were fearful of what Oliver would do to it once it was up. So we compromised...
This way we were able to decorate and display our ornaments without worrying about Oliver breaking/eating them...or the tree!

We also hung up our stockings...

and set up our Nativity Scene (from Mexico on our honeymoon)

Oh how I love Christmas:)

Also, the temple was great. I am so glad we went. We had a quiet, reverent time at the temple and had a great, rowdy time Texas Roadhouse with the Simpsons!

I love to see the temple...

Well, the stars have aligned and at long last I am off to the temple. The last time I was there was last October. I've had some separation issues with my little man, but Shane and I have both gathered the strength and courage to leave him for about 8 hours to bask in the quietness that is the temple. The silence of the celestial room is something both of our brains need right now.