Decorating, Birthdays, and a Baby Blessing

The beginning of December was very eventful. We decorated for Christmas. This was our first year with a full size Christmas tree. And Jocey was so excited to put on the ornaments. And we let her put the star on top.

 

My parents came to visit for a few days for Emma's baby blessing. While here it also happened to be my dad and Jocelyn's birthday. We had fun celebrating. My dad opened presents (books and a shirt) and I made him a Banana Cream Pie (his favorite) and then him, my mom, and I went and saw Catching Fire. Most excellent.

The next day was Jocelyn's 3rd birthday. We had a special breakfast and she opened her presents. She got two princess dresses, a cute tutu outfit, a coloring pad, and a Disney CD.

She also had a special birthday lunch at Leatherby's. They whole place sang "Happy Birthday" to her and it almost made me cry. I thought that was so sweet. She was embarrassed and had the funniest face, with her tongue sticking out, the whole time. I hope she gets over that.

The next day was Emma's baby blessing. Dave did great again. After church we had family and friends come over for lunch. I feel so blessed to have been surrounded by so many wonderful people. This is the same dress that my sister, all of our girls, and I were blessed in.

And here are our awesome cheering squads.