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Christmas 2011

Get Ready For Picture Overload!

We celebrated Amelia's First Christmas in Indiana! We traveled throught the night the Sunday night before Christmas. We left after a Christmas party and decided to go as far as Amelia would let us. She actually did really great in the car. She woke up twice to feed. She was fussy when we put her back in the carseat but stopped crying after 10 minutes or so. The next week was spent showing off our Amelia Grace. She met her Great Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins.

Everything was an opportunity for a photo shoot!

Highlights of the week:
Amelia took her first bottle to start getting ready for me going back to work. She took it like a champ!

She also slept through the night Decemeber 23! She slept from 8:30 to 5:30. I was so proud! However I woke up at 3:00 and never could go back to sleep. I guess my body had gotten used to being woken up all night.

Amelia also met Santa! My Grandmother's Assisted Living Home had Santa and Friends visit so Amelia came to meet Santa. I enjoyed getting a free picture with Santa without waiting in lines at the mall! Amelia wore her Santa outfit for Santa but she was so excited she fell asleep before he got there! :)

  

Amelia met her Cousins Mikah, Hudson, and Camden

 

Funny Story My parents dog Bailey loved Amelia. I was actually nervous how he would be all week with her but wherever Amelia was, Bailey wanted to be too. I know he misses her now!

 

She had her first Hupp Family Christmas which is Joe's large family. It was nice to add Amelia to our annual staircase photos.

 

  

Amelia was very blessed this Christmas with clothes, toys, books, her window seat cover! We had to use Joe's parents luggage rack to be able to get everything home! We traveled through the day on Tuesday and Amelia still did really good. But I could tell that she was over her car seat! Poor baby!

 

Did you have a good Christmas?

 

 

 

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Christmas List

What Do I Want for Christmas you ask?

• These Boots size 7
• Grey's Anatomy Season 6
• Muffin Caps Pan
• The Pioneer Woman Cookbook
• Canon PowerShot

That's all I got....


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Time for Knitting

I have been knitting a lot more recently.

I have been going through phases of being crafty. There are times when I just cannot get enough knitting. And then there are times when not even in my brain waves. In those time, I will stumble upon a crafty blog or see a pattern and I am know that I will have to start again!

Lately, I have been thinking about Christmas. Or sometimes I find myself knitting and Joe will ask "Who is that for?" I will say it's a Christmas present! But then I never know who!

I ordered some beautiful yarn from knitpicks and have started my next project. I have already restarted three times! This pattern is pretty intricate so I am trying to figure out what I am doing.

Who knows? This might be your Christmas present!

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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Christmas is here!!

And I have ONE gift purchased so far...I am so good! Well, I did buy myself a steam mop and told Joe that it was my Christmas present and he did a good job so that counts right?

I will soon post pictures of our humble Christmas tree. Joe and I went out early on Black Friday to score a deal at Lowe's! Although later we had a conversation in which Joe informed me that he would be okay if we didn't have a tree! Men!

But he did put up Christmas lights outside so maybe he won't get the Grinch award! Are you ready for Christmas?

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Christmas List

I know it's well over a month from Christmas but my mom is pressuring me for a Christmas List.

You know you have grown up when it think a really long time to come up with a list

Without further ado....

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School


• Canon Powershot (I have a really nice SLR but wouldn't mind a good point and shoot)


• These lazy spoons from Rachael Ray


• A Pizza Stone
  
• The Biggest Loser for Wii
  
  
  

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Christmas Cooper

Here are some Christmas Cooper pictures. My favorite is the one of him and Santa! Joe took Cooper to Evansville in November and the Humane Society was having a fundraiser. Joe said everyone loved Cooper there! He was also very generous this year and gave out that picture to both sets of grandparents.

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Our Christmas

It was our first married Christmas together. It had its good and not so good. The good was spending time with our families, the Christmas Eve service at our church, and the great presents we received (including a sewing machine!)

The not so good happened on the way to my parents when Joe's jeep died on the interstate. Now if you know Joe you know that he loves his jeep while I wasn't a huge fan but thankful for a vehicle. So now instead of a house hunt, we are on a car hunt. This time we are thinking a car that is family car. We are also blessed because a family in the church are letting us use their truck as long as needed.

We also saw Marley and Me on Christmas day. It was really good! I loved the book and it made me appreciate Cooper a little more! :)

Did you have a good Christmas?



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O Christmas Tree

O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches

Here is our Christmas tree! There are even presents under the tree!









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Christmas

We finally have our tree up! We have a real Christmas tree this year which I have never had before. After Joe cut off some, its up and full of ornaments. We just need our tree topper and then I will post some pictures!

This weekend was full of Christmas parties and our choir cantata at church. We had to sing in both services this morning! After church I was tired. I also sang my first solo at Bethel.

Tomorrow we are going Christmas shopping which we have our list so hopefully it can be quick!

I am also reminded of the real reason we celebrate Christmas because of the birth of our Savior. HE is the reason why we are so blessed with families and churches to celebrate this season!



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Christmas Season

When did Christmas get here?

Ask me how many presents I have bought.....yeah none...yikes!

But I did buy two stockings for Joe and I to hang up on our pretend mantle we have to find. I just need little ones for Cooper Bella and Levi! :) I also put our Nativity Scene we got as a wedding present.

I do enjoy that we can make our own Christmas traditions together. We still need to get our tree inside and I have got to find some decorations.

What are some of your Christmas traditions?



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Christmas List

Did you miss me? I have been absent from the blogging world for a little bit. Because I am working full time and do not have access to the internet all day, I have been slacking.

So in honor, of my 100th post and the upcoming holiday season I decided to think of my Christmas list. I was talking with my mom about what I wanted for Christmas after some searching and thinking I have come up with my Christmas list

1. Sewing Machine

2. Emma on DVD
3. Electric Skillet
4. Any yarn for knitting/crocheting projects

5. Cookbooks

6. The ESV Study Bible

7. This Bookshelf from Ikea in White

Bella and Cooper would like more cute clothes!

What do you want for Christmas?

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