God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corth 5:21

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas is Almost here!

Hand Bells

 
To get us into the Christmas spirit we started December off with a little hand bells at Frisco's Merry Main Street!  It was a family ordeal, with Jeff directing and his mom and sister filling in as some of the bell ringers.  Anders and cousin Jane were some of the bundled up spectators in attendance....it was probably one of the coldest nights we had in Texas all year, burrr.....but it really made it feel like Christmas.

Christmas Tree Decorating




 Anders is the best gift we could ever have!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Thankful!

Yesterday I bubbled in my last testing scan-tron, and finished up my first semester of nursing school.  It was a good yet challenging semester, of which I am so thankful to be done.  A special thanks to my loving husband and supportive family- I couldn't have done it with out you.

Here is a reflective picture from my first day of clinical...I was so nervous; but 10 weeks later I am feeling more confident and much more like a nurse.


So this morning I woke up feeling like a new "free" women, ready to take on all the things I love doing but didn't have much time for during school, one of which is blogging.

Catching up on Anders
I am very thankful for my healthy and happy little boy.  He brings such joy to our lives!  Anders turned 9 months on the 21st.  His appointment with Dr. G showed the following stats:

Weight- 20.4 lb (50%)
Height- 29.5 in (95%)
Head- 18.5 in (95%)

Anders currently loves: to make people smile by clapping his hands, taking baths, eating, playing with his cousins, standing- with Mom and Dads help, and singing (listening to us sing and then adding his version).  He also is trying out a new move that we call the "push-up" (pictured below)...this may mean that he will be crawling soon.




 Bath time- 1st mohawk!

Mom Larson
This past month we celebrated with my mother-in law on her birthday.  I am so thankful to have a wonderful mother-in-law, who is such a help with Anders and a great example of a positive and joyful person. 

 
We celebrated Thanksgiving at their place and I was one of only two Americans in the room.  Canadian thanksgiving is in October- so I am a lucky girl that get's to celebrate my favorite holiday not once but twice!