Tons of Bubbles...and Four Wisdom Teeth

December got her first bottle of bubbles, and she thinks they're so fascinating!

Here she is trying to chase them down and pop them

December's friend Samuel lent her one of his Christmas presents -- a machine that suctions to the bathtub wall and blows bubbles like CRAZY! December thought it was fun.

More bubble-popping in the bath

Here she is, being cool and hanging out with that big black stuffed bear :)



I got my wisdom teeth taken out one week ago now. And I think it went rather well! December went to go play with Samuel while Brad took me to the appointment. The worst part of the actual appointment was getting the laughing gas they give you prior to sticking you with the IV of sleeping potion. The laughing gas just made me feel wierd and didn't make me feel better about getting pricked by a needle as it was supposed to. The surgery went well, and I didn't even have to get stitches! That's good! I felt pretty groggy that whole day, though. The gaping holes in the back of my mouth feel better every day -- yay! :) I think it went really well. My face didn't swell up or get black and blue. Tomorrow I go in for a post-op appointment, so we'll see what they say about how I'm healing then.

A Little Fairy

December got two cute little fairy outfits from almost-Auntie Tarena, and I put the pink one on her yesterday...I thought she looked so incredibly adorable in it. My tiny little fairy December.

She loved wearing it, too and didn't want to take it off!

December LOVES pancakes! Ever since we've been home, she's had a ferocious appetite, which makes me happy. She never eats well when we're not at home, and I think while we were in Calgary, I just got used to the small amounts she ate. So now that we're home, I think she's eating tons when she's probably just going back to eating normally!

"Cake! Cake!" is what she asks for whenever she wants a snack. Cake means pancake to December. She likes her pancakes with peanut butter and syrup on top.

Playing with her doll house.

My parents are coming in on Tuesday! YAY! I can't wait. Dad is coming for a conference that will be held at the seminary next weekend, and Brad will be going with him. And on Monday, I get my wisdom teeth out. Eeek! I'm getting nervous about that already. The office told me that there is a chance you can die when they put you to sleep for the surgery. That's not very comforting! Hopefully it'll all go okay. These doctors do this many times each day, so they are very capable. I'm not too worried...just a little worried.

Banff

It's probably pretty hard to see this, but this is the outline of the Rocky Mountains that can be seen from a place close to Brad's parents' house...so pretty!

The weekend before we left, Jeff, Erin, Caden, and us went to Banff to sit in some hot springs and have dinner. I took these pictures out of the car window as we drove.

Brad and I loved being back in the mountains again!

Caden and December playing with the kids toys at McDonald's

December did not want to take this picture -- we were taking her away from the fun toys

December on the ride home from Banff...NOT a happy camper! The flash of the picture probably blinded her because it was pitch black in the car on the way home, poor thing. She whined almost the entire way home while I tried to sing every kids' song I could think of in order to keep her happy :)

Calgary Vacation 2007

This post will show you all of the fun things we did in Calgary -- we really had such a great time while we were there. These next few pictures were taken on New Year's Eve when we went bowling at night. There were a ton of other people there, and we had to wait for bowling lanes to open up for us, so we tried to find ways to amuse ourselves. I'm in the middle with my two sister-in-laws on either side of me: Erin on the left and Kim on the right.





















The boys doing crazy faces. Brad on the left, then Rebekah's (Brad's sister) boyfriend in the middle, and Matthew (Brad's brother) on the right.






They inspired us girls to do odd faces, too...me on the left, then Erin, then Rebekah




















All of the Jones girls: me on the left, then Erin, Kim, Rebekah (the only true, natural-born Jones girl), and Tarena (who will be marrying Matthew in August)




After waiting a while, we finally got lanes! Here I am bowling with my super heavy 8-pound ball (the lightest one that I can still get my fingers in the holes)



Here's me, happy because I didn't get a gutter ball


Brad about to bowl a strike








Matt and Tarena. December is going to be their flower girl!! I'm really excited!


Brad and I, waiting for our turns to bowl.




Here we are playing a gift grab, where you can steal presents away from each other. Tons of fun! You are given cards, and if one of your cards is called, you get to take a present from someone else...as you can see in the picture below, Kim, Mike, and Brad were doing VERY well in this game!



December fell in love with Uncle Matthew during our trip. Whenever he was anywhere nearby, December wanted to run into his lap and have him hold her. Her word for Matthew was "Marsh." She'd ask, "Where'd Marsh go?" all the time. Here she is giving him a kiss.

Matthew was very kind and let December jump all over him and smother him with kisses. December had a blast with him!

Here we all are, watching the babies' favorite: Baby Einstein.

Here's a picture of December's Great-Grandma sitting with Matt. We love Grandma!

December and Uncle Matt again

Everyone is watching Brad's brother Michael play a computer game (at least, the boys are...it was highly difficult to get them to look up and smile for this picture)

Dad and Debbie, who were very kind and hospitable hosts for all of the Christmas parties and all kinds of action that went on in their home for two weeks straight!

December finding Tarena's sunglasses in her purse and trying them on

When we were visiting during the summer, Brad and I were taught how to play Texas Hold 'Em. It's a fun game to play with everyone!

December LOVES phones, especially cell phones! She is getting better at talking on them, too.

Tarena and December in almost-matching outfits.