'Tis the Season

Let the Christmas festivities begin! We put up the tree, decorations, and started other Christmas plans. It's an exciting time of year. We are busy, busy, busy. Especially Chris... He worked a 58-hour week at his "part-time temp" job. :D Poor guy! Even though we haven't seen much of him lately, Westley and I feel his dedication to providing for the family and love him for it.

So far, we've had a nice weekend. We got to take our little adopted grandma to her ward Christmas Party at church on Friday, in pouring rain. We had a good time getting to know people and enjoying a nice dinner. There was an almost realistic nativity manger set up for the children to see what it would be like in Christ's time. Everything was well done and very peaceful. 

Yesterday we had a date night. You know what that means... GROCERY SHOPPING! Hahahaha. Funny how that seems to always happen on date night. Oh, well. We grabbed some sushi and rented the new Disney/Pixar movie, Brave, and snuggled up to watch it too. 

In the outfit from Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Grigg

Note the bib on our son... he is a slobbering monster now that he has been teething. It's made a horrible rash on his neck and cheeks, so we have to keep him constantly covered and frequently changed. He has really gotten the hang of rolling around to get just about anywhere. He isn't satisfied to sit up and look around anymore, he wants to be moving all the time. He has a cold this week, so I've been trying to cuddle and rest with him, but he wants to be up and around despite being grumpy. He wakes up several times a night with a stuffy nose and can't get back to sleep until I've given him a shower and a nasal treatment. It's been a little rough on both of us. :) He's pretty happy when he's in the bathtub though. 

While I was at home with our little sicky today, I worked on compiling genealogy. I've been learning about Chris's mother's side of the family and putting their info into our family tree. It's fascinating to learn about the people he comes from. I love researching in general, but to be studying people's lives is so fulfilling and intriguing to me. Doing family history always helps me put my own life into perspective, knowing that what I do in this life affects so many more people than just me. It is amazing to think about it. 

I hope that this month is full of great Christmas cheer for all of our family and friends. We are certainly feeling our blessings and hope that you will too. Keep warm, keep healthy, and spend as much time with your family and loved ones as you can! :)