Job Update

Victor went in for his interview this morning and said it went good. He said they should contact him in a day or two to let him know if he has the job or not. Thanks for your prayers.

Christmas 2008

Wishing everyone a late Merry Christmas! I hope you all enjoyed the holiday and it was fairly relaxing. Okay, well I know it probably wasn't too relaxing, but at least entertaining and eventful!

We started our Christmas on Christmas Eve over at Victor's parents. We ate a yummy Christmas dinner with ham and roast! Then we opened gifts or should I say Ian opened gifts ha ha. Ian got spoiled rotten as usual! I decided I would let Victor open his Christmas gift that night. (Even though we said our trip to Whistler was our gift to each other I had already bought him an expensive gift) When he opened it, he didn't really believe I got him a camera! He thought I put a different gift in a camera box. He absolutely loved/loves it. (I got him a Nikon D80) Well, he also surprised me and went out and got me some gifts as well. (socks, gift cert., clothes, a blanket, slippers!) We ordered both of the Grandma's photo books and made both of them cry when they opened them. Vic and Doris both gave Victor and I $100!! After presents, we put Ian down to bed and played some poker! It was a great night, we only wish the roads weren't still so snowy so great Grandpa could have made it.

The next morning we woke up and let Ian open the couple gifts we got him. (soccer ball, pj's and socks) To really embarrass him when he gets older we put him in a Santa suit!! It's horrible I know, but Grandma Danielson bought it for him and I thought it was too funny. Then, we headed over to my parents for a second round of spoiling for Ian. My mom got Victor and I a whole new set of dishes and a very needed set of new towels. After presents, Victor and I went to go pick up my girlfriend Kelley and Ian's girlfriend Gabi, to spend Christmas dinner with us. It was so much fun having the both of them there! All together, we had a wonderful Christmas! Here are probably way too many photos of our Christmas fun. Not to mention it was Ian's 1st Christmas!

Drop Box

Prayer Requests...

Hey Everyone,

I have two prayer requests. The first, is for my Grandma, apparently she fell yesterday and she might have broken her hip. She's in a lot of pain and I just pray that the Lord heals her completely. The second, is for my wonderful Husband Victor, he is going in for a second interview for a job tomorrow and we are praying He gets it and that this is where the Lord wants him to be. Thanks so much! I'm going to post some Christmas pictures and stuff shortly!

Christmas Season!

Even though I'm very disappointed about not having a Christmas tree this year and not decorating the apartment, it really feels like the Christmas season! Mainly, because of all the snow falling outside! I LOVE IT when it snows in the city up here. That's because I never got snow when I was kid for Christmas in Cali. Even though it's a frigid 27 degrees outside, I'm loving it. It's so nice to just sit inside and look through our big windows at the snow falling outside. (sipping hot cocoa, one of my favorite drinks!) Also, I made a gingerbread house for the first time in I don't know how long! I even got Victor help me make it! (I think he felt sorry for me when I couldn't even get the first two walls up) Oh, and I did get a Christmas tree up, just not a real one. Kelley,(mom of Ian's girlfriend)knew I was bummed about not having a tree and we were talking about having at least a little tree, like the one on Charlie Brown's Christmas movie. So, she decorated a baby fake tree and matching wreath for me! She is so awesome! Although the decorations are sparce, I'm having a wonderful Christmas Season so far!
I only got one picture of Ian in the snow, because he hand got snow on it and he did not like it one bit! When I was holding him though, he loved the snowflakes falling! He kept pointing to them. (He loves pointing to things now!) I hope everyone is having a blessed Holiday season so far!

Christmas Season

Ian Loves (and needs) His Baths

Ian knows how to get messy when He eats(don't all babies?). Which is fine because He LOVES his bath time. Thought I'd post some cute pics of him all dirty and having fun in the tub. His teeth really poke out now, so you can see them easily these days.

A New Baby

We currently have a new baby around the house. She's 11 weeks old, 1 1/2 lbs, brown hair, and half mini doberman pincher and half chihuahua. That's right, we have a puppy! Her name is Coco. We are not 100% sure if we are going to keep her yet though... Here's how we got her.
Saturday night was Victor's company Christmas party. At the party his carpet vendor he uses (Jim), was selling raffle tickets to raise money for the Strong's Kids Foundation. They were selling tickets for a 42" Plasma, a Wii and some puppies. Well when she exlplained all the raffle tickets she said a wee dog and I thought she meant a Wii dog. So I told Victor go for the plasma. Well I found out a little later it was an actual puppy! So I was just enthralled with the puppies (there were three) and tell Victor he has to get a ticket and he got me one. (we ended up getting a couple more from people leaving early) Well on the second puppy we were 3 numbers away! We didn't win a puppy. So I talk to jim after the raffle and asks what happened to the third one. He tells me someone from a Christmas party across the hall bought her for five hundred dollars. We danced a little, then said our goodbye's and left. Around the corner from my Mom's we get a call, it's Jim. Apparently the people never showed and they had one more puppy left. Jim told us to come and get her, so we turned around went back and picked up little Coco. I have to add that we carpooled with Victor's good friend Megan and her boyfriend Scott and they really wanted a puppy as well. Which is why she will go to them if we decide not to keep her.
She is the sweetest little thing! She loves to cuddle and follow me around the house like mother hen. I'm currently potty training, which is going a lot better than I expected. She's really good with peeing on the newspaper, but not as good with the pooping. The hardest part I've found with having a puppy right now is night time. She cries and cries until someone gets her out of her kennel (and believe me she is very loud for such a small puppy). Other than that it hasn't been as hard as I thought with a puppy around. Ian and her get along fine, she loves him, but he is not very interested in her. She jumps on him or licks him and he just pushes her away. Thought I would share our current new addition with you all. I'll keep you posted.

Coco

Whistler, Canada

Last weekend Victor and I got to go to Whistler, Canada! This was our Christmas present to each other. Not only was it a baby free weekend, but it was my first time in Canada! The whole town of Whistler is like victorian/bavarian style and so unique. The drive up there is absolutely stunning. Unfortunately for me it was very foggy and rainy, but I could still see a glimpse of how pretty it was. It was a very relaxing weekend, we slept in both days and took a 3 hour nap on saturday afternoon! (something that would never be done at home on Ian's schedule) Even though there was hardly any snow and half of the lifts were closed, it was still an awesome weekend with fun skiing (and snowboarding for Victor). Most of all it was so nice for Victor and I to enjoy each other and spend time alone with each other. Enjoy the pictures.

Whistler 08