hey you guys. it's been almost a month...can't believe it. christmas has come and gone. as well as new years. and our amazing trip to portland. lemme tell ya about it.
sooo, we hopped on the plane early on the 18th. finley was mostly better. audrey had caught his cold and was less than cheery. in fact, she did horrible on the first flight. like, record breaking bad. lol. we made it eventually. we spent a day and a half in portland, seeing my big sister and a couple friends. on thursday, jake and i took off for an anniversary getaway. we went to bend, OR, a small mountain town in central oregon. we had an amazing time! we stayed in am awesome hotel with a beautiful view of the river. we ate at a fancy steakhouse, shopped, got coffee, jake went snowboarding, i got an amazing pedicure at a spa, went to a movie, slept in. i mean, what could be better?! it was a refreshing time away and we sure needed it. thanks meema, grandpa steve, and aunt katie for babysitting!
we got home on saturday and christmas explosion happened. all 4 of my siblings and us were up in portland, which is EXTREMELY rare. plus, my mom's husband steve's 2 sons and their families were there. plus a few friends. it was a full house. and really awesome. everyone was together for a couple days. we had thanksgiving dinner on christmas eve (my request since i missed my mom's meal this year), went to church, had a lovely breakfast and a huge gift opening event on christmas morning, wore matching pj's, layed around and the best part...(ha!)...all the girls went and saw les miserables! i have loved that musical since i was 16 when i saw it on broadway in new york. my dad bought me the soundtrack that christmas and when i was at school in england, i saw the play on broadway in london. it is my absolute favorite. of course, i was dying to see the movie and completely enjoyed it. so much goodness.
a big chunk of the family left the day after christmas and the rest of our time in portland was spent celebrating my sister liz's birthday, hanging out with dear friends (keith and vanessa, andrew and julie, allie, steven and becca, shona, kim, sarah, kelly, kelsey, jeanette)... these people who hold such special places in our hearts. my mom fed us and our friends countless meals, we watched a couple movies, ate at our favorite places, spent all kinds of money :), and just had a blast. we had tons of help with the kids which truly refreshed me. we were sad to go, but ready to come home and live our little life some more. what a blessing.
thanks to everyone in my family for helping make this trip possible and just loving jake and i are our babies. we love y'all and are so so thankful.
we have a bunch of pictures thanks to my beau, but they're not yet uploaded, but i'll post some when they are.
what else...this little babe i've got in me is a mover! like, a crazy marathon swimmer or something. i love feeling his/her movements so much. i sometimes think it's a boy in there, and then i switch to thinking it's a girl. so glad we're gonna wait and be surprised. this pregnancy has been my favorite so far...which seems weird because i was so sick in the beginning and even still some days. and i'm utterly exhausted at the end of the day of chasing the 2 crazies i have already. i just feel really calm and thankful for this little person and i'm so excited to meet them... in 4 more months :)
i started watching the west wing on netflix. wowzers, amazing show. loving it.
i guess that's all for now. we're back home, unpacked and settled. and it feels good. vacations are incredibly necessary.
love to you.
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