The Holidays

We got a nice surprise right before the Christmas break....17 inches of snow on the ground. This gave me a few extra days out of school. Nestor and I had to sweep the snow off the porch until Nestor's dad came to help shovel us out. We need to buy shovels. Being snowed in allowed us to get things done around the house, which was really nice. I was also able to make Nestor a Bolivian dish called Escabeche de Pollo. Yum Yum!
Nestor and I had the opportunity to spend time with my family out in Utah for the holidays. It was so wonderful to be able to spend almost two weeks with them. It is so hard to be away from them all, especially my nieces and nephew. I love them so much.
We spent Christmas Eve at Matt and Michon's house playing games and then had Christmas at Mike and Sandra's house. Of course Sandra was an amazing cook throughout the entire vacation and Nestor and I came home with a few extra pounds.
My sister planned a family baby shower for me, which was really sweet since we live so far away. She had some amazing games and of course the girls beat the boys in the pricing game!
During the time in Utah we were able to go to the Jordan River Temple, walk around Temple Square, go shopping, go to a Jazz basketball game, watch football, play games, take my Mom to get her make-up done and of course eat a whole lot. It was nice to relax and not have to worry about anything.
I had lots of time to play with my nieces and nephew and get to know them better. Madison, the oldest, loves to take pictures with a camera, tinkerbell, and watching her cartoons on tv. She is so caring and loving with Carter and Sofia. Carter actually follows her around everywhere she goes. It is too cute to see! She is so tall and I love it! She is going to be like her aunt Schelley!! Sofia has the most adorable smile in the world, she is pretty shy and quiet around other people,especially brown ones ;) and also she loves to dance. I love getting kisses from her! Sofia is like her aunt Schelley because she loves to hold her blanket and suck her thumb (Thanks Dad). Baby Carter also has such a cute smile, we love his teeth! My favorite things about Carter is when he laughs, puts his head down on stuff when he is tired,how he drops his pacifier out of mouth within three seconds of seeing food, and how Nestor taught him how to stick his tongue out. He is a very busy boy and wants to get into everything (very typical of a boy).

Anyhow, enough about my family! We had a blast and I can't wait to see them all when they come to Virginia when our baby is born.

Nestor and I had our own mini Christmas celebration when we got back from Utah. Nestor got me a bread machine and I am so excited to make bread all of the time!!!