For Christmas this year (my year to spend with my family) we all decided to congregate in Oregon at Ty and Molly's house. It really does not matter where we are, or what we are doing... we have fun together, as a family. JJ and I arrived in McMinnville on Christmas Eve, and stayed until the 28. Then we traveled to Spokane to see his parents via Ellensburg and Moses Lake, all the while catching up with friends and lots of family. Good times!
My pictures are random, and in true "Erin Fashion", because I have not blogged in forever (thank you to all of you who sent me "gentle" reminders), there are a ton of them!
Definitely the highlight of spending time with the Matthews' clan was getting to live in Maya's world for a few days. She is the most precious niece in the entire world, and I already miss her so much!
Auntie lovin' on the Princess Pea...
Ty had just gotten home from work, and Maya was already in her Christmas Eve gown. Oh, my gosh! The dress was twice as big as she was and several times she lost her toys under her poofy skirt! It was so funny!
The B.I.L.s: Brother-in-Laws. Nuff said.
And Christmas morning! Molly shows off her pretty, new gifts.
And Brock shows off his pretty, new gifts. A ha ha ha!
And then Brock is done; has had all the fun he wants to have for the night.
Happy Mom and Dad!
Trying out the new merchandise... I have to admit, this carrier was a little confusing at first :0)
JJ with the stroller that is seriously the size of a compact car! It's a good thing that we have a mini van to put it in! (Don't make fun, all you mini van haters!)
Nursery fabric! My Auntie is going to make us baby quilts, and we are decorating the nursery around this colorful palette.
My favorite...
This was taken just a couple of days ago. I am now just over 5 months, and REALLY showing! Not to mention, the camera angle is not terribly flattering!
Sister hit a winner with Brock's hat and shirt! OK, really, the credit for the shirt goes to JJ.
And Christmas would not be complete without a strange, and well.... cute? gift from my mom.
Probably my favorite picture of JJ and Maya. He was definitely her favorite family member by far!
Thanks to my family, JJ and I both wound up with Chuck Taylors. I wear mine everywhere, even to the Jazz games, and their colors are blue, purple and white. Hey! Pink goes with everything!
We were all totally impressed that Christie stepped it up and played rock band with us. She... well... she ROCKED! My mom had never played before, and although the guitar was set to easy, she hit 79% on her first try! WOW!
