Monday, December 28, 2015
The Christmas festivities have come to an end and we are relaxing at home right now while there is an ice storm outside! Here's a quick rundown of some of the holiday fun that we shared with family.
We began in Houghton Lake visiting Josh's dad and stepmom. It was really nice to catch up with them and it was the first time they got to see the baby bump in person. Unfortunately, they lost power in the middle of the night so we woke up to a chilly morning and Josh's dad figured out how to use the coffee maker without electricity (very impressive!).
After that, we drove over to Cadillac to visit the rest of Josh's family. Bruce enjoyed spending time with his doggy cousins, Ava and Bailey, even though there was not even a dusting of snow to play in. On Christmas morning we all impressed each other with magic tricks from our Christmas poppers.
Our last Christmas visit was in Holland with my family. Brian, Patty, Yan and Kai came to visit too. We haven't seen them since summer so it was really nice to hang out. Yan and Kai are getting so big! We exchanged gifts and had a delicious dinner.
Below are a few pictures/videos from the holiday celebrations.
Bruce enjoyed opening up his own presents on Christmas morning.
Happy puppy:)
Our family on Christmas night
Part of Sam's Christmas gift from Josh was the jellybean game "Beanboozled". To play the game you spin a spinner to choose a color jellybean. Then you have to eat that jellybean. The trick though is that half of the jellybeans are yummy flavors and half are disgusting. Check out the video above to see if Chris gets to eat a chocolate pudding or a dog food jellybean!
After all of the Christmas celebrations, we still had our baby shower to look forward to on Sunday. My Aunt Norma and Uncle Tim were gracious hosts once again for a Howell family function. Since everyone knows that Baby Leask still doesn't have a name, part of the shower included people writing down their name ideas and we read them all while opening the presents. Some of the memorable ones include "Lego Leask" and "Laura Olivia Leask aka L.O.L". I can assure you that neither of those two are going to be the winner:) Thanks to everyone who came to show their love for Baby Leask!
Lauren took the quilt squares from our wedding guestbook and sewed them into a baby blanket.
We received lots of gifts that matched our "arctic animals" nursery theme.
After the baby shower Josh gave Maggie the last of her Christmas presents - an all you can play trip to the arcade. They had a blast! Maggie said that her favorite game was "Mortal Kombat 3" because she dominated Josh in best out of three. She also enjoyed "Star Trek Pinball".
Updated bump shot from today. The doctor said at 35 weeks I would have another ultrasound so we can get an estimation of the size of Baby Leask.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!
-Laura
