Christmas 2012 was a whirlwind! Lou arrived late Friday, Dec. 21st and Grandma and Grandpa Ullrich arrived Saturday, the 22nd. On Sunday we all went to visit Great Grandma in Sun City West. Monday was Christmas Eve and Great Grandma, Ellie, Clark, Jason, and Kenny joined our clan in Gilbert for dinner. The same group, plus cousin Sarah, gathered the following day for Christmas.
Malina enjoyed lots of family time and was extremely spoiled by Santa this year. Although she was sick on Christmas day she didn't miss a second of present opening or of Uncle Kenny's amazing pies. In fact, pie was all she had for dinner that night.
The day after Christmas we had my big anatomy scan where we found out our little babes is a boy. Brian was not surprised at the news but I was in shock for a few days after. Grandma Ullrich definitely showed the most excitement over the news- she literally jumped up and down and screamed when we announced the gender.
After Christmas Day things started to settle down. Lou left town December 30th, while Grandma and Grandpa Ullrich stayed until January 2nd, giving Brian and I a few evenings to get out of the house (without Malina). We all had such a wonderful holiday!
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| These two were glued together for three days |
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| Aunt Ellie and Uncle Clark |
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| Uncle Louie had to join in on the coloring fun |
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| Once the bike riding began this was all she wanted to do |
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| Opening an extremely large present from Uncle Kenny |
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| She played with her new tea set for two hours straight |
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| Tea with Cousin Sarah |
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| Out for a walk |
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| Perfect place to read a card |
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| I never thought we would need a larger dining room table |
