Happy Anniversary

Today makes three wonderful years of marriage. What have we done in those three years? Actually quite a lot - here's a rundown:

1. Lived in Rexburg, Idaho for WAY longer than anyone ever should (and loved almost every minute of it).

2. Visited Germany, the Czech Republic, and Mexico.

3. Welcomed Adelaide to our family

4. Got Jason through undergrad and the whole Dental School Application process.

5. Moved to Iowa and bought our first home by ourselves.

6. Survived most of another pregnancy (quite an accomplishment with a combination of hormones and dental school).

7. Survived 1st semester at Dental School (and Jason did very well, too).

I love having our anniversary so near to Christmas. What a good time of the year! And usually brings good memories to mind. This will be our first Christmas as a married couple spent as just our little family. We will miss being with all of our family very much and hope that they have a wonderful time even without us there. But, we are actually really looking forward to starting our own traditions and having a quiet Christmas at home.

Ok, so maybe this isn't our first Christmas by ourselves. Our very first Christmas after we were married was spent on our honeymoon in St. George. That was a good Christmas too:

Is that a Charlie Brown Christmas tree, or what? I don't think it was even technically a tree. But we were so snug with each other and the fire. What a wonderful first Christmas!

OK, so maybe this was our first Christmas together being married, but it definitely wasn't our first Christmas with each other. I was going through boxes getting organized for the baby and found these pictures in a scrapbook I made in Young Womens. This is Christmas 1993 at the Dexter house in Centreville, Virginia (where it all began). I thought these were fun.
I'm not sure who the wisemen or shepherds on the floor are, but Kimberly (Jason's sister) is Mary and Michael (Jodie's brother) is Joseph and Jason is someone with a weird hat (his head is in the corner).

Christmas Eve dinner at the kids table. On the left (back to front) Jason, Kim, Paige, Jeff. On the right (back to front) Emily, Jodie, Kevin.

So there you have it: the random workings of a pregnant ladie's mind on her third anniversary right before Christmas. Hope you enjoy making sense of my train of thought and that you have a wonderful Christmas as well!