Baby Jesus in his manger with the Wise Men's gifts surrounding him.
Our Three Wise Men who sang songs.
Here we are in the barn with the pitchfork!
After the Dial's House we went to Jay and Angela VanDerwerkens and read a few Christmas Stories, ate some rice pudding and talked about Christmas Day. We left and came home where we read in the scriptures the story of Christ's birth. We then cuddled by the Christmas tree and watched some sports. Christmas morning we woke up late, opened our stockings and presents and just relaxed watching TV. John got some UT Basketball tickets, 2 guns, a tie, a basketball, and a few other things. John got me some books, movies, a hand mixer, a rolling pin (which is the only thing I actually asked for) and a Mobile DVD system. It will be perfect for when the baby is a few months old and can watch movies in the car and on airplanes. Overall I would say it was a successful and spoiled Christmas for our family!
Tuesday Christina and I got pedicures while John went golfing with some friends. Later that night we went to a work party/reunion with all my old Nu Skin coworkers. We had lots of fun talking and reminicing.
On Wednesday, John, Dad, Jim, and Alex went shooting. John and Dad had a little too much fun shooting 4 different kinds of guns. John came back and told me that my dad is a great shot and he wouldn't want to do anything to "piss him off". I laughed and said "Well you better do what I say then!"
We had Thanksgiving at Wendy and Aaron's House with the whole family. After we had a mini birthday party for Mom, Spence, and Kenzie where we played pictionary (girls won of course) and had lots of treats.
On Friday we went up to Logan for a birthday party for my nephew Gavin and family pictures. We stopped by Aunt Barbara's and had fun talking with her and her daughter.
Saturday we left to go home. It was bitter sweet to leave but I was ready to be home in my warm Austin, TX.
The Real Quiggle Family
oys of being pregnant!
ot day. We saw lots of sinkholes and John had a lot of fun exploring around. At the end there were lots of fun colored fish to see. After that we were starving for lunch so we ate at a Mexican buffet. There was a Mariachi band playing to serenade us and the food was good. Next we explored the zoo areas and saw cheetahs, cougars, and panthers. Then we went and saw hundreds of butterflies in the butterfly enclosure. We were hot again by then so we went to the beach and floated in innertubes. By now it was getting late so we got ready for the Mayan Extravaganza! We watched a horse show to pass the time then went to the Theater. The show was amazing. If you go to XCaret don't miss the show!
ther colorful fish and I'm pretty sure I saw stingray on the floor. I was too scared to get any closer so I kept going. We then just hung out until our pirate ship dinner! We boarded the ship with Captain Hook and had so much fun dancing and singing with the crew and passengers. John was picked to represent the USA so he had a dancing competition with other men representing their countries. When it came to the beer drinking competition he graciously stepped down and gave the spot to another man. We got as many Miami Vices as we wanted and had an amazing lobster dinner. After dinner I got up and sang ACDC's You Shook Me All Night Long and received an encore which I declined. Then Captain Barbosas Ship attacked our ship and the crews were swinging from ropes back and forth between the ships and fighting with real metal swords! Sparks were flying and Captain Jack Sparrow made an appearance. It was so much fun! It was a perfect ending to our week in Cancun.
store. They had sales going on of 30, 40, 50% off purses and other items! So this purse was originally priced at $269 marked down to $199 at the regular outlet price. Then it was 75% off because one of the snaps is broken on the side (decorative rather than functional). I thought well I don't care I'm getting it! So I bought a $269 coach purse for $50! I was so excited so if anyone in Austin wants to head over to coach their sale might still be going on! Happy Shopping!
forever left but it's still not long enough! Well here's the picture of me from tonight. I'm at my largest and John says I've doubled in size in the last week! I'm still in normal clothes but today I used the rubberband method on my pants. So much more comfortable! Well, I'll post some more pictures in 4 more weeks!
s and all the food we could eat and lounged by the pool and beach until we ate at the hotels Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. It was a fun day to experience the all-inclusive aspect of a hotel.
and with other people so he ended up loving it. I snorkled above them and followed their bubbles wherever they went. There were so many fish up where I was so I can only imagine the amazing things they saw at the reefs down below. We then ran to catch the boat back to Cancun and literally fell into bed that night. Well I'm tired so I'll have to finish the rest of the week in another post. I'll also make a slideshow so you can see lots of pictures instead of just a few. How cute is John in his little scuba diving outfit!?
at 16 weeks. I will add a picture every 4 weeks so you can see my belly get ginormous. I've noticed when I wake up in the morning there is no bump, but as the day goes on it grows and grows. By bed time I have a full on belly but after sleeping through the night I wake up to no belly! I am starting to get comments from excited coworkers saying, "Oh, look at your belly getting bigger!" It makes me feel like a fatty. If any of you have good stories to share, please do. I could use a good laugh. Well, I'm going to go eat something (hungry like normal).
