On Thursday we celebrated Turkey Day in Apple Valley at Eric's Uncle Tom's home with his family, another Aunt and Uncle from Iowa, and the rest of the Hemplers. It was a lot of fun to see everyone and for Robert to play with his cousin Tobias who is a year older than him.
After the celebration I started my yearly tradition of Christmas shopping at the BIG sales. Thursday night I hit up Old Navy and Michaels and then got up at 4am (yes I'm one of the crazy people) to go to Toys R Us, Target, and Bath & Body Works. I do like sleep but I also love getting things on sale! I figured out that this year I saved over $150 on Christmas presents which is well worth a few hours of sleep.
Following my successful shopping spree I arrived home to do some last minute cleaning and prepared for a Baby Shower! My good friend Sherry is having a baby girl in January and it was such a blessing to be able to co-host a shower with our friend Abby for her. Abby and I don't get to see Sherry that often because she lives in Indiana so it was great to spend more time with her and talk her through all the joys (and some of the hurdles) of parenting!
After the shower my mom and I headed out to a few more stores to get some more presents and by the end of the night I was equally pleased to know that my shopping was done and to go to bed! The next morning we packed up the kids and the 5 of us headed to Red Wing to prepare for Izzy's baptism. While in Red Wing my mom, Nick, Robert, and myself did some more shopping trying to find Christmas presents for Eric from my mom and Nick. After lots of shopping and lots of driving around we finally found the perfect gifts and were greeted at home by my Aunt Val, Uncle Paul, and cousins Pat and Parker. It was there first time meeting Izzy and they all enjoyed cuddling with her. That night Val, Eric, Nick, and I took Pat for his first casino experience and all left as winners...which if you've ever played at Treasure Island you know is a very, rare treat.
The next morning we were all up early to try to get 10 people ready for church and on time. Let's just say the family of four with 2 little kids succeeded better than the others... Church went well and Izzy managed to not cry during baptism so I say it was a SUCCESS! Following the service we all headed back to my mom's house with more family and friends for a brunch and to celebrate the big day for Isabel. Unfortunately after 3 long days out of her normal routine Izzy surprised us all by taking a really long nap and missing the entire party. She apologizes for that but here are some pictures of her big day.
Godmother Abby holding her during baptism
Family Picture
Grandparents with Izzy
Izzy's Godparents Abby and Sherry
Pastor Brian
High Fives with Uncle Nick!
Sunday night we still wanted to get a little more accomplished and at 7 started decorating the tree and the rest of the house. Luckily it didn't take too long and everyone but Eric was sleeping by 9pm. Robert had a little cold and fever Sunday night but seems to be doing better today and Izzy is finally getting caught back up on sleep after her long weekend. This week isn't too bad but I have a long weekend at work with meets, both my team and a rental meet, so it looks like rest will have to wait a little longer. Tomorrow Izzy turns 4 months old and gets to celebrate with visiting Dr. Dirks and shots. Hoping they go as well as her 2 month ones and we get our favorite nurse. We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and remembered all of the great things to be thankful for in our lives.
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