It has been about a month, almost to the day, since my last post. What an eventful month it has been. Thanksgiving was great at Dad and Mom (or Grandpa and Grandma) Paulsen's. It was the first Thanksgiving that was exclusively for the Grant and Kristin posse (minus Ben and Kira who were in Arizona) and it was a lot of fun. A rousing success, if I do say so myself (and I do).
The day after Thanksgiving Leslie shopping bonanza was, once again, a hit. Although Kerrin and I were, more or less, spectators this year (Our Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, Valetine's Day, Ground Hog's Day, etc. gift to one another is a new bathroom). Madison enjoyed the shopping/spectating spree. She, pretty much, slept the entire day in my arms or in Kerrin's snugli. I think she enjoyed the "being held" time.
Yesterday was the Leslie Family Christmas party. Dinner at Dad and Mom (Gran and Papa) Leslie's house, then off to the Conference Center Christmas Devotional, and then back to Gran and Papa's for a white elephant gift exchange. Kerrin made out like a bandit as the gift exchange yielded her a Christmas candy dish (Kerrin is a dish fiend) and, by default, a nice purple gem earing and necklace set (which I won and promptly handed over to Kerrin; my days of wearing dangly earrings and necklaces are behind me - surprise, surprise).
Madison enjoyed herself after shedding her borrowed purple fleece PJ's. She was happy as a clam hanging out in just her diaper (she leaked through her diaper twice last night soiling all of the clothes we had brought for her. The purple fleece PJ's were provided compliments of cousin Emma and Alex). The fleece PJ's had turned Madison into a hot, and uncomfortable, little mama (Madison inherited her dad's thermostat). Thankfully she found comfort after we relieved her of the steam inducing jammie's.
Madison is enjoying the Holiday Season, very much like her dad and mom. We are grateful to be spending our first Christmas together as a family of three. This is our first Christmas in our own house. We have so much to be thankful for. Our little family has been given so much. We look forward to this Christmas Season and the memories that will be created while celebrating the birth of our Savior.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE PAULSEN FAMILY!
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