Christmas Eve

We had our traditional dinner at John and Carol's. It was delicious. Those Freeman's can really cook! As always, Carol had the tables set beautifully and everything was very festive. My parents ate with us too, which made the evening perfect. After dinner the party continued. First, was the live nativity play directed by Carol and performed by the grandchildren. Next, was the slipper gift exchange. Everyone got such fun slippers! Last was the cookie exchange, as if anyone had room in their bellies for cookies. Wow, what a night!

Kylie in her festive red shirt!

Arie, Kylie, and Dallen

Kylie LOVED the cranberry mousse.

Kylie was an angel in the play.

Kylie, Dallen, and cow.

And the Winner is...

Our neighborhood had a house decorating contest and Matt won!! I think he did a fabulous job. Our house seems so festive and really screams Christmas! He spent many hours planning and decorating and it was so worth it.

Ultrasound 12-16-08

We saw the perinatologist yesterday. He measured our little girl and did a heart scan. He said everything looks great! She is weighing in at 1 pound 1 ounce currently. She was all cuddled up with her hands near her face. The dr. said her heart looked excellent. It was amazing to watch, we could see the valves between the chambers open and close. Everything looked so good he actually did not schedule a follow-up appt. We still do not have any names in mind for the little tyke...well, except Kylie's suggestion of Cinderella!

Christmas Survey

I received the following as an email, I thought it would be fun to post. Feel free to post your answers on your blog so I can read them!!


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper (I take pride in the wrapping and the bows!)

2. Real tree or Artificial? We have a real tree. I like both. I love the smell of the real trees and bringing the outdoors in!

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually a day or 2 after Thanksgiving.

4. When do you take the tree down? I wait until a week or two after Christmas.

5. Do you like eggnog? I sure do. I recently fell in love with the eggnog milkshake at Jack in the Box.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? They were all perfect at the time, I do not recall a favorite. I have great memories of the season, traditions, and times spent together.

7. Hardest person to buy for? Matt. He likes expensive things and he changes his mind.

8. Easiest person to buy for? Kylie

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, a beautiful Demdaco one that took several years to complete. This is its first year in full glory!

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Ooops! Neither this year. I do love receiving them.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I have not received a bad one yet...

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Christmas Vacation!!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? November

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not that I can think of.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Everything! Peppermint ice cream, fudge, cookies, Reese's Peanut butter Trees, ...

16. Lights on the tree? We have small colored lights on our tree, it was a compromise. I love white and Matt would prefer large colored lights.

17a. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night, The Gift, Mary Did You Know?

17b.Christmas Carol? Away in a Manger

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes. Even Chet from Santa Clause 2.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Not finding a gift I am looking for.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I love all the ones with memories. I still treasure many of my childhood ornaments.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham with mashed potatoes. I love the feelings and being with family more than the food.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Not much, nothing fits when you are pregnant! I would like to spend time with my family and friends.


Have a Happy Christmas Season!

New Color: Cold Pink!

I was dressing Kylie for church and she asked if her dress was pink. I said, "your dress is pink and so are your tights. Your tights have pink polka dots, purple polka dots, and hot pink polka dots." Kylie said, "and cold pink polka dots?"

Too cute!

Ultrasound Picture 12-2-08

I saw my OB on Monday and the specialist on Tuesday. I heard the baby's heartbeat again on Monday, still sounds great. The doctor said everything looks good and that the baby sounds very happy according to her heartbeat. The specialist did a quick ultrasound just for fun to see our little girl. I was really there so he could check my cervix, which he said still measures a normal length. We see the specialist again in 2 weeks for a heart scan and to check her growth.


Baby's profile

Keyes Family Photos

We tried to take family pictures for my parent's Christmas letter. Kylie had her own plans, though, so it was hard to get a nice picture. "I runned away," she would say as she darted out of the pictures. She did make friends with a fake deer and was still long enough to get a few photos.

Belly Picture 21 weeks (6th month)

Christmas Tree Cutting

Today was a beautiful day for tree cutting in the Plumas National Forest! We started off with delicious Chorizo burritos from Jimboys and a pink sprinkled doughnut for the munchkin. After only 2 hours of searching and 9 miles on a dirt road we found a tree to bring home. It really is a nice tree, although I feel it might have been happier living out the rest of its life in the forest. But the price was great, only $10 for a tree permit! It was nice to spend the day together as a family. We escaped with only one minor injury.





Kylie thought the chainsaw was too loud.










Next time we will bring a tape measure!






Kylie showing off her wound.

Two Year Old Talk

• I was giving Kylie a bath on Sunday before church. I had been sitting next to her the whole time on the closed lid of the toilet. She was almost done so I stepped across the hall to look in her closet and pick out something for her to wear. As I left the bathroom, she yelled out, "Mommy, you can't leave me alone in the tub!"

• Kylie and I were having lunch, I turned to check on her and caught her letting Chevy (our dog) lick her fork. I told her not to let the dog lick her fork and turned back to my food. A few seconds later Kylie asked me, "mommy, do you have a tongue?" I laughed...I told her yes and stuck it out to show her. Her eyes were wide with amazement and she said, "you have a tongue too!"

• I was getting Kylie out of the bath and she said, "I pooped in the bath." While checking for the "poop" in the bath, I hear Kylie fart. "Oh, you farted in the bath. You are a little farter like daddy" I said. "No, daddy is a BIG farter" Kylie said.

It's a...

Our baby is a girl! Now we can say "she" and "her" instead of "it." The doctor said she was the cutest baby he had seen all day. She was moving around like crazy. She weighs 9 ounces and measures just right for her April 19th due date. We could see her open and close her mouth and move her tongue. She did look very cute!

Boy or Girl - Cast Your Vote!

We find out officially on November 18th if we are having a boy or a girl. Please leave a comment and let us know what you think we are having!

Belly Picture - 16 weeks

October Photos

Kylie napping on the couch.


Arie, Kylie, and Dallin at a Halloween Party.


Kylie ready to Trick-or-Treat! I only took her to 5 houses. Her idea of Trick-or-Treating was to go inside the houses.




Kylie watched while Matt carved the pumpkin. Kylie said it was, "yucky inside."


Kylie enjoying her treats. Some of her new favorite words are: candy, treat, and M&M's.

Halloween Party!!

We had a great turnout this year! Sarah Palin was kind enough to take a night off from campaigning to make an appearance. Also in attendance was gold medalist Michael Phelps. Prisoner Warren Jeffs must have escaped, he was here with the prettiest one of his many, many wives. Cinderella's Fairy Godmother and a coachman came to the party, then they whisked Cinderella away before bedtime. Two unclaimed packages were delivered to the party by UPS, they were labeled, "Halloween Party", so the Bunch of Grapes suggested we, "handle them with care". Matt and I had a great time, we hope everyone else did too!