It's Been A While

Well today is the last day my My and Michael's vacation. I have to say that we were pretty busy too. We took Addison to the Crayola Factory in Eaton,PA. We all had a wonderful day there. We also rearranged Addison bedroom and have her sleeping in her toddler bed about 90% of the time. We actually bought a Christmas tree too. I always had a real tree but this year I decided that it was a good idea to buy a fake tree and use it for the next few years. It will be much easier to put up, take down and care for a real tree while being pregnant (hopefully there will be more pregnancies after this one!!) and while the baby is small. I figure that by the time our youngest child is 3-4 years old we will go back to a real tree.
We bought our tree at Walmart. We spent $200 on the tree and it is beautiful! I swear, it looks like the real thing. I would post a pic but only the tree is up, it has not been decorated quite yet. Michael will get the ladder up for the attic and I will go up there tonight to get the Christmas stuff down. I am hoping to get outside our apartment decorated tomorrow and Thursday and then do the Christmas tree this Saturday with Michael and Addison.
Thanksgiving was very nice. We went out to my Uncle's house and spent it with my Uncle, his girlfriend, his 4 children, my 2 brothers and their wives and kids, my mother and my grandmother. I have to say that it was a very calm and relaxing day (once we got through the 2.5 hours of traffic to get there. LOL!)
We also went to the mall on Sunday evening and yesterday evening, to get Addison acclimated to Santa so she can take pictures but I do not think that it really worked. We are taking her for pictures tonight but I will be dressed and ready to sit in on the pictures too.
I am not too happy about tomorrow, it is back to work for us all. Yes, I have missed having Catherine in the house but it has been so great to spend so much time with my family together (plus the added help from Michael when I am not feeling too good or tired). Well, that's life. I would much rather give up some time with my DH and work then have to depend on others to take care of me, Michael and our children.
Well here are a couple of pictures of me at 19 weeks pregnant. The first one is of Addison giving "Her baby'" a kiss and the next one is just a side shot of "The Bump!"