12/24/08 & 12/25/08 Merry Christmas! We had an amazing Christmas this year. It was absolutely incredible to share it with little Lincoln. He was the best Christmas present we could have ever wished for. It is kind of funny, I remember last Christmas we took Michael, my sweet little brother, with us to see Santa and he told us he was going to ask Santa to bring us a baby. Santa finally delivered :)
On Christmas Eve, we had our traditional Hermansen dinner at Tepanyaki with my Mom's side of the family. I think we took over the entire restaurant, but it was fun to see everyone. As always, it was so yummy! After dinner, we went to visit the Warner’s in the hospital, as Grandma Warner was in rehab from major back surgery. Normally the Warner’s entertain Anthony's side of the family and usually have a visit from Santa. This year, we all brought the party to her little hospital room.
Christmas Day was eventful as always, but even more fun with the little fella! Anthony, Lincoln, Roxy and I woke up and opened our presents. With all of the madness this year, we didn’t even get a tree or decorate. ..kind of sad, but easier to clean up! We had a great time watching Lincoln play with the wrapping paper and bows. He liked the texture and tried to eat most of it! Little Roxy was adorable too…she discovered that if she put her nose in some of the bags that she would find treats. So she checked out every single one!
After we opened our presents, we made the rounds to our traditional family stops. We went to the Alleman’s, the Eichers and the Murray’s. It is always fun to spend time with all of our family that lives here in Salt Lake. We missed the family that lives out of town, and are really lucky that we are able to see so many people each holiday. Everyone was so generous and considerate; overall it was a great day. It is neat to think how much more magical Christmas will be each year, as Lincoln grows in his amazement.
12/31/08 & 01/01/09 Happy New Year! To celebrate, this year, we had a family party at the Eichers' home. We played games and ate yummy food until midnight. Cute little Lincoln was asleep the whole time, but hopefully next year he can bang on some pots and pans, like Anthony and I both used to do when we were little. That weekend, we went to Midway to hang out at the Eichers' cabin. As usual, it was a lot of fun to hang out up there, because there are always fun things to do. We love to play games, the Wii, sing Karaoke (or at least try) and watch movies in the theatre room. It is definitely nice to get away and just relax for a change of pace.
This time, Anthony, Caitlin, Colbie and I decided to go sledding! We got dressed in our snow gear and set out to find a place. Close by we found a large hill, and noticed that there was a trail where a deer had climbed the mountain. We used that path to make a really steep and long luge run for us to sled down. It took us a long time, because there was so much powder and we had to pack down a lot of snow, but it was seriously amazing when we were done! The run started half way up the mountain, and had several turns and a small jump. After a few runs down it, the path started getting really fast. Sometimes you would go so fast that your tube would flip around causing you to go down the remainder of the run backwards! It was seriously so much fun!
After a little break and some lunch, we decided to get Lincoln bundled up and took him on his first sledding trip! He looked so cute in about five layers of clothing and snuggled in the baby Bjorn. At first we took him down just the very bottom part, to see how he would like it. The ride was so smooth that he slept through most of it! So we decided to take him on the big slide! He liked it a lot, until Anthony hit the little jump, causing them to stop and then Lincoln started to cry. Once they started moving again, though, he calmed down and loved the rest of the run. He is such a trooper! We made sure to document the occasion with the video camera and even took it down a few runs so that we could remember how much fun we had! :)
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