A fun filled Christmasey weekend

This past weekend was such a great one! The week was not so good. Briefly, Mon. we had an OB appointment where I mentioned I was having chest pain, and a hard time breathing, she tried to get us into a Cardiologist but thanks to our crappy insurance it was difficult. Tue. it got bad so Tony got off work early and we just went to the ER where all the tests they did came back fine. Thurs. we went back to the OB, she sent us for an NST to check little boy(which he failed since he wouldn't move or breathe), then got us into see a Cardiologist, who was worried about a blood clot as one of my blood tests came back high for that, so we went over and got my legs checked for clots, but thankfully none were found. Friday I had to have another NST which went better but Devin still refused to breathe, but he was plenty active so that's good. Then my mom and I went to lunch and ran a little Christmas errand then I had an Echo done to check my heart which was fine, I have a little murmur but nothing bad, so then I spoke with the Cardiologist. That ended all the yucky tests and such. Then the great weekend started with Friday night my parents and Tony's parents and we went to the telecast of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert which was to say the least absolutely amazing!! The spirit was so strong! Saturday morning we had Desert Star which was absolutely hilarious! We laughed so hard, it was great!! Saturday afternoon we had the Nester kids over to help us make and decorate Christmas cookies, and watch A Muppet's Christmas Carol, a tradition we all look forward to every year! Elizabeth had quite the good time helping with it this year, there were sprinkles everywhere!! Sunday evening we had the Johnston Christmas party. Tony's dad made delicious lasagna for dinner, and yummy treats to snack on, Ketty made super yummy cinnamon rolls that were sooo good! Then of course there were the presents. And we got just what we wanted! Russ and Alicia had us this year and got us a new DVD player(as ours died a couple weeks ago) Elizabeth got a baby accessory set with diapers and a couple bottles which is exactly what her baby dolls need! They got Devin alot of little stuff we hadn't gotten to yet, like hats and mittens and onsies, and even a cute carseat toy, a jacket and a couple outfits, it was perfect! Cassie gave Elizabeth a pink Care Bear which is her favorite color right now so naturally she loved it! But top prize definitely goes to Tony's parents, who got her the Happy Sounds Home Little people "baby ouse" which is what she's been asking for for weeks! She was so excited she started ripping the box apart! Needless to say she loves it! We had the Washknocks but since the kids couldn't make it we're saving there family gift til Christmas when the kids will be there but Tony did manage to get a nice BYU sign made for them, and I know they liked it. It was such a good night!

Graduate, Lights, and a Christmas Party

Sorry it's been a while our laptop died a couple weeks ago, and I'm stuck downstairs pretty much all day, but we just found a great deal on a new laptop so I'm back in business! Let's go back a couple Thursday's ago..Tony got off early thinking he had a final that closed that night that he had to take, but when he got home he had an email from the teacher saying that it would be open til Friday, but we went up to Clearfield early anyway. Tony spent the entire weekend studying for tests, and finishing up school work so he could be done with it! Friday was a great day for Tony, he graduated with his Bachelors of Science in Construction Management!! I was so glad to be able to be there with him and see him walk and be so happy in his accomplishment, and I'm so very proud of him!! It has not been an easy road for him...especially this semester as he's had to deal with doing everything that I use to do while I'm down along with all the many things he already does for us, I can't believe how well he's kept everything going and together basically all by himself! But he did it and now he's done and I'm not sure who's more excited him or me!!(probably him, but I'm super excited to have him home in the evenings!) Friday night we found another site with lots of amazing Christmas light displays, which Elizabeth wasn't sure of at first but it didn't take her long to start naming all the colors and animals and such she saw and love it...in fact when we had driven all the way through she asked for more so my dad drove us to the middle of nowhere while looking at all the houses decorated with lights! Saturday was busy getting all ready for the Holbrook family Christmas party, which Tony and I volunteered to host at my parents house. We had a soup and such bar which worked out really good. Tony made a cheddar and broccoli soup that was very very good!! We played a little Christmas trivia game, then tore into the presents. Elizabeth was very happy with her haul, my grandma gave her a pink bag with her name on it and filled it with little books, and my mom made her a Curious George backpack with a cup and bowl in it, she also got a color your own cookie set, and a new bath toy. She was one happy girl! Sunday evening we had an open house to celebrate Tony's graduation at his parents house that went very well. It was quite the busy weekend, but it was a good one!!