Christmas in New York at Jason's Mom's Home

We went to Mom Cordell and Michael's after our Christmas day with Dad Hall. There we relaxed, went to see "The Pursuit of Happyness", showed lots of pictures, and enjoyed being together. We were really blessed to be there when Grandma Cordell was up. It was really good to see her. Simeon was also staying downstairs in the apartment, so we got to see him too. (He helped set this blog up!) We had a delicious Christmas meal and then spent time opening gifts. We had made two mugs with a picture of us holding the pregnancy test. Mom Cordell's mug read, "Merry Christmas Grandma!" When she opened it, she swapped with Grandma Cordell, thinking we had mixed up the mugs. With Michael laughing and video taping with his new camera, Jason persuaded her that that was her mug! She sat straight up and said, "Do you have an announcement to make?!?!" The hugs and screams and laughter after, were priceless, as our exciting news was shared with everyone. Grandma Cordell opened her mug after, which said, "You'll be a GREAT Grandma!"

Christmas in New York at Dad Hall's

Jason and I went back to work for a few days in January, and then we headed off to New York, to celebrate Christmas with Dad Hall and Mom Cordell and Michael. We learned once we landed in D.C., that our flight to Albany was canceled until later the next morning. We got food money and they put us up in a Sheraton hotel. We even got a room upgrade! The next morning, Dad Hall picked us up at the airport. We got cleaned up at his place, then went to eat and bowled 5 games! It was really fun. Then we went back to his place to celebrate Christmas. After a delicious meal and opening presents, we gave him a calendar with a note in July that says, "Can't wait to meet my Grandpa Hall". That is how he found out!

The Roberts Christmas

Christmas continued at the beginning of January. Dad and Mom Roberts flew out to Indianapolis. Their end-goal was to meet their new grandson, but they got to incorporate seeing Indy and our new home too! On the morning they flew in, I waited to long to eat, and felt really nauseous. I hadn't much the entire pregnancy thus far, and they didn't know our news yet. Fortunately, Jason drove and I ate and got over that wave of sickness. While Dad and Mom were here, we got to show them our home, our church, my school, Jason's work, and the downtown area of Indy. My students gave me a gift certificate to a very ritzy restaurant, so we all went there for supper. It was really good food, but a funny time trying to pick out what to eat, when most pieces of meat alone were $30 dollars. We had some great laughs, split two meals, made use of the endless supply of bread, and enjoyed our water! The next morning, Jason made delicious French toast before we headed to Beavercreek. There we met up with Rachel, Stephen, Andrew, and Julia. We all had a fun, special weekend together. We ate, talked, made gingerbread houses, held Andrew, enjoyed the warm 50-degree weather, and celebrated the Roberts Christmas. The last part of Christmas was to do a puzzle. When we finished, Dad and Mom saw a picture of Jason and I, with the words "Congratulations! Your 6th, our 1st!" That's how we got to tell them! It was really fun and unique.