Hooray for Holidays!

You'd think that after having a baby, I wouldn't want 23 guests for Christmas, but that's exactly what happened. Elina loved the attention and we both cried when everyone went home. Luckily we were in our new house and had plenty of room for everyone!
True to "tradition" sickness hit the entire Caine side, but gratefully both Elina & Aaron stayed healthy throughout the season. Due to the sickness, New Years found Bryce, Grandma Caine & I playing games all by ourselves. It was actually a nice break from the hustle and bustle of the Holidays and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves :)

Blessing Day

Both the Caine & Robinson sides were able to stay until the 28th (except Kristy's family) for Aaron's Baby Blessing. I loved seeing him in the same blessing outfit Bryce wore as a baby. Bryce voiced a powerful blessing that I hope someone wrote down. Afterwards, we enjoyed a small luncheon of soup, rolls & salad at our house.

I must have "new mommy brain" because I didn't even think to take pictures with the grandparents. Just taking a picture of just our little family was quite the experience. As you can see, Elina was not thrilled to sit still :) All in all, it was a beautiful day!

Our Trip to Curious George, UT

Mom, Elina, and I went to St. George, UT for a day trip on Saturday. It started out with Elina saying that we were going to “Curious George” instead of St. George. It was a fun trip, we went to Jack in the Box for lunch, and Elina drank milk, picked cheese off of her grilled cheese sandwich, and refused the apple sauce. We then did some shopping, and dropped by Uncle Marlen’s and Aunt Phylis’ It was fun! (My favorite pic is the one with Elina with a colored pencil in her ear–she looks like she is at the epitome of boredom.)

Babysitting

Kathy and I babysat the Bishop's kids, and it was really fun to see what life would be like with 6 children. It was a lot, but it was also very full feeling--hard to describe. We watched Horton Hears a Who.