Squirt's Registry and the Holiday Season

Our registries are complete, WOW Squirt needs so much! 

Click on the following links to view them:

Amazon.com registry

Babies "R" Us registry

After lots of research from the web, friends, and family we have completed our registries for Squirt! With so many friends and family members living so far away, we thought it would be best to register online at Amazon.com with the option to ship to us and at Babies "R" Us with the option to ship to the store by our house or right to our home. There are many things at Amazon.com that they didn't have at B"R"Us so they aren't exactly the same. We currently have Amazon Prime which gives us free shipping and since many of the items on Amazon are cheaper, we would rather purchase things on there if needed.

We wanted to do our registries early so we can update things as we need and not have to just throw one together quickly before my showers. A good friend has offered to throw me a shower in Colorado on Saturday, Feb 4th, which I'm really looking forward to. We are also planning showers for the last weekend in February, when Matt and I are back in Michigan for a friend's wedding. We haven't narrowed down the dates for all of them yet, but we know we will be in MI from February 23-29.  All these dates seem so far away but with the holidays approaching I know the time will fly by.

Speaking of flying, we have just booked flights to visit MI in December! Thanks to the generosity of Matt's parents we will be there the week before Christmas, since Matt has to work the holidays again this year. We will be there from December 15-21. We are currently in the process of planning Matt's 30th birthday celebration, a Red Wings game at the Joe, and 3 Christmas parties! I love the business of the holiday season! Let's hope Squirt and Matt will feel the same way this year. For some reason I'm already in the Christmas spirit, but we have rules in the Colvin house that we celebrate one holiday at a time. Matt gets mad if any Christmas music or decorations are on/out before Thanksgiving.

Before I get in to much trouble I better focus on Thanksgiving instead of Christmas since it comes first. This year for Thanksgiving we will have a traditional turkey dinner at our friend's house with anywhere from 4-11 people. Much to my pleasure I've found out that the Moser's enjoy the same family traditions that I do! We are planning to go around the table and share what we are thankful for, I better start thinking about what to share now or the list could be endless! We have so much to be thankful for this year! 

I'm forever thankful for such a fun and loving family that I will miss very much during the holidays. I've been noticing more and more lately how much I take for granted their unconditional love, support, and health. Next week on November 17th my mom's dad, Grandpa Koenes, will be have a cancerous tumor removed from his colon. Please keep him, the doctors, and my family in your prayers. We pray that the tumor is contained, that the cancer hasn't spread, and that the surgeons are able to remove all of it. The "C word" has never come up in my family so it is a very scary time for us. We know that God has a plan in mind and we are trying to rely on our faith to calm the fear and worry.