Donovan can roll over!!!

I guess I will have to start at Christmas since I haven't posted since the beginning of December. We had an awesome Christmas in Utah. We got to see a lot of people we haven't seen in a while. There were a few people we missed and I apologize for that, it was a pretty fun filled trip. We had plans almost every night. Brad and I spent our first night away from Donovan. It was a nice break, but we missed the little guy. We also finally had Donovan blessed. It was nice to see how many people love Donovan and how many people showed up to support us. We also got a chance to go to Park City and a Jazz game with Scott and Lenna. As you can see we were pretty high up, but it was a lot of fun and the Jazz won! After the game we met up with Tiva, Becky, and Derek Waddups (a guy from the singles ward we met our first year in Iowa). It was nice to see them.

Donovan also went sledding for the first time. He went down the hill with his mommy 3 times! It was difficult to tell whether or not he liked it. He tolerated it very well!!

Christmas itself was nice. We were pretty spoiled by both families. We had to borrow 2 bags from Brad's parents just to get everything home. I didn't get any pictures from Christmas morning because my mom was taking a lot with the digital camera she got from my dad...a few days later, they were erased by one of my brothers. It's okay though, I am sure we will make up for it next Christmas. All I can say is, we are very blessed to have 2 families who love us so much.

We rang in the New Year with stomach aches this year. Brad's friends decided to have an eating contest. Brad ate about 19 cinnamon rolls and I ate about 3/4 of a pan of rice krispie treats. I made a double batch but I only ate 3/4 of one batch. Tiva mocked me when she found out so now when she gets back from her mission, I am going to make her eat a pan in under an hour and see how she does!!! I will remember Tiva. Which reminds me...when would you like to eat that whole chocolate cream pie Bex? I wish I had the pictures from that night though...they were great. Brad's friend Dave gave me the idea to roll the rice krispie treats up. It was the size of a small log. I really thought I could do it, but I didn't take into account how long it takes to chew them.

Well, now for the moment you've all been waiting for...Donovan rolling over!!! Now that he knows how, every time I put him down on a blanket and leave the room, when I come back in he is on his stomach. I hope this video works! You can see the determination in his face right before he makes it over.