Christmas!!

Dave finished his first semester of Law School!! I'm so proud of him! We won't know his grades until February--but I'm sure he did very well :)  Finals week and the week prior were stressful for Dave--and I tried to make his life easy and not bug him to much. We were so glad when it was all over. And spending two weeks with just him has been really great for us. We won't get much of that after January :) But we're so excited for baby Marcus to join our little family.

Dave and I had a wonderful Christmas this year. It was definitely quiet since we stayed here in Cambridge. But being 8 months pregnant, we decided traveling wouldn't be very fun.

On Christmas Eve we planned dinner with our awesome neighbors, Amanda and Jonathan Stradling. It was a lot of fun! Amanda made an amazing Julia Child recipe and we had wassail and fondue. It was nice to have someone to hang out with on Christmas Eve---we're glad we weren't the only ones staying in town :)

 Our amazing table - thanks to Amanda and her crystal/china :)

 Amanda and Jonathan!

Liz and Dave!

Christmas morning we slept in, and opened presents. We felt very spoiled this year by family---so thank-you everyone! We received everything from games to movies to clothing to emergency preparedness. Marcus received some gifts too! I'll put some pictures below (not everything though). We then went to our sacrament meeting and enjoyed the great service. I love Christmas time and talks about Christmas. Then the rest of the day we spent video-chatting with family and playing games. It was a perfect Christmas.

 This is me 37 weeks pregnant---almost there!!

 We thought this game was so cool---monopoly Boston style. Thanks Brooklyn!

 Wheat grinder---plus lots of wheat :)  Thanks mom & dad Geiger!

And I just had to get Dave a Harvard beenie :)

 My amazing mom made this beautiful blanket for Marcus--and another one too!

We received a changing pad and wipes warmer for Marcus from Rachel :)

And I'm so glad that we already have the greatest gift of all---the atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We hope everyone had a great Christmas and remembered the reason we celebrate Christmas.