So, I do this every year, tell myself I am not going to get stressed out with shopping and giving neighbor gifts and teacher gifts... and the perfect gift for everyone. But then I do it.. year after year. Thank goodness for the crazy weather it has been a constant blizzard at our house for the last 3 days. If you know me, you know there is nothing I hate more then driving in the snow. so, it's been nice to relax with my kids and take time to really think about Christmas and what it means to us. I love all the Christmas music that remind us of Jesuss birth.. his life & what he truly gave to us. And I also love how Christmas bring people together. There is such a wonderful feeling of love for everyone. I wish we could keep that feeling all year long.

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas full of love, hope & lots of JOY

getting ready for Christmas

I went a little crazy this year getting ready for Christmas, maybe I was just a little excited to get everything out. I started decorating on Nov 20th.. so we could have our house all Christmasy when we got back from our Thanksgiving trip. Now It has been weeks later.. and pretty much everything I've put out and has been rearrange, lost or destroyed thanks to Savannah... ahh

our tree with 1/2 the oraments...

I love this time of year!!! Merry Christmas!!!

Disneyland

Sophia, Grandma & Izzy

While we were in San Diego for Thanksgiving we got to go to Disneyland and a few other fun places. Here are a some pictures of the day we spent at Disneyland.

This was a first for all of us.. we got to canoe around adventure land. Poor Izzy got splashed so bad by someone sitting behind her. She was soaked.

Here we are waiting in line.. We had so much fun with Grandma!

We loved all the Christmas decorations

Sophie driving crazy around autopia.. ahhh

Sophia & Grandma on the teacups

Here we are in front of small world right before it started raining. yep, it started raining and didn't stop for the rest of the night, (there went our plans of staying until midnight). We tried to stay as long as we could, but gave up around 10:00pm.

Thanks Kathy for being such a FUN, FUN, FUN Grandma!

We love you and miss you terribly.

Thanksgiving in San Diego

I'm still swimming in mountains of laundry.. but I thought I would take a break to post a few pics from our CA trip. We had the BEST time. I probably say that after every visit to see Ryan's parents.. because we DO have the best time. It's always hard to leave and this time I would have been fine staying (don't tell my mom that) =) no really. The weather was amazing 70-80's in DECEMBER. We had a great Thanksgiving, we played a lot, we soaked up as much sunny weather as we could and caught up with all the family.

Here are a few pics...

Here we are eating lunch (Cameron, Quinn, Tyson, Alex & my bunch)

We later walked around Mission beach & went to the tide pools at La Jolla Shores.

Alex & Me being goofy


We watched a bunch of people try to surf

this huge rip curl wave machine.

Mission Beach. I love watching all the crazy, interesting people

I'll post more photos when I have more time..

Here are the girls on our last night there. I think they were pretty warn out. I'm surprised that my flash didn't wake them up.

Thanks Tim & Kathy!!! We miss you already!

My THANKFUL list......

Man... I have so many amazing things to be thankful for. I really am so happy with life. I think as I've gotten older, I started to realize the simplest things can make me happy. Getting a coke and watching the girls at the park, reading a good book, listening to my ipod while I do the laundry.
Here are few other things that make my day....


-FAMILY!!!!
-FRIENDS
-SEASON & NATURE
-BEING AWARE OF LIFE & HOW I FIT IN IT
-FEELING A CONNECTION WITH GOD
-MUSIC
-FOOD
-LOVE

Happy THANKSGIVING everyone!
I'm so grateful for each of you in my life!

yahoo!!! I get to go see this flick later tonight... (midnight with my fav girls!) I'm also having a neighborhood party at my house, packing for a trip and cooking a million dessert for the party...

so hopefully I'll make it through this night..

Edward please don't disappoint... is all I have to say. I'm not super happy about the guy they cast for Edward. I guess we'll see. I'm hoping he won't bug me the whole show.. you'll have to tell me what you thought (those that go see it)

my baby turns 2 today.....

I feel like this can not be real. How can Savannah possibly be two years old? Where has the time gone? I wish I could push the "slow down" button on life and have my girls grow up just a little bit slower. It's all passing me by too fast.

We hope you have the Best day sweetheart!

We love you !

I'll post more pics of her big day tomorrow.