Christmas Eve & Time with Family
On the 23rd, Charley & Karen, my Dad, and Aunt Marty all came into town! Charley & I picked up Aunt Marty at LAX, while Kaleb & my Dad did some work, and Karen watched the boys. We had a great dinner that night & exchanged presents. Everyone but Aunt Marty went home on the 24th...It was really a blessing to all be together! Thank you all for traveling to us :) Here are some pictures from Christmas Eve & the 23rd...

Aunt Marty & the boys ready for church on Christmas Eve!

After church, we headed to Candy Cane Lane to check out the lights!

Jackson checking out the lights!!
The boys got cookies ready for Santa & carrots for the reindeer...Colby stuffed a bunch of each in his mouth too :)

Grandpa came down on the 23rd and then came back on the 25th!
Charley & Karen came down on the 23rd & stayed the night...We had a great time together as a family :) We played a great game of Clue too :)

We ended up getting each other Monopoly games!
On the 24th, we all went out to lunch at BJs and then Charley & Karen headed home...

Christmas Train

Last Sunday we got to go to the Christmas Train at Irvine Park with the Hertica family. It was a really great night & a good time was had by all!!!

Jackson on the train....

My boys enjoying a sucker...

My handsome hubby & I....

Jack & Kylie at the "North Pole" :)

Our family with Santa....

Jack has always loved Santa...he told him he wanted Geo Trax & "Rhino Rompus"...

Colby would not sit on Santa's lap again this year...He did tell him he wanted a "choo choo" from him though :)

Then he wanted to wave goodbye & yell "BYE SANTA!!"
Here is a view of the train while we are on it....

A cool shot of the lights in the tunnel on the train ride..

Big Boy Beds
It was time to move Colby out of his toddler bed, as he is just getting so tall! So we shopped around last weekend & decided on bunk beds for Jack's room. Jack is so excited! He wants to have a "sleep over" with Kaleb tonight :)
The boys so excited on the top bunk!

Colby got Jackson's bed...he was so excited! He liked his new bedding & was calling it his "choo choo bed!"

Here is where we found Colby when we went to bed!! Guess he didn't like his big boy bed :) I like how he made himself a little tent!

Daddy moved him to his bed :)

Jack started out on the top bunk, but must have moved to the bottom :) Here he is fast asleep!

Cookie Decorating Party
The boys & I hosted our 2nd annual Cookie Decorating Party on Friday afternoon. We had a great time! John & Madisyn weren't in this picture, but were happily decorating cookies with us! Thanks to my great friends for a great afternoon :)

Miss Emilie...such a cutie!!!

Colby wearing Jack's elf hat!!

Everybody ready to decorate cookies!!

The group digging in & decorating!

Jenny & John....

Jessica & Emilie...

Madisyn...

Jackson...

Colby dumping an entire bottle of sprinkles on his cookie :)

Cassie...

Wendy & Jonathan...

Mom's Morning
Jack & I went to Mom's Morning at his preschool this morning...It was a blessed time to be together & do crafts! We went to 6 classrooms & did a different craft in each room. I love that our preschool offers so much for families to be involved! Thank you to Jessica for watching Colby so I could go!
Jack with his twin friends McKenna & Kayla...You might remember the hug at the end of last year's preschool :) Sadly, the twins are moving & won't be going to our preschool anymore :( We did exchange addresses to they can be invited to Jack's party :)

Jack painting the Polar Express train....

Making an ornament by shaking the paint inside!

Texas Weekend
Last weekend I went out to Texas for 3 days to visit my old college roommate, Wendy. She is newly engaged & she asked me to be here Matron of Honor! So we picked out bridesmaid dresses & talked weddings all weekend! It was a lot of fun...I ate a ton of good Texas food too! It was so great to visit & meet Justin! Here we are watching the USC/UCLA game...Fight on!!!!!
Wendy & Justin...

I am normally not a dog person, but I fell in love with their dog Sadie!! She is about 1 year old & really sweet. She is a beagle/boxer mix!