Christmas Tag

A Christmas Tag - Merry Christmas Everyone!

1. Have you been naughty or nice this year? mostly nice, a little naughty
2. What do you want most for Christmas? To be with my family and friends and to always remember the magic sparkling in my girls' eyes on Christmas morning!
3. Do you believe in Father Christmas? Yes
4. What is your favorite food at Christmas? cinnamon rolls
5. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? Yes
6. Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Pretty much!
7. What is your favorite Christmas song? Do I really have to pick just one? I love Mary's Boy Child.
8. What is your favorite Christmas movie? It's a Wonderful Life
9. What is your best memory of Christmas? Running downstairs to see what Santa brought. It was magic!
10. What do you look forward to most at Christmas? Making memories with my family and friends.
11. What are you doing for Christmas this year? Staying home and then going to California to visit family.
12. Who do you want to kiss under the mistletoe? Jason
13. Do you take part in a secret santa? No
14. Do you go to any Christmas parties? one
15. Have you ever had a white Christmas? No, I'm a California girl!
16. How early do you wake up on Christmas morning? Early and whenever I hear little feet scampering around.
17. Do you still get a stocking? yes
18. How many Christmas cards do you normally send out? 50
19. What is your Christmas wish? For all of my friends and family to be blessed with health and happiness!

I tag Jennifer, Lindsey, Crystal,and Kim!

Snow Day!

We had a snow day today! School was cancelled and the girls had a blast playing in the snow. Our neighbor pulled the kids around on a sled behind his four wheeler and as you can see from the big smiles, it was the highlight of the day! I think the snow got everyone in Santa Clara ready for Christmas! How do you like Julia's snow puppy? Who needs a snowman?

A Snowy, Christmasy Day!

It snowed here today! All Day! It was the perfect day to host my first annual Gingerbread House Party and it was so much fun. I have wanted to do this for years and thanks to my friend Michelle, my wish came true. I love gingerbread and what gets you in the spirit of Christmas more than decorating a gingerbread house? It was a fun night.
There are a few more things on my Christmas list of things to do that I still need to check off! Here they are...
1. The Live Nativity at Tuachan. It is so beautiful and it is the perfect setting to see a live Nativity.
2. Sleep under the tree with my kids. This is a tradition we adopted from our sister in law Crystal's family and the kids love it!
3. Baking sugar cookies with my girls and saving some for Santa!
4. Drive around to look at lights listening to Alvin and the chipmunks Christmas. I can't wait to hear Grace yelling, "Ho! Ho!"
5. Read our special Christmas books.
6. Watch Little house Christmas. I know I a nerd and yes it makes me cry.
7. Wrap Christmas gifts late at night watching an old Christmas movie.
8. Torture Jason with Bing Crosby's Christmas CD. I love it, he hates it.
9. Watch Home Alone, Christmas Story, and It's A Wonderful Life.
10.Read the Christmas story from the Bible and have my kids dress up to tell the story.
Did I forget anything? I'd love to hear everyone's Christmas traditions! I love new ideas. I got a great idea for when I am a Grandma from Amber's blog. Her mom surprised all of her little grand kids with Christmas jammies and then invited them to her house to have hot cocoa. Santa even dropped by. That is the cutest idea ever!

Emma's Blue Ribbon

Emma won a blue Ribbon for the poem she wrote about her baby sister. It was part of the Reflection's contest at school. The theme was "Wow!" So, she wrote about Crissy.
We attended Reflection Night at the school and we were ready to go home but Emma insisted that we stay to hear the winner's announced. I'm glad we stayed and she was ecstatic to go up front, in all her glory to claim her blue ribbon! Jason and I had to laugh! She is so proud and I think this will be a moment in her life she will always remember!
Here is her poem:
Crissy
Chubby,Cute
Learning, playing, growing
Love to squeeze her
Wow!

What a Happy Thanksgiving It Was!

I am going to kill you all with a ton of pictures! Mom slaved away for a couple of days to give us an awesome feast! It was so good and her table looked beautiful. There were miniature cornucopias as our place setting made out of icecream cones and dipped in chocolate and filled with candy. She even piped our names on them with green icing. We all helped out in the meal preparation and it was fun to all be together in the kitchen. We feasted and were thankful to be together!
I wish I had pitures of Black Friday. My sisters and I hit the stores by 5:00 A.M. We were all excited with our ads in our purses! I was on a high all day from all of the shopping! It's fun to get stuff CHEAP! My favorite find was the art easel at Ikea for $9.99! It was a steal!
We went to Twilight with my good friend Emily who I haven't seen in years. My mom and sisters went too. We all loved it. ( I loved it for the second time) It was fun!
Saturday we went down to the beach and played at the Balboa fun zone. The girls braved the ferris wheel with their dad and they all loved it, especially Grace. I hate ferris wheels. I always feel like I am going to tip backwards! Then we went to Newport Beach and let the kids play in the sand for a few minutes. It was a fun time! I only wish I had more time to hang out and see more friends that I haven't been able to see in a long time!