MORE FUN IN THE OC

Mommy & Daddy took a short trip on night of the 26th to Las Vegas! We stayed at The Hotel for some fun without the kiddos until the afternoon of the 28th (above pic) ! We meet up with some friends, stayed up late, gambled, ate yummy food, saw Absinthe a crazy show at Caesars, celebrated my early birthday & spent the day at the spa!

Thanks GG & Papa G for taking Keaton & Lily -you srethe best! xoxo

CHRISTMAS 2011

Christmas 2011

Keaton & Lillian woke up bright and early ready for to see what Santa had brought them! It was wonderful seeing there faces light up in excitement when they opened up all there gifts! We celebrated Christmas morning with: Nana, Papa, Great Grandpa, GG, Papa G, Mimi, Dan, Hugh, Rob & Jessica. Then later we celebrated Christmas dinner with Nana, Papa, GG, Papa G, Rob, Jessica, Jim, Danielle, Chuck, Ernie, Michelle. We had a great day sharing Christmas with Family...Thank you GG & Papa G for making Christmas so special - WE LOVE U!

Christmas in the OC

We drove down to Orange County on the 22nd at 4:00am....traffic was going good until LA...but we made it in 7.5 hours...with a 1 hour stop for Breakfast at the Skillet (a trucker hang out...everything you order comes in a silver skillet--he he)! In the pic above Keaton put together his first Gingerbread House when Lily was snoozing..but I think all he wanted to do is eat it instead of put it together!

OUR TREE

We had fun decorating our tree a few weeks ago..

...and Keaton likes eating all the candy canes off of it!

A TRIP TO SEE SANTA

We meet up with Julie, Ryder & Lauren today to see Santa. As you can tell from the picture, Lily did not seem to like Santa (She was screaming the entire time). But, they all had fun running around Stanford shopping center after!

Christmas Tree

Keaton & Lily...that one is a little 2 small!

Today we headed out to Four Winds Ranch in Los Gatos to find our Christmas Tree! After the long drive up the winding road passing other tree farms we made it to Four Winds Ranch. On the drive up to the top they hand you a saw and tell you the scoop (pick any tree...there are 8 or 9 varieties...any size...for $50) They were handing out free hot coco, apple cider and candy canes. Next year we want to go a little early and buy the fresh tamales & salsa and make a picnic out of it! Keaton & Lily had a blast running through the trees and choosing the perfect tree! Later that night we went to Los Altos to meet up with my Aunt Betsy for a fun Christmas Parade...the kids had the best seats on the curb..thanks Aunt Betsy for saving space for us earlier in the day! What a fun day/night to kick off the Christmas season!

La Quinta Trip

More of are Thanksgiving Trip...

We split up the group today...the boys went to the Living Desert + Lily & the girls went shopping....We all meet up later at Jackalope Ranch Resturant for some food & great company!

THANKSGIVING

We took a flight out of San Jose into Ontario...rented a car...then drove to La Quinta to Celebrate Thanksgiving . It was a long trip but it was worth it to spend 4 days with Family. This year there were 7 kids & 16 adults....and 2 babies on the way!

What a fun trip -Thanks Nana & Papa for hosting a wonderful Thanksgiving! XOXO