Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!



Here are a few holiday photos I thought you might enjoy....Eric and the kids on our new sofa (Finally!) getting ready to go out to look at lights...we dress up in our PJ's and Santa hats, pop some popcorn, and go for a drive while listening to Christmas music! We also love to go to Disneyland to see all of the beautiful landscaping and decorations for Christmas. The photo of Daniel and I was taken at Disneyland, and is the only photo of me for the last few months! Lauren is learning to take photos, so this one is to her credit!



We had a great time decorating the tree and celebrating the birth of our Savior. We were blessed with a "white Christmas" the week before...snow covered the mountains behind our homes! But, it was still 55 degrees and sunny, so we enjoyed the snow from afar...my kind of snow! Running around the lake in capris and a long sleeve t-shirt, looking at the snow covered mountains, and not having to shovel any of it! We're about 90 minutes from Big Bear, which is fun to go skiing.




I've also posted a few photos of Nana and Papa with the kids...it has been quite some time since we last saw them, so it was great to spend 8 days together. The kids really enjoyed it. I also had fun designing our Christmas cards, and those of a few friends. The digital scrapbooking is much eaiser for me right now instead of traditional stuff...no room for all of that stuff any more!

The Hesters Visit!


















We had a great Christmas this year with Mom and Dad visiting. I picked them up at LAX on Christmas Eve, and we were so happy to see them. We made it to the Christmas Eve services at Saddleback at 5 p.m....we only had 16 services to choose from! We spent the week playing games, working on projects around the house, going to Sea World, and playing Wii! Papa and Zac loved bowling, and Eric has had fun trying to beat the kids at their own games.

Mom made curtains for all of the downstairs windows and covered my dining room chairs. We found a great deal on fabric, so that made it even more exciting! We also tackled projects like painting the chandelier black instead of yucky brass, hanging many different things around the house, and just working on our honey do list! It was a little cold, but hard to complain about 60-70 degree weather on New Year's Day!