Brother in law...The End.

The last entry for this year is an announcement.....I have a new Brother in Law! Colton is now a big brother and Jason well he's just older :)

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One of my last years resolution is now complete. I kept track of our family and had fun writing about us on our blog. I have enjoyed doing it and I hope we'll enjoy reading all of these entries someday. Next, have a book made.

Joyeux Noël

Christmas was Christmas again. Lots of food,presents, family and friends.

We opened presents at home

and then went to the E's to visit with family before everyone headed their own separate ways. We had homemade waffles for breakfast. Yummy! Afterwards we headed to my aunts for an early dinner then to my G-ma's(she wasn't home)and then back home. Hope everyone had a Feliz Navidad!

10:30 12:30 and 2:30

After eating christmas eve dinner the kids opened one gift each. They always get exited to open their new Pajamas.

I found Korbin a Darth Vader set

(he loves them but they fit hit perfectly so if I dry them they're done for and he'll have floods) and Maddie a hot pink set with cupcakes

(loves her PJ's as well).

Jason and I opened the gifts the kids made for us at school. We have our new ornament for the year and a new christmas story to read. After opening presents for our activity we made a music video to send to my mom. She loves them, to her this is better than any gift we could send her. We each made a paper hat. Maddie was a reindeer and Korbin was one too, Jason was an elf and I was Santa. We sang 'Out on the housetop' in front our x-mas tree. After reading our christmas story we put the kids in bed. New rule... you don't leave your room until morning unless there is an emergency. Maddie was a stinker and woke up a few times. The first time was at 10:30. I was ok with it since it wasn't super late. She got a drink. Tucked her back in bed after answering a few questions that couldn't wait. On christmas eve I stay up and talk on the phone for a while as I do last minute preparations. My sister was a good sport and didn't complain about her minutes for once. At 12:30 Maddie again came out of her room and I had something out that I would have rather not have her see. She's such a stinker. She was up to something. She needed to go to the bathroom. She made a comment on the wrapping paper and talked to my sister on the phone. Again she asked more questions as I tucked her in. After a bit of waiting I got everything done and was just making some finishing touches on some gifts when again someone came out of their bedroom. Maddie at 2:30. She helped me with g-ma E's gift for a few minutes and then we both went to bed. Santa can't come unless everyone is sleep.

Cali

The weekend before christmas I flew down to Cali. It was nice to spend 4 days in nice warm weather. A soon as I got off the plane I was blinded by the sun and also found out I was way overdressed and packed wrong. There was no need for a long sleeve shirt and jeans and more jeans in my luggage.

My trip is a blur, there's always something to do or be done and this trip was no exception. When I wasn't with my little sister helping her with last minute preparations for her pinning ceremony I was at my parents business.

Sunday night=tears. My sister is done with school and her pinning ceremony was emotional, long,happy,fun and final. It was nice to see all of my sisters, mom and dads hard work come together and pay off. The night ended with a bang of dancing.

She's going to make a fabulous nurse!

Other stuff...

I ate yummy food of course. Except I need to remember to ask for hot sauce on the side when I order my tacos from King Taco. My mouth has never felt so hot and my sister was a brat and wouldn't stop for a drink.

I didn't try the new restaurants I'm curious to try without the kids and Jason. That will have to wait until next time.

I wore 3 in heals for my sisters ceremony. A first for me. Even Jason was surprised when I told him. I'm not a fan of being that uncomfortable but formal attire I guess calls for it or so my sister convinced me of.

After using my sisters iphone I can see why people like(now I want one and Jason doesn't care as much for them anymore). Someday.

The kids had fun @ home once they got over the shock they couldn't come with me. They were not happy with me. I left a menu all planned out with their meals (they wouldn't let Jason deviate). With dinners pre made they used their extra time having fun together. I figured they needed a break from house stuff too. Everything was left in it's place. They did a lot. On Sunday they went sledding and had so much fun. The hill was like a sheet of ice and they loved it. Mariana and a few other friends helped so much with the kids. I can't send enough thank you's!

Came home to a lot of neighborhood gifts. I felt somewhat guilty eating all the yummy treats because I didn't make any neighborhood gifts this year. However I got over it:)

Home sweet home! I miss Cali but when I'm there I miss home. I'll have to settle by going back and forth.

Santa

We went to pay our yearly visit to Santa tonight at W. Bay. Maddie asked for a Nintendo DS1 and Korbin asked for a Wii game (Super Smash Brothers Brawl to be exact). Jason and I didn't ask for anything from Santa. I just thought it would be fun to have a picture taken with him (picture taken by Korbin).

After our visit to Santa we went on a fun carriage ride to see the lights around the park(40,000 lights). My favorite part.

Most of the pictures I took of the displays didn't turn out except for a few.