Happy Birthday B!

Christmas day is not only a day of celebrating all things Christmas, but it is the birthday of my wonderful brother-in-law Brandon!  Our entire family just loves spending time with Uncle B.  He is one of the funniest people I know and we always laugh non-stop when he is around.  He is so happy it is contagious.  Uncle B can make the kids giggle like no body else I know, and he and Dave have a great friendship that takes them on all sorts of adventures (Wendy and I refer to it as the bromance).  Most importantly to me, he is a wonderful guy who loves my sister and their children more than anything else in the world.  We are so excited for all of them to arrive in a few short days! Hurry up and get here Brandon, we have some cold Stone IPA in the fridge for you!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Last night we bundled the kids up and headed down the hill to Alta Loma CA to see their much talked about spectacle of lights.  Four or five streets in this town in the foothills are blocked off to cars and the people on these streets go all out with Christmas Lights.  The kids acted like we were at Disneyland.  It is the best free entertainment we've had in a long time! Merry Christmas everyone!

Snow Day Part II

This is what two California kids look like after two hours of snow play
Looks like Coop is on the top of the world
                Anyone interested in a swim?
Sledding on a boogie board...only in Southern California!

Finally some more pictures of the snow storm of '08.  It's really hard to believe that we live in Southern California when you look at these!

SNOW DAY!

Speed Racers
Cold Weather, Warm Hug
Snow Angel
Human Snowman
Snow Cowboy

When it snows in the desert, it really snows in the desert.  We had early release from school today and they have already cancelled it for tomorrow.  While it is nice to think that we are on break now, it is sad that my show had to be cancelled for the last two nights...all of the hard work the kids put in. Hopefully we can reschedule, but until then--Woo Hoo!  It's Christmas Break!  Today was a great day playing in the snow with the kids and we are all exhausted and ready for bed at 6 pm!

A Christmas Dinner

Not in the official way of course...it's too early for that.  Tonight we were making pizza and Cooper suggested that we make one that looked like Santa.  So, we gave it a whirl. It was quite the creation.  A beard made of pepperoni and cheese.  A face made of peanut butter and m and m's, and a hat made of peperoni and cheese as well.  Cooper said it was the best pizza ever and Bella must have agreed- she ate three pieces!

Tis the Season

The last few months have gone by and whirlwind speed and now that the holidays are here that will be the case even more.  During Thanksgiving break, we crammed as much into one week as possible.  An Iowa Game, the Thanksgiving meal, decorating for Christmas and the Nutcracker Tea.  It's certainly a busy time of year but like most people, one of my favorite times of year