A Very Merry Christmas!

This Christmas was a wonderful adventure for us. It was the first year we haven't gone home to Seattle for the holidays. Despite missing being with grandmas and grandpas, we had a great time. Emily got really into Santa this year and that made it even more fun. Christmas Eve we made cookies and frosted them for Santa and left carrots for the reindeer. Emily loved this part. She was very concerned that Santa eat all of his cookies. After that, Deborah's girls read some Christmas books to the little ones and we sang carols. Emily was very anxious to go to bed so Santa could come.





Christmas morning-the traditional lining up on the stairs.

Lauren in her dream car!

Emily really wanted a dog ( a real one) for Christmas but she seems to be satisfied with the next best thing- Lucky, The Wonder Pup!



I think Lauren was a little overwhelmed Christmas morning-so much going on, but she slowly warmed up to the idea.

We definately got spoiled this Christmas. Thanks to everyone who made our Christmas so great, especially Deborah and Allen for hosting. We had the best time!

Christmas Dresses!

Christmas dresses was always one of my favorite traditions as a little girl, so it's fun to have little girls to dress up. Special thanks to Great-Grandma Polson, she sends the girls their dresses every year. We love it!

Serious Skills!

We think Lauren has a future as a hair dresser. What do you think?

Disneyland x2!

We've been to Disneyland twice in the last 2 weeks. Disneyland is so fun at Christmas it was hard to resist. Last week we took the girls so they could see Santa. It's the best Santa, he looks so real. Emily loved it, Lauren, of course, did not. She refused to sit on his lap but did oblige and joined it the family shot. We stayed late and watched the fireworks and snow (fake, of course). Although it was crazy busy we still had a fun time.







Our second visit was an adults only visit. Wednesday was Tyson's birthday, so we dropped off kids and went alone. Special thanks to our families that took our kids. Unfortunately it was pouring rain the entire time but that meant the lines were super short. So, although a little wet, we had a blast. We had dinner in the Blue Bayou, which was very cool and then we enjoyed all of the "big kid" rides that we never get to go on. We did take a break from the rain and ride Small World, which was just as I remembered it, long and loud. Thanks Tyson for having a birthday.

Future Occupation??

Lately the girls like to get out Jason's tool and "fix" the chairs. Future auto mechanics? Maybe they should just stick to chairs.

Little Helpers!

The other night Jason decided to make smoothies and of course the girls wanted to help. Jason made a rookie mistake and left the blender plugged in with the lid off. And the result is, Lauren pushed one little button and made one big mess. I have to admit, from across the room it was pretty entertaining, shear panic, arms flying, little girls screaming, ending in tears for the girls and laughs for us. Notice the large chunks of frozen strawberries strewn about.

Trimming the Tree!

In the past we have never stayed home for Christmas, so we have never had a Christmas tree (sad, I know). Since we are staying home this year, we invested in a small, pre-lit (love that) Christmas tree. Sunday night we dusted off the Christmas music and let the girls decorate the tree. They had so much fun. The test now will be to see how long Lauren leaves the ornaments on the tree. I have a feeling we'll be re-decorating quite a bit. Despite our 75 degree weather, we are so exited for the Christmas season.

Just like Dad!

Thanks to some friends of my sister, each Thanksgiving we get to go to the Calloway Golf Test Center and play a little golf. This year Emily got to go with her dad. She had a great time, although Jason said she's a little stubborn. "I already know how to do it." So independent.

Christmas Star!

Ok, so I don't usually post pictures of things that I've made but I just loved this so much I had to share. My sister taught this class at her Relief Society Super Saturday so when I was down for Thanksgiving she let me make one. It's just a metal star with scrapbook paper decoupaged on. It was not too hard to make and turned out so cool. I love it!!! Now I want to do some just for my regular decor.