New Year's Weekend at Superstition!

After a slow start and a tire blowout (yes, again!), we had a great time camping at Superstition with the Howell, Jurgensen and Ottonello families!

Dollhouse!

Someone is in LOVE! Emmy is in love that is...even though the boys both can't get enough of the dollhouse, either!

Getting Ready for Santa

The moment we walked in the door after getting home from Great Grandma and Grandpa Rockwell's house in Ramona, Ethan ran into the kitchen and started getting the goodies ready for Santa...before the other kids had any idea what he was doing!

He poured the milk and took the goodies out of the microwave (where Ethan and I hid them from Dad earlier that day).

Such a cutie...in such a hurry...he even left the microwave door open!

Ready to deliver the goodies to the special spot in the living room!

So Magical!!!

Rainy, Rainy Day!

When I first saw that rain was in the forecast for the entire week, I didn't believe it would actually happen. Usually, here in southern California, we hope for rain, but it never really comes through. Well...sure enough this time...the rain has come. It has been raining for a full week! Of course, the kids are out of school for Christmas break and everyone is going stir crazy. Today, they ran outside and played (briefly)!

Waiting on Dad...

Randy and Seth got *lost* at Home Depot. While we waited for them to surface, Ethan, Emmy and I hit the Christmas tree lot! These two...Ethan mostly...are such hams!

Holiday Party at the Boone's House

Emmy's Big Day!

Today was the big day! Unfortunately, the wonderful 3 year old performance was canceled due to rain. We were all so sad. Next year Emmy, you will steal the show for sure!

Emmy's First Movie!!!

Today we took Emmy to see her first movie at the theater. We saw "Tangled" and now Emmy loves Rapunzel! She was SO excited and, of course, SO cute!

My Babies!

Thanksgiving in Ocotillo Wells

We were back to the desert for Thanksgiving! We enjoyed our annual tradition alongside the Jurgensen and Ottonello families! Dirty, cold, fun...

Wind Caves

While our turkey was cooking in the pit, we took a drive (and hike) out to the wind caves. They were a really amazing little find hidden out in the desert. It was an incredibly beautiful drive out there, with towering rock cliffs above us, and very peaceful. We started hiking up a poorly marked hill with very little expectation for what we would find. We were pleasantly surprised by what we found.

Celebrating Gavin's Birthday at Disneyland

Heather and I had the crazy idea that we should take the boys to Disneyland to celebrate Gavin's 7th birthday. We decided to stay at the Disneyland hotel and were so fortunate to be given a free upgrade to one bedroom suite. The boys loved being with each other and, of course, Heather and I had fun as well. By day two, we were a little worn out (and the park started to get busy), but all in all, it was a fun time! I look forward to doing it again...soon!