Blast from the Past...

Google is a funny little thing. The other day I started looking up family members just to see what I could find. And, lo & behold, look what turned up... Pictures of Dad back when he worked at KMEN! This was wayyyy back in the day, even before I was born (I think!)...Pretty cool to see. :)

One last SeaWorld Visit...

Our passes are expiring in a couple of days. And, between the traveling distance, the cost, and the guilt feelings prompted by viewing "Blackfish", it doesn't look like we will be renewing our SeaWorld tickets. So Karen & I headed down with the kids for one last hurrah. We enjoyed seeing all the Christmas decor and the girls especially liked riding the rides again. We visited the Snowland and the little ones LOVED sledding. It was a fun day and I'm glad we made it there one last time...

Disney on Ice

Emma, Grandma, & I joined our friends for a girls day out today and went to see Disney on Ice. As always, it was a great show and the girls loved it! The mommies loved that there were enough of us going to qualify for a group rate! The show was chock full of princesses, dancing, singing, and fun. It was great!

Christmas Fun!

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, even if I didn't get as many "good" pictures as I would have liked. As has become tradition, the kids and I went to church Christmas Eve and then had dinner and playtime at McDonalds. Once we got home, it was time for one present (new jammies), sprinkling reindeer food, hanging the Santa key, and putting out milk and cookies. Once the kids were finally asleep, Santa came! Emma got a fancy new Lego Friends building set and shiny red cowgirl boots. TJ got a new scooter and a WiiU. We had some VERY happy kids here the next morning. Then it was the usual food, family, and fun all day long. The kids got some new, very silly, games and we spent the evening playing Fibber and Headbandz. It was a great holiday.

Christmas Parties Galore!

This has been a busy week full of parties for Emma Grace. Last week there was a Winter Dance party at Emma's school where all the kids got to dance, play, and visit with Santa (for their one alloted half hour per class!) Emma took a really cute picture with Santa and I was so happy that Kimbark sent home copies for all the parents!
Then, on Saturday, we had the annual Eagle's Christmas Party. All our "kids" are getting so old though. Lucy & Katie no longer want to participate and I think this may be the last year for Mikayla & Bubby as well. Emma, TJ, Sophia, & Hayden all still love it though.
This morning we held our 4th annual OGC Christmas Party. Emma, Hayden, and Sophia spent the morning creating crafts, decorating cookies, exchanging gifts, and playing relatively peacefully together. I love the holiday season and how much time we get to spend with all our family and friends...

Festival of Lights

Today was the kids' last day of school before the Winter break, and it was also "family discount night" in Riverside so I drove us all out to meet Karen when she got off work. We had dinner, went ice skating, and walked around the Mission Inn to see all the light displays. It was crazy and crowded and still a lot of fun. :) I can't believe how good these kids have gotten at ice skating!