Christmas Day

Here are some fun pictures from Christmas. We had fun opening presents at our house and then having mom and dad over for breakfast. Carly looked too cute in her bumbo playing with the wrapping paper.

Carly sitting by grandpa, so cute!

Cayson, Carly and Grandpa

(she got her helmet by the way...once I get it decorated up she will look AWESOME!!)

Christmas Parties

For dinner one night mom, dad, Thad, Carly and I went out to Fogo de Chao (a Brazillian steak restaurant). The food there was awesome! After I finished my lamb chop I put the bone on the side of my plate. This little sneak grabbed the bone and started chewing on it! Kept her happy and busy!

Annual Christmas party at mom and dad's house.

Carly sitting on Santa's lap

(the same Santa that has been coming to our parties since I was 4!)

We had a pajama party for our ward christmas party. We watched the Polar Express and had a visit from Santa. It was a blast!

Blogging catch up

I've been slacking on blogging so here is my catch up.

Eating can be so exhausting!

Last Saturday Desert Ridge had snow brought in and a bunch of christmas activities for kids so we brought Carly to see the snow. We unfortunately didn't have Cayson last weekend so he didn't get to go with us, too bad cause he would have had a lot of fun. It was fun and Carly was so cute sitting in the snow. After the snow we enjoyed completing our christmas shopping!

(see how she is looking at the snow...what the heck is this cold stuff that I'm sitting on!)

We made gingerbread men for family night.

Carly was the cheerleader for decorating. 

Mom, Carly and I went to Malibu the first weekend in December to visit some of her friends from her "Bunny" days. We had a lot of fun with Jenny and Sandy seeing the sights and shopping. Jenny almost lost her house last year during the Malibu fires. The back of her house was burned down some neighbors lost their homes completely. I had never been to Malibu before and it is beautiful there. This picture is at a restaurant called Geoffreys that was majorly overpriced but had the best crab cakes and lobster bisque that I have ever had.

We went for a walk down the hill from Jenny's house and found a house with some pretty gates. My mom brought her extravagant camera and took some beautiful pictures of Carly and I.

Jenny's husband Neel and 5 of their 6 dogs. Check out these names...Mr. Facke, Mama Lodee, Elodee, Portney Foy, Lilly One and not pictured is Luther. They bark and bark and bark!

Mom, Carly and I went to the Santa Monica pier and walked around, went on the ferris wheel, visited the aquarium (Carly touched a starfish) and went shopping at this really cool outdoor shopping center. Oh the shopping, I only wish I had the money to spend!

Okay, not completely caught up yet but its a start! Enjoy!!!

Helmet

Carly got her helmet! She's so cute!!

Isn't she cute!

Family pictures

Light the Night

Tonight Thad, Carly and I participated in the Light the Night walk for Leukemia and Lymphoma research. Some of you may or may not know that my mom was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in February 2004 and nearly died as a result from it. She spent almost 1 month in ICU when we found out the type of cancer she had. After extreme chemo and radiation treatments she has been in remission for over 3 years now. It felt good to support an organization that helps research and give aid to those that are afflicted with the same cancer, some of those people not getting as lucky as my mom. We had fun walking around and playing in the grass before the walk. We wish we would have brought Brindle since so many people brought their dogs with them. Shhh, don't tell her or she'll think we neglected her!

Carly playing with Daddy's hat

Bee

Carly was a bee for halloween. She was a cute bee!