New Year's Eve

We decided to host a last minute New Year's Eve party for some families in the neighborhood. Somehow I took my camera out once in the beginning of the night, snapped a few pictures of the kids and never took another one. It could have had something to do with the amount of drinks I was drinking :-) We had a great time hanging out with our friends and ringing in the new year! Here's to 2011!!

Sydney, Bailey and Olivia
 

Will! So cute!
 

Bailey and Cole
 

2010 Christmas

We decided to spend Christmas at our home in Rocklin this year for the FIRST time ever. We are at the point we want the kids to be able to wake up in their own home and see if Santa came. It was so nice to stay here and the kids loved being able to play with their toys all day long and unwrap everything. Unfortunately they both got a little sick with fevers on Christmas Eve/Day so they weren't 100%, but we still managed to have a great time. Jim's family drove up to spend a few days with us and were able to see the kids open up all of their presents Christmas morning.

The kids with Aunty Kathleen on Christmas Eve
 
Olivia and Aunty Lisa
 
A toast to Christmas Eve
 
The kids putting out milk, cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer
 

Cole hanging up his stocking
 
Nanna hanging up her stocking
 
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
 
Our family tradition....Daddy reading "The Night Before Christmas" to the kids
 

I totally forgot to take a picture of all of the loot Santa brought everyone and I could shoot myself. So here are the pictures I got after the kids starting going through their stuff.
 
 
 
 

This Christmas was all about STAR WARS for Cole
 
 
Love this one!
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Thank you to all of our friends and family for your beautiful Christmas cards and letters. We loved seeing your pictures and hearing about your year. Keep them coming!
 

Pajama Party

We had our annual pajama party/book exchange party with our playgroup in December. The kids were very excited to wear their pajamas out of the house and into the car and were even happier that I let them stay in them all day long. The kids came home with some great Christmas books and had a fun time running around with all of the other kids.


 
 
 
 

 
 

San Francisco

Jim had some free hotel nights that expired at the end of year so we decided to pack up the car and take the kids to San Francisco for the weekend. We had a great time - how can you not in SF?? It rained on and off pretty much the whole time but we still had a blast shopping, eating and taking in everything that city has to offer during the holiday season.