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Santa Pictures

 

 As you can clearly see Ella does not dig Santa!

 

 

Lily gets Santa.  She is fully aware that this guy brings her presents and she loves him!

 

 

I think she liked it a bit more when Lily was by her side.

 

Cousins

 

None of the 3 little ones liked the man in the red suit!

 

 

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December 2012

 

 

Its the most wonderful time of year.  It really is and especially so when you have children.  There is nothing more spectacular than a child's eyes on Christmas morning.  The excitement and wonder are the best.  The decorations, music, tradition it goes without saying I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!  This is why I make Mike hang our lights prior to Thanksgiving so that I can turn them on Thanksgiving night and kickoff the celebration.  This year was no exception we were busy busy having all sorts of holiday fun with family and friends.  Take a look!

 

 

 

Our YMCA does a Santa breakfast every year so we went with Anna and Alexander!

 

 

This is by no means a good picture but I had to show you how cute this tutu is and it was the only one I got of her.

 

 

 



 

Lily loves Santa.  We couldn't get Ella to go near him.

 

 

Later that same day it was off to our annual Christmas Cookie party at Aunt Lindsay's!  This year they all got new aprons.  So cute!

 

 

 

Nothing beats Christmas Pajamas!

 

A few days later we headed to Seaport Village to take Santa Pics but then found out Santa wasn't there that day. Oh well we got some great shots of the kiddos in front of this Poinsettia Tree!

 

 

Impossible to get these two to look at the camera.

 

 

Ella loves to do Cheers with anything.  So cute!

 

 

I love how they are walking in a line

 

 

You have gotta love December California style.  Hot enough to enjoy a splash park!

 

Quinn was more interested in lunch

 

 

 





Starting Over.... part 7!

 

November 2012

 

 

November always starts off great because Lily's birthday is on the 3rd.  This year we had a Hello Kitty party complete with a bounce house, pinata and a great birthday cake that Amy helped me make.  We all had a great time but I think Lily loved it the most.

 

Birthday Girl!

 

The Cake

 

 

Couldn't resist the giant balloon!

 

Bounce house fun!

 

Good food, family and friends is what make a great party!

 

 

Happy 4th Birthday my love!

 

 

Lily thinks all parties need to have a pinata! 

 

 

Candy Frenzy!

 

 

Present time!

 

 

Here are some shots of Lily the day she got to celebrate her birthday at school.  Love from her sister too!

 

 

One of Lily's favorite presents was this rain outfit from Aunt Tara.  Lily cant wait till it actually rains here. She did get an umbrella too but superstiton kept me from letting her open it in the house.

 



 

I have to admit my pictures are scarce this month.  We hosted Thanksgiving but do I have any pictures no.  I only have these that Amanda took of the kiddos at the end of the evening in their Christmas pajamas.  A tradition we love.  This is the official kickoff to celebrating Christmas!