My Favorite Jakey December Moments

 Okay, well, maybe not my favorite...but Jakey learned to climb up on the dishwasher this month and has been obsessed with it ever since...

 Yes, those are his pants...

 I love randomly finding him standing or taking steps when he's not thinking about it...

 This is the month that little Jakey becomes quite adventuresome and my life with him becomes a little more of a challenge...he is into everything and quite pleasantly ignores the word "no"

 

I think I will forever remember Jakey's obsession with our Christmas tree.  Sabrina would eventually leave things alone...but not this guy...he has a mission.

I love my Jakey Bear...he is my little man and is such a joy in so many ways.  He drives Bri and me crazy sometimes, but he always does it with a smile on his face...well, unless he's whiny :)  It's crazy to think that last Christmas he was not here, he has been such a fun addition to our family.

My Favorite Bri December Moments

 This is usually how Bri is with getting her picture taken lately...

 But we put on her new Christmas jammies from Grandma and look what happened...

 Yeah, I don't know where she learned this pose...but funny

 She traded the dolly for her rubber ducky...but check it out...looking and smiling at the camera without moving...amazing

 Not sure why she chose the trash can as her backdrop for this one...but still cute

 Wrapping up for her grand finish...

 and fini...my cute, funny girl

My favorite memory this Christmas with my Sabrina girl was hearing her sing Christmas songs and decorating trees.  She was so cute and loved to decorate this year...it made it so much fun.  And I love that she is starting to get it.  Her little voice is so fun to listen to when she is singing and she totally gets into it.  Her favorite songs this year were We Need A Little Christmas, Silent Night, Jingle Bells, and Deck the Halls.  Oh, and she loves Mr. Grinch...and so I also love hearing her sing Fa Hoo Forays...so cute!

Our December...Here We Go...

 Bri and Anthony checking out one of the Christmas tree contenders...

 My cute guys...

 We went to ZooLights and Bri got to feed a reindeer...

 and ride the carousel...

Super cold, but it was pretty fun!

We had a crazy busy December, but it was so fun and good to have time with Anthony after he finished his semester.  We were so busy we never even made to Temple Square to see the lights (I am still grieving)...I think this is the first time in my entire life that I have missed the lights there.  We were pretty prepared this year though and it reduced the stress of Christmas tons...we even made Christmas cookies for the neighbors - I would have posted pictures of the process but Bri got her shirt wet and promptly removed it and wouldn't put another on for the pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The kids having fun with Daddy...

Anthony cutting onions for his stuffing...

Happy Thanksgiving!  I am so grateful for my cute and crazy little kids...they mean the world to me and I can't imagine my life without them.  I am so grateful for my hubby who makes me laugh and loves me even when I am tired and not so lovable.  I am grateful for all of my family and so grateful for all of their love and support.  I am grateful for good friends.  I am grateful for our little home and all the conveniences we enjoy and the blessings we receive daily.  I am grateful for so many things...it's nice to have a day to reflect on it all.

Halloween

 Gretel

 Hansel

 My little Hansel and Gretel...

 Pumpkin Carving on Halloween = good times...

Some Catching Up....Our October

 Anthony & Jakey @ Gardener Village

 No pictures with the witches this year...Bri was a little afraid of them this time

 We went to 'This Is The Place' for Trick-or-Treating and had lots of fun

 Lots of fun at Cornbellies

Fun pic with the cousins

We had a very busy October with lots of fun activities...it's funny to me that most of them were spent in shorts and tees.  We about died from the heat at Cornbellies...no yummy fall treats this day, it was snow cones all the way.  Crazy!

Disneyland - Part 2

 Anthony and Jakey with Lightning....KaChow!

 We had fun in the Bug's Land...lots of fun things for the little ones...

 BIG success...we actually overcame Sabrina's fear of carousels...she is now obsessed with them...it just took some nautical creatures, thank you King Triton

 Bri wanted to meet her fave Tinkerbell but freaked out in the line, she calmed down once we met Rosetta but sheesh...2 yr olds!

 Bri loved riding Dumbo with Daddy

 The beginning of our last day (boo hoo) with cute Shari

 The girls loved the tea cups...however, the giggles slowly turned to crazy eyes and dizzy faces as the spinning worked its wonders

My cute boy learned to kick up his feet with many hours at the park and in the stroller :)

There were a ton of pics in our last 3 days in the park...it was a crazy whirlwind but lots of fun.  Jakey loved everything and was such a champ - we could not have asked any better from him.  Sabrina had her ups and downs with many fears of the unknown.  She loved any ride that was outside and enjoyed seeing the characters.  Her most favorite ride of Disneyland was Small World that she still asks to go on...she wants to go with Tessa in the boat at Small World at Disneyland (she thinks it's down the street).  We love that Disneyland, even with the craziness that kids bring to the picture...it was so much fun and so nice to spend some time with each other as a family and take a breather from our often stressful life.  We are back to school and work and kids and the messes they make, but we have some great memories and I had a most wonderful birthday to kick off our 2010 holiday season!