Two big announcements!

At Christmas dinner we had two surprising announcements! My dad announced that he and his girlfriend, Emma, are getting married on New Year's Eve! My cousin Jeremiah and his wife, Jessica announced that they're expecting a baby in the fall. Congratulations!

I was so excited for my dad and Emma that Doug and I quickly scrambled and got ourselves plane tickets and a room in Vegas for New Year's Eve so we could be there to celebrate. I'm looking forward to our last-minute trip and hope my mom survives watching our two boys. We leave Tuesday night and come back Friday afternoon. Happy New Year!

Below you'll see a picture of my dad, Emma and me and one of Jessica and Jeremiah.

Christmas Evening

We had a lot of fun having dinner at my grandma's house for Christmas. We realized I've never taken a picture with my 3 cousins, so I got one of the four of us.

Christmas Morning

There are WAY too many cute photos from Christmas morning, but here are a few. There's also one of the boys at the Christmas Eve service at church. It was a fun, present filled morning!

Our Santa Baby

Isn't he CUTE?!

Nutcracker

My mom, Doug and I have been waiting until Chase was old enough to take him to the SF Ballet Nutcracker. We were so excited to experience it with him this year. What was almost as much fun was seeing his awe and amazement of the big city. He truly enjoyed the show and it was such a joy to have him experience this tradition. We can't wait until Cam is old enough to enjoy it with us!

More December Fun

We've been having lots of fun this month! Friday I dressed the boys up in their matching Christmas outfits and took them to see Santa. Chase LOVED it, he's been asking me all month when we could go see him. He asked Santa for a jetfighter for himself and a baby toy for Cameron.

The other day I put the boys in the bath together and they had so much fun. Cameron is truly a water baby, he'll roll around from his back to his belly in the water and just loves it. He doesn't mind getting water in his eyes, just as long as he's in the water. When he hears the bathwater turn on he gets so excited and just starts kicking his legs and smiling.

Christmas with our boys

My mom got the boys these adorable Christmas jammies. Here they are in front of our tree last night. Aren't they cute?!

Thanksgiving Part 2

The day after Thanksgiving we drove down to Fresno to be with Doug's family. We had lots of fun with Chase's cousins, aunts and uncles. We decorated cookies, played games, played football in the street (well, the dads and the boys did) and ate lots of good food. On Saturday night Doug's aunt, uncle and two of his cousins came with their kids for some family time. That house was packed full of people, it was loud, joyous and wonderful! Below you'll see a picture of David & Jack, me with Jack & Graham, Emily and Abbey, Abbey and Cam and Dennis with Cam.

Thanksgiving Part 1

We spent Thanksgiving Day at my Grandma's house in Petaluma. There was lots of family there and friends, too. Peg & Mike joined us as well as my dear friend Amanda from Arizona. She was in town for a few hours with her adorable daughter Hannah. It was really wonderful to be able to visit with them. My mom made and excellent turkey!