Our trip to Merced

In mid January we went to Fresno for the weekend. We went down to Merced to visit David, Denisa, Jack & Graham. We got some cute pictures of the boys. It was fun to relax with everyone while watching football and letting the boys play, play, play. They really have so much fun together, we wish we lived closer so we could do it more often. Here are some pictures from the visit.

My Dad's wedding.

Doug and I had a wonderful time on our whirlwind trip to Vegas for my dad's wedding. We left our boys in the loving arms of my mom (thanks Mom!) and ran away for some serious adult time. The trip was fun - the wedding was beautiful, the weather was great, the company was wonderful and all the food, yummy food. My dad and Emma look so happy together, I'm thrilled for both of them. I don't think I've seen my dad "glow" like he does with Emma, it's really special.

Doug and I enjoyed our time - we stayed up late, drank as much as we wanted, shopped, ate at gourmet restaurants and slept in (gotta love those blackout curtains in the hotel!). I'm going to attempt to add a slideshow of the wedding...let's see if I can do it...

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!