New Years

Friday morning we left town to spend the weekend in San Diego. We stopped in LA for some lunch. Mark and I tried some Indian food at a place called Al-Noor, it was so delicious! their garlic naan is so good! The boys didn't want to try it so they had McDonalds. I've never seen one with a carwash!

Once in San Diego, we checked into our hotel then went to our friends house and ordered pizza and just visited.

Saturday morning Mark woke up early to go surfing while the boys and I slept in! we then got breakfast and headed back to our friends house where we we hung out and then did some shopping. that night they had a party so we did that and then after midnight, we went back to hotel where the boys had their annual silly string fight!

Sunday we went to check out the Midway.

The boys had a blast here!

We then went into Old Town to check out the newly remodeled Mormon Battalion site.

This place was lots of fun! at the end of the tour the kids got to pan for gold!

Monday morning we checked out of our hotel then went to visit with our friends for a bit before we headed back home.

For Christmas Peter got a ripstick and Sam got a soleskate and Adam finally learned how to ride a two wheel scooter. there is a park and a walking path where our friends live. this whole weekend, the boys would take their new toys and ride around.

they got pretty good on those things!

Headed home, we stopped at Cafe Rio for dinner.

Almost home!

We love San Diego!

Christmas Eve

We had a fun Christmas eve. in the morning we made sugar cookies for Santa.

later that afternoon we went with my parents to visit Granny and celebrate Christmas with her. She lives in a group home with four other older ladies. the couple who runs the home are from the Philippines and they made some wonderful traditional food for the celebration.

Granny with her great grandsons.

After we visited with Granny, we went to look at Christmas lights.

then we met at my parents house for more food, a gag gift exchange, and then the Christmas story acted out by the kids.

This is the Staging area. Peter was the angel.

Adam, and Ryker were the wise men.

And Sam was a Sheppard.

Jonah and Evva were Mary and Joseph, and Kamorah was baby Jesus. It was really cute watching the kids act this out!

we then went home to discover that the pajama elf came.

New jammies!

Mark then read Twas the night before Christmas...

then the boys went to bed. they wanted to all sleep together so we pulled Peter's mattress onto the floor and dragged Sam's into Peter's room to make one big bed.

Santa finally came to fill the stockings!

It's Christmas!!!