Itsy Bitsy Spider

A Very Merry Christmas

Opening her first gift
Candy Cane smiles
Dollhouse with Nana

Daddy and baby Camryn

I had a horse like this when I was young. His name was Star and I rode him for hours every day. Grace now has a "star" of her own thanks to Papa.

Cami loves her Auntie Ashley

I hope you and your loved ones had a very Merry Christmas 2010! We went to church & my parent's house on Christmas Eve, spent Christmas morning at our house, and Christmas evening with Mike's family. The whole two-day celebration was so much fun but the best part was seeing Grace so excited about Santa coming, filling stockings, bringing presents, and leaving cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer. She was so full of wonder, joy & magic this year. All four of us were spoiled with such wonderful gifts and we were just so happy to spend good times with our families and eachother...to celebrate Jesus's birthday :)

The Nutcracker

Before the Nutcracker

Last weekened we saw the Nutracker Ballet at the Irvine Barclay Theatre with Nana, Grandma and Auntie Ash. Grace loved it so much & I was so impressed with the dancers and the amazing costumes. She is really into Clara and got this cute ornament at the ballet as a memory of our big night out. She also got some new ballet shoes and clothes this week (she starts a new dance class Jan 3rd) so it's been a ballet theme around our house.

Grace's Ornament

G made this ornament at school today for Mike and I. I LOVE it!

Mike was putting her to bed the other night and she was almost asleep when she popped-up and said "Daddy.......I really love Chick fil a!". How silly is she! Good thing we're having Chick fil a tonight for dinner :)

Christmas at GiGi's

We had a little Christmas lunch at GiGi's (great grandma's) house yesterday. It was the first time she met Camryn! GiGi gave the girls gifts so Grace opened them. She got a tutu outfit and Cami got a talking puppy. Nana helped pick out the girls' gifts since GiGi doesn't get out of the house much these days. It's amazing she can still live on her own with just a little help at 94. Grace also tried Lefsa for the first time, which is a Norweigan flatbread that is a "tradition" on my dad's side of our family during the holidays. Yum!

Now to Cami: She is 2.5 months old already. Time is flying and she is growing just as quickly. She smiles constantly and is beginning to coo and laugh. She just discovered her hands and is a sweet little girl. She only gets up once during the night which is sooooo nice for Mike and I. Poor thing has her first cold now too, courtesy of her sister, who came down with a nasty cold on Monday. I'm hoping they are both gone by Christmas at least.

5 miles!!!

Yes, I actually ran 5 miles on Sunday evening. I think the last time I ran 5 miles straight was almost 2 years ago...so I was very proud of myself.

Christmas Brunch

We went to our annual 'Christmas Children's Brunch' with Nana and Papa at Big Canyon on Sunday. It's great because there are lots of activites for the kids and a beautiful brunch for the adults :) They had a reindeer, face painting, the Grinch story, cookie decorating and pictures with Santa. I don't have a copy of our family picture with Santa, but I snapped one of the whole family minus me. The face painter painted pink earings on Grace's ears so she felt very fancy!