Christmas

~Christmas Day!!~

We had a great Christmas this year. Kailyn was so happy when she came downstairs and saw that Santa had come by to drop off all her presents, she couldn't wait to start opening them. It took her two presents to really start getting the hang of the unwrapping process, once she got the hang of it she just went to town! She loved all her toys, she kept going from one present to the next and then back again revisiting the same gifts because she got so many that she wanted to keep checking it all out, she couldn't make up her mind as to which one to play with first.

Grandma Betty came over for Christmas dinner so Kailyn really enjoyed that, they spent a lot of time just hanging out watching toons.

Mike and I enjoyed it most of all, just by watching our beautiful baby girl enjoy her 2nd Christmas with all her fabulous new toys!

Christmas morning

Merry Christmas! Cheers!

Christmas Eve

Christmas came and went again this year. It's amazing how fast it happens; people spend months planning, decorating, shopping, getting ready for Christmas and it's all over in one day.

Our fun started on Christmas Eve when we went to visit my very best friend and her family in San Ramon. We were invited for a fabulous dinner, delightful drinks and warm, heart-to-heart conversations. The men were in their own world, the women in theirs, and the kiddo's were running around having their own fun. It was a wonderful way to spend Christmas Eve and it made it that much more special.

Kailyn & Jenn

Jenn's girls: Jaelynn & Makayla

The girls hanging out


Jenn & Me

Most of us girls, we're missing Jae.

Christmas is almost here!

As I finished my previous post I realized that Christmas was almost here. Even though it is the day before Kailyn's birthday somehow it wasn't what I was thinking of first, maybe because to me Kailyn's birthday is more of a milestone. I cannot wait until Christmas morning though, when Kailyn comes downstairs and sees all the presents under the tree. It was fun last year but this year she has a better understanding of things. I can just see her now, just tearing into all her presents with the biggest smile on her face, playing with the wrapping paper, then the boxes and then probably the present itself. She seems satisfied with anything new, whether it be a box or a toy. When you have a child, Christmas becomes all about them, you don't even think about yourself, or at least, I don't. I could care less if I get anything, it's all about my baby. :)

Just thinking about it makes me all giddy!!

'Tis The Season To Be Jolly!

Yes, it is. I love this holiday season because everyone seems to be in a cheerful spirit, not only that but I love all the decorations, the lights, the ornaments, everything. Last week we went to Half Moon Bay to get our Christmas tree. It was my second time having a real tree, but a first having to cut it down. It was a lot of fun watching Kailyn run through the Christmas tree farm, picking up sticks and saying "Thissss" to everything. After about a half hour or so we found our tree. It was big, thick and lush. After bringing it home, we put it up and the following day, we decorated it. We were thrilled with the results, and nothing can beat the smell of a real tree...ahhh!

The Christmas tree farm


The chosen one


Us in front of our tree


Mike cutting it down


Kailyn playing with sticks, one of her favorite things.



Smile for the camera Kailyn!


Mike dragging our tree to the truck


Kailyn lounging in her carseat on the drive home, yes she is wearing xmas socks.


Our tree at home, all decorated!