Christmas 2010

I must say that this Christmas with Zoey was probably the funnest that Nick and I have ever had together. Seeing the pure joy on her face was amazing. The magic of Christmas was alive and well at our house. I love it!

Zoey made out like a BANDIT this year! Yes she is SPOILED!! But not just by us and Santa... EVERYONE spoiled her! Here's a shot of all her loot...Here's what I got that I'm excited about...

And here's what Nick got that he is in LOVE with...

Hope you all had a Christmas that was as good as we did! Are you thinking of New Year's Resolutions?!?!

Christmas Preparations

Have the new Nativity Set from Grandma out? CHECK!Zoey calls this one Papa (Grandpa Yamashita). We told her they have the same eyes... what do you think? LOL! :)

Make gingerbread houses? CHECK! Put on makeup? CHECK!
Get ready in your finest clothes?

Ummmm..... (Yes this is my sports bra!)Let's try that again... Get ready in our finest clothes? CHECK!

We're ready Christmas! Bring it on!

This Girl's Gonna Be...

a shoe lover just like her Momma! :) I'm actually amazed at how well she walks in my high heels!

Santa's Little Helper...

And no I'm not talking about the Simpsons' dog! Zoey has been my little helper lately. Wrapping presents for Daddy. I gave her a marker and let her draw on her present for her Daddy. Now she thinks she needs to "raw" on all of them! Every day she brings me a present from under the tree, points to the drawer where the markers are, and says "raw...raw... peeeease!" How do I say no? Gotta love that little chickadee!

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

My sister in law and I took our kids to Weber State the other day. They had Santa Claus and live reindeer there as well as some crafts and things for the kids. Bonus... it was all free! The kids had a good time. Zoey DID NOT want anything to do with Santa. She sat on my lap by him and that was as close as she would get. And she would only do that after he gave her a candy cane! Oh well, it was still fun. Thanks, Kim, for inviting us!

Festival of Trees 2010

The cheereladers and student government at Sunset Jr. High (where I coach cheer) decorated and donated a tree to the Festival of Trees again this year. My mom and I had such a good time with it last year that we decided to do a tree this year with our family as well. So we were involved with decorating two trees this year. It was lots of fun and so rewarding. The best part is that both of the trees sold on opening night at the auction, with all the proceeds benefitting Primary Childrens Medical Center! Here's some pics of the trees. The Sunset tree was titled "Wii love PCMC". It included a Wii console, Wii games, TV, TV stand, and video chair.Our family tree was titled "Family Christmas". It included a fireplace and stockings, rocking chair, a chest of Christmas books, and nativity set.

And I just wanted to throw in this picture... this tree was amazing and so clever! It was titled "Maui Christmas". So funny!