Christmas Eve Tradition

What can we say? We love to open Presents early. However we have made a new tradition... we can open one gift on Christmas Eve, but it has to be pajamas. AND, the pajamas are Chritsmas pajamas. We kinda made an oopsie. John thought he handed me the package with my jammies, but it turned out to be Reagan's Care Bear. Whoops. She absolutely adored it, and she affectionately calls it her "Bear Care." Lily looked so great in her "Baby's 1st Christmas" P.J.'s....Until she threw up on me and herself. I should have known.

Christmas Came a Little Early!!

We went to St. George to celebrate Christmas with our Grandma Lorna and Grandpa Tom...We didn't go on Christmas day, we got to go before!! yipee! That means opening some presents early, which to John is the greatest gift of all. That's the reason John shops the week before Christmas. He gets too excited, and wants us to open everying by the 20th. Reagan and Lily had an awesome time with thier cousins, Reagan only slept 6 hours. She didnt want to miss a thing. Grandma Lorna made yummy treats and even let Reagan decorate her first gingerbread man!

Holy White Stuff!

WOW! what can we say? It's a winter wonderland! It started to snow around 3pm, and we had no idea that it would look like this by 4:30!! At first we thought it was beautiful and fun, but We gotta be honest with ourselves, it's getting a little scary. John has to go to work tonight at midnight, however if they continue to close the roads, he's not going anywhere! We're totally not used to this...we're from California for crying out loud! Thank goodness for a food storage, you never know!!

Thank you Aunt Marty

Aunt Marty sent the girls the cutest little matching fleece outfits. They're so cuddly and warm, the girls look great in them! I wanted them to take a picture together in them, but Reagan didn't want Lily to touch her!(as you can tell) I just love that smile on Lily...it doesn't get any better than this.

We'll miss you Mike!

Our dear sweet friend Mike Dahle is moving away. We're happy for him, but a little sad for us. Here are some great pictures of his going away surprise party.

Reagan all Tuckered out!

John put Reagan down for a nap, and instead of going right to sleep she played for about 30 minutes. When he went to check on her, he found her asleep like this! Silly girl.

John and Delicia 5th Anniversary

We can hardly believe that another wonderful year has come and gone. John and I have been so blessed with a beautiful marriage, and never have we realized that more than after 2008. We've realized that even the strongest unions are tested, so many eternal bonds have been lost before our eyes. We should not be in the dark when it comes to things that could damage our chance at eternity. We love each other more than ever, and now we have two sweet little girls to prove it. Saturday Night was date night and we went to the Hilton to have dinner at the delicious Benihana...A.K.A Asian Hooters! (Can you tell we like the Office?)
Can't wait to see what the next year has in store for us.

Grandma Lorna visits!!

Today we had a special treat... Grandma Lorna came for a visit! We had lunch at the very tasty Al's Garage, and had a blast. Reagan really didn't want Grandma to leave, she cried when she had to say goodbye. We love to have Grandma here, she gives us the scoop on the family happenings. We can't wait to see her again, and hopefully next time we'll be able to see our Grandpa Tom as well.

So much 2 be thankful for

Thanksgiving was so wonderful!! We had a lot of fun together as a family. The girls were wearing their adorable thanksgiving outfits...Reagan's shirt said "Everyone is thankful for me" and Miss Lily's said "baby's first thanksgiving". Reagan sat on the counter and helped me with the mashed patatoes, which I made in my brand new Kitchen-Aid mixer! John was finally able to catch up on some much needed rest, and AnnaLily smiled and giggled all day long. Hats off to my mother who made everything else!! We know we are so blessed to have our family. Another year to name our blessings one by one.