Good Tidings This Christmas!!!

What a wonderful Christmas it has been... but I think no matter what we do, it is always a wonderful Christmas! For Christmas Eve we went to Todds parents house and had dinner and played white elephant with gifts that we found around the house! Its pretty fun just to see what everyone gives out! I cooked dinner, which was so much fun! It turned out pretty scrumptious if I do say so myself! I guess you can say it was a first to cook for the "big" Christmas meal.

Here are the grand kids eating their dinner.

Then the best part of the night is when Todd's mom gave us all of our "special" gifts which were individual quilts that she handmade. They were all gorgeous and so unique! Every one absolutely loved them! Thank you so much Lori, we love them!

Once we went home, Todd and his brother put Berkeley's toys together, which was the first of many Christmas Eves to come in our house. I thought it was SO cute.... the beginning of the toy era.
Christmas day we went to Todd's parents house again, then to his grandparents, then to the movie National Treasure, and then finally home. It was a great day! Here are some pictures of Berkeley's new favorite things and our sweet little family!

This picture I had to use my camera timer...hence the off balance, and just ignore Todd wearing one of my necklaces!!
Merry Christmas!

Christmas Season

The other night we had a fun family get together at my cousins house and I was able to see my other cousin that I don't get to see very often. We had fun together, minus the baby injuries, but it was just what I needed for a fun family Christmas get together! I love Christmas time how it makes you just want to be around family and friends. It gives me warm and fuzzy feelings inside!

Here are my cousins and I at delicious Oregano's... my favorite restaurant EVER!!

Here is just a funny picture of Berkeley. She LOVES Teletubbies (so creepy, I know) and this is her just lounging, enjoying a good flick.

Brrr....It's Cold Outside!

It is currently 55 degrees here in Mesa and we are COLD! I woke up this morning to fog everywhere and I absolutely loved it! During the 4 years that I have lived here there has never ONCE been fog, so you can see my excitement. It felt like I was in a different place. I couldn't ask for better weather for the Christmas season, it really makes it feel like its here. So now when Berkeley goes out to play I have to bundle her up and she does not seem to mind. Today she was just glad to get out of the house because yesterday it rained ALL day! Thank you rain clouds for making my day just a little bit better!

Night In Pasadena

Tonight I got to hang out with my high school girl friends. Its so fun when we get together because it does not happen that often. We went to downtown Pasadena and went to dinner and walked around the shops. It was FREEZING! It was about 50 degrees, but it felt like 40.... I secretly think it was. We had a lot of fun and good conversation. I'm glad that I still keep in touch with these girls for so long, because they are a part of what feels like my long lost life known as high school, so its always fun to reminisce.

Time Back Home

It is day 4 here in good ol' Whittier California. I am here taking care of my mom as she recovers from a small little surgery. Because I am her caretaker I haven't been doing tons, but it has been very fulfilling and enjoyable. I have been making dinner every night (does not happen too often) and cleaning up, and waking up at 7 every day because Berkeley decided she is not going to be a good sleeper this week. We have been sleeping in the same room, so if she makes any sounds it wakes me up, and all I want to do is go back to sleep. So she has been waking up at like 5 each morning, so she comes in bed with me, which is a first. She NEVER sleeps in my bed, and I'm not going to lie, I love it. I totally spoon ( the best we can considering she is like a third my size) with her and cuddle with her, but I am just getting the memo that kids move around way too much when they sleep, but I love it. Another out of ordinary thing that I did is I bought fabric to make....yes I said make, Berkeley's Christmas dress. My mom always did it for us, and I thought it would be fun one year to do that. So it is in the works right now. My mom is going to help me of course, because I don't dare do it all on my own! The last good thing that has been happening is I finally got to start reading the ever so popular books about the teenage vampires. Its pretty good, I'm not going to lie! I haven't gotten to the die hard addiction point yet, but its good. I guess that I am away from my tivo I am finally getting in some good reading!

Why Do I Love Family Pictures SO Much?!?