V. Merry!

The boys, Xmas morning. Cohen, Kyle (my brother Chris' son) and Ammon. Grandpa got them all matching camo hats.

Rylee still didn't get the present thing. I'm sure next year will be different.

BEST buddies. Ammon and cousin Madison.


Loving mashed potatoes, just like her mommy.

Aren't they adorable?

Dad, Alex and Mitch.

We had a wonderful Christmas. It went too quickly. Like usual there was an over flowing of delicious food. We drove up to my parents Tuesday. Tuesday evening we had a bridal shower for my sister Alex who is getting married on Friday! I still can't believe she will be a wife this week. She will always be 14 to me. Wednesday we cooked and cooked. We prepared the fixings for the turkey dinner on Xmas day and made our dinner for Xmas Eve, chimichangas. I was proud of myself for having all of my shopping done (besides a last minute trip to Kmart for some extra stocking stuffers).

It took me three weeks to get my hands on two Wii consoles. One for us and one for my parents but I DID IT! Luck was on my side. I got them both at Walmart in different cities. One in Windsor and one in Rohnert Park. When I bought the first one there was actually two left in the display but the stupid lady wouldn't let me by both. By the time I got someone else to pick one the last one up it was gone. I went to Costco the next morning but they didn't get there shipment in. So I went the next morning and they got the shipment in but they were sold by the time the store even opened! I randomly decided to try a different Walmart. I had Kasey (my sister) call ahead and a guy told her they were getting some that day. So I decided to go in and check the situation out. Right as I was about to ask the lady in electronics if they were getting any wii's she started pulling them out of the boxes. I got the first one!

So we got my parents a Wii and us one. We are having so much fun with it. I especially love tennis. Jody and I are both pretty competitive and we are loving playing against each other. Now if I could get my hands on a Wii Fit.

Back to Xmas. We had the kids do a little performance Xmas eve. I'm hoping someone got pics of it. Ammon was Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Cohen was Frosty the Snowman. They were super cute. Ammon especially loved Christmas this year. Everything was "awesome" or "so cool". He was excited about everything. He even loved his sweatshirt and pajama pants. The whole last month he wanted to watch xmas movies, or listen to xmas songs. I love his age. Poor Cohen woke up Monday night throwing up. He finally got to feeling back to himself by Wednesday. I just got word that my dad and Kyle are sick now and Jody was sick last night.

The kids loved playing with their cousins Madison and Kyle. Madison and Ammon got along great. He kept wanting to wrestle with her but she threw him down every time. She was such a good sport playing all of his make believe games with him. On Christmas day we played basketball at the church. I don't remember the last time I shot a ball but we had fun. We missed the usual volleyball game with Al and Linds. We also went to see Valkyrie. Tom Cruise is a weird guy but such a good actor. It was a great film I just wish they could have changed history! It was funny because I knew how Hitler died but kept hoping the movie would end a certain way but knew it couldn't. Go see it.

Jody surprised me with a camera for xmas! I freaked out when I opened it. I honestly was not expecting it. I got the Canon Rebel XSI. Now that I finally have it I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with the quality of pictures I should be taking (none of these are from it) and don't know where to start. Any suggestions peeps?

And we're leaving again! Off to Utah for Alex's big day! I can't wait to see my sister Lindsey and little Oliver who are coming in from London. I'm hoping to get some good pics with my new camera. Happy New Year!