Beach Boy Fans

The kiddos love the Beach Boys. It all started with a surfing CD my mom had in her car. They would dance away in their car seats. Now whenever Kate hears a Beach Boyesque song she yells, "It's the Beach Boys!" and starts dancin' away!

My mom got them their very own Beach Boy CD for Christmas. They love it!

Christmas Lyrics Gone Wrong

Kate hasn't been able to quite get the words right for "Deck the Halls" so she just makes them up. This is what she sang today.

See the Christmas tree a poppy
Fa la la la la la la la la
See the freezing thing a doo doo
Fa la la la la la la la la

Christmas Morning

The adults in the house were all awake, breakfast was mostly prepared, ham in the oven. Finally we all got impatient, went in and woke Kate up. I wonder how many years longer we will have that luxury.





Opening presents from Grammy and Pap' Dale



New dress-ups to add to daily repertoire.





Scarf I made for me mum.



Jonas is barely keeping it together while mom fights with the stupid packaging.



Jonas was exhausted after many, many laps through the tunnels.



This toy is one of Jonas' favorites. Unfortunate for Kate because it is hers.

Christmas Goodies

Kate stayed up late making treats with Grandma.

She loved it, especially because they were made with marshmallows.

For those of you interested in the recipe here it is:

Melt together

1 package (1 lb) caramels
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup (2 cubes) of butter

Use a skewer and dip the marshmallow in the caramel and then roll in rice crispies.

Better than Prozac

Coming back from Thanksgiving was a little rough. We decided to sooth our lonely hearts by going to Disneyland again. It makes living here quite a bit more bearable.

The lights were magnificent.



Small World re-opened after almost a year of being closed. It is all decked out in Holiday cheer. (and new boats to accommodate our nation's increasing average weight)



Inside Small World



Jonas couldn't go on the cars last time. This time he passed the height requirement thanks to extra thick soled sneakers.



Kate went on Splash Mountain 3 times!





Maaaaaa!

Festivities at Big Thunder Ranch. Kate was next to Clarabelle in a hot potato game. They got to be good buddies.



At the end of the game the kids got a Pluto hug and a sticker.

Fantabulous Pictures

Cousin Makayla took these pictures at my mom's house. I can't get over how amazing they are. I wish she could follow us everywhere we went chronicling our lives in digital artistry.

You can see more of her awesome pics on her blog.

Talent I Didn't Inherit

I decided to ration out the Thanksgiving pictures so I would have more to write about and you would have something fun to look at each day.

This is one of my mom's many amazing talents I didn't inherit.

I cannot put Kate's hair in anything fancier than ponytails. I try and try and mostly I just end up with a rats nest and a ticked off 3 year old.