Snow Days

About 2 weeks ago, we had a very bad snow storm.  It started snowing on Sunday while we were at church.  When we got to church there was no snow and then 2 hours went by and church was canceled because of how much snow was on the ground.  We came home and of course we played in the snow.  This was the first snow of the season.  Max had so much fun, but Chloe didn't know what to think.
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Then on Wednesday we woke up to all this snow on the ground. Schools were closed, offices were closed, buses weren't running ,people lost power,  people were cross country skiing on the streets, and sledding like crazy.  The kids had a lot of fun.  I would have to say the snow does make things really pretty, but I am glad that it is already gone.  With all that snow that we got, we were stuck in our house for a couple of days and I was going crazy

Max turns 3!

In the beginning of January Max celebrated his 3rd birthday.  I can't believe that my little boy is already 3 years old.  He is getting so big.   He weighs 30 pounds and is in the 75th percentile in height.  He is fully potty trained except at night of course.  He is in primary now and loves it.  He loves playing with Chloe and he is such a great big brother to her.  His favorite toys are still any kind of cars.
This year for his birthday we had a big family celebration a couple of days before his birthday.  We had a pizza party, cake and presents.  And once again Max got very spoiled by everyone in the family.  Thank you everyone for the wonderful gifts.  Max is in heaven with all his new toys.  Then on is actual birthday went to 321 bounce as a family and had so much fun.  Chloe isn't old enough so Paul and I would take turns playing with Max on all the different bounce houses and he loved it.
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Then after jumping and playing, we went out to lunch to celebrate his birthday.  We went to Red Robin because Max loves french fries and I think they have some good one.  They brought him some ice cream and sang to him for his birthday.  He was a little shy while they were singing, but he felt pretty special.

Mexico

This year for Christmas, we were able to spend a week in Mexico for a family reunion.  It was a great and very needed trip.  We stayed at a great house that was right on the beach and it also had a pool.  During the week we were able to relax and enjoy the beautiful sunshine and each others company.  The kids had so much fun playing in the sand, running away from the waves, playing in the pool and just playing with all the cousins.  It is very rare to have all the cousins in one place at one time, so it was so much fun to see how much fun they all had together.  It was a great and fun trip

Paul and Chloe trying to catch a wave

Max had so much fun playing in the sand and with all of his cousins. 

Our only family picture that we took all week

All the cousins except Mira, in there Christmas pjs while watching a movie.

Grandma and Grandpa gave them very cute outfits from Honderous and were finally able to wear them in Mexico.

Chloe loved the sand.  She would spend hours with a bucket of water, a shovel, and the sand.

The house

 
The view from the house 

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Christmas Spirit

This year Christmas has come up way too fast for me. I am usually one of those people that listen's to Christmas music before Thanksgiving, but I have now just started to listen to Christmas music. We have been super busy and time just keeps flying us by. Anyways, I have been trying to get in the holiday spirit by doing some of the must for the Christmas season before leaving on family vacation.

The first thing we did was go cut our Christmas tree down. It was cold, but sunny so it was a perfect fun day.

Max had so much fun watching daddy cut the tree down. He wants to be just like his dad.

Making Gingerbread house is another must for Christmas time.

Once again, I think the kids had more fun eating the candy instead of decorating it.

Another must do for Christmas time is see Santa. Max was a little scared at first so we spent about 10 minutes watching other kids sitting on Santa's lap and then finally he decided to give it a try.

We always have to decorate cookies for Christmas. The kids had so much fun decorating and eating the frosting.

We decided to get all dressed up and go downtown in Seattle to see Santa

Santa had his arms full with baby Mira and Chloe, so Max got the rocking chair

We always have to go on the Merry Go Round during Christmas time. First year that we didn't have to wait in line.

My dad treated us to Blue C Sushi and let me say that this place is delicious. My kids had so much fun watching all the food go by. They were so entertained. I love it.

Thanksgiving & Wedding

For Thanksgiving we went down to Rancho because Paul's brother got married the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was a fun trip and little tiring at the same time. Both the kids got sick while we were there so that was a little hard. But it was so good to see Paul's mom. She was able to come home for the wedding, so that was exciting because we have not seen her for about 1 1/2 years. We were sad not to see Ron there, but it was good to see him on Skype for the wedding.

This jeep was Max and Chloe's favorite toy to play with.

Ridding the train at the mall

David and Elaine got married in San Diego and it was the perfect day ever. It was sunny, blue skies and about 80 degrees. Being in great weather like that made me really miss living in Ca.

My 2 favorite boys in my life.

The happy new couple

The wedding party

We tried to get a family picture by the temple, but with both kids sick with a fever it was impossible. This was the best that we could do.

It was so nice to see friends that we haven't seen in such a long time. All in all it was a good trip. It was a good Thanksgiving and a good wedding.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

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