Beautiful Girl

Kendyll went to see the Nutcracker with Grand, the Becker Girls and the Stephenson Girls. She had never been to a ballet. She had a wonderful time and felt so grown up. Grand said her eyes were glued to the stage the whole time. I'm so glad she had the opportunity to join the families for a fun girls night out

Annual Christmas Train

Sunday evening we had such a fun time at the Annual Metrolink Christmas Train. We arrived about an hour early and ate dinner with 4 other families taligate style. The local fire department collected toys for The Sparks of Love and a local restaurant, Olas, provided hot chocolate to everyone. When the train arrived the crowd gathered around the stage car and Santa and the gang put on a little show. After the show, a quartet sang a few Christmas Carols then it was off to Moorpark for the next show. We have gone to the show for the past 6 years. It is one of our Christmas traditions.

Our Visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus

Last Saturday we enjoyed our 9th annual visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. We first went when Kasey was 1. It is so neat having all of the pictures in a row with the same Mr. and Mrs. Claus and seeing an additional child every few pictures.

Now That's a Hot Dog!

I came downstairs from putting the little ones to bed and I found Elway laying cozily on the hearth. I couldn't believe he wasn't burning as there was a fire in the fireplace. He stayed there even after I took the picture. It was funny to see him jump a few times as the logs shifted as they burned.