Happy Birthday Auntie Shanny!

Happy Birthday Auntie Shanny. We wish we could be there to celebrate your special day with you. All our love & hugs!!

jAnUaRy 2011

January 2011 - Happy New Year!! We spent the New Years just us girls. Brad was in Arizona at the BCS game watching the Ducks play Auburn. Unfortunately the Ducks lost ... maybe next year - Go Ducks!! We also went to a Blazers game. Brad scored awesome tickets on the ground floor center court. Ashlyn went down to sit with him at half time. Blaze the Portland Trailblazers mascot even took her on the court to hold the sign - she LOVED it. Kenna decided she wanted to stay up in the regular seats with all the free food & candy she could eat. She has her priorities! We had a blast.

sT nIcHoLaS dAy!!

We celebrated St Nicholas Day a littl late this year - but he finally came today. He filled the girls stocking all the way up and brought them lots of very cool gifts ... check it out ....

St Nick brings the girls their Christmas PJs every year! Here are Ashlyn's - they are pink with polar bears on them.

Kenna's are blue with snowmen on them. Thanks St Nick!!

Decorating at work - The Polar Express

My work really goes all out when it comes to the holidays. We had ugly sweater day last week - sorry no pictures!! This week we had a competition on decorating our work areas. My pod did the Polar Express. Other pods and area did A Snoopy Christmas, Winter Wonderland, and classic simple Christmas. Here are some pictures of the Polar Express.

We aore our PJs since that is what they wore on the Polar Express. We had a lot of fun and the patients enjoyed it also!!

Mommy's Work - Kids Christmas Party

Today was the Christmas party for kids at mommy's work. We has a BLAST!!When we got there we got to decorate bags that we would later use for the pinatas.

Here is Kenna's bag - isn't it pretty!!

Here is Ashlyn's - she decorated both sides & the bottom!

These are the outfits that my friend Wendi made for the girls last year. I just LOVE them!!

Our neighbors dad works with mommy - here they are all together. Natalie, Ashlyn, Eli, Bella and Kenna ... I am not sure where Micha went??

Kenna just found out that Santa and Mrs. Claus were here and there would be presents for everyone! How EXCITING!!

Kenna with Sanat and Mrs. Claus

Ashlyn with Santa & Mrs. Claus

She really wanted to get that pinata!!!

Decorating our Christmas Tree

This is daddy's very first Christmas ornament. He puts this one on the tree first and then we all get to help out. This ornament is really, really old!!

Daddy putting his ornament on the tree

Kenna putting one of her first ornaments on the tree.

Now its Ashy's turn!!

Our Christmas Tree

We went to cut down our family Christmas tree today. The girls love doing this - it is so much fun. First stop was Home Depot to get our wreath for the front door.

Ashy helped carry the wreath to the car.

This is the one - now daddy needs to cut it down. It was a little cold, at least it was not snowing this year.

Here it is ....

I think the girls look forward to the hot apple cider more than cutting down the tree. Yummy!!!