Christmas 2012

Christmas is a lot of fun with Ezias around! We went to Josh's work party and of course he was the first one to jump on Santa's lap. After he told him what he wanted he left and played some more then he went back to Santa and told him "Hey, dont' forget what I told you!" Crazy kid!
This was MY first Christmas having an artifical tree. It wasn't so bad, but once we get into a house we're going back to real trees! Ezias enjoyed decorating the tree just the same. I feel like the older he gets the more expensive his gifts get. I think next year will be more fun as Iosua will be more aware of what's going on.
For Christmas dinner we went to Olaea's in-laws. They always make us feel so welcome there and the food is soooo good. This year they had a family friend come and prepare sushi. It was so good. He had his station set up in the kitchen and some of them were helping prepare the meal. The pictures we took did not do it justice.

Auntie Justina sent a Christmas package that arrived after Christmas. So it was like Christmas all over again! The boys were really excited.

December 2012

In December we made another trip to Vegas. My good friend Collette had her first baby a few months after Iosua was born so we wanted to meet up while she was visiting her family. Another fast trip for us but it was a lot of fun.

Thanksgiving 2012

This year Thanksgiving felt a little different. It was just our little family and our good friend Keith. The past few years we've been able to gather a few people at our place to feast but this year it felt pretty empty. Josh had to work during the day so it was just me and the kids at home. I did get a little home sick when I called my family in Missouri and heard all the comotion in the background from our big family. In the end everything turned out good. We still had a feast with plenty of left overs and just relaxed and enjoyed our time together.

October 2012

I just wanted to document the past few months and some of the things we've been up to. The end of October we took a trip to Vegas to see T.J. and his beatufil family get sealed to each other. As always it was good to see family from Missouri and California. Ezias got to hang out with some cousins and Iosua got to see some new faces. We drove with Olaea and Taima which I'm really grateful because I ended up in the back seat most of the time tending to the kids. I am figuring out how to make road trips more enjoyable for the little one. Iosua doesn't like his car seat as much as Ezias did when he was little.

I'm sad I didn't get a pic of TJ and his little family together but it was a day to remember. I'm glad we were there to witness the event.