2 turtle doves

... Which we have abbreviated to 2 turtles. The kids loved their chocolate and caramel dipped marshmallows. Then we had to walk off some of the sugar rush with some shopping. And then we actually drove through some neighborhoods near our house and looked at Christmas lights. A simple night, but it was great to just spend some time with each other.

Mele kalikimaka

Day 3 was our Hawaiian Christmas. No beach for us, but we did have a Hawaiian meal of sorts. Teriyaki chicken, sticky rice, steamed veggies ... And for dessert a pineapple cake. Of course I forgot about taking pictures of dinner with our buddies. And I'm a little forgetful and forgot to move Ruby the Elf too. Thankfully she moved when Zaida was at kindergarten. This time she moved to the kids bookshelf and brought some new Christmas books. The only real "problem" was she tried to take a bunch of marshmallows with her and tracked them through the house. Robson thought that was fun though. He would go and pick them up and feed them to us.

Day 2

Last night our little elf had too much fun. I don't know if she was giving a hint as to what we should make Santa for Christmas or if she was just bored. But Zaida was uber excited to see her this morning!
Tonight we are having a movie night and watching Elf. So far the popcorn is a big hit ... Lets hope the kids like the movie too.

Our Christmas Advent-ture 2012

Today begins our advent-ture! Day 1 ... our Elf on a Shelf showed up at our house! Apparently it's not the same elf from last year. Last years had little blue earrings ... Who knew?! Our new elf is named "Ruby". She was already a lot more mischievous than last years. Zaida thinks she is pretty neat, especially now that she has a fancy new skirt! At one point Zaida whispered to her that she was "going to be gooder than bad". Fortunately Ruby really only had good things to report to Santa (which Zaida was sure to whisper to her). Robson, on the other hand ... Well, Ruby may not love him as much. He threw ornaments at her and tried to kick a ball at her. We have a couple of more Christmas things to post, which I might just hold onto for now - just in case i have a lazy day and need something to fill in. :) Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!

Thanksgiving

Trying to get a good picture of the table and my centerpiece, but kids (and dads) keep popping up in them. :)
We had a wonderful day. I have MUCH to be grateful for ... Too many to list. I do love my life ...

Our grateful tree

I think I will add some colorful leaves or ribbons to it. But it was fun talking with Zaida to see what things we are grateful for. She said Jesus, our family, temples, her room, our home, Daddy's jeep, soccer. Zaida also helped Robson come up with some tags. His were binkies, diapers, puppies and toys.

Look ma! No hands!