Christmas-Part 1

So much has gone on since my last post. Chris' mom and younger brother and sister came in from California on the 18th. That night we went out to dinner at Cafe Rio and just caught up for a little bit. The next night was my mother in laws birthday, and all the girls decided to go out to dinner at Johnny Carinos. It was good except for the nasty capers in my pasta! Yuck.

That Saturday we all got together and took pictures for Ruth and then went out to dinner-again heehee. We then headed over to Kim and Brandon's house and had an early Christmas! It was sooo much fun to be with everyone again. especially for Christmas. Grandma Ruth gave her a Cabbage Patch Kid 25th anniversary doll, some really nice cups, an awesome phone that she loves to play with( you can even record your own voice on it), a set of Disney princess keys, some candy, socks, a pez dispenser, a really nice book about the savior with art work by Greg Olsen, and I think that is it. I really hope I'm not forgetting anything. I want to write this all down for record.

Ruth gave Chris a book, Power From On High, his annual ginormous summer sausage, and a pair of pajamas with Homer Simpson on them.
She gifted me an awesome scrapbook kit with everything you need to get started. I love it, and have already used it. She also gave me the original pastel sketch of Leah that her friend had done, and she put it in a beautiful frame for me. It was so thoughtful and I just love it. Thanks so much Ruth!


We really didn't get to see them as much as we wanted to. Chris' schedule was set in stone so he was working most of the time. So he wasn't able to see them before they left on Sunday. But Leah and I are so glad that we did. Plus it was so much fun hanging out with his family. And Leah had a blast playing with Riley and Alaina. It's so cute watching them play together!










Well, folks, that's all for now. But trust me, there is much more Christmas posting to be done on my part.