Decorating

We were super excited to decorate the house inside and out for Christmas this year! Julian is at an age where he likes to help, and Bella knows all about Christmas and loves everything about it. Me, Steve, and the kids helped Eric put out all the decorations and lights outside. Like every year, I made hot chocolate and cookies. We sat on our chairs and ate our cookies and looked at our beautiful hosue :)I'd say we did a great job!
A few weeks later, Eric brought home our fresh tree. The tree is my favorite part! I made homemade cranberry/orange muffins and the 4 of us went to town decorating the tree. That day was by far one of my favorite family moments to date. Everyone had a big part in it and had a lot of fun.

Glendale Glitters 2011

This year we decided to try Glendale Glitters again because the kids LOVE looking at lights, especially Julian. We have to drive around our neighborhood on our way home so that they can see all the lights in our neighbors yards. Glendale Glitters had snow to play in which Bella absolutely LOVED. There were way too many people there, but still fun.

Thanksgiving 2011

This year was a different Thanksgiving for us. Normally, we eat with the Hoover family in the morning/early afternoon and eat dinner with my Mom and sister and my mom and I share the cooking. This year, we ate at the Hoover family's house with Grandma, Grandpa, Great Grandma, and Eric's brother, sis-in-law,and 5 kiddos. It was a great time, we all had a fun day and a full belly :) Bella and Julian got to hang with their 5 cousins and play.

Anthem Tree Lighting 2011

We decided to go to the Anthem tree lighting ceremony again this year. We invited Nino Steve, The Tortora's and Amy to join us. It was super fun, the kiddos loved seeing the tallest Christmas tree in America being lit. Michelle Branch sang and we even got to see her up close and personal. Afterward, we let the girls run around in the grass to avoid the traffic, and it was a great idea. We got some good pictures of us in the sleigh, and some good play time. We look forward to doing it again next year!