Dec. 2011 catch up

My brother in law - Paul - works for Pepsi in Corvallis. Pepsi had a float in the Christmas parade and wanted "Who's" for their Grinch inspired float. My nieces were in it so my sister - Misty - invited the rest of the cousins to join in. It turned out so cute -- I still am mad they didn't win a prize for their float - they were definitely the cutest - by far. :)

Here they are in action ( I tried to get the red eye out - but wouldn't work - but they still look cute - just a little evil.)

We did a little ice skating. Well the girls and the dad's (and uncle Tony) did. Alicia and I sat out with Tori and Jackson. It was fun to watch tho. Especially watching Sam and my brothers trying to do tricks on the ice.
Then there was Christmas. I was really horrible with pictures this year. Only took a few on Christmas morning when the kids opened their stockings.

Here is Jackson with his Santa present -- another Light Saber
Gwen got her special secret diary that she asked for. The writing only shows up under a special light and the diary only opens up to Gwen's secret word - voice activated. She shows me what she writes in there. It's pretty juicy stuff like "I love mom" and things like that. :) She's pretty cute.

And Miss Addie got her hearts desire. A jewelry box with one of those spinning ballerinas in it. Plus it had a bunch of cute jewelry inside. She is so my mom. :)

And of course - we had our neighbor Shirley come over for Christmas morning to be a part of all the excitement. We love her.
Two days after Christmas - I turned 32. We partied at the roller skating rink. It was really fun! This is the only pic I have from it - it's off my sisters cell phone - so it's not the best. OR we were just skating so fast - we were a blur. Yes, lets go with that.
And lastly - we rang in the new year at Keith and Alicia's house. The kids loved being able to stay up so late AND bang on pots and pans. We are wild and crazy (if it were up to me - I would have been asleep for hours by then - but I'm the party pooper and didn't get my way;)
Good month.