Sydney turned 7 on January 2nd. We went bowling, ate pizza and cake and ice cream. Everyone loved it, had fun, and best of all, I didn't have to clean the house for the party. It really was fun, family from both sides came.
Sydney opening her presents from us on her birthday
Preston hanging out, trying to get a taste of the cake, while everyone else bowls. 
Hope your special someone gives you something special. It is my sweet hearts Birthday today so we get to do some extra celebrating. This year I split his present in two (lots of years I combine them). I got us 10th row tickets to George Strait and Reba McIntire in April. I am so excited. I hope he is as excited as I am.
I love that my kids still sleep in on Christmas. Preston got up aout 8 and the girls about 8:30. The girls both got art kits that they love and Preston loves his Shark robe that he got. They left milk and cookies out for Santa, Sydney left a note for him asking him if he loved her or not. Check YES or NO.
The 2nd week of December we to a 10 day vacation to Vegas and Disneyland. We left on Wednesday night. We were almost out of town and the check engine light came on in the car. So, we turned around and went back home and took switched everything to the truck. We ended up getting out of here about 8 pm that night. We drove to Mesquite and got back to bed 2 am Pacific time. It was nice to get most of the drive over with while the kids were all asleep. We spent Thursday and Friday in Las Vegas. The NFR was there so we went to the Cowboy Christmas' and did some shopping. That is just as fun as going to the rodeo. We decided not to get tickets to the NFR this year because I didn't want to pay that much for my kids to go, they just aren't old enough to appreciate it yet.
Saturday morning we got up and drove to California. We went to the horseraces that night at Los Alamitos and watch the Champion of Champion races. It was fun to be there for the upset. Shaun won enough money on that 1 race to pay for to whole night, tickets, dinner, and betting, we broke even for the day.
We went to Disneyland Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. I don't know who had more fun me or the kids. We haven't been to Disneyland since our honeymoon 9 years ago. The kids were great. Shaun's parents came latter Sunday, they stayed in Vegas one more night for the last night of NFR. I hope they had fun and we didn't run them to death. We didn't take breaks at all. They're favorite part was seeing all the characters and the Pixar parade. We went and watched it everynight. Shaun loved the parad just as much as the kids did. My favorite ride is now the California Screamin rollercoaster. The longest we had to wait in any ride was 20 minutes, loved that. The kids' favorite ride was Peter Pan. We are deffinantly ready to go back. But first we are saving for a Disney cruise to the Mexican Riveria. I can't wait!
Below are just some of the pictures I took of our vacation.
This is my all time favorite picture of Preston
Preston refused to get in the picture with the Fairies, he just stood over to the side looking mischevious
Our last picture as we were heading out of California Adventure. Preston was asleep. We had so much fun!
The Saturday after Thanksgiving we went and took pictures for Christmas cards. It was soooo cold, but that was the only day I could do them before our vacation. For being so cold, they turned out pretty good, it helps when you have cute kids (at least I think so). I took them at the old movie house in Garland and then at our storage units by the Garland Grade schoolHope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Last month we went to Disney On Ice. We go almost everytime them come to town and the kids love it. This time Preston was old enough to understand what was going on and he loved it. He is obsessed with Mickey Mouse. When they came out his eyes were glued until intermission. The girls of course loved every minute of it. Their favorite part was Ariel of course. We can't wait until we go to Disneyland next week. The kids are going to love seeing all the characters.
Our puppies are now 4 weeks old, time has gone by so fast. In 2 weeks they will be ready to go to loving homes. If you are interested in one of these adorable miniature dachshunds let me know. We are asking $275 for them. I have one sold already, so only 2 left. I have 1 female and 2 males. The female is in the middle. All 3 are chocolate brown with tan markings. The male on the right is a 1/2 shade darker than the other 2. They have already started going on a puppy pad, but I don't know if that is by chance or not. They have their dew claws removed and will have their first shots before they leave. They love to be held and will make a great Christmas present. You can pick them up on Dec 9, or wait until we get home from vacation and pick them up on the 18th or after. We can keep them until Christmas Eve if you would like it for a present, not a problem. Give me a call if you have any questions or would like to come and look at them. 257-8236.
