One More Sushi Dinner with Kiera

Kiera is heading to Idaho. Do you think there will be good sushi or any money for good sushi...no. So we needed to have one more Sushi dinner before she left. It was Yummy. Really we all needed to have one more Sushi dinner with her. We love you Kiera.

Christmas Vacation

Just taking it easy on Christmas vacation...


Jason is starting to pick up a book more and more to read. Reading is almost easy enough now that he is starting to enjoy it.

Actually Jason was sick over Christmas vacation. We were going to go skiing. I was off and ended up just working around the house, getting the yard in order. It ended up being a good week because we took one of our favorite trips -- to Santa Cruz.

Christmas Day

Christmas was on Sunday this year. There are two great things about that. Church is really short and focused on Christ. Just the best service ever. And you get a better balance of what Christmas is going to church: its not just presents.


We had a fun day. We did our gifts at home, and then we went over to Ruth's and did some more gifts.


You always have to get toothpaste and underwear for christmas right!



Jason got new wheels.




Jason and I both got new shoes!


Sammy got some great presents. She loved opening her presents.


At Ruth's house there were some cool gifts. We got Kiera some boots for school (and she got everything imaginable for school), and we made here a cute going away card with some oragami money.




I think everyone recieved gifts that made them happy, but I think Leah got the best one in that area. She got a wall ball wall. And she was surprised and in heaven. She is the wall ball queen.

Christmas Eve 2011

We love Christmas Eve at the Davis's - I love it. The best food, the best company, and just a great spirit as we remember the night before Christ came into the world. I am always touched by the blend of celebration and reverence. And Rod and Ruth are just the best hosts ever. Well and of coarse the prime rib has reached perfection! We are so blessed to have so much and enjoy so much.






There are some talented folks here. It is a fun kind of talent. Jason and I did the drummer boy we have done for the past few years.



We love the nativity reinactment. There is always a new special touch. This year it was Charlie's Angels that showed up on the scene. Zachary was quite the king as well.

My favorite Christmas lights picture this year

We were coming back from somewhere...and snagged this picture in front of Ruth's house.


I call this picture 'light heads'.

Getting ready for Christmas

This year has been too busy. I think starting new jobs has taken a toll on me. But we did manage to get in a few Christmas activities.

This year we did not go an see Santa. This is the first year that Jason has not sat on Santa's lap. He decided he would rather just write him a letter. So we mailed a letter to Santa.


I think this says...

The school had a fun holiday program.




Probably our favorite tradition before Christmas is putting up the miniature ornaments. Jason can really help me with that now.



We made our ginger bread houses, put up trees, went carolling (this year with Dane Laverty and his family), Jason spent some of the time off at AMA, so that was fun for him.






Jason always draws a fun winter christmas scene on some of the christmas cards.

Heelys and Wall Ball

This month is Heelys and Wallball. Jason is learning all the tricks of wallball. catchys, ..

We also ordered some heelys off ebay.