Go Tell It On The Mountain!

Leah's preschool put on the annual Christmas Program with the theme of "Go Tell It On The Mountain" It was absolutely precious and priceless. Leah even got up to the microphone and spoke all by herself.

Getting ready to see Santa...

This year Leah was VERY excited to see Santa. She knew exactly what she wanted to ask for and we even wrote a letter to give to him. We decided to go to see Santa at McHenry Village instead of the mall. While we were waiting for our pictures, the "Elf" painted a poinsetta on Leah's cheek. It turned out beautifully!

The actually Santa pics will come later.

PONYTAIL!!!!!

Check it out! Leah's hair is finally long enough to put in a pony. I won't mention that it has to be soaking wet and falls out as soon as it is dry, but it is a pony tail nonetheless! If you have known Leah's hair history, you will understand the huge feat this is!

Inpromptu Snow Trip!

Jason got the urge to go to the snow one weekend, so with our friends, the Richardsons, we headed up to Strawberry to go sledding. It was super cold, but absolutely beautiful because of the new snowfall the night before. It ended up being a great day and we were a little sad to go home.






The two families....freezing!




Great buddies!

Leah loves to make snow angels.

My Jason (great snowball target)

Mommy and Leah

Hang on tight!

Logan and Savannah having a great time sledding!

Getting ready to slide!

Making Christmas Cookies

Leah and I had a great time making cookies for the family cookie exchange and taco bar at Uncle Brad's and Aunt Tammy's house. Leah really enjoyed helping with this snowman cookies (made from Nutter Butter's).

Leah helped with this adorable snowmen! She couldn't wait to eat them!!

Awww...how cute!

Oh look mommy, I got candy on my finger. Can I lick it??

Watch out, she'll get you.

Trick or Treating

We had our friends, The Richardsons come over for a night of dinner and trick-or-treating. Leah was Tink, Logan was Thomas the Train, Savannah was a princess, and Baby Charlotte was a flower. The kids all looked so cute. They had a lot of fun and were very happy with their loot!

Awww... good friends!

Of course Leah isn't looking

Ding Dong

Fashion Show

Grandma Valerie spoiled Leah this year by making two costumes. Originally she wanted to be Snow White and then changed her mind. Grandma went ahead and made both costumes. They turned out beautiful!

Kinda scary face

Much sweeter!

My Tink!

Another shot of my Tink!

Pumpkin Time

My camera battery died at the pumpkin patch so we didn't get any pictures of picking out our pumpkins, but here is the carving of them.

Did you get all the seeds?

Cheese!

I am sooooo excited!

Wow!

Kelli's 30th Bday

It took me several weeks, but here are some pics from my Napa Valley Bday weekend. We actually went to Napa on Saturday, stayed the night in Sacramento, then drove to Amador County for their "Big Crush". It was so much fun!

Kelli and Lorene! Best Friends

Love this pic of our glassesMondavi

Hagafen Cellars, my favorite!

Domaine Carneros...okay, this one is my favorite!!

Jason and Kelli

Happy Birthday to me!

Ballerina Girl

Leah has been taking dance classes with her friend next door, Kaitlyn. The class is a ballet/tap combo class. It is so cute to see them with learning steps. I hope that dance is something Leah loves when she gets older.


Hamming it up as always!

Leah and Papa's Ice Cream Adventure

Every summer we go to Pinecrest Lake for a week or so. This past summer was Leah's fifth time going. Our favorite part is enjoying the soft serve ice cream at the snack shop at the lake. There is something special about eating ice cream sitting by the lake with your papa.



I love this shot of Leah with her papa...just sittin there!

Leah's loves ice cream!