Saturday, May 25, 2013

Journey Back to January

 
January 2013

In December we moved to Bakersfield to live with Seth's parents (temporarily....??) & last time you 'saw' us, we were celebrating Christmas in January... but since then, there have been plenty more fun times to share...


riding Plasma cars with Aunt Ashley and Daddy

playing in her new kitchen from Grandmum & Grandpa

she loves to try on everyone's boots!



 Mini Neanderthals

Sofia @ 6 months old


the apple of our eye! * riding in the toy stroller from Great Auntie Pat & Uncle Jack

 

muddy girl! * Seth counting down til I get sprayed! * helping Daddy wash the fence

  Friday night dinners out with Nana & Papa

outside fun in the sun!



hanging with the cousins * wagon ride to the park

swing swing! Suri's favorite thing!


up at Hart Flat swinging & playing with Jude and Sam * riding the horsey


Princess tent with Daddy & sister * pretty pink bow!

 
swinging @ the park while Daddy works * look at that leaf!



Daddy's girls * Sofia is ready to move!

So many pictures and much more to come (when I hopefully catch up on this blog)!






 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Christmas in January

Since everyone was pretty busy over the holidays, we celebrated Christmas in Bakersfield in January. We had a lovely time with family and celebrating the true reason for the season by reading our traditional Christmas story around the dinner table. Then, normally we go around and open gifts up by age, but all the girls had been shopping at the outlet mall, so it was fun for the kids & the guys! Then we did a fun twist on the annual Christmas pajamas...Nana bought the kids pajamas and then the adults all had to come up with their own and try to win prizes from different categories like: Manliest, Most Likely to be in a Magazine, Most Girly, Best All Around and Most Creative. Seth and I didn't win any (lame!), but it was still fun. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of everyone in their pjs. Next year we need to remember to get a group shot! It was another fun Christmas 2012 and we look forward to the next one...  Sc4

 Matt, Andrea & Auntie Amanda holding M * Suri with Nana & Papa

 opening up the plasma cars from Nana & Papa for all the grandkids

 Suri got Princess gifts, clothes, toys & some cute homemade gifts!

 Sof wanting to tear into her bathtub toy!

 Suri with her Sesame Street toy set from Auntie Ashley & Uncle (to-be) Jake

playing with her whistle from Auntie April & cousins

 the kids loved to help each other open gifts and see what they each got for Christmas

 M is having fun without even opening the gifts!

 snuggled up in her pjs with Daddy

 a big gift for the boys!

 Sammy & Suri = the Dynamic Duo