It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas, Cont.

Sam and Allie after dinner.  
The elves took this family picture. Sam is actually looking at the camera and smiling.  This is a huge feat!  Apparently I liked this picture so much I uploaded it twice.  

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Tonight we went to dinner with Santa on a train.  It was a great time.  Santa was really sweet to Sam and Allie.  It was a great night.  Bapa is in town for Christmas, we all had a lot of fun.
This was Sam's face when Santa was talking to him.  He was so amazed by the whole night (at first), by the end Sam was done.  
Santa showed Sam and Allie his special watch that shows what time it is at the North Pole.  
Our family before dinner.  It was pretty funny that Santa kept ordering Jason around.  He told him to get the camera ready, he told him to hurry and eat his dinner so he can be ready to take pictures.  You should have seen how fast Jason scarfed down the food after that.  
This picture was actually taken the night before at the Boat Parade of Lights at Ventura Harbor.  I dressed me and the kids like we were going to Antartica.  I guess I forgot we live in Southern California and it never gets that cold.  It was another fun night.  Sam is really excited for Christmas this year.  He keeps saying all he wants is a camera and moon sand. (The moon sand part is kind of funny because he has two containers of moon sand already that he hardly ever plays with, but he insists that is what he wants.)

Happy 30th Birthday Jason!

Last Wednesday was Jason's 30th birthday!  I think Jason was having a little bit of a hard time with the passing of his 20's, so of course the loving, supportive wife I am, I rubbed it in as much as I could (of course I know in 6 months I will be getting the playful ribbing back 10 fold).  We went out to dinner with the family on Wednesday night.  Last night Nora came over and watched the kids for us while we went out to dinner with a group of friends to celebrate.  We went to a local Teppen Japanese place called Cho Cho Sans.  We had a good time.  It was a fun night to celebrate a really neat man!  Happy 30th Birthday Jason!  

Happy Half Birthday Allie

This is Allie yesterday, the day before her half birthday, but I had to take a picture.  This bow will make her Aunt Ashley proud!  

Allie recently has shown a strong desire for a sippy cup.  Yesterday I gave her one, and she of course, attacked it.  The first picture is what happened when I took the sippy cup away.  She is our little drama queen. 


I always have to have a picture of Sam as well.  He really is a great big brother.  He's not that into having his picture taken anymore.  
To celebrate Allie's 6 month birthday we went to the mall to get their pictures taken.  We had a great time, although after getting pictures Sam threw a little fit.  I think 27 years ago they called them a "Nikki fit,"  they need a new name.  Holiday cards will be in the mail soon.