A View from Sarah's Camera

At Disneyland: Vikki & Anna waving in yellow Dumbo, John looking on in pink Dumbo.
Our family at Disneyland-These are our youngest eight who live at home.
Don't you wish you could do this at Disneyland?
Sisters!
Funny Faces at our church Christmas Dinner
Sarah & Hanna-Best Friends!
Nicole, Brit, Hanna & Debbie-Her best friend's sisters & mom
Michael & Zack-Her best friend's brothers
Sarah & Aaron at Halloween

Air Soft Gun Wars

Right now there are about twenty boys and men in my yard playing war games with Air Soft Guns. Me? I'm hiding out in my house getting the pictures ready for Anna & Adah's second post-placement report. I put out chili, nacho sauce, chips, jalapenos, candy, salsa, sodas and water for them to snack on.

Anna & the Peanut Butter

Anna gets into EVERYTHING!!! If she can grab it or touch it she's into it. On Christmas I had breakfast items out on the counter. For anyone who has used the Costco organic peanut butter you know it's runny. I put it in bowl with a spoon in it and placed it on the counter to go with the bread or bagels. Well while we weren't looking, little Miss Anna, who has to explore EVERY nook & cranny of EVERYTHING was able to grab it somehow. I had just dressed her in her pretty Christmas outfit and there she was with peanut butter all over her, the counter, the side of the cupboard and the floor. (I'm rolling my eyes now and wondering if this girl ever stops getting into stuff-oh wait! that would be when she is sleeping!)

See the spoon in her hand and the peanut butter pile on the counter. Her Who Me? look?

The pile a little closer and it's all over her. She had to be changed because she was stinky from the pb.

Christmas Day

Christmas day went well. Jared spent the night so he could be with us when we opened presents. Joe got the coveted skateboard he had been wanting. James got his personal DVD player, but I got two of the same movie and one on Blue-Ray which he couldn't use. (We returned those yesterday.) Sarah got her Be Delicious perfume, chocolate brown Ugg type boots, and a ceramic flat iron. Jesse got the clothes he wanted from CCS-an online skateboard store. John loves his PSP, and Joel got lots of games, men, cars, and dinosaurs. The girls got noisy type baby toys as well as babies that they love.

Christmas Eve

We went to Steve's brothers house for Christmas Eve. We go there every year and have lasagna, salad & garlic bread.

Christmas Party Dresses

Presents!

Anna and Adah received presents from their grandpa and grandma the other day. They had fun opening the bags and getting their presents as well as playing with the paper. They each received a frame for a baby picture, some pjs and an outfit. Thank you grandpa & grandma!

James has/had mono

The dr. called today with James' lab results. He has/had mono. The first set came back negative, but with the in depth testing it showed up. He was REALLY sick there for a while. I'm glad I had them test him. I was almost treated as though I were a paranoid mother.

Merry Christmas Eve!

Hope you're all enjoying your families and friends today! Jesse is working today, but will get off soon. I have been wrapping presents and baking all day. Steve has been keeping the girls busy and wrapping my presents. (big grin!) The boys have all had fun just hangin' round the house. Joel & John have frosted their sugar cookies for Santa. John doesn't believe, but Joel sure does. He takes this whole Christmas thing very seriously! Tonight we'll enjoy some of our extended family. Our oldest son will spend the night when his shift is over.

Last night we drove around and looked at Christmas lights and then stopped and walked around one neighborhood so the girls could enjoy it. They didn't know what to think of all this!

Yesterday they wore their pretty Christmas dresses to church. It is so refreshing to see little girls dressed up as little girls. I enjoyed seeing Rachel's girls and how lovely they looked in their handmade dresses. They were just so pretty!

Hope you have a wonderful evening.

Christmas Blessings!