12.25.09

Christmas Day


Stockings

The Bow
After what felt like months and months of planning
the infamous bow was finally given.
Craig had absolutely no idea.
Partly because I was so "mad" that he would even think about buying a bow this year, and I was so "sick" of him looking at them online all day. He was "banned" from talking, looking, and shooting bows for about a month. The real reason of course was because I had already purchased a certain bow- and was sick of hearing about all the different types/brands/pounds/lengths. As soon as i thought I'd bought the right one- he started talking about another one.
Turns out he was "pretty" happy with the one I got.
(Happy being a relative term)
He's been like a kid in a candy shop ever since.

We were absolutely spoiled by everybody this year.
It was an amazing weekend!

12.24.09

Christmas Eve
Craig had to work on Christmas Eve
so Eliza and I went over to my parents to kill some time.
We were finally able to get on the road around 3:30
We got to Kelly's house right in time for a delicious Christmas Eve Dinner.
Then it was PJ time. Eliza was actually pretty interested in unwrapping her gift.
(She LOVED her jammies...)


It was so nice to be able to spend Christmas with Craig's entire family.

Craig.Britta.Eliza
Kelly.Jeff.Ryan.Nick.Barrett
Sandy.John
Cory.Angie
George.Sue.Brett


After we got the kids to bed and Christmas ready
We stayed up and played games. Eventually the girls went to bed
and the boys stayed up playing Street Fighter all night long.
Seriously... what is so appealing about old video games?

Catching up... slowly

12.23.09

Tuacahn
We took Eliza to see Santa Clause
and the Live Nativity.

It was so cold!

We got to meet Santa,
Drank some hot chocolate,
Talked with friends and family,
and just enjoyed the Christmas Spirit.

Family Pictures


While we were in CA my good friend Andrea took some family pictures for us. They turned out awesome. Our poor little girl practically cried the whole time (Sorry Dre)...



By the end she was so tired she couldn't even keep her eyes open!

Thanks Drizzle!

Finally got my Vacation...

For over 3 months I'd been practically begging Craig to take me to California.
It finally happened!
It's been over a year since I've been to Laguna...
Which is the longest I have ever gone.
I've been missing the beach, the sunshine, the shopping, and the food.
I was excited for Eliza to take her first trip to the beach house.
We had an amazing time!

Day 1

12.18.09


We woke up to sunshine
So we went right out to the beach
It was high tide so we couldn't actually get on the sand
But it was beautiful!
8 a.m. and 70 degrees- it doesn't get any better!

Big Girl Stroller

We got our "Gina's fix" for lunch
Then headed to The Spectrum so I could shop!
We put Eliza in her stroller without her carseat
for the first time
She loved it!

For dinner we headed to Houstons
I should have taken a picture of our food
to make everybody jealous.
It was delicious.
Eliza fussed the entire meal
But her flower headband sure made her popular.
It must be a Utah thing...

After dinner we headed to Balboa Island to see
The Christmas Lights and yacht parade.
It was PACKED and I didn't get any good pictures
But the boats were beautiful and I've never seen
so many Christmas lights!

Day 2
9.19.09

Early morning family pictures in Newport
with the fabulous Andrea Filio and assistant Lisa Ward
(Pictures to come)
I miss my girls

Beach
It was 75 degrees and sunny
so we headed to the beach for the afternoon

Craig decided that Eliza would be "mad" at us if she knew
we had taken her to the beach and not let her touch the ocean.
Might I add... it's winter- and CRAIG even cringed when he touched the water.


These pictures were taken after the deed was done.
I didn't get an action shot because I was too busy yelling at him.
She didn't like it... obviously.

She was diggin the sand though
I couldn't decide on just one...

That night the grand finale was held at Javier's
The Facer Family Favorite
The food was again... delicious.
And again... Eliza was the center of attention.
I didn't get any pictures-
But this is our happy girl as we got ready

We think she's pretty cute.

We drove through Balboa Island again after dinner.
That little island has the most Christmas Spirit you'll ever see!
I'd recommend seeing it.

Day 3
12.20.09

We woke up and cleaned the house.
Stopped at Gina's again on our way out.
Drove up to Huntington Beach
Got to see the Fabulous Andrea one last time.
Then headed home...

We discovered that if we held Eliza's hand on the drive
She would stop crying
(Which is what she did the entire drive there)
So it was a much more peaceful ride.

We're home... and missing it already!

4 Months

Her newest thing...

Tongue out..

Spit flying everywhere...

It's the Cutest!

She loves her hands... Sucks her thumb when she goes to bed... Sleeps through the night...
Takes 1.5 hour naps- usually... Giggles when we tickle her... Wears size 2 Diapers...
Weighs 12.8 pounds (27 percentile)... 24.8 inches tall (65 percentile)
She puts herself to sleep... She's on an awesome schedule... Still spits up a ton...
We took her off her reflux meds- then right back on them...
She's a happy girl when she wakes up... Loves her Daddy...
Loves her baths... Has eczema... Rolls over on accident- and it always scares her...
She is sensitive!... Cries when strangers hold her... Grabs at everything...
Slobbers and slobbers... Spits and spits... Chews on everything... Loves her Mommy...
Smiles at herself in the mirror...

She is our Favorite little thing...

Drama Queen...

It's crazy how Girly our little Girl is
Everybody always talks about how Sensitive she is
She is scared of everything
If somebody laughs too loud, we hear about it!
Craig says she gets her Drama from her Mom,
But have you ever heard him tell a story?
Talk about Dramatic!

And if it's not her Left Thumb...

It's her Entire right hand...

This little Light of Mine, is Four months old.

How did that happen???