HAPPY HOLIDAYS

We had an amazing holiday season this year.  Our kids are both at such fun ages and loved all the festivities Christmas seems to bring.  It seems as if the party just barely ended.  We have taken the holidays/party all the way through most of January... with the birthday boys, Jake and Mac, and our best Christmas gift of all DISNEYLAND (more to come) we have definitely partied!!!  

PICTURES TELL IF ALL... LOTS OF PICTURES :-)

 A Grand Christmas... 

Love this tradition at Grand America... It's always the day after Thanksgiving and it just gets you in the mood for the rest of the season.

 Kids Christmas Party at Dad's work.  

Ava is timid around Santa, but gives the Grinch a hug...
Does anyone else find that strange???

 Gingerbread houses at Oma's

 Creative Arts Christmas Party

 Touchdown!!!  Dad still has it...

His season ended a little early this time because of an ankle injury, but he's convinced it will be healed by the playoffs... This guy won't be happy until he dies out on the field.

 Menlove's Ugly Sweater Party

 She looks so happy, right???

 The classic, yet extremely awkward, Santa family picture... LOL

 I hope to inherit this awesome sweater Grandma Barb (pictures don't do it justice)... LOVE IT!!!  

She was the winner!

 Menlove Christmas Eve Day in Bethlehem.

 Brunch... YUM!!!

 Box Christmas Eve Party

 This is one husband Shepard!!!

 The goods!!! 

Santa kept it fairly simple because the real present was our fun trip to Disneyland!

 Santa left a special note in our fireplace and even ate the cookies!!!!

 I can't even express how much I love these pictures of them in their jammies!!! 

They both look so tired, yet so dang excited :-)

 HILARIOUS!!! He just loves his Buzz slippers... He watches them as he walks :-)

 We just look tired!!! 

 Lovin' their new Power Wheels

The Slide was a total HIT!!!

Ava still can't get over the fact that Christmas is over!!!  It was so much fun!  

I hope we never forget these special memories...