Cruise Time to Ensanada

Ok so we totally had a blast on our cruise down to Ensanada Mexico! We laughed SOOOO much the entire time! (very much needed) We went the second weekend in January, what a fun way to start out the new year:) My mom was able to get out of the cold and come to our home to stay with the kiddos. My kids adore my mom, so I new they would be having a great time, which made it so nice not to have to worry about them. She kept them super busy going to the zoo, movies, shopping and pretty much packing in as much as possible. THANK YOU MOM!

We got off the boat to do a little shopping and sight seeing. But we were back on by lunch time. Ensenada wasnt like the coolest place on earth, and we had gathered a few little things to take home for the kids, so we decided to go and soak up a little sun by the pool instead. Brad and Lee kept us entertained by going down the slide, Lee even managed to win a "peice of ship on a stick" after entering a speed slide competition:) I dont know if he wants me to mention that he was up against a bunch of 7 yr olds! LOL no seriously it was so funny!

so this is what I resorted to since I didnt have a mirror to be able to see what the back of my hair looked like. I busted out my camera and would take a pic and then decide from the picture what I needed to do:) LOL pretty smart A??? I never where my hair up, but I did do a little somthing for the formal attire, and here was pretty much the results. To bad you cant see a front veiw, I need to steel those off Jaclyns blog:)

Serious resemblence right!

We had a great ping pong tourney and then went and played a little minature golf. And for the record IT IS HARD on a rocking ship!

This is Lee and Jaclyn Snyder. I hope that Lee doesnt mind these funny pictures of him on here, but seriously the guy wouldnt stop pulling these funny faces every time the camera came out:)

All about Londyn

Yes, Londyn lost her first tooth! She was so excited that she was one of the first in her class to loose one. Poor Brittany was like the last one to loose her first tooth, it's funny how detrimental that was for her at the time:) This tooth was no small task to get out, I usually cant keep my hands off of a super loose schnaggle tooth, and hers was no different. But that dang thing just would not come out! Finally Brittany jumped in and finished it off:) Not to long after she lost this one, she reported having 2 more loose teeth. I really tried to get her to let me pull out altleast the one next to this one before Christmas so that she could sing the "All I want for Christmas song" this year, but it was a no go:)

This was Londyn in her Elf attire, her school had there Christmas program and all the little kids were dressed like elfs, they all looked so cute! And she did a great job singing all of the songs.

Christmas Day 2009

Ok this is one of the funniest pictures taken this Christmas:) If you dont notice at first sight, Brad is standing in front of the tree in his camo outfit thing ( I cant remember what it was called) But it turned out so stinkin' funny!

Here is Londyn, Britt, Jersie & Ryland while at Nana and Papa's house Christmas morning.

These little girlies are so cute in there new glasses:) They have both wanted some of these so badly for awhile now, they seriously were them all the time still:)

This was Brexen's big santa gift. Tractor + Trailor + my son = Hrs and Hrs of playtime and fun:) he could have not received another gift and he would have been fine. He didnt even want to get into his stocking, he just rode away and started scooping things up.

Christmas Eve 2009

Every year Christmas morning we get one of these pics of the kids at the top of the stairs right before we let them come down to the living room where Christmas is all set up. This year the kids were a bit distracted with our new family member "KEEVA" we love our new little boxer! She was an early Christmas gift and we are all just loving her so much:) Who knew that I would ever cave and finally become ok with getting a dog. The things that you do for your chilren:)))

Brexen was so proud to be one of the wisemen this year with Brittany for the manger scene:) I was accually pretty impressed with how he got up there and did just what he was suppost to. Brittany is always so good with the two little ones that it shouldnt suprise me at all since he was with her. This was one of the cutest years yet, there was little Sydney up there as one of the stars and she was hamming it up so cute, she had all the little angels giggling the whole time.

These were the cute little Angels, now let me point out those stunning green earrings that Londyn is sporting:) LOL those were dropped by just before the party by her little crush Porter, he is our bishops son. Oh my goodness what a cute little boy he is and I have been informed by his mother that as far as Londyn goes, she is off the market:))) Porter has big plans already to marry her one day!

Who knows this may be one of the last years that I get to have a great crying picture while up with Santa to get there presents. Boohoo my kids are growing up and it is so weird going from having to drag each of my kids up crying to sit on santas lap to them all going excitedly. Maybe I will have to pinch one of them right before there turn next year:))