Christmas 2011-part I

Cousin Laura and Alisa making candy canes...

Ben making his roasted cream corn.

Cay Cay and Natalie

Cousins....

Christmas Eve Presents from the El Cajon Elves....

Eating Crab soup...yum!

Little nit of vino....

Can you believe these girls eating carrots and oranges with all those treats in front of them?

Leaving cookies and milk for Santa.

Santa's came!

for Ally....

And Natalie.....

This happens every year!

Ally makes her way down stairs to see what Santa left.....

Yeah!

Natalie is already tearing in....

Shamu trainer Barbie!  Just what she wanted!

American Girl Boxes - oh my!

Even Alisa likes the AG gifts:)

Kit is so fashionable!

Ally looking like a princess!

What applesauce?

 Still unwrapping....

Popcorn?

Still unwrapping!

an iPOD!!!!!

Even Daddy gets a few....

Papa handed out some goods.

No coal this year?

Suitcases from Maryland Cousins!  

PJ's for Papa!

Allison's Christmas Show @ Preschool

See my shining reindeer?  Ally is so different then her sister.  She is not as outgoing and doesn't stop the show but she was excited to sing and happy to be part of the group...

Here is the whole group....this is two classes put together.  Her best bud Brayden is on the bottom row all the way to the left, he is an elf.

Here is Ally again, and her teacher Miss Laurie, she is one of two...the other is Miss Barbara...

After the show Ally is all smiles!

The kids sang so loud and proud Santa heard them and came for a visit...here are Ally and Brayden...

And just Ally....

This one is a little out of order but here are their faces when Santa showed up...see Ally's excitement!

Ben came in a second car with Natalie....As you can see daddy gets them there on time but a hair do and an outfit would have been nice too...

Christmas Tea Party - Requested by Natalie - Party Planner Extrodinarre

The spread....ham and cheese roll ups, peanut butter and jelly finger sandwiches, chicken salad crackers, goldfish, teddy grahams, cupcakes, and cookies from my cookie exchange, the empty plate is for croissant wrapped hot dogs...

The table set...

Maura, Natalie, Gabrielle, Ally....

Jacqline in the back, in the front Scarlett and Ally...

Christmas Bingo with M&M's...

The whole group...Maura, Natalie, Gabrielle, Allison, Scarlet, Riley, and Jacqline.

French Valley Elementary Christmas Show...

Natalie and Jacqline getting ready for the Christmas show.  Notice Natalie is all smiles here!

Just a shot of her writing in her class on the evening of..

Natalie in the bottom row not looking too sure....hands in her mouth..

Shortly after this first song she tucked her whole head into her Santa Hat and hid for the remainder of the performance.  She left stating this was the worst night ever!!!

PRI in December

First time Ben and I left the kids for 4 nights and attended the PRI show in Orlando! Chris, Seth and Brian came along with Heather and many others we've known for so long!  We had a blast in our condo and had a impromptu pizza party with many awesome EFI guys!  This was the trade show that Stewart Haas Racing found Ben and decided to take his week long ACP class.