A visit from the Jolley's would not have been complete without a trip to Disneyland. It was the best day ever. It rained in the morning and scared everyone off. There were no lines for any of the rides. We were able to do everything we wanted in both parks!
One of the best things about living in such a beautiful place is that we always have visitors! Hayley, her kids and my mom came down for Lucy's gymnastics meet. While they were here we hit one of our favorite spots, the tide pools.
The tide pools certainly didn't disappoint we saw all kinds of creatures.
We had a night out without the kids to celebrate my mom's birthday. Yummy dessert included!
Our trip to Arizona wouldn't be complete without a visit to Safford to see Granny Helen. She's all spunk! We love her so much!
We had a wild crazy New Years Eve at Kami and Steve's house. We pretty much spent the night eating, eating and more eating!
Even Little Miss Lola rang in the New Year. There was no way she was going to miss the party!
After Christmas morning we headed to Arizona for our 3rd Christmas as Ashton calls it. Once again the kids got very spoiled and had so much fun.
Ever since riding Dumbo at Disneyland, Lola has been obsessed with elephants. Santa brought Lola a rocking elephant or Dumdo as she calls it.
I've never been able to sleep on Christmas Eve. I used to make my 4 younger siblings stay up with me all night. This year was no exception. We told the kids they couldn't get up until 6:30. At 6 I was lying there awake and heard Ash and Kye in their room. I decided to let them stay in there and let the anticipation build until 6:30. Oh, the torture!
Kye chose to go through his stocking before opening any of the large gifts. In his stocking he found a slinky and a watch. He exclaimed "This is the best Christmas ever!" Boy, if we'd only known that he'd think that after just opening the small stuff.......
Kye asked for a mini pool table, dart board and a super surprise (no pressure Santa). He was thrilled with his surprise, a scooter that sparks!
Ash's greatest wish was for skates.
Santa always brings the kids a game for the family to share. It comes half wrapped in Ash's wrapping paper and the other half in Kye's.
The great thing about living in San Diego is that you actually get to go outside and enjoy your new gifts!
Over the Christmas break the kids had some of their favorite friends, Conner and Courtney, over to make a gingerbread house.
You'd better believe Lola was a a lot of help!
