Dance Camp

Ella did the dance/cheer camp at the beginning of February at the high school- they learn a dance on Thursday night and then got to perform with the dance team at the basketball game half time on Friday night- she had so much fun!!  I was so proud of her for learning the dance and really getting into it.

And all the brothers came out to support their sisters!

Lake Arrowhead

The kids had a random day off on January 27th so we decided to drive up to Lake Arrowhead for the day to meet friends for a fun day in the snow...it was the first time the kids have ever seen snow!

We went tubing at Snowdrift, and the kids had so much fun!!

Basketball

Wow, I'm behind.  At the beginning of January, Everett started basketball with his buddies!

And Ella had a bowling day with Indian Princesses!

New Year's Resolution No. One- An Organized Pantry

I already fulfilled one of my New Year's resolutions!!  I finally organized our pantry!  There are a bunch of photos on my house blog.  I'm so excited!  My new favorite room in the house. ;)

Christmas 2016

We had our annual Christmas Eve morning brunch with the godsisters- one of the best holiday traditions!

2014/2015/2016...

I didn't really get any pictures of Christmas Eve at my parents or Christmas day, except of Gary smoking a turkey in his brand new Orion smoker for Christmas dinner!

Oh, and also some remnants of Santa's visit. ;)

The day after Christmas, we had a super fun day with grammy and pop pop and the cousins!

2012 and 2016!

Disney on Ice

I surprised the kids with Disney on Ice on Christmas Eve eve!

Christmas Parties, Baking & SCP!

We had our annual neighbor Christmas party and white elephant exchange...always a good time...we love our neighbors!

And I've been doing a lot of baking for neighbor gifts and dessert for the party...

During the day before the party, the kids and I ventured to South Coast Plaza...I thought it would be an absolute zoo, but it wasn't too crowded at all!  We browsed the Disney and Lego stores, threw pennies in the fountain, rode the all glass elevators, had some lunch and of course rode the reindeer carousel!

Santa!

We finally found time to visit Santa and decided on Roger's Gardens this year.  I tried to get some photos before we saw Santa, but this was Everett's mood...

Luckily his mood vastly improved when it was time to see Santa...this is only the second year that there were no tears, and the first year that Everett would sit on his lap!

Kidz Bop!

One of Ella's friends took her to see Kidz Bop- her very first concert!  I heard they had a ton of fun!

This was the first concert attire...Run DMC shirt, high pony, bright lip gloss and lots of glitter in her hair. ;)

Holiday Recital

Ella had her holiday recital on December 16th, and she ROCKED it.  We were so proud of her!  She is improving so much!  I didn't get many photos of her jazz dance but got lots of ballet!

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