Happy belated 2012! Hope your year is off to a great start! We were thankful for the time we were able to spend with family and friends this past holiday season! Boy, we did a lot since Mommy was off work for almost 3 weeks and Daddy finally decided to take off of work too!
Christmas was a fun day. Good thing the wind and rain let up so the kids could enjoy their special present outside... more about that in a bit.
Checking out their stockings- they were excited with just those toys!
It was fun to watch Cade open his presents. He was very patient and neat; he would make sure to throw away the paper and bows and waited his turn. Of course, he wanted to play with everything, but was ok with putting them on the side til later.
Oh boy, Kenny on the other hand had no clue what was going on! She was all over the place! She would pick up one present and be interested for a minute, then drop it and move on. Oh wells, she enjoyed herself in her own 20 month way (yes, she's almost 2!!!!).
My Aunty Lynette made a quilt for Kenny of her birthday owl! It looks exactly like it! We LOVE it! Thank you so much!
Daddy trying on Kenny's new dress
The kids were very lucky to have their Daddy convince their Papa Dean and Grandma Carol to buy them a riding tractor. Ohhhhhh gosh!
First ride
Even Sporty was able to catch a ride with them
Look at their faces!
A few days after Christmas, we were able to get together with a group of high school friends that were visiting and their families! It was so fun to catch up and reminisce about our high school days!
Kenny and her birthday buddy, Kenna. Cade and his pre-school friend, Imaikalani.
It's so neat that our kids are growing up with our friend's children!
Since Daddy took some much needed time off from work, he requested to go fishing one day.
The two munchkins doing what they do best- being cute!
Helping Daddy make the line.
Cade fishing!
Mommy and Cade with the biggest catch of the day! (I'm not sure Garrett even caught anything! ha ha ha ha)
(Sigh) Before we knew it, the New Year crept up on us and it was time to celebrate the arrival of 2012.
Kenny playing dress up with Grandma Carol
Cade trying to stay up til midnight! He did and then crashed in the car on the ride home. Cade was very curious and intrigued by the fireworks for the first year; he wasn't interested in playing them, but actually wanted to stay outside and watch/listen for once!
Kenny almost made it til midnight! She fell asleep around 11:30. She wasn't interested in the fireworks- lucky for us Grandma Carol played with her inside where it was quieter.
On New Years' night, we celebrated at another party and this time Cade wanted to play! (Shhh, don't tell Gammy- I don't think she knows!) he he he
Gammy bought the kids helmets on her trip to Oahu. Cade loves it (even though the pic looks otherwise). He wears it all over! It's actually really cute and funny to see him walk into Garrett's work with it on! ha ha ha ha!
