We celebrated Christmas and New Year's together as a family.
We were free from other obligations and enjoyed each others company.
Here are some of the Highlights.
I-Man a CDO Tournament Champion U-14 Boys Gold Bracket
I-Man's team at the CDO Tournament
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| Coach talking to the team after the game |
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| I-Man's team at CDO Tournament Champions, yahoo! |
J-Man and Mr. Mr. with their letters to Santa.
J-Man showing his letter to the big man himself
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| I-Man came to the rescue because Mr. Mr. was terrified of Santa. Mr. Mr. threw his letter to Mrs. Clause and ran as far away as possible. |
The boys playing in the helicopter at the mall.
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| The boys pause for a pic on the slide in the mall |
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| Each December I host a Ginger Bread Man Decorating Party. This year we combined it with the Book Club meeting and had a blast. We read the book The Red Ranger of Mars by Breathed. |
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| I made Jolly Peanut Butter Gingerbread Men and White Chocolate Gingerbread Men. |
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| White Chocolate Gingerbread Men |
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| Jolly Peanut Butter Ginger Bread Men |
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| J- Man making a bridge on his Ginger Bread Man |
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| Neighborhood friends decorating with all that leftover halloween candy. |
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| EM took a big bite of his Ginger Bread Man |
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| Mrs. L helping LL with the frosting on his Ginger Bread Man |
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| The F Siblings decorating their cookies |
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| JL is so creative |
A and is brother load on the candy
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| J-Man only made one Ginger Bread Man that afternoon but made a city of candy on the top. It took him two days to eat it. |
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| This was my Christmas present to the boys. New towels with their initials and tabs to hang on the hooks. |
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| I-Man put the Star on the top of the Christmas Tree |
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| Mr. Mr. and J-Man stand in front of the Christmas Tree |
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| J-Man was a wise man in the nativity play for Joy School He put a gold ornament in his gold box to give to Jesus. |
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| J-Man and the other wise men. |
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| The Nativity Play at the Retirement Community |
The Shepherds, sheep, angel and Mary in the nativity Play
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| Singing "The Perfect Present" at the Retirement Community |
Christmas Day 2011
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| Santa brought J-Man and Mr. Mr. their own club houses and bikes. |
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| Santa brought I-Man what he wished for as well, a PS-3 |
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| Mr. Mr. riding his new bike at 3:30 am. |
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| Mr. Mr. asked santa for all kinds of balls and he got a hoop to shoot them into just like the big boys. |
Christmas Day at Church
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| J-Man Christmas Day at church |
We decided to spend the last day of 2011 together as a family.
We went hiking in Madera Canyon AZ.
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| I-Man, Mr. Mr. and J-Man found a huge downed tree on our hike. |
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| I-Man |
Noure and Jen
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| Jen and the Boys |
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| J-Man found a leaf for each one of his Joy School Friends |
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| Noure hiking with Mr. Mr. in his arms |
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| Happy New Year! |
