Holiday's 2011

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

Coach talking to the team after the game

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

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.

The boys pause for a pic on the slide in the mall

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.

I made Jolly Peanut Butter Gingerbread Men and White Chocolate Gingerbread Men.

White Chocolate Gingerbread Men

Jolly Peanut Butter Ginger Bread Men

J- Man making a bridge on his Ginger Bread Man

Neighborhood friends decorating with all that leftover halloween candy.

EM took a big bite of his Ginger Bread Man

Mrs. L helping LL with the frosting on his Ginger Bread Man

The F Siblings decorating their cookies

JL is so creative

A and is brother load on the candy

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.

This was my Christmas present to the boys.  New towels with their initials and tabs to hang on the hooks.

I-Man put the Star on the top of the Christmas Tree

Mr. Mr. and J-Man stand in front of the Christmas Tree

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.

J-Man and the other wise men.

The Nativity Play at the Retirement Community

The Shepherds, sheep, angel and Mary in the nativity Play

Singing "The Perfect Present" at the Retirement Community

Christmas Day 2011

Santa brought J-Man and Mr. Mr. their own club houses and bikes.

Santa brought I-Man what he wished for as well, a PS-3

Mr. Mr. riding his new bike at 3:30 am.

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

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.

I-Man, Mr. Mr. and J-Man found a huge downed tree on our hike.

I-Man

Noure and Jen

Jen and the Boys

J-Man found a leaf for each one of his Joy School Friends

Noure hiking with Mr. Mr. in his arms

Happy New Year!