My baby turns 11

Okay it seems just like yesterday I was writing about Tori Jo turning 10 and uploading all these pictures of her from a baby.... where does the time go... she is now 11, I cannot believe it!! For her birthday dinner this year she chose to go to Panda Express... alot different from her choice last year. Of all the places she can pick... oh well its her decision :))
After lunch we went and saw the Alvin and the Chipmunck Movie with all her cousins. It was a cute movie. They all had a good time!!
Happy Birthday Tori Jo, we love you very much.
Mom

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas... Hope everyone is having a blessed day!!!
The girls don't wake up at the crack of dawn anymore like when they were little. It was about 7:30 when they came in and woke us up.... well that is Tatum and Tori... they of course had to wake up sleeping beauty aka Taylor.

Tori checking her stocking

Tatum with her new red vans

Taylor opening her big gift



Harli and Shadow

Tori * Codi * Carli * Tatum * Taylor

Christmas Eve

After Christmas Eve Service at church we went to my parents house. My sister and brother and their families were all there. We always have a good time when we get together. The kids play games and the adults do the same.. and then we all play LCR. It always seems that the the pot runs over 3 or 4 times. The kids get so excited, well we do to actually especially if your the last 2 people with quarters left. We play that if you have the only quarter left in front of you, you have to earn the pot by rolling a dot. Well three different times the person rolls a C and the money goes in the center and whaaa laaa, we start over again.... This year Tyler won the money... $42.00.. not bad for a couple hours of fun!!!!
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.

Our family

Mom and Dad

Us with the parents

The Cousins

Olson family

Hill Family

Tori * Brittney * Tatum * Cody

Tyler * Taylor * Amber

Playing some game

Mom & Noelle (playing LCR)

Tyler * Brittney * Taylor (playing LCR)

Cody

Tatum * Amber * Tori

Tyler rolling the die hoping for a dot.... NOT he got a "C"

Next game same situation.. its up to Ty and this time he rolls a DOT

Ty with his winnings

We went to Disneyland :))

We love going to Disneyland and when school let out for Christmas break we headed for California to go to the Happiest Place on Earth!!! We arrived on Sunday afternoon and checked into our hotel and then went straight to Disneyland. I think everyone else had the same idea... I have never seen it so packed as we did the 3 days that we were here. We didn't let that spoil our fun, we went on all the rides and saw all the parades and of course the outstanding firework show and snow. It was a great way to start off our holiday vacation.

Riding the bus to Disneyland

Dad showing his excitment with mickey ears

Waiting in our first line to ride Space Mountain

Tad and Tori

Still waiting :/

Tatum & Tori

Grandma & Tori

Taylor & Sydney being their usual silly selves

Tad and I

Tori, Taylor, Sydney and Tatum

First day over at California Adventure

Striking a pose

All of us getting ready to go get on California Screaming

Taylor and Me

Tori * Papa * Taylor

Mom and Dad

Are we cool or what???

In front of the giant Christmas Tree