We left on Dec.21st for Palm Springs to spend 5 days with Chad's mom, my mom and step-dad, and lots of other family. The first activity on the agenda was a trip to "The Living Desert" for a seasonal thing they do called "Wild Lights". They basically put up thousands of lights and Santa makes an appearance, there is hot cocoa to drink, and the best part are the wonderful model trains that are running all over. We met family and friends there to hang out and enjoy the cool, crisp , desert night air. Olivia and her friend Bryce really loved the trains. They stood by the fence for at least 1/2 an hour and clapped as the trains rolled by. Olivia was not as thrilled with Santa, but I really enjoyed the "candy" she got for saying hi to him... :-)
Christmas eve was spend at Chad's mom's house with homemade chili ( vegetarian... so yummy), eggnog, and christmas goodies. Olivia, Hadley, and K.C., all had matching polar bear pajamas to open for that night and we had a great time laying out cookies and milk for Santa.
Olivia woke up Christmas morning with 103 degree fever but was determined to open some gifts before a long morning nap. We all enjoyed a tasty breakfast of egg casserole and Cinnamon roll-ups and open presents like we were possessed. It was awesome! Olivia received a modest amount of gifts which included a favorite push-toy and a brand new wagon from her Gamma Ginny. It was a great day despite the illness. :-)
We drove back to L.A. the day after Christmas to meet up with my dad who stayed with us until New Year's Day! It was a great visit even though Olivia was very under the weather. We took a trip to IKEA, played at the park, took long walks, and ate lots of yummy food. Olivia is still asking for her "Grandpa"...so come back soon Dad!!! ha!
New Year's Eve was spent with our dear friends Jamie, Todd, and Rachel. We all noshed on heavy appetizers and after the babies were sound asleep , we watched the "Bourne Ultimatum"... it was awesome!! Unfortunately , we were in bed by midnight sound asleep.. we are just getting too old... j/k. The dog was nice enough to wake us up at midnight after she heard fireworks down the street...:-) Happy New Year!
That pretty much sums it up... it was a busy time and now I have Olivia's illness that she was so kind to pass on ... :-) *sigh* Hopefully there won't be as much of a lag between now and my next post....believe me the intention is always there to write... just not the time!! aghhh!!
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Look at all her hair! Love it! So glad you all had a great Christmas and I'm sure 2008 is already going to be an exciting year for all of us. I'm gonna have to learn from you how to balance two kiddos ;)
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